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jccnita

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  1. You are right. That's why the signal can be transfered via the windows. And then if you use the tint containing metal, it will affect the signal to be receievd unless you have connected the external antana.
  2. I'm sorry that I'm not a DIYer. If you have the same feeling when you are driving, it should be the same problem. It should be connected to the PS. I just saw the bad parts they replaced for me. One is about 3-4" long. The other one is about 5-6" long. Also, I just did a direct translation for the parts they told me. Maybe it has a specific name. Someone in this forum should be able to know this.
  3. It says "Tail Light Failure" & the red LED was on at the same time when I was driving in the day time. That's why I told Lexus Dealer that it must be for the stop lights. I had the same situation as you. The next day, it back to normal. This problem repeated for several times. I hate to have the red LED is on + the message "Tail Light Falure". I decided to replace them all & it was fixed. I forgot to mention that mine is 98 LS400.
  4. I had the same problem before. It's because one of the bulbs is almost going to be bad. I'm sure mine is because of this on one of the stop lights. You can either replace the one(the surface should be darker) or replace them all. I replaced them all & this problem never happen again.
  5. If it contains metal, it will affect the Nav system.
  6. EM91, Do you feel you lost powersteering at a specific angel when you turn the handler? I had this problem & the dealer replaced the cross jucntion parts(2 parts), it solved the problem. Hopefully this helps.
  7. Maybe a loose screw or broken clip on the door panel. Do you know if the door panels have ever been removed? To update on my car- it now has 231K, with minimal interior noise. When I first got it at 224K- it was 100% rattle and squeak free. Now, when I hit a big bump, if my front passenger side window is down, it will "rattle" in the door. I still get the occasional "tick" or "pop" sound when I hit a sharp bump, but the car is 14 years old and it has endured 14 years of sunshine, so I am sure many interior parts have shrunk. Still, for a 14 year old car, with 231K, it is impressively quiet, except for the front suspension "clunking" when I go over bumps. To answer another question - yes- driving on rough roads will make a car rattle sooner than normal. I have a 98 LS. In the past when i was waiting for the traffic light, I heard the sound from the front passenger's box(under the CD charger). I could stop it by open it & close it immediately. However, it happened again for the next traffic light. About 2 weeks ago, I have my dealer replaced the engine mount & Tranny mount. All of this was gone. Also, it is incrediable that the engine is super quiet & just like I'm driving an electronic car. I hope this helps.
  8. I'm also interested in this. It will be nice if anyone has done this successfully.
  9. Here in Taiwan has a Transmission recall for LS430. Lexus will do it for free from 7/14.
  10. It's Approx. US$2,321.00 for the tranny & $178.00 for the labor. Sorry. I forgot one more thing. The price also included the T-IV fluid.
  11. It's Approx. US$2,321.00 for the tranny & $178.00 for the labor.
  12. they replaced the Tranny for me.
  13. Well, thank you for everyone's help here. This site is very helpful. I learned from here that my Tranny is not normal. Tried to replace the whole fluid in the past. But before that, I drove my care via a street going up to a hill. When it stops & i opened the window. I found a bad smell. The next day I went to the local Lexus dealer & ask them to do close inspection for my tranny. They found out that the tranny has fluid leak & they tested the pressure when it is engaged & they believe it has been damaged & need to be replaced. As I mentioned before, it will not be engaged after 5-10 Sec. when it is cold(actually i warm it up for about 3 minutes every time.). I decided to have it replaced. I did the same test for the cold start this morning & it will be engaged immediately after the warm up for only 15 Sec. So, it's fully fixed now. Although it costs me a lot of money but i think it's worth. I would like to appreciate all of your great help here.
  14. It's strange that i don't have the same problem when I change the AF from P to R. It will be engaged immediately. This problem only happened when I change the AF from R to N to D. FYI, the Lexus agent here said they don't suggest me to change the whole tranny oil. I discribed this condition to one of them. he told me it is normal because the computer protects the tranny until it gets the working Temp. The other one told me it should be the tranny tranny problem. And if it does, the time will be longer & longer. Some people had the experience to wait for bout 30 seconds.
  15. Greeting from Taiwan! Well, appreciate you to provide me your experience for your car. I will try to replace the tranny oil first & see how it goes. Thank you very much.
  16. Wow! Can't believe I willl see someone from Taiwan for my first post. The mileage is about 90000 km. Lexus dealer said it's about US$200 to replace all tranny oil. The new LS430 is selling at about $95,450. The gas price is at about $0.71 per liter.
  17. Thanks for your quick reply. Actually the Lexus dealer checked all kinds of oil during the maintance. Everything is o.k.. I also discribed this situation to them but they told me it's normal. I'm just wondering if it is really a normal situation because I never had a car like this. I do love this car very much. But I'm afraid it will have potential danger. Assume if someone wants to drive me car when the Temp is not warm up, won't it be dangerous? Will it be helpful if I replace the whole Tranny oil?
  18. I have a 98 LS400. When I first time start the car every morning, I changed the AT from N to R then to D. If the working Temp has not been at normal level(2/5), it seems that i have to wait for about 5 seconds then the gear will be engaged. When the Temp to be at the normal level, it works perfectly. This happens when the Temp meter is at 1/5 level. However, it takes me about 3 minutes for the Temp to be at that level. If you wnat it to be at 2/5 level, it might take about 5-7 Min. What i don't understand is that we all know that we don't need to warm the car for that long because it's waste time & gas. So, this is a normal situation?
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