theron

My 98 GS300 passenger door does not lock when using the auto lock button (remote and on doors) My car sat for a few months over the winter, and when I took it out - the lock wasn't working. Is this a common issue, and does anyone know the repair procedure? thanks, Theron

Thanks, I'll give that a try and let you know if it does the trick for fixing the up and down motion issue. Any idea on how to fix the telescoping movement issue? This movement doesn't make a groan, it just moves a little then stops when trying to adjust. It seems like it is getting too much resistance. On an old post some one mentioned replacing the 'shims', but I have no idea where these shims are located.

From what I've gathered, this is a common issue on a lot of 98 GS's; however, there hasn't really been much written on the issue nor how to fix the problem. One person wrote that to fix this issue, you need to replace the steering column tube and shims, but he really didn't elaborate on how to identify and replace these. I took my steering column housing off last night to take a look and found the groan noise for the up and down movement was coming from a small white tube a gear went in and out of, so I'm guessing this is the tube referenced. It did look fine. I put some lube on it, but it didnt' fix the problem. I have no idea where the shims to fix the telescoping part of the problem are located. If any of you have fixed yours, please elaborate on what you did and include any photos if possible. If I can get some assistance from some of you to get this thing fixed, I'll take photos of the procedure for everyone, and I will post them here. thanks in advanced! Theron :chairshot: - tired of banging my head on this one