2008 SCION XD Steering Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ORDINARY DAY MY CAR BEGAN MAKING LOUD NOISES IN THE FRONT AND MADE THE CAR FEEL AS THOUGH IT'S JERKING WHEN I BRAKE. MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAID HE COULD SEE A BOLT THAT LOOKS RUSTY AND "THE TOP IS GONE." I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE #2 CONTROL ARM BOLT HEAD WAS BROKEN FROM THE LEFT FRONT TO LOWER SUB FRAME. AFTER LOOKING FOR THE PART ONLINE MY SEARCH RESULTS WERE MAINLY OTHER SCION OWNERS WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING UNFORTUNATELY. *TR

THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ON 2007-PRESENT TOYOTA YARIS AND 2008-PRESENT SCION XD HAVE A DESIGN FLAW. THE #2 BOLT RUSTS BADLY ON SOME VEHICLE STARTING FROM AS EARLY AS 20000 MILES, AND SOME EVEN SNAPS OFF AND CAUSES THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. TOYOTA HAVE ISSUED A TSB TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CONTROL ARM WITH A NEW DESIGN, YET HAVE ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO THE #2 BOLT. THE ARMS ARE STILL RUSTED, AND THE FLAWED DESIGN STILL CAUSES THE #2 BOLT TO RUST PREMATURELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND TOYOTA STILL REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SCION XD (AKA COROLLA HATCHBACK) THAT HAS STEERING PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2008. THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL POWERED STEERING. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR IN THE LANE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT TENDS TO WANDER AROUND IN THE LANE AND REQUIRES CONSTANT MONITORING TO AVOID DRIFTING INTO OTHER LANES. I AM EXPECTING TO BE PULLED OVER FOR DRUNK DRIVING SOMEDAY. MY WIFE DROVE IT ONE TIME AND NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. THE STEERING PROBLEM HAS BEEN EVIDENT SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. NOTE====> VEHICLE IS SCION XD <============ (XD IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU ON THE NEXT PAGE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR