1990LS400

Billy did exactly the right thing by bringing the age of this thread to the poster's attention. The OP hasn't logged on to this forum since May 30, 2009 so there is no point in asking him a question. New members like LSfromOR sometimes don't realize how these forums work.

I found the following thread on ClubLexus forum. It shows what the tuner looks like and describes where it is located in the trunk. It sure sounds like you have the tuner from your description of the screens. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-3rd-gen-2006-2011/829588-07-gs350-factory-xm-sat-radio-receiver-install-location.html

I've seen a number of posts from owners of Lexus LS sedans about this - probably because the LS was the first Lexus on which one could open the sunroof and windows by holding down the unlock button on the key or fob. I've read about it happening to owners of owner Lexus models too including the RX. A few people have had their interiors soaked by rain. The most common cause of the problem appears to be what I jokingly call "Tight Pants Syndrome", i.e. an object in a pocket (or purse) pushing and holding the unlock button causing the windows and sunroof to open. I've wondered if this problem has become so common that it is the reason the feature is turned off on the 4th generation (2016-up) RX. A Lexus dealer now has to activate the feature on request. Have you had your RX for a long time but this problem only recently arose? How far is your workplace from the parking lot? The remote can have a remarkable range. On my last LS, I could open the sunroof and windows from about 150 yards away by pressing and holding the unlock button. On my current daily driver (Toyota Sienna Limited - "The Adult Size RX" 😁 ), I can open the sliding doors and hatch door with the fob from about the same distance - I do it every weekday in hot weather as I leave my office to let heat escape from the interior as I walk to the vehicle. That's my best guess. I've learned to be more careful with the remote fobs. I've also managed to set off the alarms on our vehicles when doing things like kneeling to pet the herd of cats that meet me at the door when I get home. And I've managing to open one of the sliding doors on the Sienna while it was parked in my garage. I try to remember to remove the fobs from my pocket as soon as I get home. If you've had your RX a long time and this problem just started happening then may it is some sort of electrical problem. Regardless, if you do not routinely use the fob to open the sunroof and windows, you might want to have the Lexus dealer deactivate the feature - done with a scan tool through the diagnostic port.

Did satellite radio ever work in your GS? A satellite radio tuner was optional on the GS in 2007. If you don't have a tuner, pressing the SAT button won't do much if anything. I don't remember how it works in older cars work but those who have newer cars with satellite tuners can listen to a demonstration channel - mainly ads to get you to sign up - even when there is no active subscription.

Back in the 2000's there were one or two members that supplied navigation system components from salvaged vehicles for retrofitting navigation into vehicles that didn't come with nav. It's been a long time since I've seen them active on this forum. Your GS is 11 years old. Is it cost effective to retrofit OEM navigation into a car that old? If you need nav, maybe you could use a phone based nav app or a portable GPS such as one from Garmin. An OEM nav system from 2007 would likely be considered obsolete. If you have to have in-dash nav, maybe consider an aftermarket nav product.

My take is different. Pandora Media has made multiple changes over the years that didn't comply with agreed-on specifications and without notifying companies that were affected. These non-compliant changes affected more than just the Entune and Enform app systems used in Toyota and Lexus brand vehicles. Sometimes, companies scrambled to update their software to cope with Pandora's screw-ups and sometimes Pandora Media fixed the problems on their end. In some cases, other software companies found it impossible or at least impractical to change their software to cope with Pandora Media's mistakes. I wouldn't know as much as I do about Pandora's issues if I had not ended up being a voluntary beta tester for a software company after I reported that Pandora no longer worked properly with their software. Having been involved in software development for nearly 45 years, I can appreciate Pandora's dilemma ... attempting to introduce new features and do bug fixes while keeping compatibility with a wide range of hardware and software platforms. I know first hand the perils of rolling out releases of new software that have to be compatible with multiple platforms and have the bruises to show for it. I've had a pay Pandora account for many years and have been as frustrated with Pandora's problems as anyone which is probably why I don't listen to Pandora nearly as much as I used to although I have continued to pay for it. These days I tend to listen to SiriusXM and Amazon Prime Music while I drive far more than I listen to Pandora.

Does the car drive OK? If it does, you don't necessarily need suspension work or an alignment. One does not replace suspension and exhaust parts simply because of surface rust. It sounds like your mechanic shop is taking you for a ride. I suppose you could take your car to another shop to have its alignment checked. It is certainly not practical to spend $6K or $7K on a car that's not worth nearly that much. I suggest that you do only basic maintenance (e.g. engine oil change if necessary) and go on your trip.

