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They do this in order to make you notice that there is problem. If they made it so that the ride is smooth, you may not notice that there is a problem with the suspension. I received call from the Lexus sevice rep today telling me that I had a bad right rear height sensor and a bad height control motor. The repair estimate is $2700.00!! I am taking the car from them and will have my local mechanic replace the height sensor and see what happens. I know a Lexus tech who told me he has never seen a height control motor need replacing. To be continued.

I have a 2004 LS430 UL with about 84K mi. and the height sensors have been an intermittant problem for about six months. The rear would raise up and the ride would become unbearable then it would self resolve. Sometimes turning the car off then on would help resolve it but this weekend it went "high" and has not resolved. I was told it is a faulty height sensor and the car is going in tonight for repair. My question is why would lexus ever design a system where when the height is in the high position, the ride is unbearable. Every small bump in the road is felt as a hard jolt. I have already replaced the rear struts to the tune of about $2500 and I am pretty upset that another suspension problem has occurred.