2007 Toyota Yaris H/B Steering Problems

“P/s dashboard red light came on with sudden loss of steering assist while turning and driving. Luckily the car is light, but I could have easily hit an object, had it happened in a different location or at a different speed. Problem disappeared by itself. Two weeks thereafter, an extremely strong burned electrical circuitry smell suddenly filled the vicinity of the car, could be felt from about 10 feet away, while idling, while stopped for approximately 30 seconds with front wheels turned to the right about half-way, as I was checking my mail box upon entering driveway. …”

“Bolts that holds a-arms are gone rusted completely off suspension is popping Toyota refuses to fix the problem even after knowing it?s a manufacturing defect estimated cost for repair is 2,500+ for a 7 year old car that only has 132k miles.”