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Thanks for the help everyone I will check the brake pedal switch first. Does that same switch activate the brake lights?

The gear selector sticks intermitently i had to rescue my wife as she could not get the car out of park. I got it to work for a while after getting the car home I put it in and out of park about 2 dozen times no sticking then it stuck again had to play around with it to get it to work again. Does anyone know how to take it apart and clean or adjust the push button?

The gear selector sticks intermitently i had to rescue my wife as she could not get the car out of park. I got it to work for a while after getting the car home I put it in and out of park about 2 dozen times no sticking then it stuck again had to play around with it to get it to work again. Does anyone know how to take it apart and clean or adjust the push button? the switch on the brake pedal does it also control the brake lights?

with engine running open the hood and spray carberetor cleaner at and around the vacuum lines and connections one at a time when carberetor cleaner is sucked in at vacuum leak the rpm will rise then you will know where the leak is at

← What leads you to believe you have a vacuum leak?

That is a common problem with lexus in cold weather during the summer months it will work fine there are locations on this website you can remove cluster and ship to san francisco or canada and have repaired for about 175.00 they replace some faulty capacitors or live with it and come may it will work fine mine does the same thing as the car warms up it iluminates agian i havent had it fixed yet my email is dpecks@surewest.net if you need further help locating the information. search for dash lightd in the forum there is plenty of information on this problem but nothing to be concerned with

The check engine light should come on when key is turned to the on position and go out once car starts maybe something is unplugged to the computer?

The car is starting. Physically I can not move the shifter knob from parking to drive. I did not have a volt meter last night, i will get some test done today. Thanks, Lexuscar ← If the car starts the battery is probably ok the windows and such take far less amperage than the starter try checking the fusible links there are 3 of them under the hood behind the battery they are about 1 inch square and different colors depending on current range. PS they bolt in they do not plug in

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jump start car again and check voltage at battery with engine running should be a minimum of 13.5 volts if not it is your charging system. the battery should be 12.8 fully charged engine not running. and by the way heat does shorten battery life

If they are excide made batteries you would probably not get more than 2 years out of them I always inquire as to the manufacturer before purchasing as excide makes batteries under numerous names. I aggree with the previous post stick with ACDElco or interstate.

I would change the battery it can have a shorted cell periodically moving it can unshort it thus a good test battery is still bad i have experienced this 3 times over last twenty years.

I would stay away from die hard they are made by excide and are problematic. I would go with interstate or delco