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Nothing leaked with the hose, I definately did my research before taking it in. I thought it was most likely a cracked evaporator core. Turns out that is what the problem was. The dealership was able to reseal the unit, and now I am getting my car back soon. Those kind of things the amateur has a hard time checking out. If I had the knowledge, I would have probably fixed that myself on a weekend, but it turns out it is some job to remove a gs400 dash.

guys (and gals) I have a questions about service fees from your past experiences. I took my car into the lexus dealership for my 120,000 mile service checkup, and needed to get a leak fixed in the car. Water is leaking onto the drivers floorboards, and after reading some forums here, I thought it would be the evaporator core. After taking it to two other places, they could not find a problem with the AC. So, I drove the three hours and took it to the lexus dealership to fix the problem. They charged me 105 dollars evaluation labor, and told me they could not find the problem (this was on monday...) today is tuesday, and they told me they think the problem is a hole in the firewall and when the water drains off the windshield it comes in through the firewall into the passengers well. So -- they told me to look into the problem more, they would have to charge me a full days labor at 900.00 to remove the dash and look at the firewall inside. 900.00 - and that does not guarantee they will fix the problem. So, I am asking you all your opinion, perhaps some of you have been in the same predicament as me. What the deal. I'm in 1000.00 for labor, and they cannot guarantee the problem is diagnosed yet. That's a crock o junk. What would you do in this situation, as I have no options but to complain to the service manager for the outrageous cost. I need the car fixed, but this seems like a lot of work for a pinhole leak in the firewall behind the AC box. On top of that, results from the 120k service indicate I need tranny fluid flushed, radiator reserve replaced, rear breaks done, and two damaged wheel studs that I need fixed. What the heck.....

Do you have stock wheels, or upgraded?

where in the world did you manage to get one of those with that low mileage and black on black ;) niice. May I ask, how much did you spend on that beauty?

I had a problem like that with a VW, may be totally unrelated, but I tried to check diagnostic codes for hours, ran fuel cleaner, changed that spark plugs, etc. All it ended up being was a hole in one of the vaccuum lines.

As far as I know they are all oem. It is a 2000 gs 3 and I've had it for roughly about 2 weeks. ← Could just be one on it's way out. i believe it like most other uses a resistance measurement to turn on the light. So if a bulb has a high resistance it can trigger the dash light. ← cool thanks!!! ← I had this problem nonstop from my previous camry... course the subwoofer didn't help any :chairshot: It was actually a grounding problem with the bulb wire. Easy enough to fix... Little screwdriver or steel wool to scrub up the contacts.

You may just not have enough power going to the back wheels to notice the difference. ;)

I must say, I do not have this problem, however, I think that is mighty cool of you to offer!!! Makes me feel like there really is a community here Thanks to all the awesome lex members!

Thanks, what do you guys think of the eshift? ← E-shift is a toy. This is the first car I've had in 40 years that is not a stick. Just face the fact you are buying an automatic and live (and enjoy) it's benefits. I don't believe the eshift to be a toy! It works wonders when wanting instant power versus the 1 sec power ramp to an open throttle. Going 80 hold it at 3rd gear and feel the difference with hte eshift versus being in 5th and downshifting. I've also found the eshift is nice when holding the acceleration while cornering. The lexus shift lag with the traditional automatic (430) tends to jump into gear too hard when pulling out of a corner.

Does the 400 have the shifting on the steeringwheel? I would love to have that. The 430 is out of my price range, but ive found some 400's for pretty cheap! so basically its just engine, suspension and HID's is the difference? Ive been leaning towards the 400 anyways, but since ive never even sat in one i should get some opinions! and GS430X6, lowenhearts are beautiful wheels! although i manage a performance shop in town here, so i'll end up buying direct :D and have been kinda leaning towards DUB "Big Homies" although i also want to try somthing different than the traditional 5 spoke design. ← The 400 has the eshift on the wheel (I have it) The 430 got rid of it for a ULEV vehicle...

A third rear wheel? What... Like a wheelie bar wheel? That doesn't sound right. They can do other things to handle body flex.

If it does fit on the ES all one would have to do is find the CD stacker and remove the plug and install this one via the RCA inputs. That's the easy part -- now for the more important part, does the camry come with the same pioneer deck as the lexus? If I recall I thought my mom's camry came with a premium JBL Deck, I could be mistaken though.

By wire harness I meant the wire cover. Much like a bicycle break going to the pads on the tire.

This happens to me in my GS as well. When backing up after releasing the break, the light comes back on. Usually just pulling the handle one more snug time releases the break. Check to see if you have sticky pads or a sticky wire. With other cars I have worked on, just some lub in the wire harness has fixed the problem (dont do this unless you know what you are doing)

GuyTelefunken you are the best. I took some time today to look at my fuses, and they were both good. Being as this was a new car, they might not have worked right off the bat. I know some body work was done on the front end -- after taking off the fog lights, lo and behold the mechanic did not plug them in. ... How LAME. Some people just do not know how to do a decent job anymore in the shop. Anyway. Plugged em in, and they are working like a charm... YES!