270,000 FaultyLexus/Toyota Engines, potential recall (valve spring replacement)
#121
Lexus Fanatic
It was 110 degrees today while on the way home. I floored the car going up hill and remembered the recall and cut the power right before 5k rpm came around. I am pretty sure the cars are safe, but why push it
#122
and...... my 08 is on the list as I expected.
#124
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i am completely with you mike. i don't think twice about driving my car, and i won't pamper the car at all just coz' it's on the recall list. if it stalls, it's going to stall, and lexus will fix it, no big deal. i figure if i am paying for the car already, i am not going to compromise how much fun i am getting out of it
#126
i am completely with you mike. i don't think twice about driving my car, and i won't pamper the car at all just coz' it's on the recall list. if it stalls, it's going to stall, and lexus will fix it, no big deal. i figure if i am paying for the car already, i am not going to compromise how much fun i am getting out of it
I think we are lucky that Toyota is so quality focused after their recent troubles that they are taking care of this proactively. With a 0.2percent failure rate it is the kind of thing companies like BMW would sweep under the carpet and handle under warranty.
#127
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GS is a high performance car? I don't think so. Lexus may market it as such (you drank the Kool-Aid) but a GS doesn't ride or handle like a hi-performance car. It's an LS in a different coat with fewer pockets.
#128
I agree with the notion that to drive (or avoid driving) like we are sitting on time bombs or something is ridiculous. Is it possible that you might break a spring in the next few weeks? Sure. But it's no more likely now than it has been for the past several years. Further, it's probably a lot less likely than a similar failure occurring if you were driving a non-Lexus vehicle (especially a "hi-performance" one).
It makes sense to avoid or guard against potential hazards ... but I don't think it's reasonable to take radical precautions against something so unlikely. To me, the cost in enjoyment and convenience exceeds the benefit of being safe from the inconvenience caused by the possibility of a spring breaking. I probably wouldn't drive across country until I get new springs, but I'm certainly not going to alter my daily driving habits either.
#129
X3. I am going to drive my car like the high performance automobile it is. I have no concern that it will fail and if it does I know Lexus will fix it.
I think we are lucky that Toyota is so quality focused after their recent troubles that they are taking care of this proactively. With a 0.2percent failure rate it is the kind of thing companies like BMW would sweep under the carpet and handle under warranty.
I think we are lucky that Toyota is so quality focused after their recent troubles that they are taking care of this proactively. With a 0.2percent failure rate it is the kind of thing companies like BMW would sweep under the carpet and handle under warranty.
If you look at the materials used in the GS interiors, after all, they are terrible... if Toyota was so quality focused, they would fix, after 3-4 years of manufacturing, the problems in the interiors, with the windshields, glass delamination, leather, etc.
Lee
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To me, the cost in enjoyment and convenience exceeds the benefit of being safe from the inconvenience caused by the possibility of a spring breaking. I probably wouldn't drive across country until I get new springs, but I'm certainly not going to alter my daily driving habits either.
#131
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design flaws that are not safety related will not get the same treatment as safety recalls. i assume they will probably note the flaws and make it better for the next generation model (or maybe not). to fix every little non-safety related flaw would be too expensive (there would be no profit for lexus to do this).
#132
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i'm wondering...... will the thicker springs affect mpg negatively?
and i also noticed that the springs are cast metal. Do other auto makers use cast metal? or are they forged (if there is such a thing)?
thankfully there are thousands of IS350 in socal they can practice on.
and i also noticed that the springs are cast metal. Do other auto makers use cast metal? or are they forged (if there is such a thing)?
thankfully there are thousands of IS350 in socal they can practice on.
#133
I think any car that can pull over 0.91 G, do 0-60 in 5.4 seconds and has a top speed electronically limited to 150mph is a high performance car.
#134
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You are partially correct. Your GS is not a high performance car. But my GS, a GS460 with Active Sport Suspension and Max Performance tires is a high performance car.
I think any car that can pull over 0.91 G, do 0-60 in 5.4 seconds and has a top speed electronically limited to 150mph is a high performance car.
I think any car that can pull over 0.91 G, do 0-60 in 5.4 seconds and has a top speed electronically limited to 150mph is a high performance car.
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