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JudyinTX

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  1. Thanks guys. This might have appeared to be a very simply question but it's not when you start looking for something that 'isn't there'. ha I especially appreciate the info on why it can't be both of them. Assuming there's not an easy test to see which one has gotten weak or gone bad, is this a normal maintenance item to where one should just automatically replace both of them irregardless, or is this an exception to the norm & replacing just the bad one would be appropriate? Vehicle only has 40,000 miles on it. I keep forgetting it's also 10 years old. *smile*
  2. I just had the oil changed and apparently all was well when it went in or they would have said something. Maybe it's just a coincidence that they both suddenly stopped holding the hood, all at once. I mean, it'll slam shut. Can these shocks be damaged by forcing them or anything ... that would cause them to stop working completely?
  3. The hood won't stay up. I'm told on the phone that there's a hood support rod but I can't find one, and haven't found reference to one in the manual. Is there a prop for the hood on the 94 ES300? If so, exactly where is it?
  4. Just so everyone will know, I picked my car up today from the dealership and the strut spring problem on the Lexus TSB mentioned above, completely fixed my car from drifting to the left, as well as fixing the ever-so-slightly off centered steering wheel. It drove like a different vehicle (althought it's always been smooth... it was just a little too much to the left for my taste). ha I'm elated. Now I can relax and truly enjoy the vehicle rather than being distracted by this problem. Everyone is right, it's annoying. But now that it's fixed, even the steering wheel has a different feel. JudyinTX
  5. I've been monitoring this particular topic as my new ES330 has also been drifting to the left. I reported it to the dealership the same day I drove it home last month. They picked it up the next morning and did a four wheel alignment check, only to make extremely minor adjustments. This did not correct the problem, so when I took it in today for the initial 30 day check at the dealership, I described it again as a 'drift to the left' instead of a 'pull'. I also mentioned that my steering wheel was not completely level & appeared a smitch off to the left. After trying several things today (to no avail) my dealership just called me and said they found the problem. Told me it was a known problem to Lexus & there's even a TSB out on it, but my VIN # didn't meet the TSB criteria for VIN's involved, so it was slower to come to their attention. But, come to find out, my ES330 had the same problem described in the TSB which has to do with a strut spring not being installed correctly. They corrected it according to the TSB & said it fixed the drift problem as well as the steering wheel. Can't wait to get it back tomorrow to test it out but wanted to go ahead & share the TSB announcement they told me about on the phone a couple hours ago. JudyinTX
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