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Lexus LX 470 strange sounds
It's almost Halloween and time to figure out what those strange sounds are.
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Anyone have any ideas what this could be?
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
2013 LX 570 2016 LS 460
Mine just starting doing this same exact tone yesterday.
Thanks.
I had a similar sound , only when i was going over 30 mph.
One time when a friend was riding me with he also heard a loud noise, he said pull over I know how to fix it .
The roof rack has small turn wheels to tighten the bars but were loose and both horizontal bars were make a hell of a sound, once we squeeze them tight loud sound was gone.
I hope I was of some help.
Lou
Can anyone give me some insite
Thanks
Noise goes away when i shift to P....idle is then normal
I have checked for loose objects in Truck, loose shoulder belts, etc,..and NO Luck.
JUST Bought the LX Last week as a CPO Too!.
Any ideas?
According to the CPO Report, the tires were installed in 12/2007.
At purchase on 2/26, i am seeing outer treadwear already,..and Truck feels Floppy even in 'sport' mode.
Is this normal with these tires, and can i get the dealer to replace these with say Michelin LTX?.
also, i find it odd, but my GX470 appears to be off balance (i.e. the right side of the car appears to be higher than the left when looking at it from the back). Am i crazy? the dealer says that it is within manufacturer specification, blah, blah, blah. I was wondering if anyone else had this problem.
thanks,
Alex
It stinks because this happens intermittently, and on occasion, 'idle' is smooth when i take it to Service, so they have nothing to diagnose.
hand was protected under the Lemon Law and they repurchased it. I took a
loss because I decided not to go to court and fight them on it. They are
sending my vehicle to an auction and I feel bad for the poor soul who is
going to get it at the auction. Lexus is aware of this noise in the LX470.
Lexus issued a TSIB (Technical Service Information Bulletin) about the Clunk a long time ago--at least several years ago--and covers 2003-2008 models. The TSIB was updated to include some 2008 models in September, 2008--those with VINs less than JTJBT20X*80170241. The TSIB is # L-SB-0116-08.
Essentially, this TSIB authorizes Lexus dealers to replace the driveshaft with a new version of the driveshaft that does NOT clunk. The replacement will be done for free if your GX is still under the factory drivetrain warranty, which is 72 months or 70,000 miles. So, if your GX qualifies, call your Lexus dealer and get the free replacement driveshaft.
Our 2008 clunked a bit--not all the time--and we had ours done last week. Now there's no clunk at all!
If your GX is out of warranty, the clunk can be mitigated somewhat by greasing the zerts on the driveshart every couple of months--the grease seems to take up some of the "slop" in the driveshaft splines. Or, you can buy the new driveshaft for around $600 or so and have it installed or DIY. It's about a 20 minute job.