Robbob

Hi thanks for all your thoughts the car is a 2009 GS300 with 70,000 miles on the clock, I have full service history and apart from this issue the car runs really well. i am not sure it the gear box has ever been drained so that’s maybe the first step to try. any info you can send would very much be appreciated. I am overseas so I don’t have the luxury of a Lexus dealer. I have a very good local machanic who before starting working for himself was a machanic for a US Mercedes dealership and I trust him. When he attached his diagnostic kit it only showed that the car had a malfunction with reverse and that is now normal. It doesn’t give any code to say what the malfunction was. Thanks in anticipation for your reply. pp6000@hotmail.com is my email address.

Hi guys thanks for the suggestions. someone has said there is a chance there in a blockage in the internal tubes. Where pressure builds these tubes allow the fluid to move and this is what pushes the switch that puts the car in reverse. when the car is cold the blockage stops the fluid moving, when the gear box gets ward the blockage dissolves a little. This is why the reverse works when the car has run and got warm. For me the logic seems to make sense. However the advice came from someone not familiar with Lexus cars so wasn’t sure about the best way to remove the blockage. Does anyone have any thoughts on this diagnosis and if it is correct, any thoughts about the best way to remove the blockage? many thanks for reading this message

Hi can anyone advise. I live overseas and the machanic here are not the best, so need to check to see if anyone has any suggestion before I order parts. My 2007 GS300 runs perfectly, until a couple weeks ago when I lost reverse gear. When the car stars first thing I have no reverse gear, however after running for about 20/30 mins the reverse gear works fine. So reverse when the engine is warm but no reverse when cold. The mechanics diagnostic check only showed there was a fault now resolved but does not state what the fault was. does anyone have any suggestion as to what the fault might be and how to resolve it. Many Thank my email is pp6000@hotmail.com feel free to drop me a message or reply here.

Hi I have just bought a LS 430 2005 model. It has 67,000 miles on the clock and I have completed the advisory new timing belt / water pump. The car is a USA LHD import. It’s perfect for me as I bought the car with the intention of doing some long distance road trips around Europe. I have a small issue and that is the rear door locks manually but will not open and lock as part of the central locking. I am told I need a door lock motor ( rear left hand door ) and I should find one on ebay. I look on ebay and see door lock motors for as little as £6 to around £300. As a new Lexus owner, I have no idea of which motor I need. Can anyone advise me please or better still send me a link to the one I need to purchase. Thank you so much for your help rob.