Hey guys!

So I've had my IS350 for about 4 months and have been pretty much a lurker on the forum till now. I've run into an issue that I can't find an answer to on the forums yet and the dealership (Tustin Lexus) told me that this was a common issue and I shouldn't worry about it.

Whenever I make a u-turn and turn the wheel all the way to the end... it feels as if there's some resistance and kind of a clicking as I finish off the turn. It happens on both left and right u-turns. Is this really normal or am I getting the shaft from the dealer?

 

Not sure if it's normal... but i get that too when I do U-Turns

 

hmm.... i dont think i've ever done a full lock uturn, but then again i know exactly where im going in the first place

 

i do full U turns all the time, never happened to me though..

 

I get that too. always thought it was normal. feels liek the wheel is slipping a little, right?

 

never heard a click... but mine rubs

 

yeah I would definitely say it's something along those lines. Hahaha! The only reason I heard it was when I let my friend test drive my car because she wanted to buy one too. When she was doing the u-turns she turned it all the way. I tend to TRY not to get lost =P

 

Never noticed that on my IS350.

 

I dont do full lock turns....bad on the steering pump. Just blip the throttle a little, and tokyo drift that bia around.

 

I've noticed this too even when I was at stock ride height..I think the suspension geometry is just a bit off..it's normal though. Rub away!

 

On some cars they have a metal bump stop that can be greased to reduce this noise. Don't know if the IS250 has this, though.

 

i get it too.

 

update: i called longo lexus and they stated that this was an issue as well and that it was normal just based on the way the car was made. is it just me but i'm getting the feeling that if this was a known issue... shouldn't it be fixed? I know that BMW's have a good turn radius without the rub/noise.

 

You do know the car doesn't have a steering pump, right?

 

good to know