The in-dash Lexus Enform and similar Toyota Entune systems are dependent on Enform/Entune apps running on cell phones. Toyota can control the quality of their in-dash systems but cannot control the capability and quality of cell phones used with their in-dash systems nor can they control the car owner's appropriate use of accounts such as Pandora. An issue like the "invalid login" message that the OP encountered is typically caused by a problem with the Pandora account, registration on the Enform/Entune website or with the cell phone through which Enform/Entune is being used.

Pay no attention to the low life who spew hate and have nothing to contribute. It's odd how issues like yours occasionally happen. One thing to try is to delete and reinstall the Enform app on your phone. You might even have to delete/add the apps to your Enform account on its website. If all else fails, call Enform support.

I didn't mean to imply that aftermarket TPMS wheel units were necessarily bad - only that it must be verified that they are compatible with the vehicle system and that a car dealer should not be expected to make aftermarket sensors function properly. I didn't buy any of the TPMS modules for the winter wheels we use on our current Toyota vehicles from a Toyota dealer although at least one set is the same brand that is factory installed on many Toyota and Lexus models. But then I'm never going to ask a car dealer or anybody else to do the programming. Ah, yes ... the Toyota Matrix \ Pontiac Vibe. I distinctly remember renting a Vibe at the Albany NY airport in the mid-2000's. Funny, I remember that trip because I didn't realize that the office I was visiting and the hotel I was staying at were within a mile of the airport. I doubt that I drove the Vibe even 5 miles over several days before I returned it. It's only OEM wheels for me. I bought Mille Miglia wheels from Tire Rack to use with winter tires on my last Lexus and found that they were no longer available when I curbed one a few years later and wanted a replacement. And the steel wheels I bought for a currently owned Prius v have been a complete PITA requiring different lug nuts and ill fitting wheel covers - I should have bought OEM alloys for it.

If the OP bought a winter wheel/tire package from Discount Tires, the package likely came with aftermarket TPMS already mounted. But regardless of the sensors being aftermarket, here is what the 2017 RX350 owners manual says: "The tire pressure warning valve and transmitter is equipped with a unique ID code. When replacing a tire pressure warning valve and transmitter, it is necessary to register the ID code. Have the ID code registered by your Lexus dealer." Based on the above quoted text, it appears that the TPMS system used on the 2017 RX350 is not the more sophisticated type that senses the ID codes for whatever sensors are currently mounted on the vehicle. According to information on page 591 of the owners manual, holding down the button the OP mentioned until the icon blinks three times merely resets the system after tire pressures have been adjusted and determines how information from registered sensors will be displayed. The action does not "register" the sensors in the ECU. There are a number of available tools that a vehicle owner can use to register (i.e. upload) TPMS ID's in a vehicle ECU. I use the popular ATEQ Quickset programming tool - price was down to around $100 last time I checked. After programming a Quickset with a vehicle's TPMS ID's, upload of the ID's to the vehicle ECU is instantaneous after plugging it into the vehicle diagnostic port and pressing the appropriate Winter (Snowflake) or Summer (Sun) button on it. $70 to $80 to register TPMS ID's is a pretty good deal. Most dealerships where I live charge more.

There is a guy on the Club Lexus forum who said three days ago that he would go anywhere for a nice 99-00 LS400: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-1st-and-2nd-gen-1990-2000/887152-anyone-has-a-99-00-ls400-for-sale.html I think you have to have a minimum number of posts there before you can post an ad for your car in the classified section and then you could respond to the guy's thread and point to your ad. There's just not much demand for 4-door sedans of any age. The sales of new Lexus LS sedans has completely tanked - look at the figures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexus_LS People now want crossovers and SUV's. My wife and I each had a 4-door sedan for nearly 50 years. Today we have none. I know only one person in the past several years who has bought a new 4-door sedan and only one who has bought a used 4-door sedan. Now, if this was a 2000 Lexus LX470 SUV, you would have people lined up to buy it - even in that gold color which is not exactly sought after. As wonderful as your and my 2000 LS400 was when it was new, it's technology is now very dated when it comes to both safety and convenience. New Toyota that sell below $30,000 now have standard features that include backup camera, Bluetooth phone and audio, radar cruise control, automatic emergency braking, and a system that nudges the vehicle back into its lane if it drifts out. A few bucks more gets blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic assist and parking sensors. Our 2000 LS400's have none of those features. So ... if you want to sell your 2000 LS400, you are going to have to find someone who really wants it or change your attitude to that of just getting rid of it. Sorry.

