# 2007 LEXUS RX HYBRID — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `768956` · 2010-03-02 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** RX HYBRID
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 50,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H.  WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD HE LOST CONTROL  OF THE VEHICLE  AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER WAS REPAIRED. THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT REPAIRED. LEXUS WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A REPORT SO THAT THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WHICH WOULD TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.    UPDATED 04/01/10  *BF  THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A POWER CONVERTER FAILED IN THE POWER STEERING. UPDATED 05/05/10.
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