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#6 of 35 Re: Two Noise Problems in My '06 ES330 [rggsims] by tomd Nov 15, 2006 (9:27 am)
Replying to: rggsims (Oct 11, 2006 5:02 pm) In my '04 ES330, there are four things relating to rattles/noises. Anyone have any of these:   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.
#7 of 35 Steering Column Rattle by zekeman1 Mar 23, 2007 (5:34 pm)
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?? Replies to this message: home123 (May 08, 2007 4:45 pm) venture5 (May 09, 2007 6:16 pm) home123 (May 10, 2007 10:41 am) weyle (Jul 09, 2007 2:33 pm) ram9 (Dec 09, 2007 6:24 am)
#8 of 35 Rattle noises from both front doors by home123 May 08, 2007 (4:45 pm)
Replying to: zekeman1 (Mar 23, 2007 5:34 pm) I bought my 2007 ES350 back in December, and now I started to notice rattling noises coming from both front doors when going over bumps on the road at 20-40 mph. The noise is only noticeable when the car is cold (not exposed to excess sun, ex. in the morning), and goes away if the car is parked under the sun for a couple of hours. I can't narrow down exactly where the noise is coming from. Does anyone else have the same rattle issue? Any suggestion to resolve the problem?   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. Replies to this message: venture5 (May 09, 2007 6:16 pm) home123 (May 10, 2007 10:41 am)
#9 of 35 Re: Rattle noises from both front doors [home123] by venture5 May 09, 2007 (6:16 pm)
Replying to: home123 (May 08, 2007 4:45 pm) I bought my 2007 ES350 last August and it has a rattling noise coming from the area where the windshield and dashboard come together. The noise is most prevalent in cold weather and on very rough roads. I took it to the dealer a couple of months ago. I believe they "tightened" the clips which holds the windshield but the rattle is still there. More recently I was told by my salesperson that this is (now) a known issue and that a service bulletin explaining how to fix it should be forthcoming. I've not yet confirmed this with my dealer's service department which I'll do shortly. I'll post more information once I have it. This is the only issue I've had so far and I'm still very pleased with the vehicle. Replies to this message: home123 (May 10, 2007 10:41 am)
#10 of 35 Re: Rattle noises from both front doors [venture5] by home123 May 10, 2007 (10:41 am)
Replying to: venture5 (May 09, 2007 6:16 pm) Venture5,    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,
#11 of 35 Re: Rattle noises from both front doors [venture5] by home123 by home123 May 16, 2007 (10:46 am)
Update,    My 6-month old ES350 is still in the shop...it's been 5 days since I dropped it off on Saturday. The technician tested drive with me on Saturday morning when the car was cold, and we were able to figure out that the noise from the passenger side actually came from the passenger chair when it was in the tilted-back position. That noise went away after changing the passenger seat to the upright position. The technician reasoned that since the chair has so many moving parts, it's normal to have rattling noise when the chair is tilted back. I have to say I'm frustrated because the technician told me that there is nothing can be done on that, I would just have to change the passenger seat to upright position when there is no passenger! This is outrageous! What kind of service is this? It doen't solve the problem at all! As far as the noise from the driver's side, they still coudln't pin point the cause. That's why my car is still in the shop. Has anyone experience these problems? I would love to hear any past experience that might help me solve the problem. Replies to this message: home123 (May 21, 2007 11:18 am) home123 (Apr 18, 2008 4:03 pm)
#12 of 35 Re: Rattle noises from both front doors [venture5] by home123 [home123] by home123 May 21, 2007 (11:18 am)
Replying to: home123 (May 16, 2007 10:46 am) Got my car back from the dealership. What they found was a loose housing around the sunroof, which makes the rattling noise on the driver's side. As far as the rattling noise on the passenger's side, no work was done, but simply lower the seat to the lowest position got rid of the rattling noise. So as long as the chair is not in the elevated position, there is no rattling noise. Not the best solution that I was looking for, but I guess I would have to live with it. Any one else with similar situation?
#13 of 35 Re: Steering Column Rattle [zekeman1] by weyle Jul 09, 2007 (2:33 pm)
Replying to: zekeman1 (Mar 23, 2007 5:34 pm) I have the exactly same symptom for my ES350 with 24,000 miles. I brought it to a mechanic and he could not feel the rattle or sense of looseness on the steering column. I only started to feel this about a month ago. Do you have any luck to pin point the problem yet?
#14 of 35 Defects by praz Jul 11, 2007 (2:20 pm)
I bought this gorgeous and reliable luxo car in the second week of December as a gift to my wife for our 10th Anniversary. Here are the issues that I have noticed and probably some of you might.   a) The rear bumper expands in sunlight and therefore does not align with the fender on both sides. b) The door metal trim for the front and back door do not align. c) Rattles from rear deck. d) Speaker makes a buzz noise when the volume is above 12. e) Engine makes a loud noise when you start it in winter.   Have been to 2 dealers and none of them have solved the issues and they say nothing is abnormal, meaning all the above issue are normal to $40,000 reliable car? I don't agree. Please help me out on how to solve some if not all of the above issues.
#15 of 35 Lexus 350 rattles and knocks by thodgen Oct 13, 2007 (10:12 am)
Old time Nissan owner decided to try the Lexus products. Started with a new 2005 Lexus ES330. G reat car, with the exception the transmission gave you whiplash with its unexpected downshifting, upshifting in residential neighborhoods. The dealer could never fix the problem, which we could no longer live with. They offered to trade it in for a new Lexus 350 in April 2006.   Well, transmission is noticably better, although I think maybe we were just spoiled by Nissan's transmissions - as this one still stammers in neighborhood driving.   The worse problem is the noise. From a dash rattle that drives you nuts on the highway as it rocks rattles and rolls, to the lower engine rattle that drives you nuts at the same RPM all the time.   The local dealer can't find the rattle issue - can't even hear it. You can't miss it. Sounds like the entire dash is moving sometimes.   The engine rattle is very pronounced at startup, and slowly goes away. It can be reproduced at about 2,500 rpm very easily. It literally sounds like a quiet diesel when started, and is embarassing for a salesperson's car when traveling with clients.   Lexass claims they can't hear the rattle. I took the service manager for a drive, he couldn't hear it. Finally, a specialist went for a drive and after pointing it out about 6 times, he finally stated that they were aware of that sound, they had heard it before and Lexass claims its not an issue and has no fix for it.   If you like driving diesel sounding engines, this is the car for you. I would like to have it repaired, but my patience is wearing thin. I might just trade it in on an Infiniti or something different. I guess I set my expectations too high for these cars.   Yep, I've now owned two, and probably won't own any more. I can't speak positively about my experience owning the ES330 and the ES350.

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