Steering
Filed May 28, 2018
THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY ALL DAY ON MAIN ROADS AROUND TOWN UNTIL THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO FEEL KIND OF LOOSE. THAN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE WHILE TURNING AND SOMETIMES LOSE THE CENTER POSITION AND DRAG ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE POWER STEERING WANTS TO GIVE UP BUT IT CATCHES ITSELF. BRAKING SEEMS FINE AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS SEEMS OKAY UNTIL I GET UP TO 30-40 MPH. I BELIEVE THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING SINCE IN THIS LEXUS MODEL IT IS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, I'M WORRIED IT WILL LOOSE POWER STEERING AT A TURN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11098252
- Incident
- May 28, 2018
- Mileage
- 200,000 mi
Steering
Filed Jan 23, 2017
POWER STEERING FAILING TO ASSIST EXTREMELY HEAVY TO TURN HARD TO DRIVE CAUSES DELAYED RESPONSE IN ABILITY TO STEER CAR HAPPENED DURING DRIVING CITY STREETS ALSO ON FREE WAY NO REAL IMPROVEMENT BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER LEXUS MODELS BUT NOT THIS ONE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10946915
- Incident
- Jan 22, 2017
- Mileage
- 154,000 mi
Steering
Filed Feb 22, 2016
THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE ELECTRIC P/S FAILING, INCLUDING A NEAR MISS WHEN MY FRAIL WIFE LOST THE ASSIST. IN MY SEARCH FOR THE CAUSE, I HAVE FOUND THAT LEXUS IS REPLACING THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK AS THE "FIX". LEXUS IS SIMPLY INSTALLING A REPLACEMENT STEERING RACK THAT HAS THE SAME MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THE ORIGINAL STEERING RACK, COSTING SOME OWNERS $1000 PLUS. AFTER A FEW YEARS, THE REPLACEMENT POWER STEERING RACK WILL FAIL, JUST AS THE ORIGINAL DID. WHEN I PURCHASED MY LEXUS, IT WAS ALREADY 10 YEARS OLD. THAT CAUSED ME TO DECIDE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE P/S FAILURE AND REPAIR IT MYSELF, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. EACH TIME THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE P/S ASSIST, I FOUND THAT IF I SHUT THE POWER OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE THE PROBLEM WOULD BE GONE. HOWEVER,IT WAS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX. THE MORE OFTEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED, THE INTERVAL BETWEEN FAILURES WAS LESS. I FOUND THAT ONE PARTICULAR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE P/S RACK HAS 4 VERY SMALL PINS IN IT. IN FACT, THEY ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE FEMALE PART OF THE FITTING. THE MATING OF THE 2 PARTS OF THE CONNECTOR SHOULD HAVE A SNUG FIT. THEY DON'T! WITHOUT A SNUG CONNECTION, OXIDATION OCCURS. THAT PREVENTS THE CURRENT FROM GOING THROUGH THE CONNECTOR AS WELL AS IT SHOULD. CLEANING THE CONNECTION WILL TEMPORARILY ALLOW THE P/S RACK TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT ONLY UNTIL THE OXIDATION RECURS. DE-MATING AND RE-MATING THE CONNECTOR WILL HAVE THE SAME EFFECT. THAT WILL ONLY WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, EVENTUALLY CAUSING MULTIPLE FAILURES IN A SINGLE DAY. MY REPAIR WAS TO SNUG UP THE 4 FITTINGS BY INSERTING A SMALL STRAND OF COPPER WIRE IN EACH OF THE FOUR FEMALE CONNECTIONS. IT HAS NOW BEEN 3.5 MONTHS WITHOUT A FAILURE. LEXUS SHOULD MODIFY THE FAULTY PARTS AND INITIATE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!
- NHTSA ID
- 10837396
- Incident
- Nov 3, 2015
- Mileage
- 40,000 mi
Steering
Filed Nov 20, 2014
THE LEXUS 2006 IS350 HAS ELECTRIC POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM CAUSED BY DEFECTED ECU COMPONENT. I BROUGHT IT TO LEXUS CAR DEALER AND THEY REQUESTED $500 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE. THIS CAR COMPANY IS IRRESPONSIBLE. DON'T BUY LEXUS CAR!!!! THEY CAN'T MAKE LEXUS STEERING RELIABLE. REQUEST: LEXUS MUST FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10659705
- Incident
- Nov 20, 2014
- Mileage
- 114,000 mi
Steering
Filed Nov 7, 2014
THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED. IT'S HARD TO MAKE TURN. DIAGNOSITICS INDICATE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. ASKED LEXUS DEALER FIX BUT REFUSED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10653429
- Incident
- Nov 7, 2014
- Mileage
- 110,000 mi
Body & structureSteeringVisibility
Filed Sep 23, 2014
WHEN I LEFT MY HOME FOR WORK, I OF COURSE USED MY DOOR HANDLE TO PULL THE DOOR SHUT. I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT MY HAND TRANSFERRED THE RESIDUE TO THE WHEEL. WHEN I MADE MY LEFT TURN, I EXPECTED MY WHEEL TO GLIDE THROUGH MY HAND, AS IT NORMALLY DOES, WHEN COMING OUT OF THE CORNER. INSTEAD, AS THE WHEEL SLID THROUGH MY HAND IT CAUGHT THE STICKY PATCH AND KEPT MY CAR IN A LEFT TURN. THERE WAS A CAR IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO ME BUT SLIGHTLY BEHIND ME(BOTH LANES MAKE A LEFT) AND AS I CROSSED INTO HIS LANE (COMPLETELY CUTTING HIM OFF) HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND HIT HIS HORN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10638556
- Incident
- Sep 24, 2013
- Mileage
- 126,000 mi
Steering
Filed Feb 25, 2010
HAD SSC 9LC (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING LINK ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT) PERFORMED AND THE STEERING FEEL HAS BEEN ADVERSELY AFFECTED, WHERE THE ON-CENTER STEERING FEEL AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IS VAGUE. FURTHERMORE, WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL ON GRADUAL TURNS, I FEEL A NON-LINEAR RESISTANCE MOVING FROM THE ON-CENTER POSITION TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. THE SENSATION MAKES THE STEERING FEEL DISCONNECTED WITH THE WHEELS, WHERE I'LL TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AN AMOUNT THAT I FEEL IS APPROPRIATE TO NEGOTIATE THE GRADUAL TURN, YET THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ON ITS ORIGINAL COURSE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10314252
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2009
- Mileage
- 14,000 mi
Steering
Filed Sep 6, 2008
LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE THERE WAS AN INTERNAL POWER STEERING FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10241152
- Incident
- Aug 19, 2008
- Mileage
- 14,681 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.