KYB Gas-a-Just shocks/struts AVS 3 week Review
03-14-21, 05:53 PM
#16
Intermediate
What I was told was correct for my car and Year by KYB. They have a customer service support tel# you can look up, call and ask.
This is what I ordered for all 4.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This is what I ordered for all 4.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
03-15-21, 07:41 PM
#20
Pete thanks for the pm's you sent me and questions you answered for me on the Struts and years. KYB did not tell me what changes they made. I'm guessing they improved the failure problems in some way. Those new Struts I have are very firm but smooth. Being they are new I am very careful on break-in. They are getting better everyday riding smoother. Seems the more weight the smoother they are. They do corner great though.
I do wish everyone who has this problems reports it to Dealers and calls Lexus. Again owning many Lexus I know Struts have a limited life but I have never had leaking failing Struts. As I said before I had a 2013 ES350 U\L I drove the crap out of loaded up often. It had 148k. No strut noise, No leak, No problem still drove like new.
I do wish everyone who has this problems reports it to Dealers and calls Lexus. Again owning many Lexus I know Struts have a limited life but I have never had leaking failing Struts. As I said before I had a 2013 ES350 U\L I drove the crap out of loaded up often. It had 148k. No strut noise, No leak, No problem still drove like new.
03-16-21, 07:07 AM
#21
Last night I Googled and found so many complains about this 4th Gen GS Strut failure problem. Cars like mine on up with 30k miles. I hope and wish that everyone checks and if you have this problem we all call Lexus and report it. This should not be happening this Pre mature. And it's not just the earlier Models. My car only had 36k, I do not have bigger wheels or Tires, no springs or any Suspension mods to my car. I also Baby my car over bumps and speed bumps.
We should start a "Call Lexus Corporate" early Strut Fail Thread. Then send them the link so they cant say its normal. This should not be 4th Gen GS Owners problem to deal with a unnecessary problem. If you don't have the problem now... don't worry because there is a very good chance you will. Sorry but it just Ticks me off!
We should start a "Call Lexus Corporate" early Strut Fail Thread. Then send them the link so they cant say its normal. This should not be 4th Gen GS Owners problem to deal with a unnecessary problem. If you don't have the problem now... don't worry because there is a very good chance you will. Sorry but it just Ticks me off!
03-16-21, 11:00 AM
#22
Intermediate
I hope mine don't go bad. I've aot almost 90k miles so far and I don't have any problems yet. One thing I was wondering about was from the pics of these I couldn't tell what kind of connection there is for the AVS. What is under the black caps on the shock towers? Is it a servo that turns a dial on the shock?
03-16-21, 11:44 AM
#23
Pit Crew
03-16-21, 12:06 PM
#25
Pit Crew
03-25-21, 02:24 PM
#26
Intermediate
Can anyone explain how the AVS adjust these shocks? How does the car interface with the shock to adjust them?
I did a rotation recently and the rear shock tubes were coated in oil. It's not very fresh and was covered in dirt. I cleaned it off mostly and will see how long it takes to get oily again. I have about 90k miles now but I don't notice any bad performance of the shocks yet. The tires were not cupped which can be a symptom of bad shocks. Given how the rear shocks are not struts they seem fairly easy to replace other than removing paneling in the trunk to get to the shock mounts.
Has anyone replaced all four shocks themselves that could share the ease or difficulty with the job?
I did a rotation recently and the rear shock tubes were coated in oil. It's not very fresh and was covered in dirt. I cleaned it off mostly and will see how long it takes to get oily again. I have about 90k miles now but I don't notice any bad performance of the shocks yet. The tires were not cupped which can be a symptom of bad shocks. Given how the rear shocks are not struts they seem fairly easy to replace other than removing paneling in the trunk to get to the shock mounts.
Has anyone replaced all four shocks themselves that could share the ease or difficulty with the job?
03-25-21, 03:47 PM
#27
I'm sure this is going to be on my list in the near future. After I get the sunroof to stop rattling, I can trace the other noises I may be hearing. The sunroof is the noisiest at the moment.
03-25-21, 03:49 PM
#28
03-25-21, 04:02 PM
#29
Intermediate