New Steering Column Noise at 15k (1 Viewer)
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Wow, kinda crazy, and ive never had this happen until today. But we were driving and my steering wheel started to do exactly what you just described. I turned off the stereo and my wife could hear it from the passenger seat. I initially felt it first, and then turned the stereo off and could hear the buzzing sound. Did it for about 30 min and the went away. Researched it for a couple hrs earlier today and found nothing. And then just came across this…lol
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So, an update on this noise. As my tires have worn out, and worn unevenly, the noise has gotten much worse. Video attached. So, I went in for my 20k service and played the video. Later I rec’d a call from the service tech saying the edges of my tires were scalloped and that was causing the noise. I told them, “no, the tires are not causing that, they are causing a slight vibration, and it’s causing the steering column to make that noise”. They wanted to sell me $1500 worth of new Toyos. BTW, that is for 4 new 4-ply toyos, when I can get the 10-ply for $1200 from my tire guy. The big issue is that a little uneven tire wear should not cause that crazy noise in the car. I called the tech back later and told him it was BS, and put that in my file. I told them you could not even run mud terrain tires on the car or it would make that crazy noise. Just cheap manufacturing. I’ve run mud tires that were completely worn out on my 2017 Land Cruiser and never had crazy noises. So, my experience with Lexus (first time) has been rough. Was told the hard down shifts were from the smart transmission learning and the crazy steering column noise is from a little uneven tire wear. I’ve had a lot of nice cars, and I’m quickly learning they are not the premium brand they are posing as. Guess I should replace my tires (OEM) every 15k miles to avoid horrible cockpit noises.
Do you still have this issue?
I believe I may have the same issue on my 2024 OT+. But it sounds less rattle-y than yours. It’s noticeable around 55-65mph, and most noticeable on smooth roads.
It got really bad as my tires wore down around 10,000 miles. I replaced them with BFGoodrich KO3’s, and the sound got less loud but it still makes the sound.
I believe I may have the same issue on my 2024 OT+. But it sounds less rattle-y than yours. It’s noticeable around 55-65mph, and most noticeable on smooth roads.
It got really bad as my tires wore down around 10,000 miles. I replaced them with BFGoodrich KO3’s, and the sound got less loud but it still makes the sound.
The new tires reduced the sound by 50% or so. But it’s still there.
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The noise does not come from the tires. The tires (worn unevenly) are creating an ever so slight vibration which is causing the noise in the steering column. Update: So, as I mentioned, Lexus told me it was my tires, BS. So, I was determined this rig might not be for me. I put new tires on it (same as OEM except 10 ply), and drove it about a 1000 miles. I was on a road where the asphalt was being scraped off for resurfacing, so it was causing a vibration and the noise happened again on new tires. As I told them, it should not make any noise for vibrations that small. Would have never happened in the old Cruisers. Sold the car the next week. $77,500 with 22k miles, so not bad. Bought the new Armada Pro-4X. Completely different vehicle re size, etc.,, but feels like a 150k car compared the GX.
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