I sold my nearly cosmetically and mechanically perfect 2000 LS400 Platinum Series "SF" (heated seats, originally had Nakamichi audio) in Spring, 2014 for $4999. It was at just under 180,000 miles and virtually flawless inside and out - always garaged. The car looked like it just rolled off the showroom floor. The $4999 included flawless chrome OEM Platinum wheels and extra aftermarket wheels with winter tires. All eight tires were in excellent condition. Professionally maintained with full documentation. Synthetic engine oil changes every 5,000 mlles and transmission/differential fluid changes every 30,000 miles. The Nakamichi head unit had been professionally replaced with a modern aftermarket screen based in-dash system with Bluetooth handsfree phone and A2DP wireless audio steaming, iPod control, Pandora interface and many other features including provision for satellite radio and backup camera. The attached photo was taken a few days before I sold the car. What is yours like?

The wiring harness for the Nakamichi is VERY different than the one for the Pioneer - not even the same number of connectors on either the head unit or amp - I forget which. Nobody repairs Nakamichi anymore. The right channel in the Nak in my 2000 LS400 failed for the second time in 2012 and no one could repair it due to lack of parts. The original Nakamichi went bankrupt in the early 2000's. The current Nakamichi is a different company. Both the fixed and portable versions of the Lexus phones used in the 2000 LS400 were analog only - not even TDMA. Analog service was discontinued in the U.S. about 10 years ago. When my Nakamichi failed in 2012, I had Best Buy install a Kenwood double-din head unit that didn't have nav since I preferred to use the Garmin I had mounted - see photo attached. The Kenwood also had hands-free phone feature that worked very well but I preferred the Garmin's. I sold my 2000 LS400 in 2014. Because I had the Nakamichi, the Best Buy installer had to fabricate an installation harness that allowed using the Nak amp and all the Nak speakers. If you want to install an aftermarket head unit, it will be much easier for you since interface harnesses are commercially available for the 2000 LS400 Pioneer system which should allow using the Pioneer amp and all the Pioneer speakers including the subwoofer.

Sure, I'll mail it to "Somebody in Southern Illinois, just off I-57". You should get it by .... NEVER!

What do you mean by "they were left in the door pockets on my 96 LS400"? Who left them? The tooth fairy? Those are not Toyota/Lexus part numbers, i.e. not in the parts database for model years 1969 to 2017.

Either buy a different coffee container or a newer vehicle that has provision for the larger coffee containers that have become popular. I drove a similar 2000 LS400 for 11 years and found that the "OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Double-Wall Travel Mug" fit best in its cup holders.

As I said, the VSC warning is displayed for a variety of problems with most having nothing to do with VSC. For example, the VSC warning displayed on the 2000 LS400 I drove for 11 years when the throttle position sensor started to fail. The VSC warning also displayed almost every time a battery started to fail. See if there are any stored trouble codes.

What model year? Your profile says you have a 1992 and automatic headlight leveling was not available then. OK, I see your second question that probably means that you have a 98-00. The VSC warning can come on for a variety of reasons. You need to figure out what the problem is and fix it. Are there any error codes? What is going on with your headlight leveling system? If it's broken, you should fix it.

I'll add more information in case the OP ever returns to this thread. When the horn pad / air bag assembly on my 2000 LS400 required replacement in 2012, it took the independent repair shop I use only one day to get a used replacement Fed-Ex'ed from a salvage supplier. Getting whatever used parts you need from a salvage supplier should be easier since your ES350 was a much higher volume car than my 2000 LS400 and there should be far more salvage parts available. But then ... maybe your elderly mother really should get a newer vehicle if she can afford it. 2018 vehicles made by Toyota sold in the U.S. have the Toyota Safety System (TSS-P) as standard equipment. Among its several features, TSS-P utilizes radar and cameras to automatically brake the vehicle to prevent or reduce the impact with other vehicles, fixed objects and pedestrians. Another feature nudges the vehicle back into its lane should it drift out of it. Here is a web page about TSS-P for Toyota brand vehicles. https://www.toyota.com/safety-sense/?addisclaimer=tss,lda,drcc,auto_highbeam,pre_collision_tss&srchid=sem|GOOGLE|TSS|Brand_TSS|Toyota+Safety+Sense|TSS_Update_8.18.17|TSS_LP&gclid=CLCA7tLL69cCFV6VxQId7XIPJQ&gclsrc=ds 2018 Lexus vehicles have a similar system as standard equipment - Lexus Safety System: http://drivers.lexus.com/lexusdrivers/technology/safety Many new vehicles made by Toyota also have Blind Side Monitor and Rear Cross Traffic Alert which warn the driver of other vehicles when changing lanes and backing up.

Are these front seat cushions? If so it shouldn't be too difficult to get used seats from a salvage company and to either install yourself or have an independent repair shop do it.

Provide the part numbers and perhaps people on this forum can help. I can search a worldwide database to see if any other vehicles made by Toyota use the same parts.

One way is to turn off Message Access on your phone in the Bluetooth settings for the specific vehicle.