cmasten

I have a 2008 LS460. The other day I was vacuuming the floor and happened to notice a panel above the pedals just below the steering column that seemed to be lose. It is attached on the front with 2 philips screw and in the middle towards the front of the car by hanging on to a tab. Anyway, on the right side above the accelerator pedal is a button with an outline of a tire and a knob with a white dot on it. You can turn the knob and it will click on one end of the rotation.

Does anyone know what the knob and the button with a tire outline is for? Thanks.

interesting, the switch next to it is the Tire Pressure reset switch, but I even pulled out the service manuals and cant find anything that references this knob. I am now curious also

mine can be just applying the brake and still stationary in the garage, so I dont think its the pads needing some grease, but it may be Zonk's issue. What I hear is more like the clicking of an electrical switch, I can look this up in the service manuals I have this weekend in the troubleshooting section and see if anything pops out. Brakes seem perfect, its just a new noise I was not used to as its a new vehicle for me. The front brakes were just replaced and the rotors by the dealership as part of the CPO.

Since purchased new, my '08 LS460 has had a front brake clicking noise. Following a complete stop while in gear, a quick let up on the brake pedal to advance forward produces an immediate, distinct clicking sound from both front brakes as the brakes disengage. If the brake pedal is only partially released (to creep forward) the clicking changes to a louder grating sound. Weather or temperature changes have no effect on the noises.

Varied opinions from three different Lexus dealers offered that either they don't hear such, there's nothing wrong with this happening and that Lexus knows of the problem and is working on it. Both my '99 LS 400 (with over 200K miles) and my daughter's '05 LS430 never experienced such.

My nearest Lexus dealer is more that 125 miles distant so that diagnosis is wanting. Is there a corporate address for filing a complaint?

mine does this also, it sounds like electronic releases or other on the brakes. Do you have the parking brake set to Auto and do you use the Hold feature, just curious

The click occurs with or without the HOLD activated. I only rarely use the parking brake that does not seem to matter.

sounds the same as mine, and its some kind of electronic mechanism they use that is just noisy. I dont see folks jumping into this thread as a concern so maybe its working for us as designed.

Since purchased new, my '08 LS460 has had a front brake clicking noise. Following a complete stop while in gear, a quick let up on the brake pedal to advance forward produces an immediate, distinct clicking sound from both front brakes as the brakes disengage. If the brake pedal is only partially released (to creep forward) the clicking changes to a louder grating sound. Weather or temperature changes have no effect on the noises.

Varied opinions from three different Lexus dealers offered that either they don't hear such, there's nothing wrong with this happening and that Lexus knows of the problem and is working on it. Both my '99 LS 400 (with over 200K miles) and my daughter's '05 LS430 never experienced such.

My nearest Lexus dealer is more that 125 miles distant so that diagnosis is wanting. Is there a corporate address for filing a complaint?

mine does this also, it sounds like electronic releases or other on the brakes. Do you have the parking brake set to Auto and do you use the Hold feature, just curious

i recently decided to change the filter in the ls460l.I purchased the toyota tool to unscrew the housing.The service manual says that the tightening torque is about 30 ft-lbs.When I attemted to remove the housing,i needed a two foot breaker bar to turn it--probable closer to 100 ft.lbs.My first thought was that the lexus dealer had a rookie doing the work and he overtorqued it.I proceeded to replace the filter and torqued the housing to 30 ft-lbs.Within two days it began to leak.I removed the housing and replaced the o ring. and tightened it to spec.It continued to leak.i finally torqued it to 100 and it's been fine ever sense.Has any one had a similar experience.?

The only thing I can think of is they cranked this down so tight the threads or housing is now damaged. You could either live with cranking it on there at 100lbs or purchase a new filter cap and see if that made a difference.

