I am the second owner of a 94 gs300, first owners were other family members to kept up the service. I purchased it from them with 67K miles, and now have 120K miles. I have several electrical things happen over a few years, some that I have fixed, others that I am becoming concerned about.
1) Started with the passenger side visor light staying on when the visor was closed. New Visor costs $100 or so. Any idea where to buy salvaged parts such as a lighted visor.
2) Then the rear passenger door window up/down switch stopped working (although I can use the drivers door switch to roll down the window from the front). Does this mean the rear switch is bad?
3) Recently, while driving, I tapped the horn and the horn stuck for about 1-2 minutes. Then, it happened a second time about a week later and I pulled off the road to try to pull the fuse as I was in busy traffic, but by the time I got the hood opened, the horn stopped. I think it ended up blowing the fuse that time. After replacing the fuse several times, it still keeps blowing the fuse (which is also the hazard flashers). Any suggestions on what would be causing this problem?
4) Again, recently, I noticed that I have also lost my turn signals. When I both on the dash lights and the exterior front/back signal lights. The fuse appears to be fine. I talked to some on the phone and they suggested that I need to look at the flasher unit, as those sometimes go out. I haven't been able to find a GS300 service manual, does anyone know where to find them? Does this sound like a flasher unit problem, or something even more serious considering some of the other electrical issues I seem to be having?
I am beginning to lose confidence in a car that I really enjoy driving and that I would like to drive for 3-4 more years. Just last year I had to replace the compressor for about $700, so I don't want to get into a sudden money pit.
