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Athough much less likely, are you confident of your wheel balance? Typically you see the problem come up at 62, 72, 82, etc., but once in a while, a weight comes off, and the problem seems to be worse at one particular speed. It would be cheaper to check this first, but as I said, it's much less likely IMHO than a problem with the struts or geometry. Just covering all the bases. ;)

Hi, I've got an LS400 - a 98 and I may have to have it towed due to an electrical problem. Supposedly, there's an independent dealer in Atascadero Ca. zip 93422 who's very good for repairs. Would anyone reading this email happen to know the name of the business. The yellow pages have been no help so far. Thankyou

I use Redline Synthetic ($9.00) per qt. Dealer in Central Calif managed to overfill the car. Coming back from dealer, smelled burning oil. It was all in the plastic shield underneath the engine apparently. After two weeks, had to take it back to a second dealer, and they cleaned up the car and told me they sent the bill to the original dealer. So, apparently it can happen. Lexus service is good, but I don't think they pay as much attention to the older cars as they do to the new ones. (JMHO). Anyway - it does happen.

Hi All, This is my first post, so please excuse if I don't get everything right. I have an LS400 with about 85,000 miles. Two weeks ago the battery went dead. Replaced the battery. Horn started blowing constantly. Pulled the horn fuse. Cranked over the car a few times. Dry crank - sounded like security system might have been preventing the start. Then the car went completely dead. Nothing would happen at all - no lights - nothing. Our nearest dealer is 110 miles to the north. Called him. He said check the fuses. Found five fuses blown in the fuse box under the hood. Replaced all but one. The main 120 amp white fuse is secured by two bolts on the bottom of the fuse. I got the first leg out by breaking the fuse but can't get at the second bolt because the fuse box itself is secured with some kind of a plastic clip assembly on the end nearest the front end of the engine. I have to get the fuse box out so I can reach the second bolt holding the fuse leg in place. Can someone please help. I can't afford to have the car towed 110 miles to the dealer in Monterey California. If I'm not clear on the problem, it's the plastic fuse box enclosure. It's attached on one end with a bolt which I was able to take off and with a flush plastic push down assembly on the other end. It's really stuck and I can't get it to release and free up the fuse box so I can pull it up enough to make room for a socket to take out the other bolt holding the fuse leg in place. What a dumb way to wire the box. I gather Toyota does the same thing. In advance, thanks everyone for their help

I've been able to use a needlenose pliers - fine tip - to pull out these miniature fuses successfully. The trick is not to pinch the fuse too tightly and perhaps to wiggle just a bit as you pull. I used a Klein needlenose I found in home depot near the telephone parts section. The fuse pullers for these miniature fuses are about $3.00 at Autozone or the like. I don't like them much - they don't give you much pulling power, but you can try them. Again, be careful not crush to fuse and you'll be able to get it out OK. I've done it several times with my 11 year old LS400.