sosa_seven

went to test drive the 1999 gs300 i have my eyes on, everything seems fine front to back however when i got on the freeway and got her around 55 to 60 mph i could feel a little shake in the stearing wheel.....what do you think can be the cause of this?

JacobT

Front wheels are out of balance.

DaveGS4

iTrader: (2)

Sosa,

It's a very common problem with the GS, especially those with 17" wheels. Most solve it with a good alignment & balance with the appropriate torque on the lug nuts when wheels are re-installed.

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sosa_seven

cool that is not that big of an issue........thank you

sosa_seven

there was also a orange warning light on of a car with two lines coming out of back on each side...what does that light mean? thanks,
sosa

D2-AUTOSPORT

VSC- was it on constantly, or only when you were giving it the boot?

AlphaJZS

iTrader: (2)

mean your tires were slipping while driving...

sosa_seven

yes the light was constantly on.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

and the steering wheel pretensioner might be the problem too

rominl

iTrader: (4)

you turned it off before driving? the botton is right below the shift plate area.

D2-AUTOSPORT

Well if the amber "car with squigley lines behind it" was constantly on you have a issue, when you disable the VSC (button that Rominl is talking about), amber TEXT pops ups that says "VSC OFF" or something like that!

BTW- is that Halle Berry and Billy Bon in your Avatar??

whitels

Aside from possible out of balance (likely), one of the front wheels may be a little bent. Have it balanced by a Hunter GSP9700 machine for best results.

sosa_seven

I drove it again last night. I disabled the VSC swich however the light remained on for the whole drive.

about by avatar I dont think its Halle, I dont know who it is I just this its pretty dam funny!

-sosa

mp311mp

isnt that light the same basic description of the BULB OUT light??