VGRS and ECU assembly replacement (1 Viewer)

[shohen]

The VGRS, VSC Off , VSC Trac lights came on in our 2006 LX470 and our normal mechanic wasn't able to reset them. We took the vehicle to the local Lexus dealer and they diagnosed that the VGRS assembly needs to be replaced, and may have shorted the ECU. Their quote to replace the VGRS actuator assembly and the ECU assembly was $8,163.07, which seems absurd.

Here are the dealer notes:
"VGRS light is on as well as VSC light - Performed health check - DTC C1567 current in VGRS system (Lock Mechanism Insertion) - Inspected per repair manual - per repair manual replace VGRS actuator for the DTC - also inspected VGRS ECU - DTC will not clear from ECU - swapped ECU into another known good vehicle and tested and DTC is present in other vehicle with this ECU and will not clear - suspect VGRS actuator possibly shorted out ECU as well - recommend replace VGRS actuator assembly and also recommend replace VGRS ECU assembly calibrate system and recheck."

Can anyone provide advice on this issue and reasonableness of the repair estimate?

 

[nukegoat]

The VGRS, VSC Off , VSC Trac lights came on in our 2006 LX470 and our normal mechanic wasn't able to reset them. We took the vehicle to the local Lexus dealer and they diagnosed that the VGRS assembly needs to be replaced, and may have shorted the ECU. Their quote to replace the VGRS actuator assembly and the ECU assembly was $8,163.07, which seems absurd.

Here are the dealer notes:
"VGRS light is on as well as VSC light - Performed health check - DTC C1567 current in VGRS system (Lock Mechanism Insertion) - Inspected per repair manual - per repair manual replace VGRS actuator for the DTC - also inspected VGRS ECU - DTC will not clear from ECU - swapped ECU into another known good vehicle and tested and DTC is present in other vehicle with this ECU and will not clear - suspect VGRS actuator possibly shorted out ECU as well - recommend replace VGRS actuator assembly and also recommend replace VGRS ECU assembly calibrate system and recheck."

Can anyone provide advice on this issue and reasonableness of the repair estimate?

You can just run it with the light on if you're not into fixing it. It'll act like a solid shaft (ostensibly)

Alternatively, not sure where in Cali you are, but I'm working on removing the VGRS and ECU from my 2004 LX

 

[rrc swb]

You can just run it with the light on if you're not into fixing it. It'll act like a solid shaft (ostensibly)

Alternatively, not sure where in Cali you are, but I'm working on removing the VGRS and ECU from my 2004 LX

Did you remove the VGRS/ECU?

 

[TrillyPop]

You can just run it with the light on if you're not into fixing it. It'll act like a solid shaft (ostensibly)

Alternatively, not sure where in Cali you are, but I'm working on removing the VGRS and ECU from my 2004 LX

What's your plan? I also have a VGRS issue and have the LC intermediate shaft to swap in, but haven't started the conversion process yet.

 

[nukegoat]

Did you remove the VGRS/ECU?

Nah never did

 

[rrc swb]

Nah never did

Damn... I cannot figure this sh!t out and I was hoping someone else bypassed the system.

 

[BullElk]

If the mechanic did not remove the actuator assembly and the ECU already, you may want to try and just remove it, unplugging and plugging back in. I haven't removed those two but recently did remove the ABS VSC control module that caused lots of dash lights to come on. I unplugged and plugged back up and all lights have been off for a couple weeks now. So it could be just a bad connection. Rather cheap way to find out.