Big Reliability Question
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i just got my 10k mile service at dynamic in westminister and was talking to to sonny about reliability, a master lexus tech, and he said that the new gen engines in the GS, and other new lexus vehicles, are not built as good as the old inline 6...mind you he still have a 06 GS and loves it but his opinion favors the previous gen engines.
Bottom like from the discussion was that Lexus/Toyota will always have good engines and reliability is not a concern he has with the new engines from Lexus...
I think as long as you drive it stock or with the typical minor mods of intake and exhaust...etc...it's still a toyota and it'll last...plus lexus has great customer service so i'm sure we'll fine in the long run
Bottom like from the discussion was that Lexus/Toyota will always have good engines and reliability is not a concern he has with the new engines from Lexus...
I think as long as you drive it stock or with the typical minor mods of intake and exhaust...etc...it's still a toyota and it'll last...plus lexus has great customer service so i'm sure we'll fine in the long run
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I asked because ...
Some diehard Germ fanboys on another forum were saying and I quote:
"I wonder why the current Lexus GS engine failures and spontaneous engine fires never made it into the headlines. Oh, that's right, because Toyota/Lexus kisses so much *** and has paid journalists at every press - so I would think."
"I heard about those Lexus GS engine fires and failures too. I read about them on the Club Lexus forums."
Just was wondering if there was any truth to them.
"I wonder why the current Lexus GS engine failures and spontaneous engine fires never made it into the headlines. Oh, that's right, because Toyota/Lexus kisses so much *** and has paid journalists at every press - so I would think."
"I heard about those Lexus GS engine fires and failures too. I read about them on the Club Lexus forums."
Just was wondering if there was any truth to them.
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Some diehard Germ fanboys on another forum were saying and I quote:
"I wonder why the current Lexus GS engine failures and spontaneous engine fires never made it into the headlines. Oh, that's right, because Toyota/Lexus kisses so much *** and has paid journalists at every press - so I would think."
"I heard about those Lexus GS engine fires and failures too. I read about them on the Club Lexus forums."
Just was wondering if there was any truth to them.
"I wonder why the current Lexus GS engine failures and spontaneous engine fires never made it into the headlines. Oh, that's right, because Toyota/Lexus kisses so much *** and has paid journalists at every press - so I would think."
"I heard about those Lexus GS engine fires and failures too. I read about them on the Club Lexus forums."
Just was wondering if there was any truth to them.
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if that were true, you'd hear about more IS's blowing up spontaneously.
Although Toyota does have hush money, some journalists can't be bought, and that would definitely hit the news, if it were true on a grand scale.
Although Toyota does have hush money, some journalists can't be bought, and that would definitely hit the news, if it were true on a grand scale.
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There are ongoing discussion in the ES350 forum on a few issues and stories of dealer buybacks. Just to name a few from the top of my head, transmission flaring (slipping), uncommanded acceleration (which has 16 incidents reported on NHTSA), and the usual stuff such as rattles and wind noise.
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