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I would say it's the outlet for the air con, it is situated on the transmission tunnel and if it gets blocked it would cause the problem that you are getting . Allan

invest in a desent sat nav i always found the Lexus navigation rubbish.......! And what Lexus and other dealers charge is extortionate Allan

Sorry Arvin it was a long time ago, but I'm fairly certain that my second reply about taking the number plate light out is the post that I read, maybe someone on here has a better memory than me !.......it is worth a try anyway, may be a 9v battery like is used in a smoke alarm could be used ? Let us know how you get on . Allan

Me again ! From what I can remember you can take the number plate light out from the outside of the car then connect a battery to the wires on the number plate light and unlock with the fob make sure you connect the wires correctly ie: positive to + negative to - , this tip is useful if you can't get access inside the boot, whatever you do don't smash a window ! Allan

Hi Arvin, you say that you can get in the boot yes ? I am sure I read a post on here a while ago that you can connect a 12v battery to a live and Earth supply in the boot such as reverse light or maybe side light connections then try your key fob to unlock the car , hope this works for you, good luck. Allan

Have you got another fob to try ? If not I would fit a new battery in your fob and try again , this would be the cheapest option and at least eliminate the fob as the problem. Allan

I can't even get a quote for my motorbike , because I live in north London ? What's that all about ?? They are bl---dy con artist , never had a claim 10 years ncb on my bike ? I thought I had beat the system by getting a classic car , yes it is cheaper car insurance but now the great uk gov is going to charge me £ 25. 00 a day to cross the north circular road so I'm going to have to move further north so I can use my car, while they build another runway at Heathrow and pollute the air in and around London with lots more airplanes, I just don't get it, thinking about it life is just one big con, but the insurance company's are the worst conmen of all .yes I am very upset ! Allan

We are all being conned in the UK with insurance especially car insurance, we are supposed to have the one of the safest accident records but I bet we have one of the most expensive car insurance in the world ??........I insured my classic last year at a cost of £ 460.0, this year it increased to not much short of 500 , I shopped around and got my insurance from another company for £ 104.00 ! ! And yes it was for the same cover , how can that be fair ? They are con artist the lot of them, and don't get me started on breakdown cover .....I've had no claims with breakdowns for at least 10 years but my premium keeps going up year upon year this year my premium was quoted as £ 260. O ! That's ridiculous especially as when I went to cancel after 20 years with them they came back with a quote of £77.0 ? It is all a big con , you have really started me off now Jack ! I could give loads of examples of insurance company's conning people , I know it happens the other way round but insurance company's start moaning and groaning that we are all being conned and premiums will have to go up to cover the frauds !!!! It's all a con !!!!!!

Hi Bernie , you should disconnect the battery leads from the car then charge the battery , if the car has stood for a long time with the battery flat it will need a minimum of a 12 hour trickle charge, then connect to the car again and try it , if you have no luck then I would say you probably need a new battery. Allan

I moved on to a classic car a BMW e30 convertible and I love driving it especially all though the amazing summer we had its definatly a better looking car than the the is 250 sel that I had , don't get me wrong the is 250 was a great car with all the toys you could want but the last time I took my car into Lexus Edgware Road for a service and mot they tried without success to rip me off for the sum of 1300 quid , the tried to tell me I needed a new radiator because it was leaking ? They never pressure tested it , they just saw some pink residue along the bottom of the rad ! My Lexus never ever used a drop of coolant in all the time I owned it and by the way still hasn't used any since my son in law has owned it, they wanted a £1000 pound for the new rad so that didn't happen ! The other thing that pi---d me off even more so than the rad was they said one of the clips on one the coil packs was slightly broken and they wanted £ 270 for that ! And that is what decided me and my Lexus to part .....I hate being ripped off ...my car before the is 250 was a is 200 and that is a car that I would love to own again in the future one of the best and under rated cars on the road.......I feel much better now I've got that off my chest !!!!! Allan

This airbag thing is causing more grief than Lexus will ever know !! Allan

If a insurance company can rip you off they will, they complain about fraudsters but they are the worst of all ....I've lost thousands of pounds in no fault claims in the past all they say is take it or leave it ...I now have agreed value on my car ,of course this cost extra again ..... I'll bet linas wished he never mentioned that slight scrape !!!!!!! I sure this happens to hundreds of drivers every day, do they report it , no probably not ,do they have problems in the future ? Probably only if they had a massive claim and the insurance company didn't want to pay ! Have a good day everyone Allan

As much as like the e30 I must say I did enjoy my is2 not as much as my is 200 though, and if I ever get fed up with the e30 I would replace it with a is200 without hesitation , that was the most reliable car I have ever owned and not expensive to maintain for the 12 years that I owned it, just to add I think this forum is one of the best and will still be lurking around, all the best, Allan

And I haven't the worry of safety recalls that don't seem to be a very high priority !!!

