So I sent my car in for recall last week, got the car back on Saturday, heard a slight clicking sound as the car pulled up, didn't think much of it, drove home, didn't drive the entire weekend, and tonight as I was driving on toll road up hill, I noticed the knocking got louder and sudden lose of power, the engine was clearly struggling, then as I was pulling over, my engine stalled and turned off, parked started the car again, weird sounding start and this hidious knocking was coming from my engine, check engine light came on and my dash lite up like a chrismas tree, engine stalled again, popped the hood, took my intake out to check my throttle body thinking it was that cuz it was pp but no tb would give out the noise it was making, besides I've driven 100 miles on the pp tb and no sound/problems...this sound was coming from within the engine, looks like some lazy *** didn't tighten my rocker arm or something, I'm hoping it's a loose rocker arm...called aaa, got tolled home since the dealership was closed, the mechanic said it's probably a valve cover or a rocker arm, I trust what he's talking about since he hand built a 9 sec desiel full cab truck...so my question is, what do u guys think the problem is, my engine right now sounds like a desiel, the knocking is just ridcioulsly loud, I can't go to the dealer until Saturday cuz I got school, I'm going to call them tomorrow to let them know wat happened, just hopping it's nothing serious

 

That sux... is it a 350 with the valve spring recall or 250? Since our engines are overhead cam, technically there is no rocker arms but of course there are many other moving parts that can knock, tick etc...

Let us know what happened.

 

It dont sound go it can be the roll came
Off and may have something bent . Keep posting up

 

I'd make time to bring it into the dealer and get a loaner

 

called the dealer today, theyre going to toll my car there tonight from my house cuz they dont want to start the car...its definitely something in the engine that came loose and not a rocker arm cuz i guess we dont have rocker arms haha, but ya theyre gona work on it tonight, i hope its nothing serious, but if it is, what are going to be my options?

 

its a 350, and ive had the valve springs replaced twice cuz the first time they did it, they put in the wrong springs

 

Makes me think should I even do mine.

 

ya it just pisses me off that out of all the cars that did the recall, they slacked off on mine, but this **** happens hope everything gets fixed

 

i wonder which dealer is this? maybe the tech messed up one little part?

 

one little part is all it needs, probably didnt tighten something or over tightened it, or worse missed it all together, ill know by tomorrow

 

damn that sucks. but lexus is going to offer a complimentary 6 year 100k extended warranty on my car? any one else get the letter?

 

wow thats sucks

 

sounds like they are going to cover it... so i wouldnt worry

 

everyone gets extended warranty but this isnt a warranty problem, this is a dealer problem, i just hope they fix this and cover my toll expenses

 

i would ask them if they would cover the Towing expense