brake failure in '04 LS430
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My brakes faile twice today where I pushed the brake pedal to the floor without the car stopping then the brake recovered so i could stop. Lexus road side assistance is taking my car to the nearest (only ) delaer. Brake fliud is full and the car has 15,000 miles. No warning ights. Outside temp near 100 F. Any ideas?
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The dealer could not find anyting wrong but after repeated driving they finally experienced the same problem. They said they were bringing in a "diagnostic engineer" tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by ultra63
The dealer could not find anyting wrong but after repeated driving they finally experienced the same problem. They said they were bringing in a "diagnostic engineer" tomorrow.
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A $100 oil change is probably the limit of our local Lexus dealership so they fly in a "diagnostic engineer" when they have a problem. He said to replace the master brake cyclinder. Hope he is right or I may not make any more posts! Surprised that this is defective after one year in a $60,000 car.
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This is pretty troubling. Regardless of whether swapping out the master cylinder fixes the problem, please also report the incident ot he NHTSA. See: http://www.safercar.gov/pages/ODIFAQsRev2.htm
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Done. I have the same car as you save I use a portable xm!
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The dealer says that master brake cyclinders are on back order and that I will not get my car back until the middle of July while the part is shipped to them from Japan. I called Lexus customer assistance and they were clueless. Is this any way to run a luxury car line?
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Originally Posted by ultra63
The dealer says that master brake cyclinders are on back order and that I will not get my car back until the middle of July while the part is shipped to them from Japan. I called Lexus customer assistance and they were clueless. Is this any way to run a luxury car line?
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Originally Posted by ultra63
The dealer says that master brake cyclinders are on back order and that I will not get my car back until the middle of July while the part is shipped to them from Japan. I called Lexus customer assistance and they were clueless. Is this any way to run a luxury car line?