2005 Lexus ES330 Steering Problems

“While driving my car, I realized that the passenger rear tie rod was loose, making steering control dangerous. I contacted city tire who did the alignment over 16 months ago. They told me it was not their fault. I had a mechanic look at it. He said that the person that did the alignment did not tightening up the bolt after adjusting the tie rod. This caused the threads on the tie rod to wear out and then the tie rod to fail. A new tie rod is needed. I have a fried that has a chevy impala 2003 this car had the same problem. …”

“My check engine light is on and when the diganoised code check is performed no codes appear, but I do have a power steering leakage and I hear the power steering noise when I am turning and from the recall 11v53900 11/09/2011 engine and engine cooling its a huge problem. I call customer service and they where no help! I called for servicing and they stated on my VIN there is no recall but on the NHTSA there pops up this recall so no cool. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Lexus es300. While driving any rate speed, the vehicle would pull to the right. The dealer aligned and balanced the wheels on two occasions. Approximately two days later the failure occurred again. The current mileage is 37,200 and the failure 300.”

“The contact owns a 2005 Lexus ES330. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart on the first attempt and was driven home. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the steering pump and alternator failed and needed to be replaced. In addition, the contact needed to replace her key with another key chip. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.”