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I was at the local clam shack yesterday and was talking to a husband and wife in their mid sixties who liked my RX, and were driving a 2008 Highlander hy-bred. They also said with less than 1500 miles on it that they have a lot of problems, a clunk in the front end, sunroof leak, hatch rattle and the silver paint on the entire car looked like the primer was showing through! They were having a meeting with Toyota area rep. in early June. They had a 2005 Avalon before this and said they had no issues in over 30K miles. I kind of think Toyota/Lexus are slipping into the Ford/GM mode of quantity over quality.
I will keep you posted on the leak problem.
Any one having brake booster problems with noise or internal fluid loss on 07 or 08 RX AWD models?
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while there are some tell tale signs of toyota dropping in quality, its really not as bad as other makes. lexus is still up top in terms on overal and long term quality. i dont know what to say.
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The diff. leak was a "...Shaft seal" They replaced it today. The dash rattle is something to do with the windshield. It will have to go back next week for this repair. The service writer tells me that warranty service work is up over 28% from 18 months ago!
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I was going to ask that question too! So, Junksus....Japan or Canada?
Mine is made in Japan. Seems like everyone has the dash rattle. I got my entire dash replaced under warranty and the noise is gone! It hasn't come back over a year...Knock on wood.
Mine is made in Japan. Seems like everyone has the dash rattle. I got my entire dash replaced under warranty and the noise is gone! It hasn't come back over a year...Knock on wood.
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Hey guys let's not get off on this topic again, it just goes nowhere. Do a quick search and you'll find all kinds of threads hijacked by the relative merits of Canadian or Japanese manufacturing, both here and on the RX 300 forums.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=172730
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=172730
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Yes, Both 08 RX350 were built in Canada by unemployed GM and Ford workers. I just can not believe that Lexus has issues like rattles in the same model for years and years.
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I already have a 2008 X5 and a Z3 3.0. My wife has the 08 RX350 and a Jaguar. My son drives my old E-Class with over 200K miles. I have to say that the RX and Lexus in general is over rated. I drove a 08 GS350 AWD and for $50K+ it is way, way over priced for what it is. I guess I will dump it for an X3 or the new X6 BMW. You get what you pay for. I saved a bunch on the RX, but now will spend a bunch more to dump it. I do not think I will ever purchase a Lexus product again. They just seem like a tin box and to down market.
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I was at the local clam shack yesterday and was talking to a husband and wife in their mid sixties who liked my RX, and were driving a 2008 Highlander hy-bred. They also said with less than 1500 miles on it that they have a lot of problems, a clunk in the front end, sunroof leak, hatch rattle and the silver paint on the entire car looked like the primer was showing through! They were having a meeting with Toyota area rep. in early June. They had a 2005 Avalon before this and said they had no issues in over 30K miles. I kind of think Toyota/Lexus are slipping into the Ford/GM mode of quantity over quality.
I will keep you posted on the leak problem.
Any one having brake booster problems with noise or internal fluid loss on 07 or 08 RX AWD models?
not again. mine came from japan and has had a lot of problems, a lot.
i seriously doubt it makes any difference. i know two other people that have rx's one is from japan like mine and the other from canada, no difference in problems.
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I already have a 2008 X5 and a Z3 3.0. My wife has the 08 RX350 and a Jaguar. My son drives my old E-Class with over 200K miles. I have to say that the RX and Lexus in general is over rated. I drove a 08 GS350 AWD and for $50K+ it is way, way over priced for what it is. I guess I will dump it for an X3 or the new X6 BMW. You get what you pay for. I saved a bunch on the RX, but now will spend a bunch more to dump it. I do not think I will ever purchase a Lexus product again. They just seem like a tin box and to down market.
I'm on my 3rd Lexus and the quality is streets ahead of the Germans IME. All Aussie Lexus are Japanese made. All "German" vehicles are certainly not made in Germany that's for sure. As for Lexus being downmarket? Who knows but typically European car drivers (myself included - I used to drive Audi's and the 1 solitary BMW POS I owned and still own a Porsche) tend to be "badge snobs" to a greater or lesser degree IMHO. A former German girlfriend of mine was fond of pointing out that BMW and MB are used as taxi's in Germany!
The basic criteria for any vehicle is that the owner must be satisfied with it. Vehicle ownership is very emotive.
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i agree with harley. im on my third lexus, and it definately wont be the last. i havent bought a german car in a good 14 years and im eternally grateful that lexus cars have shown up at my doorstep. i havent had a single rattle with my RX from 2004 and its a first year model too. nothing but great experiences.