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I have an 01 LS430 UL, the cruise wont work if any of the safety feature is out, even a brake bulb, i had my vsc light on, cruise control didnt work, till i got it fixed,...everything worked fine after

i got the problem fixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! finally, i reset the vsc light by jumping the DLC3 Ts and Gc connectors, waited till i got a message vsc test, shut off the car, took the jumper out....voila...lights off,,,,,

I tried a new battery in my car, i still have the VSC light on, I might need to reset the vsc sensor, anyone done that before?

Having a working original battery in a 2001 LS430 seems amazing to me. I'm about as obsessive as one can get about maintaining batteries -- checking weekly and topping up with distilled water -- and I rarely get much more than four years out of a battery in an LS. Maybe I should ignor them, LOL. My 2000 LS400 in-service date was 31 July 2000 and it is already on its third battery. The original battery was replaced 14 Oct 2004 after its failure was verified by my regular mechanic -- so it lasted a little over 50 months. The second battery, a rather expensive Interstate installed by my mechanic, failed in March 07 -- it lasted only 29 months. This time I replaced it with a battery from Wal-Mart since it was a weekend, failure was total and I was stranded - in a cemetery, no less. I've gone through a butt-load of batteries in the almost 18 years I've been driving Lexus LS cars. The owner of the indie repair shop (specializes in Lexus) who maintains our cars told me that the LS is particularly hard on batteries due to all the electronics/power gadgets. I'm thinking that his theory is correct since my wife's 10 year old Camry is on only its second battery. On my LS cars, batteries have generally exhibited signs of failure over a several month period before failing completely. Symptoms have included the engine dying when driving hard around a low speed curve and/or hitting a bump or pothole -- and on my 2000 LS400, the display of the "Check VSC" message. During this period of gradual failure, the batteries have sometimes checked out as still being OK when the specific gravity of the electrolyte was checked with a battery tester. Unless you are trying to set a record, you might as well replace your battery. No, I m not trying to set a record on my battery, haha. I had the Battery checked and the alternator as well, they seem to be fine. But, I was reading other posts on club lexus.com, its funny someone mentioned almost similar symptoms as mine, he had his car checked by autozone scanner tool, and it trigered his VSC off light, he said he paid someone with the lexus hand tester to reprogram the sensor.

I will do that today, hope it will work... thanks

Hi, did your car die on you,?? mine still has the original battery, but it starts fine and have no symptoms that the battery is weak,,, i dont know,,, its confusing,!! but thank you

If anyone needs those struts, i have both side Used OEM along with all the accessories of the trunk they cameout 03 LS 430, email me if you are intrested

I still have the VSC off indicator on, on my dash, after some reaserch, i found out that you need to recalibrate the Zero Point Calibration of the sensors, Have anyone done that before.. i have the instructions CheckVSC.pdf

thanks nc211, Thats what i was planning to do, there is unlimited info on that site, and i dont think there is something wrong with my car, i downloaded some important articles, if i come across and someone need them, i will post them on theis site, but from what i realized you need to lexus tool to scan or reset some of the issues/// thanks

Same with my 01 LS430 UL, temperature was 5 deg, in boston this morning, the sound didnt come out, its the second time that happens to me, it came back after the car warmed up inside, but i had to shut it off, and start it back up.....

1990Ls400, I just subscribed to the techinfo.toyota.com for one day, however i tried to find something similar to what you sent me, but i couldnt,,, can you tell me where did you get this info, Repair manual?? I hope you get back to me asap, my account will expire 1-3-08 at noon, thanks

thanks alot for the attachment, i will try it soon, do you think when i disconnect my battery, Am i gonna need a radio code??

I dont have the procedure for resetting the VSC, i wish I can find out how to reset it myself...

my check engine light went off byitself, and I have changed the taillight bulb with the right ones, the taillight failure message is off too. I still have my VSC light on, I had it checked at the dealer, they said it might be the Yaw rate sensor, its 348$ sensor... and 400$ labor, But they dont guarantee it will set the light off, since its a 6-7 year old car. so I will wait for a little while to see if it goes off, and the cruise control still not working, I believe it related to the VSC light being on. I will keep you posted if any news..

Here's an update,,, today the check engine light went off byitself, ???? i still have the VSC off indicator on,....i called the dealer, they said it might be the gas cap, i still dont know,

I just got a used 03 lS430 trunk for my car, ( I have a 2001 LS430 UL), I am gonna post the OEM trunk support, plus many other items from the trunk on ebay, i will keep you posted

I did read the owners manual, it says when i have the "Check VSC", i should visit the dealer, about the bulbs i replaced, I read the other post, and i got diffrent bulbs , from NAPA, advanced aUto parts, I swaped them all, nothing happen, I called the dealer and im gonna pick up the right! bulbs, Hopefuly monday,, we will see what happen... by the way, i checked the OBD II on the car again last night, I have a new code added to the ones i Had, P1125, whcich is the Trottle Position Sensor, I ordered it as well, i will change it, Monday will see if it will fix the problem

thanks guys, I checked the battery, it seems to be just fine, and the alternator is good too, I still dont know what to do//

hello everyone, I am having a bad week with my car, it was just fine the other week, and all of the sudden, i started having all these lights at one time,,,, first i had a bulb out i changed it, but never shut the tail light failure message on the screen, second i lost the sound out of my speakers, then worked on its own after a few hours, today, check engine light, P0172, P0175, system rich came on,,,, later on check VSC, came on, with the check cruise control....... i dont know what to do, the dealer is gonna hit me with a huge bill to fix that,,, i hope you can help./ thanks

I just tried it now, its working just fine, I guess the low temperature mught have some effects on it, its sunny and 35 degrees now,,

I had the similar issue this morning, when the temperature was 8F, i had no sound coming out the speakers, the dispaly was fine, It s the same model you have, i am looking to find anyone that can help, or if you had your problem solved.. thanks

its not doing anything,.. i read in previous posts that the link system mute the radio.... not sure !!!

I have a 2001 LS430 UL, with Mark leninson, this morning the temperature was 8 degrees (new England weather), the sound never came out of the speakers, I am not sure if its a bad amplifier due to the weather conditions, or has to do with the "lexus Link System". Note that i never had any problems with neither one of them,,,,, Is there any fix to it or i have to go to the dealer,,?? thanks

I read the previous posts on th taillamp failure, all my lights are working even the breaklight bulb in the rear deck stop light, I had 2 lights out, when i changed them, the message on my dash never went away, and the lights are working fine, is there any reset for it, Thanks

You must mean that the mirrors don't "dip" anymore. To make them dip down when you put the car in reverse, move the mirror adjustment switch to either the left or right - the mirrors do not dip when the switch is in the center position. yeah, i meant dip..... thank you though, you were right, i moved it from the middle position and it worked.... thanks a lot.!!!!!!!!!