So my 06 IS350 all of a sudden developed a whining noise, and then yesterday I noticed a burring rubber smell…

Took the car to work this am (had an appointment for tomorrow am) and the battery/charge light came on once or twice..Called the dealer and got rescheduled for today. On the way to the dealer, the charge/batter light came on and stayed on, and then all the warning/check lights came on and the radio quit..Then all the warning/check lights went out, except for the batter/charge, then the all came on again and the power steering quit..Fortunately I was very close to the dealer..

So turns out it is the alternator..no big surprise with the symptoms…

Turns out the dealer says its a 2 1/2 labor job to R and R the alternator..Seems really high? Anybody know for certain what the actual shop time is?

 

2.5 hours sounds about right. Replaced mine with the help of a buddy and it took a little over 3 hours.

 

Damn just an alternator ... 3hours!!! Smh I'm going to hate that day

 

If you think you hate the labor time, wait till you see the dealer price on the part..$450!

 

Had mine replaced last year, same symptoms. 2.5hr is a good time for the job. You may get the alternator for less at Sewell Lexus with your CL discount. Maybe you can get the dealership to match it. 😊

 

I had my 07 IS350 alt changed was $500 (oem part) and labor, with a 1 yr warranty, guy made it sound like he undercharged me

 

Book time to replace is 1.8hr or 2.4hr to rebuild.

 

Took me 2hrs when I did mine. The only difficult part is getting to the bracket attaching it to the block. With the right length extension though, it worked great.