LisaDarren

I have already paid for 3yrs servicing up front so it looks as though I can only ask the extended warranty :-) Thanks again for everyones help Best regards

Yes, I'd ask for a years free servicing and two years extra full a warranty as a starting point ;)

I also forgot to say that my water pump was replaced in May last year and again in September so is this related to the engine problems or is this a seperate issue?

Hello Thank your help with this. As my warranty is about to expire I am going to ask for another 12 months FOC as they have just told they need to replace the Engine Block so they will have my car untill at least next Wednesday. (15 days in total. Do you think I am within my rights to ask for a further 12 months warranty once I get my car back? Also as I have been driving a brand new 220d I have noticed the tank takes at least 50miles less when I fill it up than my car does? Do you know why this could be as I do far too many miles to have a car that is going to come back with 50 mles less per tank? Thanks again for all your help Best regards

Thank you so much everyone for your help with this. With the comments about the fault being down to the driver I can assure you I am a very good driver and currently do around 30k miles a year. I do not drive my car off from standing to hit 60 miles an hour as soon as some peopple do nor do I over rev my engine whilst stationary at traffic lights like some people do. I drive my car as it should be drivn and will continue to do so. If over reving your car caused the head gasket to go then garages across Britain would be open 24hrs a day 7 days a week after some of things I see driving up and down the motorway. The car has gone to a lexus dealer and it was the dealer that told me this was a recent known problem in the 06-09 plate 220d that they were aware of? They can't speak for all dealers. The reason behind my questions was to find out if anyone else had had the same problem? i.e was it a more common problem across the UK or just locally to where I live. I trust the dealer I use and they warned me about the problem as they know how many miles I do each week and they didn't want me drivng down the M1 to London one day and the car fail on me. They have assured me even if my car wasn't under warranty they would do the work and when I receive my car back in a weeks time they say it will drive like new. I am currnetly driving a brand new 220d which apparantly does not have this know fault and it drives just as mine did when I first picked mine up last February. So I am confident my car will come back to me as new. So I go back to my original question - Does anyone know if this is an official known problem or not or will each dealership deal with the problem based on each case given to them? So again thank you all for your comments I do value everyones opinion

Hello, We purchased our lexus in Feb last year so it is still within the 1yr warranty it came with from the dealer. The car is just over 3yrs old and the fan started to make a very loud noise over Christmas so I took the car to the local dealer. They have told me the Head Gaskett is about to go so the car has to go in be stripped down tomorrow. They tell me this is a known problem on the IS220 so there should be no problem getting this fixed through Lexus. My previous car was an Alfa 156 and due to countless problems and huge amounts of money spent it was traded in for what I thought was going to be a very reliable Lexus. I am now concerned my lovely car has been a bad purchase and I have now just gone from bad to worse in the car stakes. Has anyone else heard of this problem in the Lexus 220s from 06-09 plate? Also does anyone else know of any known problems with this car that I have not been told about. I have always wanted to own a lexus and I currently fell a little bit let down.