I believe the drain tube is just hanging down inside the right front wheel well. Turn your tires to the right all the way and you will easily access the tube, I just blew mine out with a bit of compressed air and that seemed to do the trick. I have an 06 GS300 for the record

ok so the wheel well tube is the drainage for the base of the front windshield. The AC tube on mine is hard to get too, its closer to the driver than passenger and its way up on the firewall and not reachable from on top, underneath, there are lots of panels and such that block access as well. I have not had to use mine much as its been just warm and dry here in So Cal, but yesterday at the dealership I left the front doors open and the AC running and the water was pouring out from underneath, as it was a more humid day. I am guessing you will need to stop by your dealer and ask them to just clean out the drain tube, I would think it should be simpler if they can get it up on a hoist.

I'm a new on this site. I have a 2006 Lexus GS300. I'm having the same problem stated in here - a bad water leak on the front passenger floor board. It gets so bad you can hear the water squishing around when I stop. Where is this evaporator hose? How do I get to it to clear it out? Can anyone post some photos on how to do it yourself? Or instructions on how to fix this problem yourself? Thanks.

You would have to be able to get the car up off the ground to get at it, its up higher on the firewall closer to the driver side. Mine seems to be working just fine, but if your hearing the sloshing I would see if you could get at it and hit it with some compressed air to push the blockage out of the way. If you cant then just take it to the dealer or repair shop the cost would be minimal compared to the cost of the damage and mold etc that you will get by letting this go any further.

I believe the drain tube is just hanging down inside the right front wheel well. Turn your tires to the right all the way and you will easily access the tube, I just blew mine out with a bit of compressed air and that seemed to do the trick. I have an 06 GS300 for the record

ok so the wheel well tube is the drainage for the base of the front windshield. The AC tube on mine is hard to get too, its closer to the driver than passenger and its way up on the firewall and not reachable from on top, underneath, there are lots of panels and such that block access as well. I have not had to use mine much as its been just warm and dry here in So Cal, but yesterday at the dealership I left the front doors open and the AC running and the water was pouring out from underneath, as it was a more humid day. I am guessing you will need to stop by your dealer and ask them to just clean out the drain tube, I would think it should be simpler if they can get it up on a hoist.

should be about 14.4v with the engine running, if its 10v after a drain of just 20 min, I would say you may have a bad cell. How old is the battery?

For a point of reference I have used my GS300 with a fresh battery installed within the last year for over an hour with the acc on and no issues at all. most of the lights in a Lexus will shut themselves off after a certain number of minutes to help prevent a dead battery. If you have the audio system really cranking then.. it is possible to drain it down rather quickly, but 20 min is still too low.

Thank you. I didn't realize that I could check each cell on this battery. Thought it was a "maintenance free" type. Sure enough, all the cells were low on electrolyte. Checking the specific gravity, one cell was at 25%, and two more at 50%. Added a total of about 1/3 gallon of distilled water across all six cells. Battery is on the charger now. I suspect that will take care of this issue.

good to hear, I have made it a habit of checking my battery levels about every 3 months, when I do a good detail on the car and the motor compartment its a good time to check stuff like that and will keep you out of trouble if you consistently check it.

A couple of times I've run down the battery in my car when in the ACC or IG-ON modes. This has been while I was programming the bluetooth and NAV units, and also when I installed the iPod/SAT interface. Typically the drain occured withing about 20-30 minutes in the ACC or IG-ON modes. Battery voltage was at about 10v after drain. Charges to 12.4v (engine off), and is 13.4v with engine running.

Vehicle is a 2006 GS300.

Is this a normal depletion time for battery drain in the ACC or IG-ON mode?

should be about 14.4v with the engine running, if its 10v after a drain of just 20 min, I would say you may have a bad cell. How old is the battery?

For a point of reference I have used my GS300 with a fresh battery installed within the last year for over an hour with the acc on and no issues at all. most of the lights in a Lexus will shut themselves off after a certain number of minutes to help prevent a dead battery. If you have the audio system really cranking then.. it is possible to drain it down rather quickly, but 20 min is still too low.

