MLAIGS Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Anyone experiencing the below and know of a fix, greatly appreciate it and Happy Holidays! 1. During low acceleration to about 10mph or so, I hear a grinding or hissing sound coming from under the hood 2. Also on my front driver side wheel, I hear a thumping noise during low speed or going over bumpy roads Please Help my Fellow GS LOVERS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 way more info is needed as this is way to vauge year? ever taken it to a technition how long temps and anything else you can think of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLAIGS Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 way more info is needed as this is way to vaugeyear? ever taken it to a technition how long temps and anything else you can think of ← Sorry for the lack of details: 2002 Lexus GS, 37Kmiles. For the wheel noise, I took it to the lexus dealer and they changed the springs, but the wheel noise is still there. The hissing noise during low acceleration, the techs at Lexus said it is normal which I find it hard to believe. If I turn on the radio, the noise is not audible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinBarber Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Wheel noise could be the lower ball joint. Very common to fail in the UK due to condition of roads and high driving speeds although normally last longer than 37k miles. I guess if the dealer changed the springs then would have checked the shocks? Another possibility is the brake pads moving about in the calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLAIGS Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 Wheel noise could be the lower ball joint. Very common to fail in the UK due to condition of roads and high driving speeds although normally last longer than 37k miles.I guess if the dealer changed the springs then would have checked the shocks? Another possibility is the brake pads moving about in the calipers. ← Thanks ColinBarber, I will take it to the dealer today, and will post their findings. Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLAIGS Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 Took it to the dealer, they said it was internal failure and replaced the shocks, no more noise, but they cannot detect the grinding sound from the slow acceleration, oh well...as long as it still runs good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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