Lexus IS220 alloys corroding

[wjwren]

have a 58 plate is220d and the alloys are terrible. anybody else had similar experience? My brother in law had an 02 plate IS and had similar issues. Spoke to Lexus garage and they are going to speak to Lexus HQ.

[sparkyhx]

58 is a bit early, but its certainly not uncommon.

Mazda also quite renound for it as well

[chris8291]

I've just bought a mazda with the same problem. Car had done under 30k.I just used it as an excuse to get a wheel refurb and a new colour

[Heaveho]

I took ours back to the supplying dealer and made a fuss........it's been a really common problem for literally decades now on Toyotas and Lexus, and if you stand your ground, and have a full dealer history they'll probably put it right foc.

I used to process warranty claims for a Lexus dealership, so I used to be on the other end of this..............

[belleair302]

The laquer used on their alloys is not great and the softness of the alloy doesn't help. Funnily enough the problem is rare in many parts of the US due to 'cleaner' roads for a large part of each year.

Clean your alloys with a decent wheel cleaner often and then seal with a decent wax or sealant. problem solved.

[Heaveho]

belleair302 said:

The laquer used on their alloys is not great and the softness of the alloy doesn't help. Funnily enough the problem is rare in many parts of the US due to 'cleaner' roads for a large part of each year.

Clean your alloys with a decent wheel cleaner often and then seal with a decent wax or sealant. problem solved.

All you have to do is chip the lacquer slightly when removing or refitting the wheel nuts ( very easily done on the oe poor quality and extremely thin finish ) and the process of corrosion starts, the dealers acknowledge this within the network, hence the often favourable outcome when challenged with the question of rectification. Always worth asking the question, and in the case of Toyota and Lexus ownership in particular, in my experience.

It's a long standing problem, presenting them with the fact that you know this is usually all it takes.