dcj Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmilingBoognish Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Did you buy a brand new 2007? Almost all new cars which have a cosmoline coating. It burns off fairly quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 You've just got to let it run and burn that off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcj Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcj Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wimdermere Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmilingBoognish Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 Absolutely... What does it smell like, can you describe it a little better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonw Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I'm kind of curious how cosmoline got onto vehicle as cosmoline is used primarily for firearm preservation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Cosmoline is commonly used to coat metal surfaces on cars while they make the trip across the ocean during shipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcj Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 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 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcj Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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