Power Steering Rack
I bought a 2000 Tacoma TRD from a dealer last year. They forgot to put a sticker on it, fortunately. When I took it to my local shop my guys refused to sticker it, said it needed a new power steering rack. There was too much play.
The dealer told me that extra play in the rack is normal for Tacomas, and gave me a new sticker. This year when I needed a new sticker I went through the exact same process, my shop said no, the dealer said the extra play in the rack was normal.
I contacted the state police officer who oversees inspections. He looked at the rack at my local shop, and agreed with them. He went to the dealer (I had all the documents in which they'd described the extra play as normal).
Now the dealer is claiming that this is how the truck was designed and that Toyota went through this in another state. My truck is still at the shop while the state police officer waits for some kind of documentation from Toyoat HQ in California.
I haven't found anything about this online. Has anyone out there heard of it?
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