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Old Aug 25, 2003 | 09:07 PM
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Default Creaking driver's seat . . . Sounds like . . .

an old wooden boat at sea. It's very loud and extremely annoying. Had it in once . . and it was "fixed" for one week. Does anyone know of a tech bulletin on this? I'd like to bring it back with a factory fix in hand . . so that my time is not wasted again. All help is appreciated of course. My RX330 is perfect otherwise. Peter
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 08:26 AM
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Check out this thread:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...threadid=88576

I applied oil where the floor bracket meets the seat rail over a month ago and have not heard a creak since. It's attached two rivets and the bracket is crimped to the rail. I oiled those four points and that seemed to take care of it.
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 03:12 PM
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I did the same thin as above. WD40.
Best Regards.........Bob
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Old Aug 26, 2003 | 10:29 PM
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My driver seat has been creaking also (only 600 km's). Thanks for the tip on where it's originating. I would rather quickly try and fix it myself then waste a day at the dealer.

I hope I don't get some of the other noises people have been complaining about. I bought a lexus to avoid that sort of thing.
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Old Aug 27, 2003 | 09:31 AM
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Same issue. Told the dealer at 5000 mile servicing. They lubricated something down under there. No problems since.
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 09:05 PM
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hey, u should probably tell that to us gx guys about the oil because a few of us, like me have creaking seats. thanx. I'll try it tomorrow.
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Old Aug 29, 2003 | 09:21 PM
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Default Resolve to creaking seats . . . .

Thanks for all your suggestions . . none of them worked. Tried the oil; tried silicon. . . . creaks the same. Took to dealership today. Shop foreman acknowledged and ordered new rails for the driver's seat. Two day operation. Says it will fix the problem. Let's see. Peter
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Old Aug 31, 2003 | 08:09 AM
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Peter,

After I had my '02 RX for about a week, the driver seat started creaking. Took it in and when I got it back, all I could smell was WD-40. After a week, the creaking came back. I spoke with the Service Manager and he said they would swap out the seat with a brand new one. They did and I never had another creak again. I was impressed how this dealership handled it.
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 07:35 PM
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My drivers seat creaked badly. They lubricated it the first time and that fix lasted 2 days. The second time I brought it in they replaced the seat rails, it has been fine ever since.
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