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SOLVED. Took it back into my local garage and after some umming and ahhing they replaced the lower ball joint. Problem now solved. thanks new666uk

Sounds like the brakes are binding on which from what I hear is fairly common, happened to my Dads is200 last year but not on mine yet (touch wood). The heating and cooling (expansion / contraction) of the alloy can allow it to leak air. cheers new666uk

I have a similar issue but more when the steering is being turned. A squeal sound from the f/o/side. This am I took the wheel off and greased / WD40'd the ball joints and any movable connectors I could get to (track rod ends etc). The squeal is still just as bad as before. My local garage had a quick look last week and reckons it's just that the bushes etc have dried out having had moisture in back when we had the snow, says he's seen quite a few suspension issues from that recently. Any other ideas on where / what to try? thanks

What are the shocks like? If they are goosed you could be losing contact with the ground enough to trigger the ABS. If you watch, you can sometimes see it on the rear wheels on hatchbacks if they are driving along in front of you. The suspension is working 10 to the dozen keeping the wheel on the ground. cheers new666uk

Thanks Mr Rudus, They aren't too bad I think. Usually the garage comment when they are getting thin but nothing this time. It doesn't sound like metal on metal. In the last few months I've removed both brake disc guards (one rotted apart and got stuck against the alloy one night on the way home from work, the other at half past silly in the morning i nthe middle of nowhere. Perhaps thats connected somehow but I don't see why only one side. thanks new666uk

Hi all, This week, (after it only having had a full service last week) I noticed what I can only describe as a squeak whenever I turn right or back from right to neutral. It seems to be from the off side front suspension somewhere although it's been difficult to stand on the passenger side and turn the wheel whilst I listen. I've got the usual grumbles from the from suspension as you'd expect on a 110k+ car but this is a new noise. It never does it when turning to the left of neutral and seems more obvious at slow speeds (although that could just be as its drowned out by engine and wind noise at higher speed). I'm planning to part ex the iS in the next 3-6 months and am wondering if people can suggest what the sound could be and can I risk continuing for a few months. Obviously if something is going to let go on me and result in me parking into the scenery I'll get it sorted. If it's more just an annoyance I'll live with it a little longer. Cheers new666uk

Thanks Bobba. Just been out and blasted it and worked it back and forth a few times. Seems to have improved things somewhat so I've done the other one too. It's still quicker on the passenger side - is that normal? cheers new666uk

Hi Bobba. I've got the same issue. Drivers side has always been slower than the passenger but now is struggling and stops 3/4 open. Where did you spray the lube? Behind the mirror itself or into the hinge mechanism? I'll have a go tomorrow sometime. cheers new666uk

Right chaps. It's been 10 months and a good deal of rain, snow and -12 temperatures and my light issue still hasn't re-appeared. In my case the windscreen being removed and refitted again has solved this. The original relay which was buzzing enough to make the girlfriend want a Lexus is behaving as it should. In summary, if you've had a new screen and have this problem it's worth getting them to remove, clean and refit as a small misalignment could be the cause here. Hope it helps, new666uk

Really?!? I've just failed the MOT due to a leak on the OSF shock and been quoted £240 for ONE to be fitted by our local Fiat/Lotus/Volvo dealer! Just waiting for my usual garage to call back with a quote.

its the bushes they will be dry mate,get some silicone spray and spray all your bushes the noise will vanish i sprayed mine over a year ago and its still away. Easy as that? Thanks Ormi I'll give it a try. Any particular spray recommended?

Hi all, I've started to notice that I get bit of a creak from the front suspension usually when braking or show speed maneouvering (for example in car parks). Is this that the shocks or springs are getting on a bit? I'm not overly worried as when I had a BMW 325 coupe the rear springs were prone to cracking at the top or bottom of the spring but it only really affected ride height (look at and E36 and you'll often see the back end seems low on one or both sides). My question is - should I be more worried on a Lexus that creaks? Its a 2001 SE model with just under 100k on it. thanks Paul

After the fun and games I've had with mine I rang National Windscreens who fitted the new windscreen earlier in thr year and told them the problem. Straight away they booked in into the workshop for that Friday afternoon. Turned up, watched as they removed the screen and between us we checked for evidence of the seal quality on both the body and glass. To be fair it was pretty good all the way round. They cleaned up the glass and body and refitted the screen. I wandered into town for a couple of hours to leave it to cure. That night it snowed and the windscreen spend the next day and a half covered in snow. I've since been through rain and taken the car to the car wash and its not played up at all. That was 2 weeks ago now so fingers crossed just refitting the glass has solved the problem, might just have been slightly out of alignment. Overall impressed with Nationals follow up customer service and that so far the lights are back under my control.

Hi all, Actually after the same thing myself, mine has a 2inch crack which fortunately isn't leaking water in. Don't want to spend full £ as seen on ebay etc so any offers appreciated. thanks new666uk

Starting to get annoying now. I pulled IH3 and the one above out and inspected them on Sunday. Nothing wrong there. Plugged it all back in and its been fine Sunday, Monday and today. The relay buzzing has stopped and its been left in since then too. Thought I might put some silicone under the rubber pieces in the bottom corners to try and prevent water ingress. I'll wait till it warms up a bit first so I can work with silicone (bet is cures badly in this cold weather). One thing that came up when discussing this with my Dad (he's also got the exact same car) and he reckons that as Autoglass refitted the replacement window to solve a whistling noise they can't have completely cleaned the adhesive from it before refitting so that could be preventing a solid seal being formed. I'd forgotten about that but it makes sense. Might chase Autoglass for a brand new replacement screen and ensure its well sealed. eigenvalue - thanks for the advise on the scuttle plate. I've left it in place if you don't thing I'll see anything.