koppatroppa2002

Hello there Gymsey,

I have same problems for years now and I was annoyed at the beginning by the fact that I need to stretch all over the car inside and open doors manually. After a while I got used and lately doesn't bother my anymore but I actually prefer that way as it is more safe!

I had my Lexus is220d 08 for service in Lexus garage a few months back and I asked about this door locking issue to look into it. Seems to be issues with the actuators doors locking that does not respond anymore hence the 5-6 times sound and flashing you hear and see every time you open the driver door. Same happen with mine...so is not a setting trick as I also believed so for long time. If it was setting option it will not do this clicking for 5-6 times!

It is definitely the door close actuators and could be at one or more doors! 

It is not big money to replace those actuators but my concern is that all do it panels needs to be opened and loads of plastic screws may get broken so solving one issue degenerate in others as you may fix door locking system but end up with door panels rattling while driving, after!! It'll be pity this to happen in such a quiet cabin environment that Lexus have 😋 

Like I said it doesn't bother me anymore for long time now. If needs to open more than one door( driver) I'll just long press key fob for opening and wait for all windows to slide down in order to open the required doors needed beside the driver door. 

Hope this will help. 

Regards,

CT 

Hi Josh,

Turn off the engine and ask a 2nd person to to hold the cap tight by hand and restart. All the lights on your dashboard should come off and that means that needs to be fixed the issue.

...When you close it should feel some sort of click to be properly closed otherwise is not completely closed and sensor sense loosing of pressure in the system, hence the dashoard lighting like a Xmas tree 😁

Hope this will help. Happened to me also when I purchased my IS 220D  and stoped to the garage for 1st time.

Unfortunately I need it to figured by myself where the issue was as I panicked and expecting the worse 😥

Had my car checked in Lexus garage and I've been told that the actual door actuators are gone and nedd to be replaced...on all 3 doors!? That seems to me a bit odd, to go all 3 actuators from all 3 doors and at the same time! Maybe what you said here makes more sense. However after using like this for the past 5 years now I kind of got used this way. I don' really want to fix this if that means to change all 3 door actuators. That' involving opening the door panels and may lead later in clanking and rattling later! Loads of plastic plugs( no screws ) 

On 11/10/2017 at 12:32 PM, TomCec said:

TyroneVeron here (the taxi guy) is spot on how to clear the VSC+check-engine warning (limp mode) on my Lexus LS220 diesel .

I topped up with premium diesel fuel then added the Injector Cleaner (450ml bottle), also added fresh oil to engine as was tad low.

I then used a full tin of EGR cleaning spray (cost me £10 from local car-store) directly into air-intake. Ran the car high revs

for about 5 miles, really rev'd it to clean out injectors, the fault then miraculously disappeared and the car runs a treat.

No ODB2 reset required.  Total cost about £25 on fluids.  I reckon I saved a wallet full by NOT going to Lexus Dealership.

Unrelated fault but I had to put in new guide-pins on brake calipers, garage job really unless your well experienced mechanic, symptom is sticking or clunky braking, check if wheel gets very hot on one side!

 

In my opinion the comment "rev ur engine up to the red light" it' crazy and you'l end up with engine issues. Yes hitting motorway is the answer to clean the system and by high revs should consider somewhere over 2500 and max 3200 revs !! Definitely not "red" !!!

It' quite straight forward: RED means RED and you not supposed to be near to that place in any circumstances...but that' just my opinion also advise to whoever may read this.

Best of luck

Using Archoil that can be buy from eBay will keep your DPF out of troubles!! Just pasted 100k and never had any issues in past 5 years ! Not to mention that I do 90% of the time city short drives!!! Cleaning the EGR once a year.

Using this Archoil additive every time when stopping at the garage for fuel it proofed to me personally the best choice after reading so many comments in here...What' happening is when the engine reach optimal temperature which is around 88-90° you'l notice white smoke coming out of your tail pipe which clearly it means that the system cleaning himself and that' thanks to this additive !!

If not used additive to get this "self-clean" process you need to hit motorways quite often as many is220d drivers know very well.

