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Sedans Lexus ES Lexus ES Solving Rattles and Noises
35 messages, Last post on Dec 16, 2008 at 2:19 PM
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I have 4k miles on my '06 ES330 and two noise problems. 1. I recently started to hear crackling noise from the dashboard or the driver's seat. It's hard to locate the exact noise source, but probably it's coming from somewhere in the dashboard. Has anyone had this kind of problem? 2. I hear noise from the right front side only when driving 50-60mph. It's not mechanical noise. It's something like what you hear when you hit an empty plastic bottle. What could be this?
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Replying to: hmkim (Sep 16, 2006 8:58 pm)  )
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Replying to: hmkim (Sep 16, 2006 8:58 pm)
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Replying to: rggsims (Oct 10, 2006 4:53 pm)
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Replying to: zekeman1 (Oct 10, 2006 5:10 pm)
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Replying to: rggsims (Oct 11, 2006 5:02 pm) 1. When I am driving with my arm resting on the center armrest, the armrest rattles like crazy. 2. The rubber footrest for the left foot "squeaks" like crazy when you exert pressure with your foot. This happens just due to normal shifts in driving position. At first I thought it was the seat but it's not. 3. The plastic housing around the rear view mirrow is really cheesy. When you grab it to position the mirror, the plastic creaks and squeaks. It's actually embarrassing. 4. The driver's inside door pull handle makes a plastic creaking sound when you open the door. I think that Lexus has cut corners in some places that are making the car look cheap. Does anyone know if they give their Engineers and manufacturing people cars to drive ( if not free, then at a very steep discount)so they can discover these problems for themselves? I've always thought that it would be a very worthwhile investment in improving quality. They should be encouraged to drive the car that they build. If they have to live with it every day in all kinds of conditions, I think they would discover a lot of problems before too many make it to the general public. |
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ES350 with 11,000 miles. No problems at all with transmission or other issues posted. However, recently I've begun to notice a looseness or slight rattle feel in the steering wheel/column, especially when making a left/right turn from stop and beginning to accelerate. Also, when exiting the interstate onto a sharply curved ramp, I feel a slight "bump" in the steering wheel as the car is still in the sharp turn. It's really difficult to describe; I went on a test drive with a mechanic (him driving) and naturally could not duplicate. Anyone else experience it or something similar?? |
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Replying to: zekeman1 (Mar 23, 2007 5:34 pm) ps. I already took it to dealer once, but they parked the car under the sun and couldn't reproduce the noise. I'll bring it to another dealership this weekend and will instruct them specifically to test drive the car when the car is cold.
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Replying to: home123 (May 08, 2007 4:45 pm)
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Replying to: venture5 (May 09, 2007 6:16 pm) I also noticed the same noise coming from the area where the windshield and dashboard come together on the driver's side. I'm bringing the car to Longo Lexus this weekend and I'll ask them if a service bulletin exists for these rattling noise problems. I'll keep you posted. Thanks, |
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