gms12 Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 Although still under warranty Lexus inc has replaced all rotors for the third time yet I only have 37,000 mi. on this 2008 460LS. I'm concerned as to what I should expect when the warranty is up. Any assistance would be appreciated. The service reps "can't understand it". I AM PROBABLY THE LIGHTEST ON THE BRAKE PEDAL and frequently use the manual tiptronic for braking expressly trying to preserve the rotors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apna garage Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 check the lemon law in your state and see if it applies since the third repair attempt has been made and documented.Sounds like there is a problem with the car and I dont think you want to own it out of warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqualung Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 Some guys still don't know how to put on lugnuts properly. Clowns. I normally retorque everything myself after getting home when anyone touches the wheels, but I got distracted and forgot this one time after the brake assembly was worked on under warranty. Sure enough, they warped shortly afterwards. When I checked there was one lugnut significantly tighter than the others on both front tires. Dealer tried denying it by saying they didn't take the wheels off to replace the brake assembly. I said that's a pretty good trick. He later agreed to fix it. Afterwards, I made sure I retorqued them myself. Again, they were unevenly torqued. No issues since. This isn't an isolated incident. The clowns at Costco did the same to another car of mine years ago. Waving their torque wrenches around is meaningless. Most guys are lazy and use their impact wrenches to spin the nuts on first. FAIL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Messerchmidt Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 i found the lexus rotors do not take hard breaking too well, try a set of aftermarket raybestos firstline / adv tech. worked for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEATH Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Although still under warranty Lexus inc has replaced all rotors for the third time yet I only have 37,000 mi. on this 2008 460LS. I'm concerned as to what I should expect when the warranty is up. Any assistance would be appreciated. The service reps "can't understand it". I AM PROBABLY THE LIGHTEST ON THE BRAKE PEDAL and frequently use the manual tiptronic for braking expressly trying to preserve the rotors! What issues are you having with your brakes? Pulsation? Premature wear? Noise? If it's pulsation, I agree with aqualung. If your wheels are improperly torqued after a simple tire rotation, a pulsation is sure to follow. The fact that your dealer can't figure out why this is happening is scary. I would be questioning their ability to properly service your vehicle. I certainly would not get away with that answer and Lexus would be asking my manager what I am doing working on your car. P.S. DON'T use aftermarket brake parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorman Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Get BECK ARNLEY rotors from Rock auto .com . Lexus rotors have problems , and I baby my brakes!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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