Owned it a week and then the alternator fails.
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Owned it a week and then the alternator fails.
The GX has 49k and I have not even owned/driven it for 400 miles when the alternator craps out. I am not really pissed since its a used car and these things happen. Good thing Carmax has a 30day warranty. They towed it to their shop and replaced it with a new alternator. The customer service was great and they gave me a 6month/6000 mile warranty on it too. My German cars had at least 80k before their alternators crapped out
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Can't win em all, glad carmax took care of it for you. Their customer service was awesome for us when we bought our GX from em and the DVD/Rear Entertainment system didn't work. Ended up giving us a drive around for a few days since they had to send the car over to the dealership (guess they couldn't figure out why it wasn't working).
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The GX has 49k and I have not even owned/driven it for 400 miles when the alternator craps out. I am not really pissed since its a used car and these things happen. Good thing Carmax has a 30day warranty. They towed it to their shop and replaced it with a new alternator. The customer service was great and they gave me a 6month/6000 mile warranty on it too. My German cars had at least 80k before their alternators crapped out
- Four-year/50,000-mile Lexus Limited Warranty
- Six-year/70,000-mile Powertrain Warranty
- Six-year/unlimited-mileage Corrosion Perforation Warranty.
All warranties with zero deductible.
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Seems the Alternator has random poop times. Mine went at 103K I read another was 70K etc. etc.. I always expect to need to deal with some kind of headache when getting a used. car.
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just replaced contacts in my daughters alternator and starter. 2002 GS300. She has 121,000 on it and the original starter and alternator. Starter brushes/contacts were in fairly good condition and not worn much. alternator brushes were worn down quite a bit. Total cost was under $40 to make them both new again. Got parts from Sewell's.
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