Both my 07 and 09 IS 250's came from Tahara and ported in Jacksonville. The 07 had no rattles and so far neither does the 09.

 

mines an 07 is350
code 2
TMK
dob 03/07
purchased 07/07
8miles on car at purchased.
engine crank noise @40k miles my vin does not follow with the tsib and is actaully above the effected vin number on the tsib located here
http://www.lexustsb.com/questions/20...t+Cold+Startup
nav screen broken @ 40kmiles
hvac no problem but going to get fixed at 48k miles = this is the ac problem causing water to wet ur back seats floor mats.
brakes tsib @ 7k miles

other than that its good!!!

 

Mine is from Tahara, came in through Jacksonville.

It's still new (~1600 miles) so it probably goes without saying that I have had no issues or rattles, but it's also worth noting this is probably the only new car I've ever bought that did not have some sort of apparent fluke. For example, last car (Maxima), the hood would shake visibly at highway speeds from day one -- I never had it fixed because the fix involved putting a spacer that would simply raise the hood up to the highest point (making it look stupid).

I'm pleased to say I can find absolutely nothing wrong with this car for the first time in my car buying history. Noises and rattles can sometimes occur over time, so I guess time will tell about that. I did recently have the dealer put Huper Optik 50% tint on, which should help with inside temps and preventing interior materials from as much of an expand/contract cycle.

 

08 IS350
Kyushu (Code 2)