Re: Intermittant Electrical Problems

"mcbrue" <mcbrue@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Whee! Intermittant electrical problems - the great joy of the
> electricized and datacized car. This is especialy true for the Lexus
> brand owners as Lexus does not cover some of these problems with its
> new car warranty. One problem is that sometimes - and no, I can't nail
> "when" down - the right front bumper sensor goes off. Real irritating.
> And then after a couple of days it stops and runs properly. This is
> the famous detector that was doing this and Lexus said that it would
> not be covered by warranty. However, after taking it out of the shop,
> it ran properly. So it has reappeared a few times, for a couple of
> days each time. And now I have the automatic wiper taking a swipe or
> two at the wind****eld and then stopping. This wiper problem has
> surfaced after driving the car over roads that have been coated with
> salt brine, but none is visible on the wind****eld. Of course the
> wipers don't clean the cheapo glass right anyway, but the sensor area
> seems to be clear. Gosh, this sure is a lovely experience owing this
> car! The banging jerking tranny and the grinding, jerking brakes do
> provide some distraction from the electrical misbehaviour, though. The
> car is a 2006 430 LS ultra. Any ideas on the electrical problems? This
> car did have to have its $7000 radar unit replaced so the cruise
> control would work.

Getting the car washed will stop both problems.
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Ray O
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