I just bought an 05 LS430. In June of 2018 at 128,105 miles this was reported at Lexus,

SERVICE: OTHER INSPECTION
DESCRIPTION:~|~PERFORM WORLD CLASS INSPECTION PROVIDE CUSTOMER WITH THE TREATMENT PLAN ~|~RECOMMENDED ACTION PLAN ~|~REVIEW WORLD CLASS INSPECTION WITH CUSTOMER AND PROVIDE A COPY TO THE CUSTOMER.

Then in July of 2018 it was sold to new owner who only had it until September 2022 at 130,791
Thats only 2,686 miles in 4 years. I called the dealership and it seemed the car was theres for a period of time (this?).

What scares me in the description is "THE TREATMENT PLAN" ans "RECOMMENDED ACTION PLAN", because one month after that the car was sold.

 

Looks like someone brought the car in to be inspected prior to sale. Action plan is just the list of whatever they recommend to the customer.

 

Thanks. I did find out that during that in between period which was only 2,686 miles disks and breaks were done at ford dealership. It looked like the 2nd owner was private but when talking to Hendrick Lexus of Kansas city they said they owned it. Then at 130,000 miles the records show "VEHICLE WENT WHOLE SALE PER SALES MANAGER" which makes me think it was a loaner they had. They did the full service and multi point inspection at that time and nothing came up. They even detailed it for sale, also said this vehicle is eligible for power train warranty.
They also did a state inspection before they sold it.

 

Treatment plan maybe referring to rust proofing

 

on a car with 128K miles? in Vermont? if so, seems a waste

 

Oh no, its from Arizona.

 

I have no idea so I'm not much help.
Suscribed to find out what you all figure out.

 

Since a dealership did the inspection, the treatment and action plans could be engine/oil additives flushes etc They like to recommend those kinds of things.

 

Cool thanks guys. So I called up the dealership and for 4 years and those 2,668 miles it was a loaner car. Not sure if thats a bad thing as it must have been sitting most of that time. Also maybe this isnt the kinda car people would beat on. The 120,000 miles service for fluids was already done. So Ill try to get some more info out of them.

 

To me, it just sounds like marketing buzzwords the service desk used. "World class inspection" is probably some variant of the typical 100+ point inspection done at a given service interval, and the "treatment plan/action plan" is the list of services/part replacements they came up with after the inspection.

 

Yea also a time for them to find stuff like in cabin air filters they can make $ on. Thanks.

 

So does the car run ok?

 

Was this a Lexus dealer? No way they used a car that old and high mileage as a loaner car.

 

The car is now 17 years old. Maybe 18 if it hit the roads in 2004. At this point, it all doesn’t really matter. Just enjoy the car

 

Crap, so no didnt use it as loaner as first rep said. Took it on trade in. Then they inspected it and didnt want to sell it because door actuators were not working, then they got them all to work except right rear. But more worse is the steering rack is leaking, valve cover and oil pan gasket. F*&&&. Im still having it shipped here and will have mechanic check it out.
I was planning on having the engine mounts replaced, they can get at the lower oil pan then I think. Hopefully its not the upper. Maybe just seals leaking on steering rack.
I got this from Arizona knowing I could put some money into it and not have it rust to pieces. I also planned on doing some stuff my self, like valve cover gasket if it can wait till next summer.
Some one mentioned it but parts are kinda hard (some) to find. But then you can get a steering rack from autozone for 200 bucks with lifetime warranty. But for engine and tranny Im going OEM, 400 bucks.