Steering wheels hard to turn

[Ceo]

Hello there, I'm from Cape Town and I drive 2006 Lexus Gs300, I crash the bumper and right side fender and full light, and I got the replaced. I start the engine to go home and the steering was so very hard to turn right and left. Both on motion or when It's on idle. Please help. 

[PCM]

Surely take it back to whoever did the work?

Good luck.

[steve2006]

Hello and welcome to the LOC, you may be our first member from South Africa and you drive on the same side of the road as us in the UK 

I would have it rechecked immediately, the impact may have damaged suspension components or damage to the power steering system.

Check the fluid level of the power steering reservoir, if empty you have a leak somewhere ( Some Lexus models have a cooler pipe running along the front crossmember which may have been fractured during the accident).

Another thing to check are your tyre pressures.

[Bluesman]

Hi Thompson and welcome to the LOC, we are a friendly bunch and some of us even know how to pull them to bits and put them back together again, with of course the one bolt and washer left over.

We always like to see pictures of members cars so don't be shy.

As for your steering problem I echo what Steve and Piers have said and get it back as quiock as possible. Good luck with that.

We recommend you spend a couple of mins looking over the rules of the LOC, we will be asking questions later.

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/terms-conditions/

 

Regards Mike

[rayaans]

The alignment could be off.

I bought a VW Polo from auction for my son as his first car, obviously got a service done straightaway and a full check. Turned out the alignment was off.

I got the alignment done and nearly wrapped myself round a tree because the steering was completely changed and got much lighter