2024 Lexus RX — footwell gets wet only after heavy rain
2024 Lexus RX 350h, about 10,500 miles. The car stays dry in normal rain but after a long storm one front footwell gets damp. Door seal looks okay. What drain/…
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2024 Lexus RX — factory order status has not moved in weeks — anyone dealt with this recently?
2024 Lexus RX 350h, about 24,500 miles. Dealer gave me an order/reference number but the status has been unchanged for weeks. For people who have ordered cars,…
2025 Lexus NX 350h — fluid-film style rustproofing on a daily winter car
2025 Lexus NX 350h, about 14,500 miles. Car sees salted roads all winter. I'm considering an annual oil/wax style treatment rather than a hard undercoat. Any a…
Buy a welder or bigger air compressor first?
2022 Lexus GX 460, about 8,200 miles. I do mostly home automotive work and can only justify one major shop purchase this year. Existing small compressor handle…
Driver-assistance camera needs calibration after windshield
New windshield is in and shop says the camera needs calibration. Car drives fine and no warning is showing. Would you still do the calibration immediately, and…
1998 Lexus LS — driver seat clicks during left-right transitions
1998 Lexus LS 400, about 251,500 miles. I can feel a small click through the seat base in corners. Mounting bolts appear tight and power functions work. How do…
2021 Lexus ES 350 — anyone else: CPO luxury SUV or brand-new mainstream SUV?
Budget works for either a lightly used luxury SUV or a new mainstream model with a full warranty. I'm more worried about three-to-five-year ownership cost and…
Question: Inside shoulder wearing much faster than rest of tire
Front tires look fine from the outside but the inner shoulders are nearly done. Car is lowered a little. I'd rather fix the alignment than just keep buying tir…
Buy a welder or bigger air compressor first?
2021 Lexus ES 350, about 96,000 miles. I do mostly home automotive work and can only justify one major shop purchase this year. Existing small compressor handl…
2021 Lexus ES — rebuilt-title price looks tempting
2021 Lexus ES 350, about 85,000 miles. A rebuilt-title car is much cheaper than clean-title examples and appears professionally repaired.
2021 Lexus ES — cPO badge versus independent PPI — anyone dealt with this recently?
This started as a small annoyance and I finally decided to track it down. 2021 Lexus ES 350, about 62,500 miles. The dealer says the car passed the manufacture…
2024 Lexus RX — short-trip driving and oil-change intervals
2024 Lexus RX 350h, about 19,500 miles. The car gets lots of cold starts, idling and short trips with few long highway runs. The factory interval feels long fo…
1998 Lexus LS — open carrier or enclosed for a normal enthusiast car?
The car is valuable to me but not exotic. Enclosed transport costs noticeably more. When is the extra protection actually worth paying for versus a reputable o…
2024 Lexus RX — battery dies after the car sits for a weekend
2024 Lexus RX 350h, about 22,500 miles. Battery passes a quick test and charging voltage looks normal, but after two or three days parked the car sometimes wil…
2021 Lexus ES — wireless CarPlay drops at the same intersection
Wireless CarPlay is reliable almost everywhere but disconnects at the same intersection on my commute. Does consistent location point strongly to RF interferen…
2021 Lexus ES — 50,000-mile ownership report: what actually broke? — Central Jersey owner
2021 Lexus ES 350, about 49,500 miles. I just crossed 50k miles and want to log maintenance, unscheduled repairs, tire life, fuel economy, dealer visits, annoy…
2024 Lexus RX — battery dies after the car sits for a weekend — buyer question from California
Battery passes a quick test and charging voltage looks normal, but after two or three days parked the car sometimes will not crank. What is the cleanest parasi…
2021 Lexus ES — cPO badge versus independent PPI
2021 Lexus ES 350, about 57,500 miles. The dealer says the car passed the manufacturer CPO inspection and suggests an outside inspection is unnecessary. I like…