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Old 11-15-13, 12:38 PM
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Default Lexus VVT recall

what problem about the VVT recall ? should i bring the car in ?
Old 11-15-13, 01:07 PM
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Make sure that when you take your vehicle in for this recall/service take a picture of your engine before bringing it in and when you go to pick up your vehicle pop the hood and inspect everything in the engine bay.
The reason why I stress this is because when I had the recall done to my vehicle, they broke my silver engine cover and tried to glue back together and I was missing some engine cover push clips. No one notified me when I went to pick up my vehicle, which I think is BS.
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^^^

that sucks, did they end up replacing the cover and clips?
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Yeah, I brought it in today to report it, at the moment they are placing an order for a new engine cover, replaced the engine clips that were missing, and also gave a certificate for a full detail $170 worth.
I decided to wipe down my engine bay today and that's what I find, very disappointing.
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WTF , thats horrible , Does the recall about a big problem ? if not ? i am not going to bring my car in .
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Originally Posted by KtIS
WTF , thats horrible , Does the recall about a big problem ? if not ? i am not going to bring my car in .
whoa...do a search on the recall, check out the TSB's that are out and read more about it. Does it cause a big problem? long story short....yes. It's your engine! Any startup with a brief rattle, cranking sound is not a good thing. Get it changed and go in for a recall. It's free and you can get a loaner!
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Originally Posted by g2bme
whoa...do a search on the recall, check out the TSB's that are out and read more about it. Does it cause a big problem? long story short....yes. It's your engine! Any startup with a brief rattle, cranking sound is not a good thing. Get it changed and go in for a recall. It's free and you can get a loaner!
Good to know because I was getting the rattling sound on cold start ups in my 06 IS350. I asked Lexus of Roseville to do all recalls and to save me a trip in. They found a total of six and gave me a ES350 for a loaner. I do miss my IS350 though.
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