Engine Light, VSC and Traction Lights
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Engine Light, VSC and Traction Lights
I just had these three lights go on and took my car into a dealership. Apparently this is a known problem and has to do with timing gears. For cars with less than 70,000 miles, the repair is covered under the drive train warranty. And I just slipped in with mileage of 69, 952. Otherwise the cost would be around $2,100.
This is obviously a very common problem and glad Lexus is taking care of it under warranty. But it doesn't seem right that there should be a mileage limit. If I had 80K on the car I would have had a fit!
This is obviously a very common problem and glad Lexus is taking care of it under warranty. But it doesn't seem right that there should be a mileage limit. If I had 80K on the car I would have had a fit!
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What causes this problem? If understand correctly it's happens a lot on Lexus cars my factory warranty is about to expire worries about so many thing like the screen freeze, the problem you had, and cV join problems. I
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Unfortunately I don't know what causes the problem or if there is anything that can be checked as a warning that it is going to happen. Taking the car in today for the service and I'll see what I can find out.
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I just had these three lights go on and took my car into a dealership. Apparently this is a known problem and has to do with timing gears. For cars with less than 70,000 miles, the repair is covered under the drive train warranty. And I just slipped in with mileage of 69, 952. Otherwise the cost would be around $2,100.
This is obviously a very common problem and glad Lexus is taking care of it under warranty. But it doesn't seem right that there should be a mileage limit. If I had 80K on the car I would have had a fit!
This is obviously a very common problem and glad Lexus is taking care of it under warranty. But it doesn't seem right that there should be a mileage limit. If I had 80K on the car I would have had a fit!
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Left the car at the dealership and turns out I am 2 mos over the time limit. So service rep had to get OK from Lexus to fix under warranty. A day and a half later, he did not hear anything about my car ... nor others. Apparently the person who can OK this at Lexus is MIA.
Anyway, picked up my car and lights are off. Told that if they come on again, car is still safe to drive ... just will be sluggish and mileage will be worse.
Friend of mine told me that the variable valve timing is very sensitive to the engine oil. He suggested that I plan on having the oil and filter a bit more frequently to make sure I've got good oil going through the system all the time. Going to try that
Left the car at the dealership and turns out I am 2 mos over the time limit. So service rep had to get OK from Lexus to fix under warranty. A day and a half later, he did not hear anything about my car ... nor others. Apparently the person who can OK this at Lexus is MIA.
Anyway, picked up my car and lights are off. Told that if they come on again, car is still safe to drive ... just will be sluggish and mileage will be worse.
Friend of mine told me that the variable valve timing is very sensitive to the engine oil. He suggested that I plan on having the oil and filter a bit more frequently to make sure I've got good oil going through the system all the time. Going to try that
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Some have reported yes, and some no. It is a royal pita to get to. I'll never, ever do it again.
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2007 RX 350 need advice
I have never had a single problem with my RX, but few days ago without warning Check eng light came on. Not over heating, no ticking, not sluggish.....just the light.
went to dealership, they said I need $7600 in Cam Gear repair.....superb maintenance record ...not sure what to do. Car was running perfectly
Any input?
went to dealership, they said I need $7600 in Cam Gear repair.....superb maintenance record ...not sure what to do. Car was running perfectly
Any input?
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