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2015 steering issue

Discussion in 'Prius v Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by GRF, May 16, 2023.

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    Hello all. I have a 2015 Prius with 97197 miles. It has run amazing until recently. I think my power steering went out but I'm not sure. The steering still works but when I make a turn it doesn't smoothly go back to the middle and I have to pull it back to where I want it. I went to the Toyota dealer and they want to replace the entire steering column (of course) for 5k. The car is worth 18k still so maybe i should put this as a down payment on another Prius or fix it? Any advice would be great. Thanks
     
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    Best bet would be 1) download the TIS repair manual section that covers this and any associated links ($25 for two days access) read up, verify and then 2) buy salvage parts for much less. This is a very reliable system so there is little experience here. The wildcard is how much other stuff has to come out. Even if the engine and transaxle has to be removed it still could be half the cost or less with an independent shop. I would fix it to avoid a $10k value loss.
     

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    The car is worth 18k

    I find that hard to believe
     
    #3 Tim Jones, May 24, 2023
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    If the repair is really 5k, and they will give you 18k for the car, they are probably lying about the repair
     
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    Perfect mileage for a head gasket
     
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