2008 Lexus IS Engine Problems

“Ever since I had this car, I always had the constant problem of a weird engine smell of rotten eggs, it overheats out of nowhere constantly after multiple repairs and maintenance paid out of pocket. It would shut off while driving anywhere. These are just some of the receipts.”

“It IS known as the valley plate leak. And it's radiator fluid leaking out which causes damage to the compression and also causes the vehicle to over heat easily. It happened when I let the car sit and started it and I noticed the valley plate started leaking.”

“I took my car to the local dealer for the carbon buildup recall in the motor. They rebuilt parts of the internal motor. After they rebuilt the motor for carbon build up, my engine light started to light up for bad catalytic converter. I told them that the light never showed up before and could've went bad from all of the miles of carbon build up that damaged the catalytic converter. They couldn't repair the catalytic converter because I was out of the warranty period.”

“My Lexus isf has a cracked passenger side manifold which IS very audible on startup and beginning signs of a valley plate coolant leak, which will eventuallylead to engine failure. These cars were made in very low numbers, however our car enthusiast community IS experiencing these failures in a higher than acceptable numbers of this rare vehicle. Each repair IS many thousands of dollars and (valley plate 2k-5k) (manifold quoted at 22 hours labor and 1400 for the part from Lexus) taken into account the low production number and high rate of failure, this must be addressed. …”

“In august 2012 my car's engine light and vsc light came on. I took the car to the dealer and they found multiple misfires. The dealer replaced the gasket and 3 pistons and ring sets under warranty. My car engine has continued to intermittently shudder when moving and when idling at stop lights. Today (1/3/17) I was driving on the highway at normal speed and once again my engine light and vsc light are lit up. I received the 9 year extended warranty for carbon buildup, but it only covers me through 3/8/17. If I have carbon buildup again after that, it will cost me $2,000-$3,000 to fix. …”