My Lexus RX330 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Hello, I bought my RX330 new in 2004 and it only has approx. 50k miles. It's the best car I've ever owned. I installed an after market XM radio and I can play that or ipod, iphone, ipad music. It ls clearly out of warranty and now both side mirrors will not tilt up, down or side to side. The dealer charges way too much money to fix. From what I've learned so far is the actuator inside the mirror has failed. Does anyone have a drawing/repair manual for this? Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj8708 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Hi M and welcome to the Club. I know you've had the RX330 for some time and your certainly not a novice. However, the number one cause of your problem is not the actuators/motors in the mirrors, but having left the mirror L/R switch in the middle position. If you toggle the switch to the left or right position, your mirrors will both function up and down, sideways and so forth. I would be very suprised if this isn't the problem. When you think about it, it would be pretty odd for both mirrors to develop the same problem at the exact same time. Good luck. Let us know if that solves your problem. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Lexus RX330 Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Oh yes, I don't adjust the mirrors that often but I do select L or R to adjust them and they do not respond. I'm not sure if it's the L-R switch or the actuators. Anyone have a schematic or repair manual for either. thanks, again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tfaller Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I'm having a similar problem. The left mirror will not work at all but the passenger side mirror does. Can anyone have a suggestion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1307 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Probably much too late, but... I have a 2005 RX330 with one bad actuator on the passenger side; mirror tilts up and down fine, but not in and out. My service writer listened to my issue then responded that you could manually adjust the mirror without causing any damage (and save about $450 in the process). Since i'm the only driver, this seemed sensible to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blautens Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 The driver's side mirror on my 2005 RX330 is a little slow to move right/left - up or down is fine. I believe it is a common failure item. I manually adjust it if it's really sticky and I feel the need to change it - then go about my merry way - since only my wife or I drive it, not a big deal. There is an entire Lexus RX service manual available at this website should you be feeling up to the task of the repair: http://bahamutcars.free.fr/workshop/RX_03-07/contents/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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