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Old 04-10-08, 12:52 AM
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Default my steering wheel pulls to the right when i brake!!!

so tonight, i was comin home and i was goin faster than than the speed limit and the light changed, and i know that the light has a camera, which takes a picture of my sexcii IS but, im okey.... i can take my own! lol...
anyways... as i started brakin...my steering wheel kept pullin to the right and i slammed on my brake, and my steering wheel did a 45 degree pull to the right ... i was kinda speechless, so honestly i dont know if that is my car issue or you guyz get the same thing????
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i would guess that the road is uneven...happens to me first time i got the car...but then it happens only on that specific road...so yeah....try going that road again and see what happens...
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thanx... ill try it tonight... ill let u know
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either the road is uneven, or you got alignment issues.
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check your tire pressures...a lower pressure tire will cause more traction, in turn when you brake it will pull more in one direction.
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This happens to me when I drive on a funky road.
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Could be brake caliper also. When I used to have a 4 runner it would do the same thing, I would take it in and the right side brake pad was worn out and the left side was still good. The tech said it happens sometimes one caliper seems to garb harder then the other one!
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I was startled at first when this happened to me. I realized that in Chicago with trucks, the roads are all uneven. Your low profile tire caught a rut and it is common for ruts to be more evident at intersections.
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If the steering wheel pulls to the right when you brake.........then dont use the brake lol jk (i have no idea, ask Brian he has all the answers. roflmao
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Originally Posted by MLIAISON
If the steering wheel pulls to the right when you brake.........then dont use the brake
lmao... that was funny.. i gotta admit... i got a really good laugh...
- about the calipers being worn out... i dont really see that, because my car is really new!!!
- road being uneven... oh baby... i live in canada... after winter we have pot holes on the street which a whole truck can fall in it and burn... lol
- but one caliper grips harder... i'll go by lexus, see what they can tell me about that...
anyother reason???
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Originally Posted by kargahi
lmao... that was funny.. i gotta admit... i got a really good laugh...

like that huh?...that was just some of my useless humor...gotta get use to it.
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Mine does this too, and so does my moms LS. Both alignments are fine. Maybe its a Lexus thing?
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Have you ever driven before?!?
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Mine does that too sometimes. I was concerend in the beginning, but now I'm used to it and just hold the steering wheel tight. Other people experienced that too, so I guess it's normal.
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Originally Posted by Brian231
I was startled at first when this happened to me. I realized that in Chicago with trucks, the roads are all uneven. Your low profile tire caught a rut and it is common for ruts to be more evident at intersections.
same deal here... its the road for the most part unless you are turning the wheel slightly into breaking.... but its like you are in a slot car....


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