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View Poll Results: IS350 owners ONLY -- Engine rattle at startup TSIB
My IS350 has never had the issue.
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21.82%
My IS350 had the issue but the TSIB fixed it and it has not returned.
25
22.73%
My IS350 had the issue and I had TSIB done but the problem returned.
16
14.55%
I have the rattle issue but have never done the TSIB.
45
40.91%
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IS350 Engine rattle at on startup TSIB

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Old 06-08-09, 08:18 PM
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Default IS350 Engine rattle at on startup TSIB

Trying to get an idea of how many people have had the TSIB done and had it reoccur after the fix.

This only applies to the IS350 BTW.

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Old 06-09-09, 05:07 PM
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Bump for more IS350 users!
Old 06-09-09, 05:10 PM
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Really only on the 350???

That sucks. I hear the rattling noise almost every time i start my car 08 IS250 AWD and it drives me nuts!!
Old 06-09-09, 08:13 PM
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me too.. it seems as if something is stuck there.... LOL i'm going to bring it in...
Old 06-09-09, 08:16 PM
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Had mine dones almost exactly a year ago (july will be one year) and the rattle hasn't returned ever since.
Old 06-09-09, 10:25 PM
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I too have noticed that the rattle is back. I had my IS350 repaired late last year and started noticing the noise as of last week...not too happy to say the least...:-(
Old 06-09-09, 10:59 PM
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What is a TSIB? but i notice when i start my car sometime rattle for a sec.
Old 06-10-09, 11:41 AM
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TSIB = Technical Service Information Bulletin, or sometimes just called a "bulletin".

Had the rattling noise on my 06 IS 350, took it in, have not had any rattling since. About half a year ago.
Old 06-10-09, 12:26 PM
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Just had my IS350 done last week, have not heard rattle again, but I also just changed the oil, (dealer did not as part of TSIB) low or old oil seems to increase clatter at startup. I will post/vote if I hear clatter again
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wonder if this tsib has been issued for the gs350...
Old 06-10-09, 12:36 PM
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Knowing everyones miles when they noticed... fixed ...and noticed again, might help.
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Originally Posted by beez43
wonder if this tsib has been issued for the gs350...

Check GS Thread
Old 06-10-09, 05:54 PM
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had mine fixed around July last yr probably at 20,000 miles. Started making the same noise about a month ago at 36-37000 miles.
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Well the current stats are showing about 75% of IS350's have this problem... that is pretty disappointing from a quality point of view. If we were driving a Sunfire or a Cavalier I could understand but a 75% fail rate on a Toyota (even worse that is it their higher end Lexus) is just not acceptable IMO.

IS250 doesn't have this issue I would assume.
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When I had my 07 250 it also had it.


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