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[Hamster]

earn-diz - Based on what I read on this website, the VIN on my car also contains one of those bad Aisin water pumps as well. I look under my hood every so often to check for the pink spray. So far, so good. I hope I get lucky and never have to replace the water pump. Anyway, glad you got the steering rack replaced for free, because I'm sure that wouldn't have been a cheap repair if you had to pay for it yourself.

Maritime - Whoa, that's a lot of miles! But that's really awesome that you only had typical expected wear items.

[ern-diz]

Originally Posted by Hamster

earn-diz - Based on what I read on this website, the VIN on my car also contains one of those bad Aisin water pumps as well. I look under my hood every so often to check for the pink spray. So far, so good. I hope I get lucky and never have to replace the water pump. Anyway, glad you got the steering rack replaced for free, because I'm sure that wouldn't have been a cheap repair if you had to pay for it yourself.

Fingers crossed for your water pump.

You're right about the steering rack. I was literally in the last days of the extended warranty and snuck under like my name was Indiana Jones. Would have been around $1200-$1500 for the parts.

My body shop owner buddy said he can get rebuilt racks for around $400 but when you add labor, it's still a pretty penny.