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Old 10-19-18, 01:30 PM
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Hi All,


Bought a used 2015 Is250 almost a year ago, today after an Oil Change I mentioned a knocking noise when I brake in the right front of the car.

Mechanic says "yeap your suspension is wrecked" You need new control arms, struts and strut mounts. I thought he was joking, He said he was very serious.

How can a vehicle with less than 45K, have this many suspension components fail? Is he trying to take me for a ride? Should I take it to Lexus to check out see if anything can be done under warranty? it just seems odd.
Old 10-19-18, 02:33 PM
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Unless you crashed it, that's next to impossible. That's hard to diagnose over the internet but i'd start by checking to see if everything is tight. Could be a worn bushing, particularly if it's when you brake. Quite possibly the control arm bushing if it's that bad, if it happens during sharp brake application. Take a video of it and post it. Can be a couple other things, mount is one. But it wouldn't be everything at once. he just wants to make money.
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