santiagol

Welcome to the LOC, The Dunk! There is also a TSB for the problem you're speaking of. Lexus realized that cables were wrapped a bit too tightly so when the wheel would start retracting, it would ever so slightly disconnect itself and cause it to stop retracting. If you know of someone who has a membership or access to alldata.com could print it off for you and you could try the fix yourself. It may be you need a new motor, but this is a cheaper try than maybe jumping the gun and buying the new motor ;)

Keep looking around - the telescoping function gears wear out so the teeth do not engage. you can build a shim from spare parts that will solve this in 20 minutes with minimal skills - a 2 babana job. There is a major write up with images and everything.

In my 99 LS400, any time the battery is disconnected the VSC must be recalibrated. Connect the battery and turn the ignition key to ON while keeping the car perfectly still and level until the VSC check light goes off. This takes about 15 seconds, no longer than a minute. If this does not work after a few attempts, your VSC is defective.