ColinBarber

You could ask but they may be unwilling to work on non-Lexus components, and a dealership isn't 'Lexus' so may not solve the issue anyway.

If you are moving the sensors then Lexus could claim it was damaged if you subsequently had a sensor fault and tried to claim under warranty - but that only affects the wheel sensor itself, the reset of the vehicle is still covered under warranty. The same reasoning could be applied to wheel bearings if one were to fail - Lexus could claim the third party (and in their eyes untested) wheels create a bigger load on the wheel bearing than originally intended which caused the premature wear. IMO, these are both unlikely scenarios so I wouldn't worry about it.

It depends how good you want it to look 🤣 You could give it a go. Rub it down, apply rust killer, a bit of filler if needed, primer and top coat. If it is just the lip and the inside surface then you can mask off the rest of the bodywork and it wouldn't matter too much if the paint colour didn't fully match. But if any repair is needed to the main vertical panel then you would want a bodyshop to properly blend in the paint.

All Lexus hybrid's suffer from poor 12v battery life which is a problem if you rarely use the vehicle but you are using it enough. Assuming you don't have something added to the vehicle that is consuming power (e.g. dash cam, tracker) and if it is still under warranty all you can do is take it back again - maybe record a video when you have issues to prove there is an issue.

It can be an issue with the IS250 if stone chips are left untreated or wet mud builds up on the inside of the arch lip. We don't see that many with this issue here, whereas the series I IS200 is common for the seals to rot at the wheel arch. Best to get the arches repaired before it gets to the point where major work is required.

How often do you drive your car, and how far? Potentially you may not be driving it enough for the car to recharge the battery. You don't keep your key fob very near your car do you? If it is within communication distance it can consume more power (ideally you should keep your key far away and in a Faraday pouch to stop the risk of a relay theft attack).

I wouldn't expect that. I'd check the carpets, front and rear, as well as the boot well for any damp/water. It could be a blocked door or sunroof drain rather than just condensation.

Indeed. It should hardly be the first time they have p/x a vehicle with a private plate.

They are correct - It either has a fault and throws up an error on the dashboard or it is fine - there isn't any health status like a smart phone unfortunately. As part of a dealer service there is a hybrid health check which will warrant the battery for 12 months / 10k miles (whichever happens first). Even if you don't purchase from the Lexus dealer, or doesn't have full Lexus history, get a HHC done as part of the sale and your battery will be covered, which you can renew yearly until the vehicle is 15 years old. https://mag.lexus.co.uk/lexus-hybrid-health-check-2/ Not much else to look out for - if it's been sitting on a forecourt for a while the 12v battery may need replacing. High oil consumption due to cylinder wear - difficult to check for when just viewing a vehicle. If you purchase one then consider getting the EGR valve cleaned to avoid any future head gasket issues.

It's a worldwide common issue, although not seen as much in the UK. There are two issues, one is the EGR can become blocked, the other, which is likely your mate's issue, is the piston rings which get coked up, cannot rotate and cannot drain oil correctly. It ultimately wears the cylinder bores so even if you free the rings it will still consume oil. It's a design issue that has affected several engines - my son's 2012 1.3 Yaris suffers the same issue - possibly because the previous owner didn't do regular oil changes with quality oil. In 2014/15, Toyota fixed the issue with resigned pistons and oil control rings which have larger holes and different tension. He could try using engine flush before each oil change, and possibly move to 5W30 oil which may help consumption but will increase petrol usage somewhat - essentially manage the issue. Otherwise it needs more major work to decoke the engine - provided the bores aren't damaged. If they are damaged then you need a new block as I don't believe you can successfully rebore that engine. If you search for the issue against the Prius, which uses the same engine, you will find more info as the number of those sold is much larger and hence more cars with the problem.

Seems that way. This thread has been posted within Lexus general discussions, anything non motor related is off topic and may be removed. “General Lexus or Motor related topics may be posted here that do not fit into any forum category.”

Jack up the car, spin the wheels and check for play - comparing one side to the other should allow you to determine if a bearing is noisy, and which one.

You can remove them to drain water but I wouldn’t leave them out otherwise road water/spray will start to get in.

Potentially the tyre but is does seem to be the wheel bearing from your description.

Actually I think I have it wrong. It's the non-hybrid version of the engine that has always had a balancer shaft, with the hybrid version just using a harmonic balancer pulley. So they are using a redesigned variant for the LBX. Difficult to know whether the new 130 Yaris will use it or not - the engine itself generates no more power, so it isn't required to get to the 130 bhp system output. Potentially they could update all versions, including the 115 models, to use the shaft if they didn't want to continue manufacturing two versions. Or it might be the Japanese engine plant creates ones with the balancer and the European plant keeps the older design. Until more information is released on the new Yaris Cross we don't know.

It was mentioned in there, and Toyota gave this reassuring message to existing owners: A spokesperson for Toyota, which owns Lexus, said: “Toyota and Lexus are continuously working on developing technical solutions to make vehicles more secure. Since introducing enhanced security hardware on the latest versions of a number of models, we have seen a significant drop-off in thefts. For older models we are currently developing solutions.”

I’d do it once a week which will be kinder to the 12 v battery - they don’t like being discharged too much.

Depends on country. The OP is specifically discussing a UK vehicle The vehicle will accelerate in increments of approximately 1 km/h or 1 mph for each time the switch is moved.*1 The vehicle will accelerate in increments of approximately 5 km/h or 5 mph for each time the switch is moved.*2 *1: Except models for Europe *2: Models for Europe

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The Takumi grades get extra sound proofing, acoustic glass and active noise cancelling. People test driving a Takumi and then ordered a lower grade need to understand their vehicle won’t be as quiet.

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The box code a correct part code, the part code on the shock itself is just a marking that corresponds to the part code on the box, probably an internal sub assembly part code for the body that isn’t available on its own.

The first one really should read electrically folding mirrors. Auto folding on lock/unlock is Takumi only at that age.

If you have dynamic CC then it increments in 5 mph blocks. If you wanted to just increase by 1 or 2 mph then use the throttle to increase the speed and ‘set’ the speed again. Alternatively you can long press the CC button to enable standard CC which increments in 1 mph (but obviously doesn’t automatically slow down with the traffic ahead).

Find a reg number on autotrader and drop it in here: https://www.lexusservice.ie