Corry El

Got the car back and...that didn't fix it. Shop said they tested it cold and no idle variation but it also seems to vary with weather, hasn't 100% *always* done it with me either since it started. Today it does it again, maybe less so but again seems to vary anyway. I give up. I planned to sell the car before long anyway, this is by far the oldest car I've ever had, so I just will. I'll live with it in the meantime.

Tried cleaning throttle body intake and MAF myself, no change. Took it to independent Lexus specialist who also cleaned the throttle body (I didn't say I'd done it, maybe I didn't do it enough) but said a resistor in the fuel pump controller was registering low resistance and Lexus says that can cause idling problems in GX470. Doing both those things solved it he said (so probably the resistor). I'm picking it up today or tomorrow to make sure that's true and remains so.

I don't think so, at least on my basic OBD2 tool as far as I can see. It seems to just say all OK now. My eventual course of action is to take it to independent Lexus specialist (rather than my neighborhood guy) to see what if anything they can make of the problem. I was just wondering if it was a common thing with a known likely cause. Thanks.

In neutral, RPM gradually falls off to 500 or less, then zooms up to around 1000. With the car in drive the variation isn't as great but the engine is 'bumping' against the transmission, very noticeably. It goes away when the engine reaches normal operating temperature. My 'trusted mechanic' has basically given me the 'can't reproduce' (meaning no engine check light or OBD2 fault code and he doesn't want to try to troubleshoot without that, fail to find the cause, then have to get me to pay for his labor). But it's definitely there, anybody else had this? Possibly relevant earlier problem: a couple of months ago I did get OBD2 code P1445 (secondary air injection system valve stuck closed) after engine check and VSC/off lights came on. But it went away by itself, first the warning lights disappeared but OBD2 tool still registered the fault, eventually it too showed all clear. But 'secondary air injection' is an emission system operating when engine is cold, now cold idle problem, related?

Hi all. I was grateful to use the advice on this thread, and just wanted to give another example for future reference. 2005 GX470. Problem: intermittent ABS, VSC TRAC, VSC OFF and skidding vehicle icon lights, all at once. Mainly started with foot on brake but could persist for awhile while driving. Less often, the shifter interlock would lock the shifter in park requiring us to push the override button to the right of the shifter to put the car in gear, and that button finicky, had to push it several times sometimes. The problem seemed more common in wet conditions but was not sure. Attempted solutions: -tighten gas cap: no -new gas cap: no -new brake lamp switch (part no 84340-69015) $42.21 on Ebay, installation labor $82 (tried but couldn't figure out how to DIY): bingo