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nemesis

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  1. Hey every one!! I 've been searching all over but i cant seem to find a passenger side morror for my gs400 98 I cracked the glass in mine and i really ned a new one the dealer wants about $400 bucks to replace it i just want a used one or a cheaper one or if any of you are looking to sell one please let me know you can e-mail me at warwick5string @aol.com also.

  2. I have a 98 GS400 - After about a 1.5 years, the car started severely pulling, (could be either to the right or the left) upon braking (could actually end up in the next lane). The dealer inspected the car, and could find nothing wrong except for worn tires (about 22K miles, but were worn). the problem seemed to alleviate after I replaced the tiresuntil about 2 years after that, when it came back in a different form. The car will occasionally tend to pull to the right, almost always during the time the vehicle has just about slowed to a stop, i think when on uneven pavement. The pull can sometimes result in the steering wheel turning about 90 degrees off center. My wife and daughter have experienced the steering wheel being pulled out of their hands during a stop. About a year ago, the car started to vibrate at about 63mph, fairly consistently; sometimes though, the vibration will be more severe such that it feels as though the tires have lost traction with the road (does not actually lose traction, though). I've brought the car to the dealer quite a few times; replaced the tires at the onset of round 2. later on the tires were re- balanced, checked brakes (replaced pads and turned rotors as part of normal service), calipers, alignment. the latest visit resulted in a replaced right ball joint. Too early to tell if the problems have been resolved; can still see movement of the steering wheel during stops on uneven pavement, but I think this could be normal for the car.

    During one of visits to the dealer, the service manager test drove the car with me and told me that the car was responding to the crowning on the road, as well as dips and ruts. He showed examples of this. That seems normal, but not having the wheel pulled out from under you - that's kind of dangerous ! the service manager told me that this too was a problem with GS400's and was normal for the car (I wiish I had that comment tape recorded, i didn't believe what he was saying and at that point, it was my word of what he said against his ).

    Has anyone else had similar experiences with their lexus ? if it was resolved, what was done ?

    hey i have a 1998 gs 400 also and i ahve experienced the same exact problems my mechanic told me that i needed new tie rods i just changed mine last night and the ride is much better

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