Sounds like you have a problem with the variable air suspension system
when there is an uneven sag. And dealers like to blow customers off by
saying everything is normal. So call Toyota's (Lexus) 1-800 number. A
solenoid or valve is probably not working. Is it still covered under
warranty? The 2006?
For me the Toyota Lexus is meant to be the American style ride that
Detroit couldn't build. I didn't think the level of technology is
anything to rave about, and clearly some owners realize that they're
not worth the money they handed Toyota.
On Feb 29, 1:44 pm, mcbrue <mcb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Got back from 3 wks in south Fla. Battery nearly run down, but managed
> to start it so went shopping with chief shopper and I sat in car and
> let it run to charge battery. Noted a qiet noise like a pump running
> at times. This was yesterday. Today got in and drove out driveway and
> car front bottomed on the end of the driveway where it joins to street
> - had never done that before. Parked it and came back out and couple
> of friends with me commented it looked low in the front. Drove off and
> parked it again and when I came out I noted the right front fender was
> down to the level of the tire and the left side wasn't. So I started
> it up and drove off to a place I was sure was level, got out and
> looked at it and it was level with the motor running. But I was
> suspicious, so I drove to stealer****p and asked the nice young people
> there about it. As we talked, the passenger front got lower and lower.
> At time when the nice young service writter measured it with a tape
> measure, there was about 1.5" difference in height. The wheel well was
> closer to the tire on the passenger side, and the top of the tire was
> nearly at the opening of the fender. The drivers side was higher, at a
> normal height. Service writter called the shop and the expert in the
> shop said it is normal for the car to sag when the motor is turned off
> and the car compensates for the drivers weight by raising the drivers
> side higher than the passenger. I have not noted this height
> difference before. Is this actualy true that there is a normal sag to
> the right of 1.5" when the engine is shut off? What is the "running
> pump" sound I hear likely to be - I did hear it again today.
>
> Anyone else notice this heigth difference or pumping sound?
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