Potential Ballast Failure? Already??
10-02-10, 08:44 PM
#16
wow moisture in your headlight? i hope i don't run into that issue.. i had a foglight go out on me like a month ago and got new ones and ever since then, both sides have been fine.. but only recently have i had the driver side headlight act up.. im thinking im gonna check the connection on it. Perhaps it might be loose like you said.
10-02-10, 08:53 PM
#17
Lexus Fanatic
10-04-10, 07:19 AM
#18
for the people with the bulb problem, have you tried swapping the bulbs? also check to make sure everything is plugged in tightly. changing the ballast is not hard, i had to do my drivers side one. you will need to remove your front bumper in order to remove the headlight. once the headlight is out, the ballast is not hard to remove. i dont know if this piece is only on the headlights with AFS but this piece has to be removed in order to change the ballast, make sure when putting it back in, you line it back up to the number it was on when you remove it. the piece is cirlced in red.
without doing so, you will not be able to remove the end of the ballast the plugs to the bulb.
without doing so, you will not be able to remove the end of the ballast the plugs to the bulb.
10-04-10, 08:24 AM
#21
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What is that square hole on top of the headlight in that pic?
I am curious how I can easily get access to the lens inside the headlight. I want to clean it without removing the headlight.
Thanks.
I am curious how I can easily get access to the lens inside the headlight. I want to clean it without removing the headlight.
Thanks.
10-04-10, 08:41 AM
#22
that pic is a headlight flipped upside down. the hole on top is the bottom of the headlight and the hole is where the ballast fits. you might be able to pop the lense off but you need to remove the bumper. im not sure if theres a way to remove the lense as i never looked into it but taking the headlight out would make it much easier. once the bumper is off, its only 3 more bolts holding the light in.
10-04-10, 09:14 AM
#24
well that picure is no good for showing the bolts but their pretty obvious once the rad shield is off there are 2 on top which i circled in red and once the bumper is off, theres one on the side where i have the arrow pointing. the arrow my be off, but its there on the side some where.
10-05-10, 03:14 AM
#26
for the people with the bulb problem, have you tried swapping the bulbs? also check to make sure everything is plugged in tightly. changing the ballast is not hard, i had to do my drivers side one. you will need to remove your front bumper in order to remove the headlight. once the headlight is out, the ballast is not hard to remove. i dont know if this piece is only on the headlights with AFS but this piece has to be removed in order to change the ballast, make sure when putting it back in, you line it back up to the number it was on when you remove it. the piece is cirlced in red.
without doing so, you will not be able to remove the end of the ballast the plugs to the bulb.
without doing so, you will not be able to remove the end of the ballast the plugs to the bulb.
The driver headlight shut off again on me on the way home from work tonight. This time, I tried to turn the headlights off, then back on. Usually it works, but this time the light didn't come back on. So I had to shut off the car, open the door, close the door, start the car, and turn the lights back on and then it came on... strange huh?
10-05-10, 08:17 PM
#27
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This issue has been happening to me for the last 3 months. I need to get this fixed ASAP coz this is just a reason why I got pulled over for no reason. Its so bad now...once in awhile both lights go out on me.
GokoU, were you able to correct this issue? Was it the ballast or your bulbs?
GokoU, were you able to correct this issue? Was it the ballast or your bulbs?
10-05-10, 09:51 PM
#28
Lexus Fanatic
sounds like a common problem.
i saw a 2008+ GS yesterday in my neighborhood with the same problem during cloudy daytime. driver side light blown out.
My 2007 doesn't have this problem, but I don't drive at night, and i don't leave it on auto mode, so who knows if I might get it eventually.
everyone should lodge complaints at lexus and the NHTSA.
I'm serious. Another recall won't hurt. This wouldn't be the first time a car mfgr recalled a car for headlights.
maybe get it to recall status so that we can have free fixes for life, cuz this crap is gonna cost and arm and leg if you need headlight replacements after warranty is over.
random blowouts of headlight at night = safety issue, esp the driver's side.
a 2008-09 GS shouldn't be getting blown lights this soon, right?
i saw a 2008+ GS yesterday in my neighborhood with the same problem during cloudy daytime. driver side light blown out.
My 2007 doesn't have this problem, but I don't drive at night, and i don't leave it on auto mode, so who knows if I might get it eventually.
everyone should lodge complaints at lexus and the NHTSA.
I'm serious. Another recall won't hurt. This wouldn't be the first time a car mfgr recalled a car for headlights.
maybe get it to recall status so that we can have free fixes for life, cuz this crap is gonna cost and arm and leg if you need headlight replacements after warranty is over.
random blowouts of headlight at night = safety issue, esp the driver's side.
a 2008-09 GS shouldn't be getting blown lights this soon, right?
Last edited by dunnojack; 10-05-10 at 10:07 PM.
10-13-10, 09:16 PM
#29
The driver headlight shut off again on me on the way home from work tonight. This time, I tried to turn the headlights off, then back on. Usually it works, but this time the light didn't come back on. So I had to shut off the car, open the door, close the door, start the car, and turn the lights back on and then it came on... strange huh?
10-14-10, 03:18 AM
#30
Yeah happened again to me after 15 minutes of driving at night.. but this time i turned my lights off, then back on, and the driver side light still didnt come back on. drove back home from work hoping I wasn't gonna get pulled.. got home fine, tried to turn off my lights, and fogs and then it finally turned back on.. weird.. sucks Im having this problem so early in the life of the car. Its an 08 and I only have 12,xxx miles on it too..