Well.... add another to the list for this problem. Last nigh while getting a sandwich, came out placed the key in the ignition and heard a "Pop"! As described by the earlier people, no resistance in the ignition what so ever after that.
The one thing that I have not heard described by any of you is that the steering wheel having free movement after the key was removed ( pardon me if this sounds ignorant... I am not mechanically incined at all ). Is this common for the rest of you?
Thanks for the feedback on this!! This was a great help and stress reducer.
Lastly, is it not strange the number of incidents since June '05? I guess the next question would be what year are your LX 470's? Ours is a 2001.
San Clemente, CA