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Today I asked my wife if the carpet was dry, and she did not know, so I checked. It was very wet! However, only the carpet directly on the floor is wet. If you check the front of that carpet, either side, or the part under the seat, those sections are all dry. All of the other carpet in the car is dry.
We suspected clogged drains in the VW, and after we cleared them that seemed to solve the problem. However, I can't see any clogged drains on the Lexus. It has rained pretty hard here the last two days, so I suspect that the water is coming in when it rains, but I just can't see how.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
There are two types of clogged drains as well. One beneath the fresh air vents (under the wipers) and another that drains off condensation from the AC. This drain might leak from behind the console to the center of the mat.
When I put water into the vents below the wipers on the passenger side, it ran out a couple of places on the bottom of the car. The hole that is apparently the main drain outlet had some debris in it, so I cleaned it out. I suspect that was the problem. The outlet hole on the driver's side was pretty much clear. It does seem like the water runs through some cracks on both sides in addition to the main vent hole. When I put water in the center vent below the wipers it also ran out of a hole in one of the (metal) "channels" that run along the bottom. I suppose this is normal, but I don't know for sure.
We just had a cold front come through or I would check the AC condensation drain. It will certainly get hot here (central Texas) shortly, so I can check that later.
Thanks for the help. Much appreciated.
I had the water leaked underneath the dashboard on the passenger side after having a windshield replaced for a couple
years on my 89 Accord.
The leak was not severe so I didn't do anything. Then the next
windshield replacement fixed the problem.
We took a long trip yesterday with the air conditioner running the whole time, and we did not get any water in the carpet. So I'm pretty sure that's not it an AC drain leak.
Thanks.
How's about put some paper/newspaper on the carpet to see where the water
drips?
I recently brought a GS AWD . However I feel the engine too loud and can hear the humm inside the vehicle. Thought my earlier Camry was better shielded for noise.
Is this common for a GS ? Thats what the dealer personnel said.
Thanks,
Rick in St. Louis, MO
you mentioned. Since it didn't happen all the time I can't pinpoint
the location. It happens only when the outside temp is around
30F+
I have 2002 GS300 with a similar problem on the driver side. I think your tech. finding of missing a body plug is the most logical answer to my problem as well. Can you please tell me where is the body plug is located.
Thank you
Brian
alignment off either. It's annoying to feel the pulsation from
the brake pedal when the rotors are warped.
All I know is at the dealer when they turn the rotors they turn them
on the wheels so they can get a correct run out.
http://www.tomorrowstechnician.com/Article/703/the_great_rotor_debate__knowing_w- - hen_to_resurface_or_replace.aspx
The warranty is only 12months/20K miles. I guess your car is out
of warranty. The TSB says something about the characteristics of the tires & camber adjustment.
"This bulletin contains general vehicle pulling diagnosis and repair procedures along with specific information to help correct pulling complaints.
This information supplements Repair Manual procedures when the symptoms are:
The driver holds the steering wheel without exerting steering effort while driving straight ahead, the vehicle drifts to the right or the left.
While driving straight ahead, the driver has to steer either to the right or the left to maintain straight driving."
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
Dan@diablouno.com
Anyone have experience with similar? Sounds like a bogus approach that is true would constitute a defect that should be covered under warranty.
Any thoughts/advice most welcome.
Thanks in advance.
First, it IS covered under warranty - under emissions.
Second, it is probably just the gas cap that needs to be tightened - try that and drive it for 3-5 days and see if the check engine light goes off.
From the investigation I could do, the problem appears to be that the design of the gas cap causes the fuel opening to expand over time after a succession of tightening the cap after refueling. Eventually, it compromises the seal which causes the emissions system to register a failure. The dealer service folks were surprisingly familiar with the problem as if they had explained it to other customers before.
on the warranty issue, the service rep i ttalked to (my regular guy who is typically a straightshooter) said this condition is NOT covered under the emissions warranty.
This is what i know, hopefully this will help the next guy who has to deal with this.
cht1
i would like to buy gs300 2008 with 65000 km'and i am doing about 30000 km a year.
so how is the car and the reliability? is it too much km?
thank you
chaim
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My wife's 2006 GS300 has 87k miles and started using 2 quarts of oil every 1500-2000 miles with no leaks on the garage or obvious smoke out the tailpipe. Dealer is doing a short block next week for us. Said it was an oil ring failure. We are out of warranty but bought the car new June 2005 and had all recommended maintenance done at the Lexus dealer. In consideration of that they have talked Lexus into kicking in some and the dealer is kicking in some leaving me with a 4500 dollar repair on a well maintained high end car. The good news is I get more than half of a new engine. Bad news is I would really rather have the money and not need the repair. Lexus is taking back the old block as part of kicking in for the repair out of warranty. I won't be able to have any independent shops look at it because of that after the parts are exchanged. I also found a thread on Edmunds.com with a similar story to mine and yours.
Let me know how yours ended up
dave
Austin, TX
More troubling, twice the car has locked me out with the keys inside. Then, I must call AAA to break into the car. The first time this happened, I had been to the car wash and I didn't realize that the key was inside the cup holder. I locked the car and, when I returned, I could not open the car. The second time, I was getting gas. I left my purse in the passenger seat with the key inside. I closed (but did not lock) the door and was locked out. I had no phone, no money, no remote, no mechanical key. The AAA driver said that he's seen Lexuses automatically lock themselves with the key inside.
My Lexus dealer and an independent local Lexus mechanic said they cannot help me unless I can reproduce the problem on demand (which I cannot).
I tried changing the battery in the remote and switching remotes with my husband. There was no improvement. Can anyone help? Thank you!
Jeannette
My '92 LS will "self-lock" if I use the key remote to unlock the door(s) but then do not open a door within 30 seconds. System assumes "butt dialing" in that case.
Perhaps your GS has an enhancement of that early feature.
The door lock/unlock system does not "see"/sense the nearby key and therefore locks the doors ~30 seconds after the key is sensed to have "walked" away.
Your husband's key may have the very same "flaw" but then he doesn't carry a purse, and maybe NEVER leaves the key "loose" inside the car...ALWAYS in his pocket.
A few days after I bought the car, I did a full maintenance, as required after 150K kms (changed the oil in my car + filters, etc.).
I did only about 3K miles since the last oil change and already had to add 1,5 litre of oil yesterday, as the oil level was slightly below minimum. I talked with the dealer and so far they have no clue how to deal with the issue. My problem is that Lexus cars are not very common in Europe, so they local dealers have limited knowledge about solving these kind of problems.
How did your story end?
I went to my mechanic and I have him put a full bottle of "lucas" in with the oil change. After a week I've noticed 1/4 of oil used. So I put in maybe a liter. After 3 weeks it's down to the "low" point of the dip stick...so I'm very frustrated too. How can a new model, almost new car have so much problems?
It would be a broken ring, gasket, "cat", or manifold....
*sigh*
My wife's GS300 2006 model bought new June 2005 started using oil at slightly higher rate like 2 quarts per 4-5k miles. Ended up being oil ring problems and had to have a short block replaced or basically the bottom 2/3 of the engine. Runs great now and uses no oil. Lexus and dealer both helped to reduce cost but still was nearly 5k on an engine that had 89k miles. Retail for the repair was close to 12k. Our problem was found with the oil consumption test as they are suggesting for you. Good luck.
Here's an ebay link:
Lexus GS300 350 400 Repair Manual CD
I've done some 2.000 kms since the repair and not a sign of oil consumption so far.
The total cost of their service was 8.000 PLN, so 2.500 USD (approx.)