Odor Rx 350

[dcj]

odor and toxic problem in 2007 rx 350 told it was cosmoline, cannot drive car makes us sick , lexus has done nothing to resolve the problem except tried to take off with brake cleaning fluid. anyone get a resolve?

dcj

[SmilingBoognish]

Did you buy a brand new 2007?

Almost all new cars which have a cosmoline coating. It burns off fairly quickly.

[SW03ES]

You've just got to let it run and burn that off...

[dcj]

Did you buy a brand new 2007?

Almost all new cars which have a cosmoline coating. It burns off fairly quickly.

thank you, lexus tried to remove with brake cleaner, changed the filter twice and drove 9,000 miles and wont go away

what next?

dcj

[dcj]

Did you buy a brand new 2007?

Almost all new cars which have a cosmoline coating. It burns off fairly quickly.

thank you, lexus tried to remove with brake cleaner, changed the filter twice and drove 9,000 miles and wont go away

what next?

dcj

yes we bought it new

have another lexus and never had this happen

dcj

[Wimdermere]

odor and toxic problem in 2007 rx 350 told it was cosmoline, cannot drive car makes us sick , lexus has done nothing to resolve the problem except tried to take off with brake cleaning fluid. anyone get a resolve?

dcj

I had an odor problem with a Mercedes. Got it resolved via lemon-law. Check your state for lemon law resolution if the problem cannot be fixed.

[SmilingBoognish]

Did you buy a brand new 2007?

Almost all new cars which have a cosmoline coating. It burns off fairly quickly.

thank you, lexus tried to remove with brake cleaner, changed the filter twice and drove 9,000 miles and wont go away

what next?

dcj

9,000 miles is not normal. Typically cosmoline will burn off in a couple hundred miles, certainly less than 1,000.

[SW03ES]

Absolutely...

What does it smell like, can you describe it a little better?

[gordonw]

I'm kind of curious how cosmoline got onto vehicle as cosmoline is used primarily for firearm preservation.

[SW03ES]

Cosmoline is commonly used to coat metal surfaces on cars while they make the trip across the ocean during shipping.

[dcj]

Absolutely...

What does it smell like, can you describe it a little better?

smells like a chemical. not sure how to describe, it gets in our throats too .

[dcj]

Cosmoline is commonly used to coat metal surfaces on cars while they make the trip across the ocean during shipping.

info i had was that this car was made in canada. maybe parts were made in japan. sprayed with the cosmoline and shipped.

[SW03ES]

That sounds very bizzare. The cosmoline smell isn't really a chemical smell, its more a plastic burning type smell...

I think you need to really lean on Lexus and the dealer here. This is the sort of thing where I would want another vehicle...