nope, if the eps failed the steering wud have been much stiffer and harder to turn, it wasnt!
@imtiaz
i noticed that too, alot of die hard fans out there...... i got an estimate from a toyota dealer of abt 850000 with the labour charges, so i think this is a shut case, no way is the company gonna repair this one!! no ones ever made a profit from a total loss, but im hoping my loss wont be that much