TMB

Been to Lexus, they argue it must be caused by excessive braking also, I cant disprove it but I KNOW I dont brake violently or hard and I am the only driver of the car. I have done all the sane things, each time new discs and pads, from Lexus, balanced the wheels, tightened the nuts in the right order to the right torque. Lexus just want to fit new discs and pads again, circa £460. like I say third time in a year and only 5,800 miles driven. Something is causing this and it isnt braking, or at least not hard braking, calipers and pistons all check out, there is no history of any accident in the car. (suspected it may have been in a bang and something out of align, but no) I am almost at the point of giving up on it if it cant be fixed will probably auction it with a declared defect and never buy another Lexus which is a great shame because it is a superb car but I cant afford £2k a year on brakes.

This is always caused by the boot seals below the rear window, rather than going to the expense of replacing them, the best thing to do is remove the seal, coat the gulley with clear silicon and replace the old seal. This guarentees the water tightness and can easily be removed in the future if necessay. The seals just pop out with a little force.

My pride and joy is a 99 LS400 that is in A! condition, full service history, a beutiful car. My problem is that whenever I brake I get a judder from the front, felt through the steering wheel. I have had three complete new sets of disks and pads from Lexus in a year. each time they are changed the problem goes away for about a 1000 miles and then returns. I brake gently and drive sensibly and I am at my wits end about what to do next. The Lexus centre says no fault, the car passes the rolling road MOT test. Tried 4X4 specialist who just keep telling me to change the disks, my pockets arent that deep to do this every month. Any ideas or suggestions would be highly appreciated.