jfarhat87

#My steering is making two different sound and i need your opinion.
those noise come and go every 2 days and i couldnt reproduce them at the dealer 1 week ago.
my car is still under warranty until april 2018
i have posted video on YouTube to get some opinion.

there is popping-knocking noise (intermediate shaft ?) and if you listen carefully there is a squeaking whinning in the background (maybe the pump)

Fpan87

Chances are your steering column needs to be replaced. What year is your Rx? 2010-2012 had issues with that and mine was replaced at dealership.

jfarhat87

its a 2010. In my nxt visit to the dealer i will show them the video

ukrkoz

Yeah, it's ISS. Good luck getting to the upper mounting bolt. Btw, there was TSB or recall on it on Canadian Highlander models. Might be the case for Lexus also.

T-TCI-3961
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE

Randyp1234

UKRKOZ - Please see my PM to you.

ukrkoz

Got it. So much worth for passwords and stuff.

Btw, there are several claims online to fix that ISS noise by simply repacking or relubricating or even disconnecting one end and moving ISS up/down few times, to reposition grease inside of it.
I injected mine with lithium grease, via shaft rubber boot and with syringe. I had very very faint signs of it coming, so I did that.

jfarhat87

Im still under warranty so i will let the dealer deal with it.
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is it normal that the noise come and go ?

ukrkoz

Well, from my experience, you feel it either doing what you did or, when turning and coming off curb edge. When wheels are turned and hit a bump. That's when splines in ISS bind and clunk.

jfarhat87

When to the dealer this morning. Went for a test drive and he said the noise is coming from the shaft.
They will change the steering column under warranty (3000$ plus labor) because its an all in one piece and they cant replace the shaft alone.

cubbie036

I had the sam issue with my 2010 RX 450h and it was the Steering Column needed to be replaced. The tech, whom I'm friendly with, didn't seem surprised. Seemed like this was not the first time.

ukrkoz

They can. It's simply faster to replace column "as one piece". Getting to shaft's upper bolt is MAJOR PITA.

96SC4

iTrader: (2)

Mine has low whine sound now too
but lease ends next spring, so they can deal with it then

jfarhat87

Some drivers may never notice it. The previous owner of my rx bought the car in 2010 with 8 yr extended warranty and never fixed it. Same for the intermediate shaft.

Fpan87

It's really hard not to notice it, it even makes weird noises going over bumps. Thank god you had 8 years extended warranty lol

jfarhat87

it doesnt make any noise when going over bump. Only in low speed driving when turning left or right. And when i bought the car i test drove it for 2 hour and there wasnt any noises.
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