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brake failure
by laeggo
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Jan 01, 2008 (9:05 pm)
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Has anyone experienced or heard of 2007 model ES350 having brake failure? My in-laws where on the interstate where they experienced brake failure. Luckily they were able to shift into neutral and coast to a stop on the shoulder of the freeway. Pretty scary and luckily no one got hurt.
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- #2611 of 2727
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Re: Jack Points [ahrjr]
by mac1lsr1
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Jan 15, 2008 (7:08 am)
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Replying to: ahrjr (Nov 21, 2007 8:46 am)
I know it's been a month and a half since you posted this question, and you probably have your answer by now, but I did my 1st oil change on my ES 350 this past weekend. All went well by lifting the front of the car using a floor jack and placing jackstands under the front frame rails. I placed the jack under the single lifting point on the front crossmember, as shown in the owners manual. Since the oil drain bolt is on the back end of the oil pan, lifting the car this way helps get a little more old oil to drain out. The frame rails are wider than my jackstand saddles, so I can't get nice even contact between the car and stands; however, the car didn't budge when I grabbed one of the front wheels in the air and tried to shake the car sideways. I always do that after I place a car on jackstands to make sure it is secure. What did you mean when you said you didn't have enough room for your jackstands? Not enough clearance, or you didn't see where to place them under the car? Anyway, I'm glad I bought the 65 mm oil filter cap wrench at NAPA before I started the job. None of my existing cap wrenches fit.
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- #2612 of 2727
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key not detected
by nedb52
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Jan 15, 2008 (10:22 am)
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What does/would "key not detected" indicate if one does indeed have their key in possession while driving? Is that the indication of a low/dead battery?
Thanks.
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- #2613 of 2727
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Re: Thin paint [crazyma]
by ontheroad10
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Jan 20, 2008 (7:01 pm)
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Replying to: crazyma (Sep 17, 2007 10:10 am)
Its a serious problem to pay this much for an auto and have the front paint look like its 4 years old before the 5000 mile service. Lexus dealer states it is not a problem and no one has this problem. Normal driving chips are a fact of life , but a peppered front before 4 k miles is a paint problem , Buyer beware.
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- #2614 of 2727
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Rear airbags and car seats
by brucep
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Jan 20, 2008 (7:32 pm)
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Hello,
I have a 20 month old daughter who uses the car seat in the rear, I'm a little concerned about the side airbags which the dealer said could not be turned off. What happens if the airbags deploy and the child seat (forward facing full car seat) is in a side seat rather than the center? What are others with child seats doing, putting them in the center? If I do that, due to the narrowness of the car no adult can sit in the back which is pretty useless, but of course worth it if the side seats are not safe.
Thanks!
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Re: Thin paint [ontheroad10]
by kickthebox
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Jan 20, 2008 (8:44 pm)
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Replying to: ontheroad10 (Jan 20, 2008 7:01 pm)
You are exactly correct in your observations about this paint problem. I just sold mine because the paint was chipping, scaring, and falling off. The seating surfaces are also cheap too, but that is another post. Anyway, look at others in parking lots, they are scraped up too. Maybe the owners just aren't noticing. My dealer admitted paint is an issue with Lexus. I hated that beautiful car!
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- #2616 of 2727
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Re: Thin paint [kickthebox]
by ontheroad10
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Jan 21, 2008 (7:30 am)
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Replying to: kickthebox (Jan 20, 2008 8:44 pm)
Thank you for the reply. The paint is a problem and they need to fix it and admit its a problem instead of acting like the buyer (owner) is the problem. They were singing a different tune when they were taking payment.
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- #2617 of 2727
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Did anyone install a K&N air filter on their ES 350
by techman41973
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Jan 30, 2008 (5:47 pm)
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Did any of you decide to install a K&N oiled-cotton gause air filter on your ES 350?
On my Accord it seemed to improve acceleration a bit.
Thanks
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