On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:47:02 -0600, "Ray O"
<rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom> wrote:
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>"mcbrue" <mcbrue@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>news:47e4ce36-bc35-424c-ae08-470ca83552a7@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 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 windshield 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 windshield. 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.
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>Getting the car washed will stop both problems.
Occam's Razor!
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