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Only 5000 miles. Poorly manufactured valve spring caused this Lexus to idle rough leading to a no start condition. This vehicle needed a new intake valve and spring. Lucky no head or piston damage. 150 dollars in parts and approximate labor cost of $2000. Vehicle bought back from insurance company therefore didn’t qualify for dealer warranty.
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lexusES350h says:
December 27th, 2010
2:26 pm
Still love my es
hugonubario says:
December 27th, 2010
3:00 pm
@maxseek who cares shits happen even in the best car company
just a bad luck
rconner96 says:
December 27th, 2010
3:31 pm
Lexus issued a recall just recently to cover this issue…
maxseek says:
December 27th, 2010
3:42 pm
Just to be clear this video is not bashing lexus, please keep comments neat and polite otherwise I’ll delete. Thanks.
maxseek says:
December 27th, 2010
3:55 pm
@SudiArabia The owner complained of some engine noise and MIL indicating a misfire on that particular cylinder, was avoided until the engine could no longer run because of fuel flooding the engine, this engine has two fuel systems low and high pressure up to 600psi.
maxseek says:
December 27th, 2010
4:50 pm
@DtorBillAgain We are a repair shop we do all kinds of mechanical repairs, I see some unimaginable things break all the time.
DtorBillAgain says:
December 27th, 2010
5:44 pm
Maxseek… Enjoy the car, that car is lovely and sorry for that ‘issue’ bad luck; after that you will dream with the car… Sorry, don’t like the video.
Nice car.
SudiArabia says:
December 27th, 2010
6:40 pm
Had you noticed anything strange prior to the engine breakdown? Like noise, roughness, hesitation…. anything similar?
mikeyducati says:
December 27th, 2010
7:38 pm
@maxseek I see….
maxseek says:
December 27th, 2010
7:53 pm
@mikeyducati No, and the warranty didn’t qualify because it was bought from an insurance company.
somewhatlongdong says:
December 27th, 2010
8:00 pm
Seriously, when you can’t get a valve spring right, you have real problems. How soon until the V6 Camry’s and Avalon’s have the same problem? Or the Tundra/Tacoma/Forerunner?
sweetwater88 says:
December 27th, 2010
8:43 pm
@mikeyducati Toyota recalling over 125,000 Lexus soon over this issues.
nownsankar says:
December 27th, 2010
9:05 pm
@Autofanatic28 This is what happens when they build V8s. Better?
mikeyducati says:
December 27th, 2010
9:29 pm
@maxseek was the damage from customer abuse? or has it been more than the warranty coverage period?
g4ea says:
December 27th, 2010
9:48 pm
@nownsankar
hhaah
i think you dont hear a bout amircans car problems
after 5 year of using
bigretardhalo says:
December 27th, 2010
9:57 pm
IT looks like “The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection” took a U turn
Autofanatic28 says:
December 27th, 2010
10:16 pm
@nownsankar What you mean try? They been building V8′s for years.
maxseek says:
December 27th, 2010
10:59 pm
This wasn’t under warranty.
nownsankar says:
December 27th, 2010
11:07 pm
its what happens when japanese people try to build V8s…
arielatom03 says:
December 28th, 2010
12:06 am
didnt lexus respond for the cost?