Hope this will help 😋

On 10/12/2010 at 12:56 PM, stevedrew72 said:

Please help!

I've owned my 2007 (57) IS220D since march this year, and it has now completed 77000 miles.

It has full main dealer history upto 60000 miles, with the 70000 service being completed by a trusted local independant, following the Lexus schedule in full.

Driving up the M6 last week, the car seemed to hesitate under throttle as if being starved of fuel or similar, shortly afterwards the VSC Check / Traction Control and Engine Management lights all came on and I ended up being recovered by the AA back to my dealer in Essex.

The dealer have quoted the best part of £2000 to repair (DPNR?) the car, saying that Lexus wont contribute because its out of warranty (mileage only) and the last service wasnt completed by Lexus.

I've since spoken to Lexus customer services and they had 'no case logged'.

Has anyone else had this fault, and how was it handled by Lexus? Long is the legend of Lexus customer service, but thus far Im not feeling the love.

I appreciate I stepped outside the dealer network for the 70 k service, but hey it was half the price, and done to at least the same standard by someone I trust. Added to that it was out of warranty on the mileage side of things.

What I'm concerned about is whether this is a common eg known fault, if so I dont think I should just roll over and pay.

Since starting to type Lexus have offered to contribute, so my new bill will be £900......... Thoughts and ideas please guys

Check this link below that appeared today (fresh) in DailyMail:

http://blog.dailylifetech.com/Eyjr/cardoc/d/how-to-prevent-1000s-in-costly-car-repairs-mechanics-aren-t-happy-about-it-1111?a=M2Q80wCqxf7D

Just read the article and your problem popped up in my mind suddenly.

Could be a cheap solution to your blog. 

Best of luck

From all i know the boot always stays close and you'll open from key fob or by pressing the button at the back while with key in ur pocket. Has norhing to to with doors, mine works that way.

I suspect that if you have the remote locking set to only unlock the drivers door on first press, and then all doors on second press, then due to lack of use the rear actuator or locking mechanism seizes up to the point where the actuators are powerful enough to overcome the resistance.

To be honest i never heard before this thing about pressing twice for different options on doors opening :-D

Mine dont lock when i drive off used to on my vrs drove me nuts.

Another weird think! When i purchase the car was locking automatically once i was start driving and for some reasons after a while i noticed also that this setting was gone. Never achieved back :-P

Tried everything what was available here. Still no success. Only driver door opening. Some posts(links) above are for newer models which not apply to 08 model is220d. so no point guys to post it!

This problem it's like i said above a factory settings and looks like more and more, it'll cost you to change it at ur local dealer!

Hope there's still someone on this forum who can solve this issue whithout being ripped off by dealers. Strange how after 7 years model now, nobody spit how to sort this out. Keep the faith guys :-D

I have the same problem with my is220d 08. I can open only the driver door from key fob while all 3 others doors can be open only manually from inside but can be all locked though from key fob. Heard its a manufacter settings and can be choosen freely to change on first 6months from the time of the purchase. Not free after. If i try to put my hand on the lever(keyless entry) its flashing and kicking 5 times but again only the driver door is opening. Any tips?

As Normski said: Run away of that thing!! Doesn't sound healthy at all.

Had same problem and was the expansion vas cap wich has a little gasket that fails under pressure therefore splashing out through the overflow pipe. I did wrapped with a blue very fine tape ( plumbers use it) a couple of rounds to make sure its from there/ before i throw 35 for a new one and success

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And just popped out one more thing in my mind: Its not recommended to have any electrical on at cold start, especially AC. It's inefficient anyway as the engine it's cold so the whatever settings are for temperature, are equal to nill/zero. Even in the Lexus manual is specific stated to avoid short time switches of AC (less then 5min) + to not mention the Battery also.Its obvious that at cold start the engine, fuel pump, senzors, computer, all pumps, alternator etc needs power!! By having autolights, radio, AC, navigation On, it will only do more bad for sure, then good. That's just me anyway.

Mine its 1200 spot on @ cold start then 800 spot on again after @ 30-60 seconds. If its warm outside, it'll be @ 800 straight away @ cold start.

