Pushed Around by Wind

[Verne Champagne]

I've got a Matador Red 2022 ES 350 UL that I adore so far--minus one rather concerning drivability problem.  At higher highway speeds (>70mph), even the slightest wind seems to push around the car.  I've experienced it previously in all of my cars at some point but never to the extent that I'm describing.  Is this a normal driving characteristic for this car?  I had a 2013 ES350 and I don't remember it ever experiencing such a sensation at any speed, nor do I remember any of my other vehicles (I've had 11 sedans, suv's and a single convertible) having this sensation.  I brought it to the dealer but in the grand tradition of dealers, they couldn't duplicate the problem.  My plan is to bring it back again...and this time to request a 4 wheel alignment, I feel like something must definitely be wrong.

[Lexigrl]

We had a new Honda that was behaving the same way. Reviewed the tires that came on the car from the factory and the reviews weren't very good. We changed the tires to different brand and the driving experience was way better. See what tires came from the factory and check reviews on them to see how they rate.

[Fred D.]

I just posted the same question for my 2018 es350.  I'm driving white knuckled on the highway to keep it stable.  Hopefully I'll get some replies.  As you I never had to "fight the wheel" on any other car I owned. Good Luck. 

[RX400h]

I agree that an out-of-alignment condition may cause wander at highway speeds.

[Bykfixer]

At my work we have had issues with trucks seemingly having a mind of their own when new and it's the tires every time. 

Don't know if it is a soft tread thing, tall sidewalls or belts wandering. My current truck is an 018 with 44k miles that seemed to settle down around 5k miles. We had a Dodge that never did settle down after spending all kinds of $ on suspension and finally after 4 different brand of tires it behaved.