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Old Sep 25, 2014 | 06:08 PM
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Unhappy Transmission/Engine Noise
Have owned a 2014 LS460 since April. Ever since then, when accelerating decelerating between 1000 and 3000 rpm, we hear a whining and grinding noise. Does anyone have a similar problem?
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Old Sep 26, 2014 | 06:25 AM
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The vehicle is under full warranty. This is not a normal thing. Get it checked out.
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Old Sep 27, 2014 | 01:13 PM
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I now have a 2014 LS460L and have not faced this issue. It's best if you take it back to the dealer and let them figure it out.
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The vehicle is under full warranty. This is not a normal thing. Get it checked out.
Thanks, exactly what I'm doing.
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idk man I test drove a 460 recently ,,,love the cars want to buy one,,but the engine sounds like a ticking time bomb with cheap little ticks and rattling.

These engines are flawed man, no other lexus model has had so many issues with engines
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idk man i test drove a 460 recently ,,,love the cars want to buy one,,but the engine sounds like a ticking time bomb with cheap little ticks and rattling.

These engines are flawed man, no other lexus model has had so many issues with engines
go away troll
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 1WILLY1
idk man I test drove a 460 recently ,,,love the cars want to buy one,,but the engine sounds like a ticking time bomb with cheap little ticks and rattling.

These engines are flawed man, no other lexus model has had so many issues with engines
Those are normal sounds with a direct injection engine. And I would not consider these engines flawed. Care to site some examples of issues which would cause one to say the engines are flawed?
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Trolling, pure and simple. Gets kicks from bashing LS460 and watching owner reactions. DO NOT FEED!
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Originally Posted by 1WILLY1
idk man I test drove a 460 recently ,,,love the cars want to buy one,,but the engine sounds like a ticking time bomb with cheap little ticks and rattling.

These engines are flawed man, no other lexus model has had so many issues with engines
What engine problems? I know it had the valve recall, but what else? I have 80k on mine and I haven't had a problem, it doesn't make any noise, it doesn't leak, it doesn't over heat, it doesn't burn any oil (and I mean NONE), it has amazing power and incredible fuel economy for an engine that size. I guess I've been lucky?

The valve thing does worry me - only because I fear some techs won't bother to replace all 32 springs - because that's a lot of work and no one is watching...then one might break down the road. Still I haven't had a problem and it's been 30k miles since I had it done. I change the oil every 5k with synthetic...changed the air filters, changed the coolant. Just general maintenance stuff. Honestly at least I won't have to worry about timing belt costs...even the plugs are supposed to last 100k plus miles.

So what's the issue.
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Originally Posted by greg3852
Those are normal sounds with a direct injection engine. And I would not consider these engines flawed. Care to site some examples of issues which would cause one to say the engines are flawed?
It's fairly well documented that the LS 460 engine is a lemon.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...the-430-a.html
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Originally Posted by Devh
It's fairly well documented that the LS 460 engine is a lemon.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...the-430-a.html
Wow. just wow. But I'm taking the advice above and not feeding the trolls.
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