Hello all,
I am new to the forum and just bought my first Lexus, a 2001 LX470 with 123k on it. The previous owner has taken pretty good care of it. I was a little wary of buying a vehicle that might require expensive repairs to a very sophisticated vehicle but took the chance since the price was right.
I have done some reading and found that others have had issues with motor that drives the telescoping and tilting feature on the steering wheel. In the last few days the tilt feature stopped working however the telescoping feature still works fine. It is not making any noise when I press the button but simply won't lower. I checked the fuse and its fine. I did fine a loose battery connection that has been fixed but tilt feature is still not working. I disconnnected the battery for 30 mins this morning and reconnected but still not working.
I am considering taking it to Stevinson Lexus in Lakewood but wanted to get others thoughts/ideas about pros and cons vs. a local mechanic. Any suggestions for a mechanic that is good with this vehicle locally?
I would like to disable the telecsope/tilt feature since its not necessary and just one more thing that have issues with. Once I get the wheel tilted down to a reasonable angle hopefully I can disable the feature and leave it as is.
Thanks in advance for any ideas! I'm brand new and just figuring out this whole forum thing.
I am new to the forum and just bought my first Lexus, a 2001 LX470 with 123k on it. The previous owner has taken pretty good care of it. I was a little wary of buying a vehicle that might require expensive repairs to a very sophisticated vehicle but took the chance since the price was right.
I have done some reading and found that others have had issues with motor that drives the telescoping and tilting feature on the steering wheel. In the last few days the tilt feature stopped working however the telescoping feature still works fine. It is not making any noise when I press the button but simply won't lower. I checked the fuse and its fine. I did fine a loose battery connection that has been fixed but tilt feature is still not working. I disconnnected the battery for 30 mins this morning and reconnected but still not working.
I am considering taking it to Stevinson Lexus in Lakewood but wanted to get others thoughts/ideas about pros and cons vs. a local mechanic. Any suggestions for a mechanic that is good with this vehicle locally?
I would like to disable the telecsope/tilt feature since its not necessary and just one more thing that have issues with. Once I get the wheel tilted down to a reasonable angle hopefully I can disable the feature and leave it as is.
Thanks in advance for any ideas! I'm brand new and just figuring out this whole forum thing.