cityboy9

Wife called me just now... Same problem...Check Engine/VSC/Trac Off. So strange. This has been a great car for us, a true work horse so to speak with the amount of driving/kid and grocery hauling we do, will schedule an appointment with Lexus today and see what the problem is. Will update the forum (for anyone interested) when I hear back. ps, ours has about 48K miles...

***Follow up: it was ignition coil #5 that had failed.... dealer fixed under extended warranty. problem is gone, car is back to its 'before' power.***

Wife's '07 just had this problem... also ingnition coil (#5 in this case) dealer fixed under extended warranty....

Wife called me just now... Same problem...Check Engine/VSC/Trac Off. So strange. This has been a great car for us, a true work horse so to speak with the amount of driving/kid and grocery hauling we do, will schedule an appointment with Lexus today and see what the problem is. Will update the forum (for anyone interested) when I hear back. ps, ours has about 48K miles...

That was hot!

so hot right now.

Can anyone help me with this problem. It was a Sprite actually that exploded in my car, i got everything cleaned out but the buttons of course are sticky. What is the best way to unstick the buttons as much as possible. I am willing to pay for someone to unstick the buttons. Are there any place i can take my car where they can help me with this problem? Please help. Thanks

which buttons exactly? :o

Wife's RX 350 does it, too. great feature, wish my IS had it as well!

Glad you got your smarts back! My good friend just got an 09 A4 and I just think overall, the interior feels very VW. The ride is nice, but as an overall package, the IS can't be beat right now. Just my opinion....

The owner should be able to set it up so that s/he can close all the windows/moonroof from the remote! (I think Mercedes lets you do this....)

use dental floss to take the adhesive off; non-waxed kind.

especially for those of us with huge hands....

this was great!

Hey tdog, OUCH! It doesn't matter the cost; it's a Lexus. The car's too beautiful to neglect! Replace it QUICKLY!

This 'friend's friend' needs to stop driving drunk.

Need a little more detail. Inside the trunk? where exactly are you talking about?

see picture/attachment... is this what you mean?

The RX does have a very feminine 'curvacious' design; unlike ze jehmans with their hard-angular lines.... and the steering is much softer too...... but SUCH a nice car.

what's a tire PLEASURE sensor?? LOL

Model: IS 350

Year: 2006

Color: Star Fire Pearl

Miles: 18k

Price when purchased: $31,500.00 (bought used) from Newport Motors, Lynwood, WA

Date of purchase: April 28th, 2008

Cost of Insurance: I pay about $155.00 a month for the Car. "Don't get a DUI"

Modifications: Tinted the windows to 20%. Also, getting ready to purchase a stock rear spoiler.

Quick history: When I bought the car from the dealership it had a dent in the front left driver side fender. Also, the tire pleasure sensor was on indicating there was a low tire. The dealership told me that they would fix the dent and air-up the tire when I picked the car up a few days later. When I arrived to pick up the car, the dent was fixed about 80% and the tire pressure indicator light was off. The dealership said they couldn’t fix the dent completely without their being a risk of cracking the paint. They were using a paintless dent removal process. Being that this was my first car I had ever purchased I really didn’t know what to say so I took it thinking I would eventually get it fixed.

A couple days went by and what do you know? The tire pressure light came on again. I took the car to Lexus of Bellevue, WA and had them check the tire out while also doing a 20k mile inspection on the car. They charged me about $200.00 for the 20k inspection. They also found a nail in the tire which they fixed. Overall the service was great at the time.

That very same day the tire pressure light came on yet again. I was not a happy camper. I took the car back into Lexus and told them to take another look. They called me at home and told me that the tire would need to be replaced because the “plug” wasn’t holding. My first question to them was, “Why are you using plugs to patch tires instead of patches”? I ended up replacing the tire for about $330.00 (I about fainted when I was told the price).

A week after I bought the car I really felt that I wanted to get the dent completely fixed for it really bothered me. I did a Google search on paintless dent repair and came across a guy buy the name of Ryan Snider who owned and operated his own business called, “Ryan Snider Paintless Dent Repair” (http://www.ryanpdr.com/) out of Seattle, WA. I gave Ryan a call and made an appointment. Ryan himself came to my house to fix the dent. At the same time I had Ryan fix 3 other door dings that I noticed when washing the car. When Ryan was done I couldn’t even tell the dent’s were ever there. He did a truly amazing job and I would recommend him to anyone. The cost for fixing the dent and 3 door dings was $218.00 with tax.

I later returned to the dealership where I bought the car and told them that I had the dent repaired and that I had to replace the tire because it couldn’t be fixed. I was not credited any money back, which wasn’t surprising. I guess the moral of the story is to be a smarter buyer when buying a used car and be sure to speak your concerns.

Thank you,

Gabe