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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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"My Lexus (ES350) has a cold-sensitive rattle that is evident only when the temperatures fall below freezing and goes away when the car and/or the weather warm up. The dealer tried a couple of times to find it last winter and was not successful. All spring, summer, and fall, the car was quiet. In the last couple of weeks the rattle is back on cold days, and it is embarrassing when friends are in the car. Yesterday the morning temperature was 21, and the rattle (on the driver's side) was VERY loud. . I'm waiting until the forecast calls for several days of cold (below freezing) temperatures so that I can drop it off at the dealer and tell them to LEAVE IT OUTSIDE overnight and drive it cold in the morning. I have been keeping a log of when and under what temperature conditions the rattle is evident. There were days last winter (and again yesterday morning) when it sounded like a cheap jalopy. Last winter, a friend who drives a Jaguar and a Mercedes, was a passenger in my then-new Lexus and said, "What on earth is that noise?" ....that was not a good moment for me. The noise is definitely on the driver's side and does NOT appear to be coming from the dash. The colder it is, the more evident it is." So in a nutshell, if it is very cold, the noise is evident. When the car warms up, the noise goes away. But if the car is stopped and parked for a time (even as little as an hour if the temps are cold) the noise is again evident when it is re-started. It's a thumping, rattling, vibrating sound. When one is driving, the noise appears to be coming from the driver side door or undercarriage, but sounds are difficult to pinpoint, so this might not be accurate. When one is a passenger, the sound definitely comes from the driver's side but NOT the dash. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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Replying to: zekeman1 (Mar 23, 2007 5:34 pm) |
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Replying to: moeandmo (Dec 08, 2007 5:33 am)
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Replying to: ronv4 (Dec 16, 2007 6:51 am)
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Replying to: moeandmo (Dec 17, 2007 8:06 am) After the fifth time to the dealer I went nuts on the service technician to the point he actually came to my house and we drove about two minutes and low and behold he heard the NOISE. Loud and clear. The car was just returned to my house and I was 100% assured that the problem is fixed. According to the tech the noise is coming from the roof pillar on the drivers side. They dropped the roof liner and took off the covering to the roof pillar and found metal clips loose that caused the rattling. This makes some sense to me but until I drive it for a week or so I won't know for sure if the problem is fixed. I will definetely let you know the outcome and I'm hopeful you can benefit from this info as well.
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Replying to: ronv4 (Dec 20, 2007 12:34 pm) Do let me know how this works out for you. I'm printing out all this information so that I have ammo when I show up again at the dealer. I'm waiting until we get a forecast of below freezing for at least 2 days so that I can take it in, they can let it sit out, drive it cold, work on it, let it sit out again, drive it cold again. It will NEVER rattle when it comes out of a toasty warm shop environment. |
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I agree its strange and I'm a bit skeptical but the guy seemed like pretty sure that they solved the problem. Although I do agree with you we need some really cold weather before I can confirm that the problem has been rectified. Fingers crossed. More to follow. Take Care
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| I have just purchased a new ES350 and I notice that when the wiper switch is left in the auto position the wipers will make one swipe across a dry windshield as soon as I push the start button. I can not predict when this will happen, it may happen two or three times in one day and then it has gone more then a week with out happening. this happens always on a dry windshield, car could be in the garage for a couple of days and when I push the start button as the car is starting the windshild wipers will make one swipe. Have been back to the dealer but they say they can't get it to fail and that they need to see it fail before Lexus will authorize any parts to fix the problem. I was wondering if any other owner has experienced this problem and if your dealer was able to stop this from happening. Any help would be very much appreciated. | |
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Replying to: ronv4 (Dec 20, 2007 1:31 pm)
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Replying to: moeandmo (Dec 29, 2007 5:30 am)
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