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Replying to: shepali (May 09, 2006 6:19 pm) |
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| Anyone experience this one? My break pedal vibrates when depressed. The vibration lasts for a second or two and can happen when I am slowing down or have been sitting at a traffic signal for awhile. It just suddenly vibrates, enough for me and other drivers of the car to notice. It is very noticeable. Lexus claimed they could not duplicate the problem. I also experience the "clunk" when stopped at a light or stop sign. I have horror stories with this problem in my previous vehicle, the LX470. | |
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Replying to: jimbo28 (May 23, 2006 3:03 pm) As for the clunk, it's probably the slip yokes that need greasing. It's no surprise that you experienced on the LX470 -- the drivetrain and suspension of the LX and GX are very, very similar. |
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Replying to: shepali (May 09, 2006 6:19 pm) I am always playing with the gear lever anyway to help decelerate when braking I guess because one of our cars is a 6 speed manual. Let me know if you find out that this shifting behavior is not normal.Thanks.
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Replying to: ironman87 (May 30, 2006 7:19 pm) We took my wife's '04 GX470 on only its second long trip ... Tucson to Yosemite and back ... and the cruise control drove me crazy as well. I also found the car/truck to be stunningly unstable at speeds above 70 and with any breeze at all I fought with the car to maintain straight line driving. Actually made me long for the Grand Cherokee we traded in for this "luxury" ride. If I had driven this car on the hiway before buying it I wouldn't have bought it ... it is, IMO, a grossly overrated vehicle. Fancy shmancy, but for $53+K I really feel I made a BIG mistake. My wife loves it, but she's really clueless about how a vehicle should ride. Bart  
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Replying to: ps13 (Mar 10, 2006 1:58 pm) My experience exactly. Our GX470 has horrible road manners at highway speeds ... our old Grand Cherokee was an infinitely better road car ... the Lexus doesn't come close to it. From the posts I'm seeing here it's an inherently poor performer by design. Bart
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Annoying problem. On my GX470, the trip timer does not automatically reset after turning off the engine. You will have to hit the reset button for it to reset to 0 minute. I checked the manual and it is suppose to reset after each time the engine is shut off but I called the dealership and they said all of their 06's are showing the same symptoms as mine. Is this a known problem and a misprint in the manual?
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Replying to: txlexas (Jun 13, 2006 6:55 am) I've had several cars over the years that have the trip timer - E/T, and NONE of them reset automatically. Gotta be a misprint in the manual. It would be silly to have it reset every time you turn the engine off. How long does it take me to get to San Diego? If I stop for gas or a bite to eat I'd have NO idea of my total elapsed time unless I did that with my watch ... and that would totally eliminate the value of the E/T timer IMO. Bart
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Replying to: nedzel (Mar 13, 2006 7:20 am) I'm very disappointed w/ the hiway stability of my GX ... had I been to this board before I bought it, or had the good sense to test it on the hiway, I wouldn't have gone near it. I had a Navigator that was FAR superior on the road, and for that matter my wife's Grand Cherokee was far superior on the road ... not as quiet, not as luxurious, but far easier to drive at hiway speeds. My two daughters had Isuzu Rodeos that were better! Bart
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Replying to: blov8r (Jun 16, 2006 6:45 am) I have GX 2005 with 10k miles: - One thing I agree, the steering feels awkward ... and I have to deliberately attempt to keep it in center, while noticing it is not quite always. I usually dont mind though, cause I thought this is mainly due to height of GX ... consequently steering so much away from wheels. - this truck rides more smoother, more quieter, more buttery than any car, i have ever driven ... so its joyous aspect - when i bought, its wheels were not aligned and I took it to dealer, since then, it drives flawlessly - the truck has tremendous acclerating power, overtaking power with nice braking. On accelerating you literally feel as if rocket just burnt initial fuel and now takin off (and i love the faint sound that GX gives) All that said, I'm these days concerned about gas consumption, 16.1 mpg on my vehicle is too much.
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