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Re: Telephone Mic [cassiri]
by bobs05coupe
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Feb 07, 2006 (4:15 pm)
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Replying to: cassiri (Feb 07, 2006 3:00 pm)
The mic sensitivity can be adjusted in the GX. I've read somewhere that it can be done.
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- #16 of 118
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Backup downhill
by fpaltieri
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Feb 13, 2006 (3:39 pm)
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when facing uphill and try to allow vehicle to roll back the brakes? intermittently grab..anyone with a similar problem...
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- #17 of 118
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fpaltieri
by hopeitsfriday
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Feb 13, 2006 (6:33 pm)
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"when facing uphill and try to allow vehicle to roll back the brakes? intermittently grab..anyone with a similar problem... "
Are you talking about the Hill-start Assist Control?
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- #18 of 118
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Re: fpaltieri [hopeitsfriday]
by fpaltieri
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Feb 17, 2006 (11:14 pm)
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Replying to: hopeitsfriday (Feb 13, 2006 6:33 pm)
my impression was that the hill assist control can only be engaged when going downhill nose first? this problem occurs when i try to roll backwards.
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- #19 of 118
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Balancing
by ps13
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Mar 10, 2006 (1:58 pm)
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We have 05 GX 470 and we found that it is hard to keep the vehicle going Straight on a straight road. This is our first 4WD. The dealer took a look at it and found a minor balancing issue, but we are still seeing this problem. The foreman told me that it is because it is 4WD. Is this true? Has anyone experienced this problem.
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- #20 of 118
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Re: Balancing [ps13]
by nedzel
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Mar 13, 2006 (7:20 am)
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Replying to: ps13 (Mar 10, 2006 1:58 pm)
I don't think it is because of the 4WD, but rather it is due to the design of the truck. I've got a 2003 4Runner, which is made with the same frame, powertrain, and very similar suspension to the GX470. It has poor on-center feel as well.
The good news is that I believe there are 4WD trucks that have better on-center feel. The bad news is that I don't think this can be fixed on the GX470 and 4Runner.
Balancing the tires isn't going to do a thing for on-center feel.
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Re: Balancing [nedzel]
by ps13
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Mar 13, 2006 (11:24 am)
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Replying to: nedzel (Mar 13, 2006 7:20 am)
Thanks for your response. Today I went to the Delear again and he said there is nothing they can do about it and we didn't see the problem on our old Ford Ranger (2WD) which is not the best truck in the market and probably the same size as the GX 470.
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Re: Balancing [ps13]
by nedzel
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Mar 13, 2006 (4:37 pm)
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Replying to: ps13 (Mar 13, 2006 11:24 am)
I googled Toyota 4Runner and on-center feel and found a number of articles that describe this. Here's one about the 4Runner: "However, vagueness in road-feel and on-center tracking required greater driver attentiveness than in other midsize SUVs that I have jockeyed through a variety of contorted backroads." Here's another about the GX470: "On-center feel and feedback, meanwhile, are similar to a typical family sedan's: pleasant, but not sharp." One about the current Tacoma: "the steering was vague on center"
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Re: Lexus GX 470 Problems & Solutions [boat2]
by nizhny
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Mar 15, 2006 (8:03 am)
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Replying to: boat2 (Jan 21, 2006 8:46 am)
Well, you are right in that I was also "dog meat" after the meeting with the Lexus regional technical rep. Actually, they acknowledged that there indeed was a vibration at 63-68/1700-2000 r.p.m. but that this was a "characteristic" of the vehicle -- I read this on other boards, so they must coach their people with regard to this standard response. So, I am going to trade for another Lexus -- certainly not a GX and, like you, I wish I had never gotten involved with it. By the way, I also had the clunk for a while and it seems to have gone away on it's own, but not true for the vibration.
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vibration
by hopeitsfriday
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Mar 16, 2006 (5:56 pm)
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Lexus have gotten rid of most of the vibration problem by changing over to the Michelin cross terrain tires.
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