Euphoria2me

For item #19, sounds like your negative power cable. I had the same issue. Put on the turn signal and the car dies? Not a cheap fix.

Hey guys. New to this forum. Let me know what you think. My SC400 has 332,000 miles of which I put 304,000 on the car. Bought it off lease in 94. Came with some HOT chrome and gold high end rims (can't remember the brand at the moment, but think they were MHT's). Took the car on a road trip to Detroit and some road salt chipped the hood. I was *BLEEP*ed! Took it to the dealer for a touch up on a day when the east coast service manager happened to be there. The guy could have easily blew me off, but pointed out that the paint was "raining" around the "road rash" which meant it didn't have enough primer before being painted and ruled it a factory defect. End result, new paint job! That was the beginning of a beautiful relationship with my 16 year old SC400 Coupe and Lexus. It's mainly a weekend car now. My son calls it a garage queen, but I drove this puppy everyday for years, even when I owned other rides. I love driving this car to this day. Still runs to 125 MPH stock with no shimmy, straining or huffing and puffing. If you take of it, it will take care of you. Upgraded the stereo to a Alpine duel amp system. Left in the factory head unit because I didn't wasn't to mess with the dash (I like the incognito look and am old school). Confiscated my son's 12 inch Xplode and installed high end Boston Pro's all around. Running on new BF's on 17's (didn't want the car to ride harder than it does) with some fly silver brushed with polished lip rims. Just replaced the lower right control arm. Replaced all the suspension bushings about 3 years ago. Replaced the stock shocks with some sport tuned KYB's all around at that time. Replaced the 12 disk CD changer (Ebay). Second paint job about 4 tears ago by a Lexus authorized body shop - (Massapequa) Could have been a bit better on the detail but not a bad job. As far as repairs goes, with 300,000+ miles, stuff will ware out, but I've only changes the expected mechanicals once. One water pump, one traction control computer ($60 Ebay), break lines, etc. The trickiest was another factory defect with the negative power harnest. Car would die then come back to life. Freaky. Changed the water pump and timing belt at 92,000. Getting ready to do it again. Dealer says if the water pump does not leak, the belt should last. So far they are right but I don't want to push it. You new SC4 owners can use me as a resource. Due to my miles and overall excellent condition, my Coupe was the first to exhibit some unknown issues that the dealer had not seen until then, but worked with me to diagnose and remedy. Let me know if anyone out there has more miles and what you experience has been. Share with me your war stories. I'll post some pix when I have some spare time. Overall, this is the best car I've ever owned! More reliable than my Porsche 928, not as hot as my 930 Turbo but way more practical and inexpensive to own and operate. Blows away all the American cars I've owned. 332,000 on the original power train and going strong! Anybody have a similar experience?