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I'm considering thee Junction Produce mufflers with Invidia pipe for my '06 GS430. There is a video on You Tube and the Junction Produce mufflers give the car a nice 8 cylinder rumble, instead of the "tinnier" sounding V6.

For the last four days now, I have had an odd issue with my Bluetooth. On Sunday, I was on a call that got lost (thanks Verizon). When I called the person back, I couldn't get it to go through Bluetooth. Now whenever I get in the car (it is set up to automatically pair to my B.B. Tour) the car goes into a mode that shows "CONVERSATION" but there is nothing but a loud buzzing. The only way to end it is to hit the Hang Up button. My phone shows its connected, the car shows its connected, but when I dial out (on the phone) NOTHING appears on the Nav screen except the map or whatever I have on there, and when a call comes in, it shows I have a call, but I cannot pick it up. I have deleted the phone from the car's Bluetooth and the Car Hands Free from the phone, re-paired them and still have the same issue. Does anyone have any ideas? :( Thanks!

As much as I love my GS 430, I would like just a little bit throatier sound to the exhaust. Has anyone put the Tanabe Medalion Touring exhaust on their GS 430? On their website, they only have videos of it on a GS 300. If anyone has any other suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them! Thanks!

I had the car in the dealership. It wound up being the gas cap. It was not sealing properly. It was replaced and the issue is GONE!

I have Michelin Pilot A/S on mine and they are very good. We also have them on my wife's 2001 Corvette. They were the only Run Flats for her car that actually had a snow rating (up to an inch, but better than nothing here in IL). The Pilots are quieter and run smoother than the Goodyears that were stock. I only buy the Michelins now for any of our vehicles!

I just experienced the same thing with my 2006 GS430. The display showed the lights for Traction Control shut off, the check engine light, and the tire pressure monitor system. The digital display kept showing Check VSC. I disconnected the negative terminal on the battery, let it sit for about 15 minutes and reconnected it. All lights and the message are now gone and my VAIS I-Pod docking cord works again, which it stopped suddenly yesterday. The battery disconnect only worked for a couple days. The lights are back on and the car is going into the dealer tomorrow! I don't have the problem the Original Poster did with the car running rough though. I guess we'll see. I'm just concerned they are going to go through all the different steps I saw others go through with the same experience on here! We'll see!!!

I just experienced the same thing with my 2006 GS430. The display showed the lights for Traction Control shut off, the check engine light, and the tire pressure monitor system. The digital display kept showing Check VSC. I disconnected the negative terminal on the battery, let it sit for about 15 minutes and reconnected it. All lights and the message are now gone and my VAIS I-Pod docking cord works again, which it stopped suddenly yesterday.

Well, there is your problem, Flaken are bargain basement tires. You need something that will grip better. UPDATE: Took the car into Lexus today and explained that over about 55 MPH and especially at higher speeds, the car needs constant steering corrections and almost feels that as soon as I compensate in one direction, it almost seems like to much and then I must adjust some the other way. Also told them that the car handling also seems very compromised based on road conditions such as one bump or dip forcing me to start making corrections again. My Jetta was easier to drive. I don't dare drive this Lexus one handed. I said no way should this 46 thousand dollar car be handling in such a dangerous way. This is supposed to be a sport sedan competing with the 5 series BMW. Mechanic went for a ride with me. He said he would check the alignment and also would look at the settings for the electromechanical steering. He informed me that there was a campaign and the steering racks were replaced. I don't know if that was on all 06 GS300 models or just part of the CPO program. He had heard of this steering issue before. He told me he cleared the rack/PS settings and reset everything, alignment was spot on. He feels this will take care of the problem. After this repair, on lower speed roadways, the car felt better. I only got up to about 60 mph for 20 seconds on a very flat well paved road. I will get it onto the hwy within the next day or so and update you. I sure hope this helps. By the way, they said they use Falken tires all the time with no problems. My 2006 GS430 had the racks replaced before I bought it. No problems with mine, but the GS is notorious for having steering with less "feedback" than its BMW and Benz competitors. I believe "uninspired" was the term that was continuously used in reviews.

I used to pay $35.00 for my 2001 LS 430 plus about $30 extra for tire rotation. When I went and got my complimentary one for getting a new CPO, the receipt printed out $65.00 for oil change only. The interval for the oil changes is 5,000 miles at my dealer instead of 3,000 so that helps offset the costs too.

I have one the dealer installed for the previous owner. The docking cable is run in the center console so I just keep an I-Pod Nano in there. It doesn't play through the FM, but through the CD player. The one issue is that it recognizes Playlists as a CD, so you are limited to 99 tracks per playlist and you control it through the stereo. So you can only FF through songs or skip to the next track. You can set it up to just play all the songs and control it on the Ipod. I like it since I don't have anything showing inside the car and can just leave the Nano in my center console all the time. The nice thing is all wiring is done behind the unit and you don't have the interference of the FM transmitter and it keeps the IPod charged.

First congrats, Lee. You got two nice vehicles there. I'd like to say that Lee is a friend of mine and a fellow Moderator of a Watch Forum we're on. He is a great guy and I am glad he came to the Lexus side! You are going to love the cars and enjoy the info on this site too!

Wash and Lube oil change? :) Thats a good one, you might as well go to Jiffy Lube or drive your car into a brick wall and get it over with :) Okay that response had me laughing HARD! Seriously, I use the dealership for my GS430. It is pricier than places like you are talking about, but its worth it for me. The dealer washes it and because its a CPO one, I get a loaner (even though I didn't buy it at their dealership). I may just be picky, but I trust the dealership more than I trust a place that services ANY car.

I had Sirius in my 2001 LS 430. The antenna was mounted right next to the third brake light and could barely even be seen. There is still the wire run from the trunk but that can be done through the seatback and hidden in the trim.

