Touch Screen Problem

[ajones1722]

I've had my LS400 about 4 weeks now and in that time the touch screen has gone blank and therefore non-functional about 3 times. As I turn the ignition on the green 'Lexus' screen appears and then when I turn the engine over it goes blank. This is normal at this stage as once the engine has fired the screen reappears. But, as I mentioned, on three occasions the screen has remained blank.

This happened this morning so I immedaitely turned off the engine and turned it back on again. This time the engine wouldn't fire! I'm wondering whether I 'flooded' te engine? ie because I started and stop the engine so quicky there was a dump of fuel somewhere? I eventually got it started after 3/4 attempts and there was a lot of fumes from the exhaust. Its ran fine since.

So, two questions....

1) whats causing the touch screen to fail to come on intermittently, and....

2) what caused the engine not to restart?

thanks

Al

[ColinBarber]

Might be worth getting the Battery checked.

[Bonathan]

I've had my LS400 about 4 weeks now and in that time the touch screen has gone blank and therefore non-functional about 3 times. As I turn the ignition on the green 'Lexus' screen appears and then when I turn the engine over it goes blank. This is normal at this stage as once the engine has fired the screen reappears. But, as I mentioned, on three occasions the screen has remained blank.

This happened this morning so I immedaitely turned off the engine and turned it back on again. This time the engine wouldn't fire! I'm wondering whether I 'flooded' te engine? ie because I started and stop the engine so quicky there was a dump of fuel somewhere? I eventually got it started after 3/4 attempts and there was a lot of fumes from the exhaust. Its ran fine since.

So, two questions....

1) whats causing the touch screen to fail to come on intermittently, and....

2) what caused the engine not to restart?

thanks

Al

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hi

sounds like the backlight is on the way out on the screen, these use a high freuqency to generate arround 100v. could be the light, or the individual components or something simple like a dry joint on the board, unfortunetly though these items are a not individualy replacable unless you can find a very competant repair man. lexus will want to swap the whole unit as "there fix". this will not be cheap !!

as for the engine, think you just confused it by starting & stoping so quickly, flooded or confused sensors in engine management.

[dave j]

I've had my LS400 about 4 weeks now and in that time the touch screen has gone blank and therefore non-functional about 3 times. As I turn the ignition on the green 'Lexus' screen appears and then when I turn the engine over it goes blank. This is normal at this stage as once the engine has fired the screen reappears. But, as I mentioned, on three occasions the screen has remained blank.

This happened this morning so I immedaitely turned off the engine and turned it back on again. This time the engine wouldn't fire! I'm wondering whether I 'flooded' te engine? ie because I started and stop the engine so quicky there was a dump of fuel somewhere? I eventually got it started after 3/4 attempts and there was a lot of fumes from the exhaust. Its ran fine since.

So, two questions....

1) whats causing the touch screen to fail to come on intermittently, and....

2) what caused the engine not to restart?

thanks

Al

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[dave j]

I've had my LS400 about 4 weeks now and in that time the touch screen has gone blank and therefore non-functional about 3 times. As I turn the ignition on the green 'Lexus' screen appears and then when I turn the engine over it goes blank. This is normal at this stage as once the engine has fired the screen reappears. But, as I mentioned, on three occasions the screen has remained blank.

This happened this morning so I immedaitely turned off the engine and turned it back on again. This time the engine wouldn't fire! I'm wondering whether I 'flooded' te engine? ie because I started and stop the engine so quicky there was a dump of fuel somewhere? I eventually got it started after 3/4 attempts and there was a lot of fumes from the exhaust. Its ran fine since.

So, two questions....

1) whats causing the touch screen to fail to come on intermittently, and....

2) what caused the engine not to restart?

thanks

Al

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hi alan

had same problem,either the battrey needs topping up with water,bad connection at terminal?

i renewed my bettery and it cured problem

Dave