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08-10-2012, 08:59 AM
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Noticed that the steering on my 2011 XTR semi-auto appears " notchy " at low speeds especially lock-to-lock or pulling away from standstill. Anyone experienced this / any advice ? Thanks in advance.
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I have the same problem currently with my Toyota Avensis. I took it to the Dealers last month to check it and they recognized that there was an issue with the power steering virtually cutting out when turning the steering wheel quickly.
They basically called it a charateristic ' whatever that means ' and told me they where all the same. Not happy with there response, they let me test drive the service managers new avensis and sure enough it suffered the same problem, infact it was slightly worse!!! They said they would send an advisary to Toyota. They said that my avensis was fitted with am electric steering rack. Does the multispace have one of these?
I found it slightly worrying in that it has cought me out a few times when I have tried to pull over quickly only for the steering to tighten up resulting in me nearly hitting the kerb! But what can you do?
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I'd be having none of it.
Surely an MOT test would flag that up in the future
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09-10-2012, 09:58 AM
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Got front tyres changed today to Kumho's as my tyres were down to about 2.5 mm and road noise was increasing with wear and wheels, brake pads checked etc ( everything looked fine ) Notchiness now all but disappeared. No idea why, but here's hoping it stays away. Thanx for your replies.
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Yes I must have electric steering as I cannot find an oil filler for it.
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