Hello fellow owners, apologies for radio silence. Investigation ongoing, here a short recap until now:
* ABS unit broken, no clue why and what caused it
* Replaced at Lexus maintenance, original part came from Belgium, took longer than expected
* Drove abt a week: check abs, check brake system and pop up hood failure signs came again. Took car back to Lexus, could drive, had brakes.
* Two other parts of brake system broken, now replaced. Still no clue what caused and why
Lexus pretty reluctant to investigate further, got these comments:
* Too old car (less than 9yrs??!) Lifecycle expectation for electric parts (such as ABS unit) is 1-2 yrs (??!!) and manufacturer not investigating old cars nor part
Asked aren't they interested in knowing whether this could be a global security issue, need for call back if something found? No resources they replied.
Car should soon be ready, will write a thorough msg once get the tech data. Am myself going to ctc Lexus Europe and HQ in Japan. Have the broken parts. Have spoken with several parties and everyone is shocked how brakes can totally be lost from this brand, age and mileage car. This should also be an illegal consequence: how these cars have been accepted to European market.
Am myself considering of changing as I felt pretty unsafe when I sat behind the wheel again. I love it, but cannot trust it to be safe. As it now has let me down twice.
Will send an upd asap.
Brgds Elina