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| | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 543 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 543 | Anyone have experience, ideas, or opinions on this option as opposed to the standard hydraulic PS ? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,771 | I investigate warranty claims, and I've seen several failures of relatively low-mileage electric-assist steering columns. Like any other mass-produced parts, I'm sure there's a certain percentage of failures, but I'm a little spooky about trusting my life to a system that might not "fail-safe". I've seen some electric-assist steering columns that get ratchety and hard to turn due to internal wear.
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,453 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,453 | I investigate warranty claims, and I've seen several failures of relatively low-mileage electric-assist steering columns. Like any other mass-produced parts, I'm sure there's a certain percentage of failures, but I'm a little spooky about trusting my life to a system that might not "fail-safe". I've seen some electric-assist steering columns that get ratchety and hard to turn due to internal wear.
Jerry The ones i've driven have a strange feel, not great feedback.
BC
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| | | | | Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,214 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,214 | My Mrs's 06 RAV4 has electrical assist P/S and it's worked good enough that I've considered it on another project car I have that didn't come with P/S.
Her 48 month battery died @ 46 months so I'm unsure if the additional load of elect assist P/S shortened it by 2 months but we've had no starting/chargeing or steering issues.
I'm unsure who manufactures it for Toyota but I suspect Denso. There are several companys that produce them.
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