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Replying to: harbo (Dec 07, 2006 8:20 am) Turns out we had to pull the fuse because the flucuating volume was a serious distraction to driving. Nothing like a violently loud popping sound randomly coming from your stereo - it was like a 6 year old having total control over the volume and spinning to max volume every few seconds. More research on the 'net shows this to be a fairly common problem with the Mark Levinson amp in the GS. This link has the Lexus service bulletin and the subsidized Lexus replacement program. http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21700&hl=amplifier The amp costs $2000 new and 'only' $700 under the replacement program. I'm calling Tweeter to see if they can install something for a bit less! |
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I purchased a 2004 GS300 one year ago. So far it has been a very good replacement for my troublesome MB E320. However, the battery has gone dead 6 times since I have owned it. I took it to the local Toyota dealer (No local Lex dealer)for analysis and they said everything was OK, including the battery. There was no unusual drawdown going on with the electronics. They indicated to me that there is a TSB that states the battery may need to be recharged after a "period of inactivity", no specified time interval, due to various active components. The technician said this is normal for this type of car with lots active electronics and he suggested either keeping a trickle charge on it or run it more often to charge the battery. Can anyone tell me if they think this is normal? I just cannot believe a battery should go dead after 7 days if I do not drive the car. Any thoughts on whether some type of beefed up battery might be a suitable replacement? Does anyone have access to TSBs? I would be curious as to what the specifics are. My car is still under warranty so I would like to get things fixed before the warranty expires. Thanks for your help. Forteatwo
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Replying to: forteatwo (Dec 26, 2006 4:59 pm) |
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Replying to: forteatwo (Dec 26, 2006 4:59 pm) There is a current leak somewhere. Or it just could be a trunk light on all the time. Electrical problem is a tough one to debug. You said there is no local Lexus around. So my guess is you didn't buy it from a Lexus dealer. Did you check the history of the car for any electrical modifications or flood salvage, etc? Here's what I would do. Buy a new battery with the same CCA rating as the old one. Drive the car to fully charge it. Leave the car for 7 days. If the battery goes dead, this will confirm a current leakage. If the battery is still OK, it's the old battery issue. |
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Replying to: mike1212hb (Dec 28, 2005 6:05 am) Went to Lexus Dayton OH and they had an expert service tech who found that there was a "body plug" missing on the right side. He has seen it a very few times on GS430 models. It solved it perfectly in less than a half hour. It really makes a difference when you get a person with experience. I would guess the original owner just thought it was normal for a sport vehicle.
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| Thank you for your suggestions. I purchased the car from Wayzata Lexus in Minnesota. They have indicated that everything on the car is under warranty through '08. The history of the car is clean. Given that nobody volunteered that they have a problem keeping their car battery charged, I can only assume the battery has gone dead enough that it no longer fully charges. While it may check out OK under conditions of testing, I am of the impression that it does not hold a charge very long, this can be hard to test out. I guess I will proceed to get another battery. Forteatwo | |
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Replying to: forteatwo (Dec 26, 2006 4:59 pm) The driver 1 and driver 2 seat automatic seat adjustment buttons are locted on the top of the plastic seat molding on the drivers left side. She's older so occasionaly when she got out of the vehicle, she'd place her left palm on the seat and push herself up, jamming either the driver 1 or driver 2 button into an engaged position. Eventually, the constant "signal" drained the battery. The Lexus boys finally figured this out by pulling the fuses one at a time --three hours of labor, but that was it. |
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