Auto Leveling Headlight not working
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Auto Leveling Headlight not working
Both head lights are suppose to auto level correct?
Only my left headlight it auto leveling when the car is turned on. I'm 35 miles outside of my warranty.
Only my left headlight it auto leveling when the car is turned on. I'm 35 miles outside of my warranty.
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Does anyone know if the auto leveling unit is built into the actual head light housing, or if it is a separate piece. I see head light housing used on ebay for about $250.
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I don't think the 2001 LS had auto leveling headlights. In 04 when they changed to the projector type lights they added that and prior to it, they were fixed units.
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My '02 has auto leveling headlights. At only 35 miles out of warrantee, I would think the dealer and or Lexus would fix it. I had the trunk struts replaced on my '02 when it was 2 months out of warrantee and it was covered by the dealer. The argument was the struts were going bad months before but I didn't bring it to their attention until I brought the car in for service. You might try a similar argument in your case.
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Well it actually was something that I noticed since i got the car three months ago, i just didn't put two and two together until last night on the way home. I was driving next to a center divide and I could see the beam pattern for the right light went straight down to the street.
It's kind of a saftey hazzard as well. it doens't illuminate the road in front of the car very well and it is a bit of a distraction with teh bright cut off 5 or 10 feet in front of the car.
It's kind of a saftey hazzard as well. it doens't illuminate the road in front of the car very well and it is a bit of a distraction with teh bright cut off 5 or 10 feet in front of the car.
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OK, so now I am getting suspicious. The body shop replaced the front lights on my 2001 LS430 UL and they are not auto leveling. To be honest, I am not sure if the originals were or not. Do you think the body shop took me for a ride?
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If your auto levling is not working, or unplugged, you would get a message on your dash. Turn your headlights on, then start your car, you should see your headlights move up and down.
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So I went by the dealership Thursday evening and spoke with a service rep. The car was 184 miles over the 50k warranty. Dealership is going to replace the head light for me! I was so happy. They needed to order the part so it sounded like it was going to take them a few days. They even kept the car while they are waiting and gave me a loaner ES!!! Very happy with this dealership!
The ES is pretty nice btw. I'd still rather have my 3 year old LS though. ES just feels cheap, literally. Loose parts, plastics, ect.
The ES is pretty nice btw. I'd still rather have my 3 year old LS though. ES just feels cheap, literally. Loose parts, plastics, ect.