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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:06 PM
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Whenever I take a sharp right or left turn usually in a parking lot. My car makes this awful screeching noise. what gives?
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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since the IS has such a sharp turn radius...its most likely your tires screeching against the pavement. I hear it sometimes when the parking lot has a smooth surface.
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Old Dec 12, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sinister2c
since the IS has such a sharp turn radius...its most likely your tires screeching against the pavement. I hear it sometimes when the parking lot has a smooth surface.
even at low speeds?
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by dannygjatt
even at low speeds?
Yup, same here, thanks to our uber turn radius

I don't really mind it to be honest, I love the freedom of being able to turn so sharp
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 12:40 AM
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that's weird never had this problem....
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 01:37 AM
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Such a screeching noise often occurs on epoxied (sealed-over, smooth and slippery) concrete. This is common with parking garage surfaces. If it's doing it on regular concrete (not sealed) or asphalt, you could be hearing a skidding of rubber sound. If niether of those, last thing to check would be low power steering fluid. A lot of screeching can come from that but I'd be shocked if your fluid was low and no warning light was going off.
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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So im guessing the AWD model is even more prone to screeches since the turning radius is greater than the average IS model? even at very low speeds i hear my tires screeching and i thought its the car the whole entire time. Can anyone else give some feedback?
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Fizzboy7
Such a screeching noise often occurs on epoxied (sealed-over, smooth and slippery) concrete. This is common with parking garage surfaces. If it's doing it on regular concrete (not sealed) or asphalt, you could be hearing a skidding of rubber sound. If niether of those, last thing to check would be low power steering fluid. A lot of screeching can come from that but I'd be shocked if your fluid was low and no warning light was going off.

Mine has no power steering fluid at all!

I suspect it's due to the ISx50 not having a power steering pump
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 09:17 AM
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mine makes a weird popping/clicking noise when i turn slow. =(
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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No problem for me anymore, just got into a jaguar XF
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Old Jul 31, 2010 | 07:39 PM
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This car turns so well, I was following an Altima around and every time we took a wrong turn, the Altima always had to do a K turn whereas I just need to do a full lock and do it in one go
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