Sorry to say Lexus have stuffed themselves, I've now gone and got myself a BMW e30 cabriolet and I'm loving it, I've spent over £3000.00 on my 250 in the 3 years I have owned it and enough is enough. That was the most expensive car I had to maintain, mind you I don't think the e30 is going to be cheap ! But it is a lot more fun to drive. Allan

Had my plugs replaced back in April when the car went in for the fuel gasket replacement recall , the Lexus dealer at Edgware Road , I enquired if the inlet manifold had to be taken off to do the fuel gasket, the answer was yes so I asked what would be the charge to fit new plugs being as the top end would be stripped anyway... I was told a extra half an hours labour plus the price of the plugs so I agreed to having it done .... Take Johns advice and get the plugs from Lexus Birmingham on eBay because you will save approx £35.00 on the price of the plugs, the dealer will charge you around £115.00 Why one dealer can charge £80.00 and another £35.00 more is beyond me. Also like to mention while my car was being serviced the fitter said one of the clips to a coil pack was broken and should be replaced they wanted to charge me .... Wait for it £327.00 to replace it !!!!!!!!!! I knew that wouldn't happen ,there is no way I was paying that much for a plastic clip ! When I got the car back I fabricated a new part for the clip to secure it to the coil pack, the cost was a piece of plastic laying around from my model making and two hours off fabrication cost to me £00.00 another few pounds saved ,they also said they thought my radiator might ? Be leaking that will be another £1000.00 thank you very much ( by the way they never did a pressure test on the rad ? ) I had owned my car for 3 years at this point in time and never had to put a drop of coolant in it . The price paid for my basic service, mot and plug replacement was about £520.00 the bill to do everything would have been £1900.00 , I decided then that I would sell the car get myself a nice classic to replace it ! Allan

Hi Erick , I would think about 99% of cars have rusty suspension , I know mine has, the bushes that the suspension mounts on are the important part, I think that maybe JEM are after another job to charge you for, I used to have my car serviced at JEM in Colindale , until they tried to rip me off by wanting to charge me £2600.00 to repair my air conditioning system which I believe they messed up to start with ! I removed the car from them and had the aircon repaired at a company called Alpinair which I can recommend , they fitted new condenser and new compressor for £900.00 bit of a difference I think. Try to find another place to service your car is what I would suggest. Allan

Hi Steve, I have found the post on the USA Lexus club forums a common problem apparently ! If I've done this correctly here is the link https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-3rd-gen-2006-2011/694622-easy-fix-for-the-clogged-ac-drain.html hope this helps. Allan

I have read somewhere that the drain off for the air conditioning can get blocked and this could cause the symptoms that you are getting, ie water inside the car, I believe the drain off is located in the transmission tunnel, along side the gearbox, I'll try to find the post that refers to this problem as I'm pretty sure this is your problem, hope you get it cured soon. Allan

Welcome to the Loc , in answer to your question , there is a place in Hampstead north London that swop your wheels for a refurbished set the price is about £ 300.00 item number on eBay is 331644310593. Hope this is of help. Allan

Hi Chris, yes it was because the manifold had to come off to do the sensor so it made sense to do the plugs for only half hours labour. I still would have preferred to fit them myself ! At least that job is out of the way now . Allan

The £114.00 was for the price of the plugs + vat, the half hour labour was about £84.00 so just under £200.00 total for the plug change , if I had a garage I would have done the job myself , doing the job at the side of the road wasn't on with all the dust and other crap flying around. Allan

I had my plugs changed when my car went in for service mot a couple of weeks ago mileage 88k, I asked if the manifold had to be removed to do the fuel pressure sensor they asked why and I mentioned that I wanted the plugs changed, they said they would change the plugs for an extra half hour labour + cost of plugs which they charged me £114.00 ! Ah well Lexus need there profits , the old plugs looked in very good condition for the miles done , the fitter said my my radiator might have leak ( didn't do a pressure test though ? ) quoted £ 980.00 !!!! To replace it...... And he didn't torque the plugs when he fitted them ? I know this 'cos I was sent a video of the work. Allan

If it were me I'd go to the nearest breakers yard to replace that part or search on eBay , Lexus do seam to extract the urine when it comes to pricing parts for their cars, I was quoted over £300 to replace a broken clip that connects the wire to one of the plug coils !!!!!!!!!! I fixed it myself for the cost of 1hour of my time . Good luck with your search . Allan

Let's all hope nobody get killed or injured because of this fault with the airbag. Allan