RXStu

Hi, Yesterday I had a problem whereby the electric tailgate opened a fraction, then closed with an additional 'bleep' for good measure. I tried opening/closing for a while but to no avail. I fixed the problem by disconnecting the battery to reset the car. It then worked fine after that. Coincidentally I had put a roof box on the car yesterday. I wonder if that had anything to do with the problem.... Anyone else had this problem? Cheers, Stu

MasterTC, I also have had problems with my head unit. I drive an '04 300 SEL and often get the error code 3 or 4. I find that switching off the ingintion and restarting one or two times fixes things. On one occasion I had to remove the head unit all together to get the discs out and get it working again. When I complained to Lexus they said that a replacement would be over a £1000 and because the car was outside of warranty I would have to pay. The title of your post suggests that you got yours replaced under warranty. Did you set a precedent here or have others on th eforum received a replacement unit whilst outside of warranty?

I had the suspension sensors fail on my '04 RX300 too. I was in luck. I took the car (outside of warranty but only 35k miles) to Twickenham Lexus. After a couple of days my wife had a call off Jackie there. The bad news: the parts alone are £1.5k, the good news: the car is ready for collection and lexus would be picking up the tab. When my wife asked why they were so generous the reply was that they hoped that we'd be buying Lexus in 50 years time.... and I must add that we might just do that too. Stu.

Hey, you don' happen to remember whether this gained you access to the front footwells? I have what sounds to be a bolt ot screw rolling about down there. I'd like to get the little bugger out at some point. Regards

Hi there, I have a problem in that there is a noise from under the driver's seat/front footwell. It sounds like a screw or bolt rolls once or twice under braking, or acceleration. I have investigated and had a jolly good look under the seat, even removing the horn shaped air duct from under the drivers seat. The sound seems to be coming from just in from of the driver's seat, just before the 'VIN' plate. I am considering taking up the carpet but am worried that I'll start something that I'll regret in the end. Has anyone else come across this? Should I go ahead and lift the carpet (removing door trim etc to get to the offending area). Thanks, Stu [2004 MY RX SE-L]

Use itunes to burn your mp3s to a disc and you'll get the CD text for album and tracks.

Buy them. I bought pads and discs and have had no problems with them. See my post.

http://site.crownclassiccars.co.uk/index.p...3723a5358b723c3 I use them on my RX300, very trustworthy and a high standard of work. See my other posts.

Valkirk, I know. It's a joke. I'm happy to live with the missing disc but it just goes to show you how there are fewer and fewer reasons to use Lexus for maintenance once the car is outside of warranty. I will take my car to Crown Classic Cars in Twickenham from now on. They replaced the brakes for me and I was so impressed I have decided to take it outside of the Lexus history from now on. Makes no difference to the market values now at the prices you quote.

As an update to this. I spoke with Lexus Twickenham and also Lexus customer services. Apparetnly this fault has not been reported before on RX300s, only on the IS series. The solution is to remove the unit and either send it away for repair or replacement. Customer services kindly offered a contribution of £450 to the cost of replacing the £1100 unit and all I would have to pay for is the £115 labour +VAT. It seems quite a lot of money to pay out on a car that has only covered 27k miles and is only 4 years old. Also, it only effects the CD6 so far. I am a bit dissapointed that I cannot go the the marke and buy an after market CD player, from reputable brands such as Clarion. Does anyone know whether this is possible at all?

Hi there, my CD player has just started to display error code 3 when I try to load CD6. Has anyone ever had this and can anyone offer a simple solution. The RX300 is outside of warranty, and I still have 5 CDs to play with so I'm not keen on shelling out for a solution. Thanks, Stu

Hi, check out the little levers on the edge of the boot, about waist height, used for securing the luggage cover. If these are 'open' they tap against the boot. Lock them closed and you'll enjoy silent motoring again. ;-)

My Astral black RX looks absolutely amazing after a good wash and polish. This look lasts for....about one night, after which it takes on the general outer london dust that seems to cover everything. Oh well - looks good from the inside.

Just thought I would make forum members aware of the outcome. I have placed an order with EBC for upgraded pads and front discs. I checked the discs myself and the rear ones have only a mm lip, whilst the front ones have over 5 mm. I have also asked a local workshop to do the job - 1 hr for the front disc/pads and 1/2 hour for the rear pads. I think I'll ask him to rotate the tyres while he's got the car in. Vehicle: LEXUS/3.0 (RX300)//3.0 (RX300) (2003-) Item Part Number Qty Unit Price Unit Weight Part Description 1. D1291 2 49.95 8.2kgs Actual EBC Standard Brake Disc (One piece, 2 discs per car) Vehicle: LEXUS/RX300/3.0/2003- Item Part Number Qty Unit Price Unit Weight Part Description 2. DP61681 1 46.00 1.9kgs Actual SUV 4x4 6000 Series Brake Pads (Complete axle set, both wheels) 3. DP61682 1 29.95 2kgs Approx SUV 4x4 6000 Series Brake Pads (Complete axle set, both wheels)

I like it :winky: