Passenger Side Wing Mirror Fault

[TonyB]

Hi Folks....yet more doom and gloom for me and my Lexus.

This time the Passenger wing mirror appears to be faulty.

It will adjust up and down, but not left and right.

When I press left or right a click can be heard...but no wirrring or movement.

Anyone no if there is a quick fix, or is it caputt.

Rgds, Tony.

[steve2006]

The click will probably be the the relay so the drive motor would seem to be the culprit, by any chance did you get in the car and notice the mirror adjustment was out then found it wouldn't correct with the adjustment button?

[TonyB]

I Guess so, can't believe a car like this can get so many faults.

[PJ S]

Door mirror motor is a bit of a known issue with the 3GS.

Think a number of members on Club Lexus have been there and done that.

I'd probably be more concerned about the water pump failure - two members have had an issue, but one was lucky he wondered what the thick white smoke was coming from the engine bay.

After being advised to not drive it, but have it lifted, he did, and forked out $650 (inc a $250 part) to fix the play in the pump due to failing seals.

The other member claims (with no reason to disbelieve him) that his engine just gave up the ghost hundreds of miles from home, after having filled up not long before hand, without any sign of overheating.

No warning lights, no temp rise on the gauge - just one dead and melted engine.

Think he's forked out $3K on labour on a rebuild, with Lexus paying the other $7K of the $10K figure I think I'm remembering correctly.

02 sensors and a door mirror motor is cheap by comparison.

[TonyB]

Thanks PJ S, your a little ray of sunshine.............anyone wanna GS300 Sel...first 5K seals the deal..............