tennisleff Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 I've notice a strange "plastic" sounding rattle very often when hitting road bumps. It appears to emanate from the wheels and can only be heard when the windows are down. it makes the car sound really cheap. My original guess was the lexus logo in the center of the wheel but that does not appear to be the issue. IS250 Fsport. Anyone experience something similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene.s Posted November 5, 2014 Share Posted November 5, 2014 Plastic rattle may mean anything (e.g. a too low bumper?). Need a better description of symptoms if you really want a good answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Have you had someone in Lexus service department listen to sound yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconof73 Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I know exactly what you are talking about. If I hit a hard bump I hear a distinctive rattle coming from the outside of the car. It sounds more like the suspension to me but definitely I would not label as normal even though it could be I guess. I am going to be taking mine in soon for 5k service. i will let you know what they say about that noise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennisleff Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 falconof73: when I took my car in for the 10K service, I mentioned this issue to the customer service rep for possible fix. They did not address the issue stating it was too windy of a day to look at the issue (sounded lame to me!) and that I needed to bring the car back at another time and take a ride with a customer rep to demonstrate the problem. I have not had time recently to return to the dealer. Just a heads up before you bring your car in for 5k service. I will be interested to hear what you find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene.s Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Have you guys found anything specific by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadclown Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 It is most likely produced by a squeaky suspension system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBdenny Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 too windy? Been too hot to have windows down here. If I hear noise in the fall, I'll let you know. Guess our dealers excuse would be "too hot today to check" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennisleff Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 The technician at the dealer stated that a parking brake component rattles in the housing of the rear brake. Some sort of pad or cushion was added to both rear wheel brakes that eliminated the rattle when hitting bumps. The fix appears to mostly have worked. Once in a blue moon I still hear the rattle when I hit a larger bump in the alley or in the street (pretty infrequent). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Thanks for followup report TennisLeff. btw - Do you still play tennis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tennisleff Posted August 24, 2015 Author Share Posted August 24, 2015 Yes, I still play tennis and I still really enjoy it, hopefully for many more years, god willing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX-SV Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Good to hear about your tennis too, I also play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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