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I am looking into the purchase of a 2001 Black IS 300. The car has 187K miles but appears to be in excellent condition. Edmunds has it listed at over $10K even with the mileage and I can get it for a good price. Does anyone out there have high mileage on their IS, and if so, what key items should I look for relative to potential issues with the car? I appreciate any input.

I have a 1999 ES that I bought used in March 2005. It had a similar problem with the restraint light flashing. First of all, the manual states that if it blinks it has to do with the seat belt tensioner, not the air bag. It had been taken to a dealer by the previous owner and it still would blink periodically. I finally checked all of the connections and was able to get it to stop by ensuring all plastic connectors were tight under the front drivers seat. It has started blinking again once since March and it quit immediately upon jiggling the connectors.

Hello, bought this 1999 lexus es300 with 36,000 miles 2.5 years ago. Let me give you a list of problems that I am currently having! Now the car has 95,000. I got it at an auction, did vehicle check and everything is clear, never been wrecked, etc., The problem is ever since I have had the car, the air bag sensor on the dash has blinked! The closest lexus dealer is 160 miles away and cant get me in for 2 months! ! I have had it checked out by numerous mechanics and no one can tell me what the problem is! I have had the o2 sensor replaced a month ago, and ultra quiet brake pads ( in which the darn things still squeek!  which sucks because Lexus is not supposed to squeek!) The check engine /trac on/off light is back on, and to top EVERYTHING OFF, I went on vacation, ran the a/c the whole time I was there, and on my last day, noticed the smoke blowing out of the vents, and the floor behind both front seats was seriously soaked with water (I have to use a wet vac twice now! ) The a/c still works, but not as good as it could be, and I am scared to run it because of the water issue! Can someone please help, I made an appointment at the dealership, but its not for 2 months, and I wuold hate to drive all that way for them to tell me that I have to pay up thousands to fix this! Thanks in adavance! Kelley ;) , please email me at kguzylak@yahoo.com

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I always have it on Auto, but it does it in that mode.

I have a 1999 ES 300 w/82K miles that I bought about 3 months ago. Enjoy the car immensely but one thing about the ventilation system bugs me. When the inside of the car is hot and you start it up, the mode automatically switches to recirculate versus fresh air. This is fine if you have the A/C on and want to cool the car down quickly, but it does this without the A/C being on. Then you just get recirculated hot air, no fresh air.

Is there a way to change the default mode on this or is it just the way it is?