NHTSA Complaint #11153146 — 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED WITH 86,000 MILES ON IT. NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER MY POWER STEERING RETURN LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND WOULD NOT HOLD ANY POWER STEERING FLUID AT ALL. I REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RETURN LINES WITH AFTER MARKET RUBBER LINE. I FIGURED THIS OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND MY POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN A SITUATION WHERE IT WASN'T AN IMMEDIATE DANGER. NEXT ON THE LIST WAS THE MUFFLER FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BACK. I NOTICED THAT IT WAS EXCESSIVELY LOUD WHILE DRIVING . I WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE ONLY TO REALIZE THE THE PART OF THE MUFFLER THAT CONNECTS TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH JUST HANGING THERE! I JUST BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN TO GET THE UNDERSIDE COMPLETELY COATED WITH FLUID FILM AND MY MECHANIC KEPT MAKING REFERENCE TO THE 'RUSTY TOYOTA 4RUNNER ', DIDN'T GIVE ME A WARM FEELING ABOUT THE REST OF THE LIFESPAN OF THE FRAME. IT HAS 100,000 OR SO MILES ON IT AND I'D LIME TO HAVE IT FOR MANY MORE!