Brought home my first GX, coming from the Jeep world. Slowly getting a handle for some of the quarks that come with learning a new platform. Spent a while, and a good bit of money, trying to figure out why the A/C was blowing constant and not cycling the compressor on and off like it should, which caused the system to freeze up and not blow through the vents after a while. That was a paperclip wedged into two terminals of the compressor relay....so then we needed to find the fault in the system...that seems to be the climate control panel in the dash. From what I've found here, thanks to the nav/non nav swap threads, someone likely tried to replace this part already using the incorrect unit with a mismatched a/c amplifier. last two digits being 70 on the one I removed and based on my build date, it should be 72. I did find a wrecked one with the exact same build month/year and the new part is in route as I type this...expensive booger so fingers crossed that fixes me up. My vent trim pieces are cracked up from people being in the dash before me and my audio isn't coming out of all my speakers so those need replaced if any of you have them or have recommendations on aftermarket. A previous owner swapped in an alpine head unit using AXTO-TY1 amplifier interface and AXSWC which is not functioning correctly either. Getting conflicting info as well on these components as the manufacturer states the GX470 is not listed as a compatible vehicle however looking at crutchfield's website, this is what they sell for correctly installing the alpine head unit...anyone with experience using either of those components, some input would be much appreciated. I'm starting with the wiring instructions and will confirm the wiring to be correct, then will dig into the internal settings and programming....unless there is a better option for a couple hundred dollars that would save me all this diagnostic trouble.
Lastly, about halfway through the drive home with the GX, I noticed a humming/whine coming from the front of the vehicle that increases in pitch with acceleration, decreases in pitch with deceleration and does not change/stop when turning. I did not find any leaks when underneath at the time of purchase but am suspecting transfer case fluid to be low. Will be changing that before driving any more, hopefully the few hundred miles I put on it after noticing that sound will not have caused any permanent damage. I initially thought it to be a CV axel as I bought it with a torn boot, the axels have since been replaced though and the sound persists. Thank you.
Lastly, about halfway through the drive home with the GX, I noticed a humming/whine coming from the front of the vehicle that increases in pitch with acceleration, decreases in pitch with deceleration and does not change/stop when turning. I did not find any leaks when underneath at the time of purchase but am suspecting transfer case fluid to be low. Will be changing that before driving any more, hopefully the few hundred miles I put on it after noticing that sound will not have caused any permanent damage. I initially thought it to be a CV axel as I bought it with a torn boot, the axels have since been replaced though and the sound persists. Thank you.
