AZGS400

I just bought my 99 GS400 and noticed my radio display is missing LCD segments. I am getting it replaced while I still have the warranty for another month.

I did a search on here and noticed that the display is pretty common to go bad. Just worried that new one I will get from the dealer will go out after a few years while my warranty is no longer around. Has Lexus address this issue in a bulletin recall?

alexus

iTrader: (1)

umm.. i have '98.. and never went bad on me..

i never even heard of someone who's LCD went bad..

RMMGS4

iTrader: (5)

My 98 went bad last year. This is the 3rd time I've read someone report this problem over the past year. I've got 2 buddies with 98's and they haven't seen the problem, YET.


I'll guess that Lexus will recall whenever there is a safety issue or the problem will cost more to fix it after it breaks and it is under warrantee.

For the radio I would think they'll replace it on an as needed basis. After the warranty, you might have a strong arguement to get it done for free, if you can site several other owners with the same problem.

It would be interesting to know if this was a bad string of LCD's from the LCD vendor and that the problem was resolved quickly, say within a few months or less. This assumes they caught the problem, instead of finding out about it 3 years down the road.


Is this a Pioneer or a Nak? Mine is a Pioneer.

eppan

Had mine replaced. 99 GS

The service guys are aware of the Pioneer LCD issue. They said they have seen a few prior to mine. I have a pioneer head unit in my truck and the screen occasionally acts up too.

AZGS400

system with the CD change. Not sure if the is Pioneer.
Have co worker with same year GS also has display missing LCD segments.

Sam Khoury

A week before I turned in my leased 99 GS300 one of the LCD segments went out. I had the standard Pioneer system.

BLiu

I have this problem on my 98 GS. One of the LCD segments is missing....

Brent

Yoda

I have a 98 GS300 that had the factory warranty expire last month. I swear, 1 day after the warranty expired the radio display started to go bad. At first everything displayed about 1/2 the time. Now parts of the lcd display don't show anything at all. Hopefully I don't lose my presets otherwise I'll have to play "Name That Station" to get them reset.

mdw131

Same thing happened on my 99 GS300 before i turned it back into the dealer...Parts of the radio display on the right would go in and out of working. I figured it was the dealers problem...

DevilDog

No, recalls are for safety related items. There is no tsib also. I've seen this condition before, but not enough to warranty a recall.

DD

AggieLS

So has anyone had the dealer fix this outside warranty?

My '98 GS300 has lost a couple of the top portion of the segments but I can still figure out the CD track or station. Plus it seems to come and go a few times with the temperature, lost when the interior is warm. Living in Austin, TX makes it all too common to have them missing.

seanl

I think this is a very common problem with Lexus, as I've read about it many, many times. My '97 LS400 with the base Pioneer system has a bad display, it barely shows ANYTHING at this point, and it was bad when I bought my car with 53K miles.

I have chosen to live with the problem for now, but I hear it's about $300 to get fixed.....can anyone corroborate that?

krock

My display is experiencing similar problems noone has talked about a fix for the problem. I may have togo on ebay and buy a used one, but then i may run into the same problem!