I picked up my 2006 GS430 at the end of September during the Certified Pre-Owned special program. It had a little over 40,000 miles and they went $28,500 before taxes. I was debating between the 300AWD (living in the snowbelt) and the RWD 8 cylinder. My wife asked one simple question: Wouldn't you want the 8 cyl. power more? She won! Congrats on your pickup! I will say when the dealership did the "We Owe" work, they gave me a new RX350. The Nav screen in the RX really made me sad when I looked at the one in my GS. I would DEFINITELY be interested in upgrading the screen for better resolution. ;)

With the exception of the Lincoln Navigator I just traded in for my GS430, I am ALWAYS attached to them, as long as they are good cars. I still miss my 2001 LS430 and smile when I see an LS drive by. It was the BEST car I ever had. I got rid of it for the Navigator (for a job I wound up losing). When my friend saw my GS yesterday, she said you HAVE to be happy. You've always been a Lexus guy! My wife is REALLY attached to her 2001 Corvette. We have about a 4 inch think service folder on it and thankfully we got the extended warranty when we bought it (at a Lexus dealer) with 5,000 miles on it. The car had over $20,000 in warranty work (mainly electronics). THe car now has over 130,000 miles. She refuses to get rid of it. I just look at as an unreliable, money pit, but will admit, whe we take it out of storage in April (we just started storing it last year as it was her daily driver, even in Illinois winters) it is a blast to drive. Inevitably, something needs service and the reality sets back in. With ME abyway! ;)

I have owned two other Lexus vehicles. A 1999 GS300 (Gold) and a 2001 LS430 (Black). Unfortunately I got rid of the Black LS last year because I needed a larger vehicle for a new job. I picked up a 2006 Navigator and HATED it! My wife told me the day we went to get it, I would NEVER be happy with anything but a Lexus again. Once again, she was right. I wound up losing the job in April and was stuck with the "Gator". Saturday, I found a 2006 GS430 certified at the dealer I bought the LS at. I never realized how few Certified GS430s are out there. When I checked the entire country, there was only 29, and only one had the Ash wood trim I love! After a few phone calls back and forth, we were able to work out the deal and we went and picked it up Monday. I feel like I cheated on a good woman by buying something other than a Lexus. NEVER AGAIN though! This one has the Tourmaline wheels, Nav, back-up camera, and I-Pod adapter. A touch over 40,000 miles and I LOVE it!!!!!

Chek out the November issue of Car and Driver. They have a Long Term test results of the XFR and they STILL have electrical problems. I test drove one last year and it was NICE!!!!

I do not believe the Sat ready radios appeared from Lexus until 2004 so it was installed in the trunk and only the control unit was put in the front of the cabin and wired to the trunk. The antenna wire for the stock radio is what was cut and left in the compartment, right next to the Nav DVD Player. It doesn't sound too much like this is causing the problem with the Nav. I will try cleaning the DVD again. Here is what the sound guy came back with for costs: FM Modulator - $30 Two Antenna Adapters - $30 ($25 each) Antenna wire (is every one sitting down?) - $400 (he tried a couple different dealers) 2 - 3 hours of labor at $70 per hour. I have tried to contact Circuit City about the "work" their tech did on my car. No response yet.

Well, Saturday I had a local Sound guy look at the car and he found the problem (with the radio anyway). The "gentleman" at Circuit City who I complimented on hiding the wiring and putting the small Sirius unit where I can put it away when not in use and not changing the interior appearance of my car, RIPPED the stock antenna wire out, spliced one of the two other wires together, plugged it into the FM modulator. Doing this completely ruined the antenna wire (why I get no FM or AM) left the bare wire sitting there and rendered it useless. Oh yeah, he said the wire for the Sirius is "shoved" in the unit in the trunk, not even fit in with a plug which explains heavy static on Sirius when I hit a large bump. In order to fix it now, the sound guy has to get: A new FM Modulator 2 Antenna Adapters A new Antenna (possibly just the wire) He stated that this SHOULD not directly affect the Navigation system, but as I understand it, the Nav and the Radio both use the same antenns (back roof-mounted). Here's my suggestion, based on this experience: If you love your Lexus and have the sound system modified, take it somewhere that makes their living on doing such work. OUr cars are just way too nice to risk the kind of work I received!

I had a Sirius radio installed at Circuit City about two years ago. They did a nice job placing the control unit in the compartment for change (right by the CD Changer cover) and the antenna in the back window next to the third brake light. Since it was installed, I cannot receive any FM or Am radio stations and my Navigation system keeps going out. I upgraded the DVD to the 2005 edition and all seemed well. The Nav DVD Player has also been replaced at the dealer. Could the way Circuit City hooked up the Sirius (big unit is in the trunk because they told me that's where the FM modulator is) be messing up my FM & AM reception (which worked before the install) and the Nav system. The Nav system will periodically just cut out where all the buttons on the screen are blanked (like when the car is in motion). The Nav system is the biggest issue to me, but I am tired of driving my 2001 LS430 around and not being able to have use of every option in it. Any suggestions would be appreciated. The guy at the Service Dept. at the Lexus dealer I go to mentioned something about the Sirius causing these issues. Thanks, Scott

I have a 2001 LS430 and have replaced the DVD that was original with the 2005 version. Since then, I have had a Sirius Satellite radio installed. The FM modulator is located in the trunk by the Nav DVD system. Since I have done both of these the Nav system will intermittently not work. Soemtimes when I go to enter an address or pick a POI all of the buttons become inactive (like when you are driving so you don't try to input anything). My dealer has replaced the entire Nav Dvd unit (when it was under warranty) but it is no longer under warranty. Has anyone else experienced this type of issue and if so, how has it been fixed? Thanks!