dubzino

I went to get my brakes checked by a local shop today. And I showed him that loose ring underneath that you can see has rusted off of the pipe cause it makes an annoying tingling sound. Then he explained to me that these cars are prone to getting exhaust leaks from the moisture getting in between the pipe and the shield. He raised up the shield slightly and showed me where the exhaust was leaking.You can see a small hole in the picture from the clip but there is a bigger one under the shield starting out. He was a master at the local lexus dealership for over 15 years so he knows these cars in and out. Has anyone had this issue? Did lexus fix it under emission warranty? He told me to go in there and complain. Cause a buddy of his that still works there said they are now making a tsib to change the whole pipe. Before I take it in I just wanted to see if anyone else has had this done or fixed under warranty. As he says they should change it out under warranty.

GS350Lexus

iTrader: (5)

How much miles are on the car? I also had one of the ring come loose and rattle like crazy, we removed it and installed a brand new one. Does the exhaust leak make noise inside the cabin at all?

ibidu1

iTrader: (1)

I had the same exact thing happen to me. Took it to my muffler guy and $25 bucks later as good as new.

He ended up taking off the heat shield he explained to me that the shield was helping the exhaust rust quicker and that the exhaust pipe metal is really thin. He removed the clamps and the shield and just welded it solid.

dubzino

Car has 99000km on it. If your parked and you open the door and press the gas you can notice it.

gs4thirty

same thing here in my 06 gs430 with around 45k miles. Easy muffler shop fix

dubzino

So for the record this is not covered as part of the emissions warranty?

ILLYWILL

how many miles you have about if your under 80,000 I believe its under warranty I just got mines replaced under warranty I have 66,000 on my 07 gs 350


Posted from ClubLexus.com App for Android

lexus06300

i have a 2006 gs 300 with 73k miles on it. did the warranty cover it for you guys?

BinaryJay

Two of mine rusted to pieces, I replaced them... I suspect there is something going on under there but it hasn't caused any kind of issue so... haven't done anything about it.

Lexus once told me there was a leak causing an O2 sensor code, but I fixed it and had nothing to do with the O2 sensor itself or leak since I did nothing to the exhaust. They did not offer me any kind of warranty fix for it, just said take it to a muffler shop (which told me they heard no leak) or they could replace the whole exhaust for like 2 grand... so yeah either it's not covered under emissions warranty or they just didn't feel like helping.