softpack

I've just experienced exactly the same problem except I was stopped by friendly policeman who advised me to have it seen to immediately, had the same response from Lexus Teeside about possible igniter unit which would be covered by warranty.

They did not have either in stock as they said they had never experienced a failure so ordered one to be fitted next day, you've guessed it, it was the bulb which had failed: £212 plus labour.

To be fair they discounted this down to £197 including £22.50 labour which I paid grudgingly, but I was shocked and stunned when I returned home and did some research to find I can buy exactly the same item Philips D4S XenEco Xenon HID Bulb 42402 for £71 or a pair of upgraded Toshiba D4S Xenon HID Bulb 6000K Brilliant White UK for £70 from HIDs4U who are based in Southampton and offer next day delivery.

Bit far away from your mileage yet, but my 450h is going in for its 100k service at a cost of £450, which I thought was going to be allot worse! Absolutely lovely car!

I used to work for Mercedes-Benz and from what I've driven, I prefer the lexus all day long! Gadgets upon gadgets, and best of all, unlike the german rivals, they all WORK!! :winky:

Expect you've taken delivery of your car now so we hope you enjoy it :)

Cheers

Ben

Thanks for this Ben,

Took delivery on Thursday, Spent all evening reading the handbook and am now trying to put all of this into practice; may take me a few days, but from what I've seen I'm going to like it. :P

Hi again, these tyre pressure sensors are inside the tyre and send a signal when the pressure drops but care is required by the tyre fitter,I now find Lexus dealers are bang on with tyre prices (10% discount for LOC gold members)and they know how to go on. One snag with these sensors is if you have the metal dust caps they can corrode the thread on the valve stem which means the whole thing needs replacing so either use plastic dust caps or put a smear of grease on the thread to stop the two metals reacting with each other. I grease mine then nip them up with a 10MM spanner to stop the scallys pinching them.

I think the ECU issue on early cars related to GS300s only

Tony

Thanks for this Tony, you learn something new everyday.

Peter

Thanks for the welcome guys. :)

Service plan and extended warranty have both crossed my mind as my annual mileage will be in excess of 20K and I will probably take them out following your advice.

Re: the tyre pressure sensors, how do these work and what makes them so expensive to replace?

I was under the impression they were just proximity sensors measuring the distance between the chassis and the ground which will reduce when a tyre loses pressure.

The S class will be a hard act to follow, but from what I have read, the Gs450h should be up to the job.

I will certainly post some pictures when I have figured out how to upload them.

Best regards

Peter

Hi everyone, this is my first post so please be patient if I have posted in the wrong area.

After 9 years of Mercedes ownership culminating in a 2005 S350, I am looking forward to taking delivery of a 2007 GS450H SE in 4 days time.

I have bought it from the Teeside Lexus centre as an approved vehicle with 52K on the clock so I am assuming it should be a sound car.

I would appreciate any pointers as to what I should look out for in the way of known faults at this age and mileage and also what to expect over the next 3 years (60,000 miles)

Any advice on servicing requirements and cost would be most welcome.

Thanks in advance

Peter