NHTSA Complaint #10643378 — 2001 TOYOTA TUNDRA

MY POWER STEERING BLEW OUT. IT BEGAN SQUEALING VERY LOUDLY AND LOSING FLUID RAPIDLY. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK 7-8 YEARS AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE STEERING. TODAY, A MECHANIC TELLS ME IT'S RUSTED OUT AND I NEED A NEW POWER STEERING RACK, PRESSURE LINE AND BUSHINGS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SIMILAR (IDENTICAL...) TO ISSUES I'VE READ BEFORE CONCERNING THE TUNDRA AND THE RECALL OF THE RUSTED FRAME. ON 1/4/2013 @ 158,495 MILES, I HAD ROHRICH TOYOTA ADDRESS THE RECALL FOR THE FRAME RUST CORROSION. THE CURRENT POWER STEERING ISSUE MAY VERY WELL BE RELATED TO THE RUST ISSUE THAT LEAD TO THE 2012 RECALL. *TR