Rear Seat light fell down
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Rear Seat light fell down
The new GS has been great, tight, and everything I'd expect from a Lexus, except... The Rear Dome (LED) light fell from the headliner hanging by the cord. 
I was driving very hard through some rough twisty back roads and I had the suspension setting in Sport Mode. I expect to get this taken care of right away as well as the headlights, they do have a small amount of condensation.
I've since push the light back up and it hasn't fallen down again (yet) but I'd rather service take a look at it, and we are closing in on 1k.
I was driving very hard through some rough twisty back roads and I had the suspension setting in Sport Mode. I expect to get this taken care of right away as well as the headlights, they do have a small amount of condensation.I've since push the light back up and it hasn't fallen down again (yet) but I'd rather service take a look at it, and we are closing in on 1k.
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Originally Posted by rominl
man..... this sux... if i were you i wouldn't have put it back and bring the car to lexus and make sure they find a good fix for it
Originally Posted by spwolf
what do you think Lexus tech would do? Of course, they would just push it back :-)
Originally Posted by GS300Rich
so the new GS has the condensation problems too?
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Originally Posted by looknow12
The light may be misformed, or the tab might be cracked/broken. Hopefully it is not just a design issue.
I know it could be an bad feeling, but it does happen....
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Originally Posted by rominl
Originally Posted by GS300Rich
That sucks. Hopefully they will be able to make it right and new owners wont have to worry about it
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Me Too
Rear dome light fell and keeps falling . What the hell?!!!!!!!! Got a piece of paper wedging the light in on my brand new $45000.00 luxury sedan. Guess I shoulda got the 400, hunh? 
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Originally Posted by Loce
Rear dome light fell and keeps falling . What the hell?!!!!!!!! Got a piece of paper wedging the light in on my brand new $45000.00 luxury sedan. Guess I shoulda got the 400, hunh?
sorry to hear this happened to you
off to the dealer i hope
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From: il
rear seat light
I thouight I was the only gs with that issue. The rear light in mine fell out also ,dealer order a new light a week ago. Im still waiting . The 2001 gs never had any issues like this car.I hope this does not continue. I still love the car.
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Minor problems are a risk we take when purchasing in the first model year. My '99 GS had tons of rattle from day one. I remember for the first couple years of the 2nd gen GS, there were a number of reliability issues which were eventually rectified.
Fortunately my new GS is rattle free and seems to be built extremely well. However, I'll keep my eye open for a dangling rear dome light though
Fortunately my new GS is rattle free and seems to be built extremely well. However, I'll keep my eye open for a dangling rear dome light though
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This is a known problem with the new GS. This happened to my 430. A design flaw with the dome light that keeps the light from sealing flush. My temporary fix was to take some sticky tape to force a tight seal. My dealer ordered a new light from Japan and now all is well.