2004 LS430 Instrument Cluster Acting Crazy
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2004 LS430 Instrument Cluster Acting Crazy
Here's what I think is a toughie!
The instrument cluster on my LS430 Modern with 92K miles has gone wacky. I mean wacky.
After sitting in an airport parking lot in Florida for 5 days, it thought I was in Europe or Japan when I started it up.
Digital readouts went to
[*]mph to kilometers per hour[*] outside temp went from Fahrenheit to Celsius[*] odometer went from 92000 to 999995[*] tachometer sat on zero[*] speedometer registered I was going 143mph while sitting still[*] maintenance light came on and could not be reset[*] information readout was in Japanese[*] when backing up I got a beep, beep, beep like a heavy equipment vehicle operating in reverse
I disconnected the battery to allow the system to reset, which worked for a short time, then the same display as above returned.
Took to a mechanic specializing in Japanese cars. He said he could not clear maintenance code and the vehicle did not show a code in his scanner.
Anyone face a problem like this? I thought the instrument cluster issues were gone after I sold my '93 LS400.
BTW - temp and gas gauges work fine, as do all instrument cluster lights.
I am open to suggestion on this one. Maybe a tech on this board has seen this before.
Help!
The instrument cluster on my LS430 Modern with 92K miles has gone wacky. I mean wacky.
After sitting in an airport parking lot in Florida for 5 days, it thought I was in Europe or Japan when I started it up.
Digital readouts went to
[*]mph to kilometers per hour[*] outside temp went from Fahrenheit to Celsius[*] odometer went from 92000 to 999995[*] tachometer sat on zero[*] speedometer registered I was going 143mph while sitting still[*] maintenance light came on and could not be reset[*] information readout was in Japanese[*] when backing up I got a beep, beep, beep like a heavy equipment vehicle operating in reverse
I disconnected the battery to allow the system to reset, which worked for a short time, then the same display as above returned.
Took to a mechanic specializing in Japanese cars. He said he could not clear maintenance code and the vehicle did not show a code in his scanner.
Anyone face a problem like this? I thought the instrument cluster issues were gone after I sold my '93 LS400.
BTW - temp and gas gauges work fine, as do all instrument cluster lights.
I am open to suggestion on this one. Maybe a tech on this board has seen this before.
Help!
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Always good to look for old threads, so nice job. I can't help, but look at the thread a few down "Tachometer stopped working". There might be some hints there.
Also:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...t-cluster.html
Also:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-...t-cluster.html
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Hello
Here's what I think is a toughie!
The instrument cluster on my LS430 Modern with 92K miles has gone wacky. I mean wacky.
After sitting in an airport parking lot in Florida for 5 days, it thought I was in Europe or Japan when I started it up.
Digital readouts went to
The instrument cluster on my LS430 Modern with 92K miles has gone wacky. I mean wacky.
After sitting in an airport parking lot in Florida for 5 days, it thought I was in Europe or Japan when I started it up.
Digital readouts went to
- mph to kilometers per hour
- outside temp went from Fahrenheit to Celsius
- odometer went from 92000 to 999995
- tachometer sat on zero
- speedometer registered I was going 143mph while sitting still
- maintenance light came on and could not be reset
- information readout was in Japanese
- when backing up I got a beep, beep, beep like a heavy equipment vehicle operating in reverse
I disconnected the battery to allow the system to reset, which worked for a short time, then the same display as above returned.
Took to a mechanic specializing in Japanese cars. He said he could not clear maintenance code and the vehicle did not show a code in his scanner.
Anyone face a problem like this? I thought the instrument cluster issues were gone after I sold my '93 LS400.
BTW - temp and gas gauges work fine, as do all instrument cluster lights.
I am open to suggestion on this one. Maybe a tech on this board has seen this before.
Help!
- when backing up I got a beep, beep, beep like a heavy equipment vehicle operating in reverse
- information readout was in Japanese
- maintenance light came on and could not be reset
- speedometer registered I was going 143mph while sitting still
- tachometer sat on zero
- odometer went from 92000 to 999995
- outside temp went from Fahrenheit to Celsius
- [*]
- [*]
Last edited by bunthaychhoun; Jun 30, 2023 at 09:24 AM.
4th Gear
Joined: Jun 2023
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From: California
Have you fix the problem?
Here's what I think is a toughie!
The instrument cluster on my LS430 Modern with 92K miles has gone wacky. I mean wacky.
After sitting in an airport parking lot in Florida for 5 days, it thought I was in Europe or Japan when I started it up.
Digital readouts went to
The instrument cluster on my LS430 Modern with 92K miles has gone wacky. I mean wacky.
After sitting in an airport parking lot in Florida for 5 days, it thought I was in Europe or Japan when I started it up.
Digital readouts went to
- mph to kilometers per hour
- outside temp went from Fahrenheit to Celsius
- odometer went from 92000 to 999995
- tachometer sat on zero
- speedometer registered I was going 143mph while sitting still
- maintenance light came on and could not be reset
- information readout was in Japanese
- when backing up I got a beep, beep, beep like a heavy equipment vehicle operating in reverse
I disconnected the battery to allow the system to reset, which worked for a short time, then the same display as above returned.
Took to a mechanic specializing in Japanese cars. He said he could not clear maintenance code and the vehicle did not show a code in his scanner.
Anyone face a problem like this? I thought the instrument cluster issues were gone after I sold my '93 LS400.
BTW - temp and gas gauges work fine, as do all instrument cluster lights.
I am open to suggestion on this one. Maybe a tech on this board has seen this before.
Help!
- when backing up I got a beep, beep, beep like a heavy equipment vehicle operating in reverse
- information readout was in Japanese
- maintenance light came on and could not be reset
- speedometer registered I was going 143mph while sitting still
- tachometer sat on zero
- odometer went from 92000 to 999995
- outside temp went from Fahrenheit to Celsius
- [*]
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