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I recently replaced my tires at the dealer and they performed a multi-point inspection while they had the car. ('13 FSport RWD with 88k miles.) One recommendation was to replace the brake fluid. The other was to replace the rear shocks because of leakage. This image is an excerpt from an email I received from the dealer, a report from the inspection:
So a couple of questions:
1. Is this common for a car with my mileage?
2. What happens if I do nothing? (I haven't noticed any issues when driving.)
3. If I perform this repair, it would likely be at a local mechanic (cost). Should I go OEM or aftermarket (I'm considering cost, not performance)?
I recently replaced my tires at the dealer and they performed a multi-point inspection while they had the car. ('13 FSport RWD with 88k miles.) One recommendation was to replace the brake fluid. The other was to replace the rear shocks because of leakage. This image is an excerpt from an email I received from the dealer, a report from the inspection:
So a couple of questions:
1. Is this common for a car with my mileage?
2. What happens if I do nothing? (I haven't noticed any issues when driving.)
3. If I perform this repair, it would likely be at a local mechanic (cost). Should I go OEM or aftermarket (I'm considering cost, not performance)?
Thank you!
1) Depends on your roads but 80 to 100K is expected for factory shocks.
2) Your ride becomes uncomfortable until you eventually damage your car from hitting a bad pot hole and not having any cushion.
3) At that price point, 100% go aftermarket.
I recently replaced my tires at the dealer and they performed a multi-point inspection while they had the car. ('13 FSport RWD with 88k miles.) One recommendation was to replace the brake fluid. The other was to replace the rear shocks because of leakage. This image is an excerpt from an email I received from the dealer, a report from the inspection:
So a couple of questions:
1. Is this common for a car with my mileage?
2. What happens if I do nothing? (I haven't noticed any issues when driving.)
3. If I perform this repair, it would likely be at a local mechanic (cost). Should I go OEM or aftermarket (I'm considering cost, not performance)?
Thank you!
Yea I would replace more things can occur if ignored over time. I would check the parts number and order it yourself though as thats a lot even with install.
The dealer usually quotes the price to replace as parts and installation. $1700 for parts is hard to believe. Jesus Christ, it shouldn't cost $1700 to replace all four wheels.
1) Depends on your roads but 80 to 100K is expected for factory shocks.
2) Your ride becomes uncomfortable until you eventually damage your car from hitting a bad pot hole and not having any cushion.
3) At that price point, 100% go aftermarket.
You can get OEM parts and have someone else do it, probably have all 4 done for the same price by an indie mechanic.
Thanks for the advice everyone. Good to know shocks aren't supposed to last forever. Yeah, I'll find out price of the OEM shocks and replace at a local mechanic. I had a bad experience with aftermarket brake rotors, reluctant to roll the dice again.
Closing the loop on this one. I called the Lexus service adviser (should have done that earlier) and learned a few of things:
At this dealer, they rank shock leakage 1 (small seepage) - 5 (full leak); I'm at at 1.5. He suggested monitoring until 3 or 4.
Cost of shocks at this dealer is ~$420 each shock. Part # 4853080756. I think they can be found cheaper on eBay.
Color coding on these email reports (yellow/red) isn't always indicative of urgency, as expressed by the service adviser. He would have called me to point out these items if they were urgent.
Anyway, hope this thread helps anyone looking for info on rear shocks.
Closing the loop on this one. I called the Lexus service adviser (should have done that earlier) and learned a few of things:
At this dealer, they rank shock leakage 1 (small seepage) - 5 (full leak); I'm at at 1.5. He suggested monitoring until 3 or 4.
Cost of shocks at this dealer is ~$420 each shock. Part # 4853080756. I think they can be found cheaper on eBay.
Color coding on these email reports (yellow/red) isn't always indicative of urgency, as expressed by the service adviser. He would have called me to point out these items if they were urgent.
Anyway, hope this thread helps anyone looking for info on rear shocks.
This is good to know, means you could really milk some more time out of those dampers if you wanted to. When I first read this thread I was thinking "wow thats not really that long". Then again every car is different. My Camry's struts really didn't start to get played out until I hit like 200K, lol... but by then you could actually feel it.
Replace Rear Shocks?
