Strange Noise Wehn Steerining At Very Low Speeds

[Nashy]

Hi All,

First I should let You all know that My car is an: X plate (2000) 1.8GS Avensis.

I have a very strange noise coming from My steering when I'm turning the wheel at Low speeds (i.e. parking in a tight spot).

It's a cross between a metalic grinding & a high pitched squeeling ... It's really, really, really annoying.

I've always done my own work on My cars & I restore classic cars for a hobby (when My health allows Me to) BUT I've NEVER heard anything like this before.

It's only for a small part of the lock & only one way (I can't remember if it's when I'm turning the wheels to the left or the right when the noise kicks in).

Any idea's ?????

Also when I rev the car out of gear it is slightly delayed from when I press the accelerator pedal and also slightly delayed shutting down after i release the pedal as well.

Any Idea's on that ?????

My Dad who has the same car, (Avensis 1.8GS) only His is on a 52 Plate (2002), has got a problem with His boot filling up with Water, Especially on the drivers side.

Can anyone shed some light on where to look for that ?????

I have checked his rear light cluster & there is NO water in there.

Cheers,

Aaron.

[tracker2]

Hi All,

First I should let You all know that My car is an: X plate (2000) 1.8GS Avensis.

I have a very strange noise coming from My steering when I'm turning the wheel at Low speeds (i.e. parking in a tight spot).

It's a cross between a metalic grinding & a high pitched squeeling ... It's really, really, really annoying.

I've always done my own work on My cars & I restore classic cars for a hobby (when My health allows Me to) BUT I've NEVER heard anything like this before.

It's only for a small part of the lock & only one way (I can't remember if it's when I'm turning the wheels to the left or the right when the noise kicks in).

Any idea's ?????

Also when I rev the car out of gear it is slightly delayed from when I press the accelerator pedal and also slightly delayed shutting down after i release the pedal as well.

Any Idea's on that ?????

My Dad who has the same car, (Avensis 1.8GS) only His is on a 52 Plate (2002), has got a problem with His boot filling up with Water, Especially on the drivers side.

Can anyone shed some light on where to look for that ?????

I have checked his rear light cluster & there is NO water in there.

Cheers,

Aaron.

[tracker2]

Hi,

Both faults you mention are common to the Avensis and the solutions are mentioned elsewhere in this forum. Firstly the noisy steering, I had this some years ago and Mr T changed the steering rack but in another reply a guy said you can buy a special grease for this problem. It seems that at the point where the steering column goes through the bulk head is where the noise comes from. You could just try a squirt of WD 40 and it might do the trick.

I’ve had a leak on my 02 model with the boot filling with water but with no sign of entry near the light cluster. There is a welded seam under the plastic strip on the roof, others have said remove this and re-seal it. That seemed a lot of trouble, so on a hot day I run some Supertrol 001 along the strip. Supertrol is similar to Waxoil and I’ve seen it for sale on the net. The assumption I made was if water can penetrate a seam so can a water displacement (WD) product so perhaps WD 40 might also work. It fixed my leak. I think it is best done when the car is hot and the seam has had some time to dry out.

Give it a go.

[Nashy]

Thanks for the advice,

I'll give them a try & let You know how I get on.

Cheers,

Aaron.

[786innovation]

Thanks for the advice,

I'll give them a try & let You know how I get on.

Cheers,

Aaron.

Hi Nashy,

What happened to your steering problem? I am having same problem with my steering when turning from far left to right side when the car is static or slowly moving.please help me to resolve this issue. thanks

[Gooli]

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[Nashy]

Thanks for the advice,

I'll give them a try & let You know how I get on.

Cheers,

Aaron.

Hi Nashy,

What happened to your steering problem? I am having same problem with my steering when turning from far left to right side when the car is static or slowly moving.please help me to resolve this issue. thanks

I haven't had the time to look at the steering column noise yet (We are in the process of moving house at the moment), but I WILL post up the results when I do get round to it.

Aaron.