[BigAls87Z28]

Friends Lexus goes in for tire rotation, they talk him into an alignment and he doesn't leave but a 1/4 mile down the road and the thing was vibrating so bad that it stalled

Hrm...to me that sounds like whoever put the tires on the vehicle did not balance the rears, and when they were rotated to the front, they caused the vibration. Â*
Alignment, unless WAY out of wack, wont cause a vibration. Â*That is a balance problem. Â*Rebalance the front tires, and that should fix the problem. Â*It happens a lot. Â*People will come in for a rotation, and if we see irregular tire wear, we will suggest an alignment, or if it hasnt been done in over a year. We rotate the tires, and do the alignment. Everything is in the green, we set her down and park her outside.
Customer picks the car up, and within an hour they come back complaining of a vibration at high speeds. People will think alignment problem, but usualy its due to the rear tires not balanced or balanced incorrectly. Â*

But as for the brake deal...well thats just amazing. Â*I find it hard to belive that they couldnt get the exact pads!! Â*Its not like its really hard to find parts for a Lexus, especialy the ES300's.