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I finally took apart my 86280-0w100 Mark Levinson amp from my 2004 ES330 after almost a year of sitting in silence. I found one tiny component causing the problem: A blown capacitor. It was clearly rattling around the case and the internals were flopping around as well. I identified the part number as "Nichicon PW series 39uF 16V aluminum electrolytic capacitor" I will order a couple and fix the one that was out as well as possible the one next to it. Such a simple fix? The tricky part was getting to the amp in my trunk: finding the screw drivers (Torx T10 and a 5/16 socket wrench) and lastly finding the hidden screws under the Mark Levinson label on the amp Hope this saves a few people money.

Well the starter was fine. The neutral safety switch was dirty. Switching the car into neutral allowed it to fire right up. From there I was able to rock the shifter up and down a few times. It now starts up every time in the standard park mode.

Was that the problem with your starter? Is there more information on that problem? My 95 ls 400 just quit starting. Battery is new, the starter doesn't even click or try to start. I did find this information: http://lemon.onecle.com/LEXUS-LS400.html Summary: DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE TERMINAL FOR THE STARTER MOTOR MAGNETIC SWITCH, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT CAN OCCUR IF ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE LIQUID, SUCH AS ROAD SPLASH WITH DEICING SALT, ENTERS THIS AREA. Interestingly enough, it was a rainy day when this occurred but I don't think salt was in the water though since I do live in hot AZ.