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A few weeks ago I bought an IS250 and I already have a problem with it. When I am driving (forward and in reverse) and I turn the wheel all the way to the left or right, the car starts to shake until I begin to straighten the wheel out again. Any ideas what this could be? I was thinking power steering pump but I'm not sure. There aren't any noises, just the shaking.
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Sorry, I should've mentioned this in the beginning. Its a 2006 so its new to me, not a brand new car. I can't get it to the dealer until next week, so I just thought I would ask here to see if I can get any info ahead of time.
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I checked lexus.com and the steering rack and pinion was already taken care of... any other ideas? The shaking is also noticeable when moving at very slow speeds ie inching to a stop light etc.
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I took the car in today and they told me that the "jumping" when turning the wheel all the way in forward and reverse could just be normal b/c its an awd car. Does this sound reasonable? Would changing the differential fluid make it any better?
The couldn't duplicate the jumping when turning or the shaking/bouncing when inching towards stop lights/in bumper to bumper traffic. They had no suggestions for the bouncing felt at very very slow speeds... I'm stumped.
The couldn't duplicate the jumping when turning or the shaking/bouncing when inching towards stop lights/in bumper to bumper traffic. They had no suggestions for the bouncing felt at very very slow speeds... I'm stumped.
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I took the car in today and they told me that the "jumping" when turning the wheel all the way in forward and reverse could just be normal b/c its an awd car. Does this sound reasonable? Would changing the differential fluid make it any better?
The couldn't duplicate the jumping when turning or the shaking/bouncing when inching towards stop lights/in bumper to bumper traffic. They had no suggestions for the bouncing felt at very very slow speeds... I'm stumped.
The couldn't duplicate the jumping when turning or the shaking/bouncing when inching towards stop lights/in bumper to bumper traffic. They had no suggestions for the bouncing felt at very very slow speeds... I'm stumped.
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like BlackJackM said, binding is usually apparent on 4wd vehicles in the low setting. I had a 4x4 gmc sierra not too long ago and I would experience the same exact thing you mentioned in low speed turns while 4 wheel drive low was engaged.
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Nope.. it's not lowered and still has the factory tires... I had heard of a audi a6 awd that had a similar problem and it was b/c of the differential... is this possible or is this considered binding?
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