Chrissy

Hi:

When I turn the car off there is a noise under the hood that sounds like a honking goose. It continues for almost 5 minutes. I know Toyota's and Honda do keep running for a minute or so after you shut them off (had a Honda) but this is different. Does anyone know what this could be?

I did try looking this issue up in the search engine...

Christina

Hi: My check engine light just came on. How did you find that code? Mine's a 96 LS400 with 97500 miles, which happens to be one of the checkup dates in the maintenance book - I thought maybe that may have trigger the check engine light. It just came on yesterday.

Thanks?

Christina

There's been a number of threads on this forum that address your questions. There is a "Search" feature towards the right side of the heading of this page.

That said, I'll repeat some of the information you would find from searching past topics.

The requirement for phone companies to supply analog phone service ended 18 February 2008 --> http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/analogcellphone.html

Removing a dealer installed Lexus phone requires some disassembly of the center console. It is not all that difficult to do on a '96 LS but it does require some effort to do it cleanly without cutting any wires; it is best to unplug phone system components rather than cut wires. You should unplug all cables from the phone ECU in the trunk and plug the two large connectors together. One member of this forum used a portion of a mouse pad to re-line the upper console tray after removing the phone.

You might consider buying a Bluetooth phone kit from one of the major vendors - Motorola, Nokia, Parrot, etc. While it is possible to splice into a door speaker, it is simpler to use an external add-on speaker with a BlueTooth kit - there is plenty of room to hide a speaker under the dash; the phone kit speaker under my dash sounds fine. The easiest way to power a phone kit, IMO, is to use a piggyback fuse connector at the underdash fuse box.

There is an audio system mute pin under the rear of the front console - on the driver's side. You can attach the mute wire from any phone kit to this mute pin so that the radio/CD/Tape mutes automagically when a call is received or placed -- perhaps the most important feature of all. Do a search on user "Blake918" and "phone" in the LS400 section of this forum to find information on his similar 95 LS400.

Post specific questions if you want or PM me or Blake918. Blake, Jainla, I or others with experience with phone kits will likely respond.

We just had a 2000 ES300 that had the same problem. We thought the driver damaged the engine somehow. We took it to a Lexus dealer and they rebuilt the engine under warranty as supposely it is a known problem. We were a little surprise as this vehicle had really high mileage.

Thanks for this info - I will check with Verizon.

This is a bone of contention for a lot of people here. If you do a search of the forums here, you will find people wanting to use the phone, trying a few things and ripping it out to make the space useful.

Here in Toronto, Canada, the previous owner of my car had the phone linked up to Bell Mobility. It seemed very convenient but I never went for it and let it lapse. I have disconnected it though as I used to accidentally touch the steering wheel controls and it would start ringing and give me an 800 number to call.

Some people have put in Bluetooth devices and are generally happy with that. You will find it all in the forums.

Hi:

Years ago when I shipped this car down to FL for the owner he asked me to get cell phone service. I was not able to do this as it is an analog phone. Is there a phone available now that will work through the stereo speakers as it originally did?

Also can I remove this phone or should I have it professionally removed (remember it too me 3 tries to figure out how to post a question)?

Chrissy

First of all I am sorry I have jumped in on other peoples subject. I am not too good at this. I believe I am now in the right spot.

Hi:

I now am the owner of a 96 Lexus LS400 with 94K miles on it. I know the original owner and I have just checked with the Lexus dealer. He sent me the maintenance reports and also told me that this car has been well maintained. He said the timing belt was changed at 88K. It has some little (I Think) issues and one big issue. It needs a paint job! It has been sitting by the ocean for a few years and the side facing the ocean is faded. I asked the Lexus dealer what a paint job would cost and he said 5 to 6 thousand dollars. That's out of my league. Has anyone gone to a good auto body shop and had their car painted? I really don't want to go to a Macco as I heard they don't do that good.

The minor problems I have had so far is the needle on the speedometer stopped working, and then it starts working. I did renew some of your post. One said you could remove and repair it yourself. Was it hard?

The other problem I think I just fixed -don't know how but it now works. We could not roll down the passenger's windows. Where it now appears to work does that sound like a lose wire? Or does this work off a fuse.

Any info you can give me will be a great help. My husband drives a Cadillac and he has been driving the Lexus and says it is a really nice riding car.

Chris

Hi:

I now am the owner of a 96 Lexus LS400 with 94K miles on it. I know the original owner and I have just checked with the Lexus dealer. He sent me the maintenance reports and also told me that this car has been well maintained. He said the timing belt was changed at 88K. It has some little (I Think) issues and one big issue. It needs a paint job! It has been sitting by the ocean for a few years and the side facing the ocean is faded. I asked the Lexus dealer what a paint job would cost and he said 5 to 6 thousand dollars. That's out of my league. Has anyone gone to a good auto body shop and had their car painted? I really don't want to go to a Macco as I heard they don't do that good.

The minor problems I have had so far is the needle on the speedometer stopped working, and then it starts working. I did renew some of your post. One said you could remove and repair it yourself. Was it hard?

The other problem I think I just fixed -don't know how but it now works. We could not roll down the passenger's windows. Where it now appears to work does that sound like a lose wire? Or does this work off a fuse.

Any info you can give me will be a great help. My husband drives a Cadillac and he has been driving the Lexus and says it is a really nice riding car.

Chris

Well I can see the mods are enjoying this ridiculous thread... hey guys get a room...

Call me stupid! I'm new to this club but I cannot see how to post a question. Sorry to piggy back off your problem.

Chrissy

dudes this thread is so yesterday...

So hows it going? Any more parking tickets? :D