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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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ok, i am almost finished fixing the problems on my 00 lx470 after the serramonte lexus dealership changed my oil. the somehow overfilled my brake fluid and suspension fluids. which caused my brakes to be on when i was driving and the ride to be really bouncy.

now only problem that i have and can't seem to figure out is why is my car drives straight when it is started and after about five minutes, i have to hold the steering wheel to the right to keep it straight. I feel like i am holding the car from veering to the left.

The dealer said they did nothing to the car other than change my oil....but they obviously did more.

i went and got the wheels balanced and had the car aligned, still, the problem persist.

anyone have any ideas?
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Old Jan 14, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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ok, i am almost finished fixing the problems on my 00 lx470 after the serramonte lexus dealership changed my oil. the somehow overfilled my brake fluid and suspension fluids. which caused my brakes to be on when i was driving and the ride to be really bouncy.

now only problem that i have and can't seem to figure out is why is my car drives straight when it is started and after about five minutes, i have to hold the steering wheel to the right to keep it straight. I feel like i am holding the car from veering to the left.

The dealer said they did nothing to the car other than change my oil....but they obviously did more.

i went and got the wheels balanced and had the car aligned, still, the problem persist.

anyone have any ideas?

Check the air pressure in your tires. If one of the front tires is over/underinflated it will cause the car to pull to the tire with the lower tire pressure. It may not be as noticeable when the tires are cold, but an under inflated tire heats up quicker and could create the pull. Dealer could have checked your tire pressure when you went in for the oil change and forgot one tire or overinflated the other.

Another possibility could be that on of your brake calipers is dragging and not completely releasing the rotor, causing the pull. I highly doubt it would be this. Most cars today have aluminum calipers that don't tend to stick as much as the olders cars did.

Good luck.
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