kdmorris23

Hi all, I have a 2001 LS430 with Mark Levinson sound system and GEN 2/3 Navigation system (in trunk). A few months ago the maps disappeared but the tracking icon continued to work and track on a blank white screen. I went by the local dealership and one of the service techs recommended ejecting the nav disk and re-inserting it and maybe it would reset itself. Well, I did so and afterward started getting the message "DISK READ ERROR.CHECK DISK." when the system resumed. The screen and tracking icon is gone totally now. All I have now is the "I Agree" screen then the disk read error message appears and is locked. I can go into climate and audio mode but when I go to the destination mode the error message appears. Can anyone tell me if this is truly a disk problem or a CPU problem? I can swing the $150-200 new disk cost but not the $2500 CPU. I've got a Garmin but don't like suctioning the bracket onto the built-in nav screen. It looks goofy!! Can anyone help?

I guess this depends on several factors. I'm in SC and just had brakes put on my '01 LS430. They did not have to replace rotors, just turned them (machined because they were not damaged or they never got metal to metal). Had all 4 rotors machined and new pads for all axles for $350.00. The local dealership quoted me $1300 which included all OEM parts and new rotors. They said they don't do just pad replacement, ripoff!! Why replace them if they don't need it?