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Old 02-11-11, 03:14 PM
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Default Recall Finds Fractured Rocker Arm

I brought my IS in to the (Oakland Coliseum) dealership to check the fuse for my side mirror puddle lights and got convinced to leave my car overnight for the spring recall.

Good thing I did! Apparently one of my rocker arms (had to wiki that) is fractured into many pieces and they need to keep the car for another week and a half to do the repair. Anybody heard of this before? The guy said if I had waited, my entire engine could've been destroyed.

On the plus side, they offered to install my new grille surround and check the fuse for free. :]
Old 02-11-11, 06:14 PM
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havent heard of that but wow thats lucky
Old 02-11-11, 06:44 PM
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good thing they caught that. hopefully you got Ryan to work on your car. He is a master tech there and a member here
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Yeah....kinda weird, but you would have never known till the big boom! +1 for Ryan...good dude and has a 2011 IS F Sport. Good Luck!
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Yeah, I got lucky. Apparently, this is the first case where they've heard of this happening.

I went there today and they showed me the engine all opened up (looks cool!). Unfortunately, I was introduced to ~4 people so I don't remember the name of the technician working on my car, but he looked like he knew what he was doing.

I just miss my baby (had just installed an intake and sway bars the day before).
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Wow, I wonder how that happened.
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