If the revs are 1500 or higher, i heard that the DPF is cleaning himself ( after loads of short drives or city drives) and again, i heard, that it's good to take it to long motorway drive (200miles or more) to help a proper clean!! Read some reviews about this high revs at cold start and most of the peoples tend to panick! It is just a normal procedure for auto cleaning of DPF which by the way, everyone at Lexus fail to inform!!

Good day.

Another thing: - 2000 revs at cold start? That's way to high. Deffo something fishy there / sorry about bad news :-P

Hi guys,

Ive got numerous chips stones marks on front spoiler and bonet after motorway drive. Any way to professionaly hide them without overall paint job?

Thanks in advance.

The others way to do it it's by removing Battery contacts(one of it) over night. Will reset the mpg, all of them... but also any other settings time, radio i.e.

I do this any 6months or so as computer resetting also/

HI Guys,

Tried holding in the display button yesterday and nowt happened!

Seems strange that this cannot be reset?????? :megaangry: :megaangry: :megaangry: :megaangry:

Think what you did before 1st time your lights on dash appeared! There are hunderds reasons for all those Xmas lights to come on and stay there. I once fell up at a petrol station and after 5 min of driving all those hated lights came on. Took me 24 hours to realised that the diesel cap has a click when you close it but doesn't mean that always will close properly. It was loosing pressure and taking air in the diesel tank which i believe activated some sensors. I was lucky i guess but now I'm more careful when i stop for filling at the stations. Try this you never know. I was absolutely gobsmacked to realised that from such a little think my dashboard was lighting like a Xmas tree. :-D

Hi, same here, when im starting cold engine i have a drop of revs like for a sec or two almost every time but notice that after motorway drive it's not happening, only after city drives which by the way i do a lot of short drives! I always use additive ( Miller) on feel ups to help the struggle but looks like its still not enough. Can't imagine how could be without

it. Anyway its no reason to worry/ take it on motorways more offen for helping cleaning the dpf and rest. You'll see changes.

Is there any concern to be had by small spots of coolant coming from the expansion tank?.. No other apparent symptoms of anything wrong... After a run in warm temperatures recently, there are a few spots of coolant on rad fan housing and surrounding... There doesn't seem to be any significant coolant level drop ..The car is recently acquired with only 28k on clock and just over 5 yrs old... Only covered 1800 miles in last 2.5 yrs and prior to this, driven by very sedate elderly lady. Some have suggested it may be the car ' finding its coolant level' after not having much use over the last 2 yrs ...though I am not racing, it certainly getting more of a push thru its paces from me.. Been fully serviced and a can of bg244 put thru, along with egr clean... Tips or views on this appreciated. Thanks

Hi there, hsd same problem on my is220d "08 ! ..and no, its not normal to find your engine sprayed with coolant whatever other say!! I had big headache because of this plus my heating in the car wasn't working either as coolant level was slightly dropping to minimum level but not below!! A friend of mine suggested to look at the expansion tank cap lead and before spend @35 for a new one, i took out the cap and at the lower gasket i add a couple of rounds of plumbing tape which is used for water pipes(blue one): its very tin and stretching. Below the expansion water tank on the left side you'll notice a little rubber called the overflow pipe which it realise coolant from the system if that cap-gasket fail hence the spray all over moro or less. I would say to start here before you go in any other expenses!! bringing the car to dealer it's ripp off. They will have a quick fix and charge you for God knows what reasons!!

Let me know how it go..

Whirring noise can means only one thing: bearing issues! Could be anything with bearings or rotor as water pump for example or chain if case. Its a mechanical issue anyway.

Hi Andyajb, if its 1500 revs I believe its the DPF cleaning himself and one thing you should do only: hit the motorway on wknd or so for a long drive. That should do!

Try take the Battery off ovwr night! That'll reset the computer...usually after any work carried on the car it needs reseated!.tip: sometime even a simple task as light bulbs replacement can trigger defaults

I get the mpg mentioned by you /@30 town /@38 motorway but it gets a lot better in summer time(motorway goes up to even 48)