did you pay anything for the work or did they do it free of charge?
Everything include replacing transmission and fuel pump are all free of charge . But it's a new car, I am very unhappy even they did not charge me.
I can understand why you would be livid about this. You purchased a BRAND NEW car- a very expensive one to say the least and now it is going to need major parts. After this- it will not be "original" ever again. I think unless it prohibits a safety factor, that they should leave it alone and offer some sort of an extended warranty on the transmission. BTW- what exactly is supposed to be wrong with the transmissions that they have to be replaced?
Here's the story. There are TWO recalls on the 2004 Lexus LS 430; one to replace the fuel pump and one to replace the transmission. Both of these have been filed with the NHTA. I received two letters (in one envelope) from LEXUS this week and then the dealer called and asked me to schedule a service visit. They definitely want to resolve these issues ASAP.
The fuel pump problem relates to alcohol-based fuel deforming the pump impeller. There were 61 incidents of this at the time of recall filling.
The transmission problem involves a tab on the planetary gear that can dislodge under high stress (heavy accelerator use in 1st/Reverse). This can lodge in the parking mecanism rendering it ineffective. There were 4 cases of this at the time of recall filling.
Both of these affect up to 14,000 2004-model LS 430's, manufactured from July 2003 through January, 2004. I'd guess this campaign will cost Toyota close to 100 million dollars to resolve.