I believe the drain tube is just hanging down inside the right front wheel well. Turn your tires to the right all the way and you will easily access the tube, I just blew mine out with a bit of compressed air and that seemed to do the trick. I have an 06 GS300 for the record

I have an 05 and friends with an 02 and an 06. They are all bulletproof from what I can tell, these are just made like tanks.. $20,000 is a lot.. you could invest that and just save up for the newest model when that comes out. For only 5000 miles a year, im sure it will be mostly top down and fun in the sun driving.. we sure like ours.

If your going to keep it a long time then the CPO would be the way to go, but this body style is due for a change, its been out a long time. If you wrap all your cash into a new one and then decide to change in say a year of two, there is another 20k you will have to come up with .

Has anyone experienced this problem before on 06 GS300? I had recent VVT repair work and recall repair on fuel line assembly completed. The problem is sporadic and doesn't happen on a consistent basis. I thought is was a cold start up problem initially. The dealer can't seem to figure it out.

Any help?

Thanks..

you mention the work done and that its sporadic.. but no specific symptoms other than in the title, "sound like it flooding or stalling on startup". When it does start does it clear out and then run normal?

Anyone know why the doors vibrate when the car is in idle and in the drive gear? when I shift to P or N it stops. Just bought the car pre-owned please help.

something is out of balance or tune.. my CPO has 60k miles on it and in N, D or anything in between its hard to tell the engine is even running. I would take it to a Lexus dealer and have them look it over. How many miles on yours? Motor Mounts perhaps?

Anyway, does anyone know how to safely remove the glove box so I can get back there to assess the damage? I would prefer not to risk having the airbags deploy and brake my neck.

Moi,

Take a look at iPod integration kit installation guide. That contains step by step instructions on what panels to remove, how to handle passenger side knee air bag and how to remove glove box. I did that when i installed iPod adapter kit (had to drill a hole for iPod cable to the glove box).

You should be able to get the PDF at least from

http://www.sewellpartsonline.com/import/pdf/iPod_LexB.pdf

In general, these accessory installation guides like the iPod kit guide contain a lot of info on how to disassemble/assemble your is250. I've found them very useful and they are available for free (haven't found too many shop manuals for free).

Very helpful advice, thank you! Is the nylon pry tool or the nylon trim removal tool anything special? If so, where can I get one?

I am looking over their site to download a similar guide for a 2006 Lexus GS300. Whats the secret to getting to that page? The IS seems similar, but I have the ML and Navi so there are differences IM sure. I need to see whats involved in taking out the glove box to repair the Damper Door I broke when changing out the air filter... IF I can..

Thanks

Instead of paying an extra $79 to have my air filter replaced for the first time I decided to do it myself (which is really easy, BTW).

Any recommendations for a comparable air filter that I can get from an auto parts store (versus over the internet)?

I could also get it from a Toyota dealer, right?

I have an '08. Thanks in advance.

I bought mine at Pep Boys, looked exactly like the factory one I took out.. for 12.00, they always have them in stock at my store here in So Cal so easy enough to get locally.. I only use the net if I buy in bulk

Does anyone know where I can find specific directions for replacing the right front fog light bulb on a 2006 GS 300?

Drop the Engine Under Cover and you access it from underneath and from the back side. The bulb just has a half twist and pulls straight out.

I just purchased a Certified Pre Owned 2006 GS 300 ML system with built in Navigation System.

I have been trying to test out the built in DVD player on the Navigation unit but I cannot get the dvd picture to display on the screen. I've read the manuals & I've tried with the engine running, car in park & foot on the break. I've also tried all three screen modes but the picture button remains grayed out. I do hear the sound coming through the speakers, any suggestions?

you have the parking brake on?

I would not fix it for that kind of money, its just another bad design from lexus.

I just got the CD service manual to see all the parts that go into the glove box and taking it out.. ok now I can see why its so expensive you have to rip a whole lot of stuff out...

