Lexus IS250C Roof won't close

[LIJO151]

Hi All,

So on Saturday afternoon after the weekly shopping i decided to vaccum the boot, and whilst i was vaccuming the boot I thought I'd get inbetween the roof arms and clear out the dry leaves that have fallen there. To get better access I opened the roof part way and cleared all the leaves out and this is where I went wrong. What I should of done was to close the roof, but no I foolishly opened the roof to complete the cycle. 

Once complete, I tried closing the roof and "Please check retractable system" 

I tried the following:

1. Turning the car on and off.  (Several times)

2. Disconnect the Battery for 30mins

In the end I resorted to covering the car with tarp. 

Just my luck two nights of heavy rain and high winds!

Today I took it into Leicester Lexus, they said they couldnt look at it today, but were happy to store the car in their workshop. 

Only positive so far was the open top drive to Lexus Leicester. Got a lot of stares, not about the car, but the idiot who's driving with the top down in the rain. 

Fingers cross it's a small issue and cheap fix. 

Will keep you all updated.

 

John

[Beamish]

 

Hi John,

Sorry to hear about your issue.

Just one thing comes to mind, did you do a window re-set after you reconnected the Battery?

Just a shot in the dark but may be worth a try as the roof system is reliant on knowing what position the windows are in.

Dec.

[LIJO151]

57 minutes ago, Beamish said:

 

Hi John,

Sorry to hear about your issue.

Just one thing comes to mind, did you do a window re-set after you reconnected the battery?

Just a shot in the dark but may be worth a try as the roof system is reliant on knowing what position the windows are in.

Dec.

Hi Dec,

I'll be honest I dont remember, tried so many times. Didn't even think if about the position of the windows.

It's with Lexus now, lets hope it's something simple.

Thanks for the reply Dec. 

John

[LIJO151]

So yesterday I picked the car up from Lexus Leicester and £700 pounds lighter. 

Fault was due to a window sensor switch which they took out , cleaned tested and reinstalled. Majority of the cost was due to labor as they had to manually put the roof back up to get to the panel of the window sensor switch. 

Lexus has kindly cleaned the car and it's now very clear that I need to get the car machine polished due to the tarp scatching the paint work. 

Anyone know a good detailer in Leicester?

[true blue]

Hi glad you were able to get this sorted quickly, the roof is something that is at the back of our minds as it is a specialised area ,usually simple if you can trace the fault ,that's the expensive part as you have found out ,absolutely crazy hourly rate at Lexus but you are paying for the technical expertise .I wonder what the hourly rate is of the  guy who does the work. Summer is coming !! so enjoy the roof off experience (the rain is warmer)

Dave

[Beamish]

 

Great to hear you got it sorted John.

All the best.

Dec.