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339 messages, Last post on Nov 09, 2009 at 6:36 PM
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I have a 2008 IS250 and something is poping when I make slow turns (like when I am in a parking lot or making a u-turn). Lexus has had the car over 1 1/2 months with no ETA on when I will get my car back. Here is a little history on my car. 1. I got rear ended 2 months after I bought it new (7K in damage). 2. About 2 months later a rattle / something was loose in the front end. They replaced the front strut. 3. About 4 months later I hear the popping noise. At first, it happen so rarely that I could not put my finger on it. I took it in and they said that the other Lexus dealer did not tighten all the bolts from the strut. As soon as I drove out of the dealership the noise was still there. Then a week later, I brought it back and now it is the shop for the past 1 1/2 months. Anyone know what this could be? I am afraid they are going to put up the BS flag and say that the front end popping sound was from the rear end accident. Would the accident void me from GA lemon laws... |
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Replying to: mca2 (Aug 13, 2009 5:43 pm)
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Replying to: ajfinoak (Aug 14, 2009 7:18 am)
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Replying to: samiam_68 (Aug 14, 2009 6:46 pm)
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Replying to: mca2 (Aug 15, 2009 6:55 am)
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My 08 IS250 often will have a vibration particularly noticeable in the steering wheel at idle after warm up. The idle drops to 500-600 RPM when the car is in Drive and A/C is off. It doesn't do it all the time. The dealer has seen it on mine and another car and has contacted Lexus as they cannot figure it out. Anybody else notice this or found a fix for it?
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I am in the process of changing the disc pads on my IS250 rear brakes. The wheel nuts were extremely tight but I managed to take all of them off after using a steel pipe for leverage. Now I have problem taking the the rim off. It was very tight and refused to come off even after I shook it forcefully. Does anyone have any tricks in taking the rim off. I know it should come off readily but it wasn't in my case. Maybe I can spray some WD40 on the studs. Any thoughts? Thanks, tyou08 |
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Replying to: carmonkey (Sep 12, 2008 2:20 pm) I am in the process of changing the disc pads on my rear brakes now. I have problems taking the rim off after I have removed all the wheel nuts. Did you encounter any problems when you did yours? How did you remove the rim? Thanks, Tyou08
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Well, I'm having buyer's remorse. Test drove the usual-- Audi, Infiniti,Acura, etc. I loved the fit and finish of the IS250. I also liked having AWD since I'm in the Boston area. Here's my problems: 1) it is incredibly LOUD. I brought it back to the dealer, thinking something was wrong. There is so much road noise, I can't turn the radio up high enough to drown it out. I didn't notice this noise on the test drive. I wonder if my car has different tires than the tester. The sales guy drove with me in my new car and said the noise was normal. 2) the Bluetooth stinks. People can't hear me even when I'm shouting. I have the volume turned all the way up-- but I just hear the other people really loudly now. They don't hear me any better. 3) the Nav system is bad. It won't give you the actual turn by turn directions more then 3-4 steps ahead. I like to see the route it is taking me, to make sure I "agree" with it. It won't let me do this. It also doesn't have enough info (or I can't figure out how to get the info). For example, in the city, there are 3 different "100 Cambridge St" addresses-- each in a different zip code. It lists all three-- but doesn't list the zip code! So, I don't know which address it is taking me to. Same thing with POI. It lists "AMC movie theatre" about 8 times-- but doesn't tell me which AMC it is. Doesn't give the street names verbally either. It's a waste. I plugged my $150 garmin into the car since it's more reliable. So, the $2000 Nav is a waste. I got it mostly because you have to in order to get bluetooth. But both really stink in this car. 4) Acceleration is nothing close to my former BMW 325i. I loved the Infiniti's pickup, but the car seemed a little too big, a little TOO zippy, and not as "polished" as the Lexus. I now wish I got the Infiniti. Any ideas about the road noise and lousy bluetooth?
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