Steering Gear Box Shaft Pitman problems of the 2003 Lexus LX470

2003 Lexus lx 470. Consumer writes in regards to steering safety recall the consumer stated over a period of time, he/she noticed the steering wheel was slightly off centered and the vgrs indicator light randomly illuminated and would then disappear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on several occasions without any rectification of the problem. The consumer then received a recall letter in the mail regarding a steering problem. Work was performed on the steering column and the fluid was flushed. The consumer was informed no indicator light was on and there was no safety issues that needed to be addressed. The very next day, the consumer noticed the steering wheel was completely off centered with the vgrs light also on. The consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer and was asked to pay over $1500 in repairs.

The contact owns a 2003 Lexus Lx470. The contact took the vehicle to an authorized dealer for recall 10v346000 (steering: gear: shaft pitman). After the repairs, the contact began to experience issues with the steering. The steering failed at times and the vgrs light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken back to an authorized dealer who stated that only recall repairs had been performed. The contact called the manufacturer who sent two representatives to inspect the vehicles. The representatives stated that the vehicle was performing normally after they repaired it again (did not say what was repaired). The vehicle somehow slipped off the lift while at the dealer, hit the ground and bounced four times. The failure mileage was 129,299 and the current mileage was 130,000.