r4z0r3ck

So far my experience has been good but i have experienced some problems.
1. Leaking Power Steering Pump
2. Rattling Noise from Ashtray Lighter Portion
3. The LCD of my cd is screwed and some portions of numbers doesnt display.

Nabeel

Learned the other day that my car needs a new head gasket....for the second time. The first one was replaced when it had only about ~45K miles. Now it has 73K. This is ridiculous. The car also needs a new a/c system, which is why it has been sitting in the garage all summer.

meZoom!

1. burnt out gauge needles
2. got new motor mounts at about 60K miles
3. got new valve gaskets at 90K miles
4. broken cigarette lighter thingie
5. antenna was replaced
6. battery, if u can call that a problem
7. a tail light bulb burnt out
8. right side speakers died
9. shift **** leather losing color
10.rattling moonroof
11."lexus" logo fell off of cd changer box

that's about it i think...really minor things and then i had to think really hard to remember.

zexen

1. cracked driver's side window. (fixed)
2. burnt out needles. (yo Zoom, where'd you get new needles from? i gotta replace mine.)
3. tape deck on/off button dead
4. motor mount need to be replaced
5. leather needs to be resown

i think that's about it.
this is off my '93. so it's almost 10 years

j2tha0e

-middle of gas needle blinking.
-left side of a/c display dark.
-had to change some valve for my a/c.
-cigarette lighter thing pulls out (the metal sleeve).
-i caught my driver side seatbelt in the door, now it dosen't stay up when retracted (top part of clasp broke off)
-"door lock" paint fading
-side of front seats that faces the doors are squashed down.
-i think thats it.

there seems to be a few people that changed thier engine mounts and gaskets.
how do you know when to change them?

meZoom!

zeta: my needles aren't replaced yet. dunno if i ever will.

j2tha0e: you replace your engine mounts when they are no longer doing their job properly (obviously) and they actually begin to do more harm than good. bad engine mounts dont properly hold the engine, thus, when you drive around, the engine moves around, and one of the more obvious signs is a broken air hose. your air hose tries to move around with the swaying engine but it will eventually break because there is only so much that the hose can move without it breaking.
the gaskets are easier to know when to replace....you usually have leaky oil and spots on your garage/driveway. or you either have smoke coming from your exhaust if its that bad.

Faraaz23

92 ES with 78k
1) Something with the heater back years ago
2) CV boot- passenger side ~70k
3) Leather looks like a 96 year old lady's face
4) Various LED's and lights aren't lit up properly
5) Driver side speaker is not workin very well
6) Valve gasket at about 76k miles
7) Tranmission Pan is leaking (found out today)

EGainer

My brother broke my passenger seatbelt the same way, It was $25 to fix it or something...

Motor mounts
Sway bar bushings
I blew all my speakers... (my fault)
Needles in dash have some problems
Leather getting old
CV boots need to be replaced... (one effect of old age and nuetral drops)
Steering wheel leather getting bad

That's all, it's a 94 with 87k

Move Over Rover

96 ES300 ~88k miles

1. Reconnected loose cigarette lighter plug wire at ~62k miles
2. Replaced battery at ~55k miles
3. Replaced passenger door handle "snap clip" at ~88k miles
4. Replaced master power window switch pod at ~88k miles

blux

Anyones pannel or cover that goes over the seatbelt happen to fall off? Previous owner must have taken them off or somthing at one point because the plastic clips are all broken...Just orderd some new ones like 3 bucks a peice...freakin expensive for some tiny peices of plastic if ya ask me...

Kyle Harty

iTrader: (17)

Mine has needed:
motor mount,
valve cover gaskets,
halfshaft (CV boot tears, dirt gets into CV joint, eventually it goes; if you start hearing a clicking or clunking noise when your turning, get this fixed right away!)
rear brake pads (fronts were done not too long before I got it)
I think the struts were worn fairly badly, they're replaced now anyway

I've got a few of the little things like a slightly dim spot on my speedometer and display problems w/climate control, thankfully all my needles still work. My steering wheel leather is getting bad, makes me want to get in on the wood wheel deal; but the rest of my leather is in great shape for a '92.

Oh yeah, my heater doesn't work quite as well as it should. When it's real cold, like below 20 degrees, the heater just doesn't get as hot as it should; I won't be driving the ES next winter so I'm not gonna worry about this one.

My cigarette lighter didn't work for a while either, it wouldn't stay in to get hot; I just pushed in the tabs that hold it in when pushed down, works great now.

I've been impressed by how solid the car feels, none of the little rattles and buzzes typical of many cars, especially older cars.

DesertRat

Bought my '96 2 months ago at a good used car lot in Alamogordo, NM. It had 64k miles and is almost like new. Still, there have been some problems, though minor.

1. Left door speaker is blown. The Lexus dealer in El Paso wants 185.68 for the speaker and 60-80 to install it! I am gonna do it, cuz I want to keep my car absolutely original.

2. I think the rear window defogger is dead, probably due to clumsy window tint removal (not by me). It might just be a fuse, but I can't FIND the damn fuse! It's definitely not where the owner's manual says it should be.

3. One of the bulbs in my high-mount brake light goes out intermittently. Hopefully, it's just a weird bulb.

I gave Hoy-Fox Lexus in El Paso my VIN and they told me some of the car's maintenance history, which is pretty cool:

1. The power antenna has been replaced.

2. They did some work on the window regulators, probably to deal with wind noise. There is still some wind noise coming through the right front window on breezy days.

So...pretty minor problems, and it seems like a wonderfully solid car, and I love it. On the other hand, I had an '89 Honda CRX Si for almost 9 years and 160,000 miles and never had ANY problems at all! Just routine scheduled maintenance.

LexusMommy

97 with 74k
(I've only owned it 1 year)

*Leather peeling off the steering wheel
*Timing belt replaced at 64k
*Drivers side seat belt doesn't retract on it's own, still not sure why...maybe the car was in an accident (Going down to my garage to check)
*Tail light out, no biggie
*Front rotors resurfaced TWICE (needs new ones)

That's all I can think of at the moment.

BAWLEX94

just those freakin needles burning out.....i have 60,100 miles on mine

Rit&Booner

95 ESTach and Spedometer Needles burnt out completely
Sunroof, air noise leaks through
Rear, Right speaker dead
Squeeky noise in rear when bouncing
Squeeky brake noise even when not braking
Acceleration Hesitation