I was able to take the lower panel off just below the passenger knee airbag and ... out falls the lever that moves the recir air damper door open and shut.. and it broke off at the damper part so... no replacing just this smaller part... talk about a crappy design... as it turns out the damper door is used a lot as the system needs to adjust it between fresh and recirc air. I was hoping it was s simple fix, but from the directions on how to replace it.. Ill leave it alone. In fact I dont even want the dealer taking this car apart to fix just this.. Ill live with fresh filtered air I guess and can always just leave the small panel for the filter access out and quickly just flip the damper door in the glove box to recir if I absolutely need to. The glove box is a nightmare to remove in the 06 and up GS..

That damper is the recir damper, it should open and close when you push the recir button.

ok that seemed like the logical explanation as setting that flipped it up in the first place. I guess I can live without Recirc in So Cal for 1600.000

Thanks for the input

CMasten

I think I have this figured out.

The damper door that breaks when the cabin filter is replaced without the "procedure" being done correctly (hitting recirc and shutting the car off to open this damper door) seems to only be used when I use the "smog" filter feature.. The one that filters out the internal car air for about 3min and then goes into auto. If there are any Lexus mechanics up here maybe you can validate this for me.

I am not sure if this is the same on all models, I have a 06 GS. But when I take the access door off in the glove box, to get to the filter and then adjust for Fresh, Recirc and Smog, its clear that the filter isnt even used in Recirc mode, it seems to pull the air in from the floors or elsewhere in the dash and only in freshl air and smog mode does it pull through the ac cabin filter.

In my case I have been wondering if getting this fixed was necessary.. based on what I have tested and seen I dont think so.. I dont use the smog feature and I live in LA... if the filter is engaged for fresh and that is 99.9% of what I use then its filtered anyways.

I hope my assumption is right.. I dont want to spend a small fortune on fixing this.

CMasten

I've noticed a stank smell coming out of my a/c on a 06' gs430, I only smell t when it's stopped orcoming to a stop, can anyone please advise on what is going on and what I need to get this taken care of, thanks!

when was the last time your replaced the ac cabin filter?

That damper is the recir damper, it should open and close when you push the recir button.

ok that seemed like the logical explanation as setting that flipped it up in the first place. I guess I can live without Recirc in So Cal for 1600.000

Thanks for the input

CMasten

curious, is this to fix the damper door that may have been broken, changing out the cabin filter? I just picked up a CPO and my damper door seems to rotate freely back and forth, it does not change positions when I set the recirculate switch and turn the car off and then open the cabin filter door.. its easy enough to replace the filter and just move it back to the closed position, but does anyone know what it does or impacts and how is it repaired if it is an issue. The AC and all the vents and features seem to work just fine.. but then I bough it that way so dont know any different. Guess I could compare to a new vehicle.

The recir have to be in a certain position when you change the HVAC filter, It states that in the manual. Many owners have replace the HVAC filter without setting the recir mode to the proper position which will result in breaking the recire damper. I last tome I check, to fix that recir damper was a $1600 job if you go to the dealer.

understood, I guess my question was really, so what doesn't work when the damper is broken? I have yet to find a definitive explination... it all seems to work just perfectly.. but then I have not compared it to one with a non-broken damper. All of the settings seemto work, the air is forced just fine the outside air comes in fine, seems to shut off the outside air and recirc when I set it to that, heat, ac all seems to be perfect, but that damper door doesn't do anything.. is it just for the air purification setting or something?

Thanks for input

CMasten

Anyone can describe in detail how to remove the Glove compartment from GS 300 model 2006? Thanks.

curious, is this to fix the damper door that may have been broken, changing out the cabin filter? I just picked up a CPO and my damper door seems to rotate freely back and forth, it does not change positions when I set the recirculate switch and turn the car off and then open the cabin filter door.. its easy enough to replace the filter and just move it back to the closed position, but does anyone know what it does or impacts and how is it repaired if it is an issue. The AC and all the vents and features seem to work just fine.. but then I bough it that way so dont know any different. Guess I could compare to a new vehicle.