slartibartfast

iTrader: (7)

If it's still warranteed, make the dealer do it.

GLife14

Strange, the report said “no leak found” so possible it started soon after the visit. The SA is aware of issue and said we have to order the entire subframe and so on. Didn’t seem like they would intentionally not want to do it, I would hope so anyway. I should have checked before I went in and periodically after I first created the thread. I am under warranty so shouldn’t be a problem.

Rochester

iTrader: (9)

kushp14, keep in mind there's no safety issue here, and odds are you're not feeling any effects from the weakened bushing. It certainly should be addressed, but it's OK to be chill about it and take your time.

You've got four options:

Do nothing.
Replace the OEM subframe... because that's the only thing your dealership would do, warranty or otherwise.
Repair... which seems sketchy to me, but not wrong per se, and kind of clever.
Upgrade with solid poly... which could run into 4-8 hours of shop time, depending on the tech.

Surfnazi

Dealer wont change bushing unless diff has issues, bushing is wear and tear

GLife14

Many people on this forum have had it replaced with no issue.

GLife14

Thank you for the advice. I plan to hold off until next service.

Surfnazi

Depends on mileage and year of car under warranty. First year they will replace anything that's wesr and tear

Black_Vegas

Working as a tech in a dealership I have seen it first hand and when I questioned them about it they would say “no problem found” and pawn it off on someone else. Not sure how your dealership works but every time a car hits my lift I’m checking everything from front to back.

GLife14

Does anyone know if it when this is completed under the elite warranty, and if it fails again, would it still be covered if elite is still effective?

JSolo

iTrader: (14)

Why wouldn't it? So long as coverage is still present, I'd expect it to be repaired as needed. You'll probably have to pay another deductible if you have one as it'll be considered a new issue.

Black_Vegas

If you raise enough hell you might can get it replaced but like @Surfnazi said, bushings are non-warranted items just like clutches.

Surfnazi

Lexus warranty covers all parts even wear and tear on mine. They replaced carbon ceramic brake rotors and pads twice

SuperDave57

Okay, guys, mine just went out, I heard the pop then spotted the leak in garage. A little background, mine is a 2010 Journey Coupe Automatic w/Sport Package at 60,000 miles. I've always had another vehicle along with the G is one reason for the low mileage. I drive the vehicle easy most of the time, occasionally some spirited driving. I tried doing the epoxy fix and my first issue was there was still too much fluid left in the bushing I guess. Fluid kept running out as I was trying to pout epoxy in. So I drove it for a bit, it was leaking pretty good when I got home, spots on the driveway. Tried epoxy again and just noticed another small bit after car sat for quite awhile.

A couple of questions, I couldn't get the Lepage epoxy as mentioned in the video but found Loctite Instant Mix 5 minute Epoxy that looks like it should be the same. Is this maybe not as good as the Lepage product? I have another package left, I guess I'll try one more time with it. Also, anyone who has done this, does the car drive okay with this fix? Mine seemed to do okay but occasionally the shifts seemed a bit funky. Any input is appreciated!

Dave