Steering Rack And Pinion problems of the 2006 Lexus RX330

Went to charles barker Lexus in va. Beach, va. For a state inspection for our 2006 Rx330 with less than 70k miles and was told they had to fail it for inspection because the boot on the rack and pinion was leaking. The service adviser knowing this is common problem said that there are 3 options. Replace it at $1,800. 00 or they could but a boot on it (band-aid) and it will pass inspection for $450. 00 and last maybe a year or 2 or he can try and get the new parts approved under their good faith program and it will only cost us $780. 00 for labor. This is a serious issue and they admit it but will not stand behind their inferior parts unless the consumer pays their outrageous labor costs. This is a complete injustice and the NHTSA needs to make them issue a recall!!! don't wait until a death occurs that can finally be directly linked to this issue. This is serious!.

I sent my Rx330 to dealership for oil change, and was told there was a leak in power rack & pinion assembly, the total cost for replacement is $1800. My car is 2006, only has 61k miles and has been serviced regularly at Lexus dealership according to Lexus maintenance schedule. This is a result of faulty engineering not abuse since this problem is so prevalent, I googled online, lot of Rx330 complained the same problem.