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Steering wheel Adjustment Motor out?

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Old 09-22-10, 04:15 PM
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Default Steering wheel Adjustment Motor out?

Hey guys,

When I turn on my car the steering wheel doesnt go down to riving position. It will go forward and back, just not up and down. Is it a motor I can buy? Easy install? Anyone had this problem?
Old 09-22-10, 07:05 PM
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same here man mines broke!!!!
Old 09-22-10, 10:29 PM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ce-needed.html

VERY common problem. Just search "steering wheel motor" or something to that effect and you'll get a TON of threads to search.
Old 09-23-10, 06:57 AM
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I changed mine out with a used one about a month ago. Takes less than an hour to do the whole job. The brushes on the original were pretty much worn out. The used one has probably about 60% wear. Probably good for another four or five years.
Old 09-24-10, 07:11 PM
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My suggestion and I've posted this several times in other threads, have a dealer turn off the auto tilt-away function before it's too late.. sooner or later it will break!
If already broken, replace the motor (not a cheap or easy fix!) and turn the auto function off right away!
Just my $0.02.
Old 09-24-10, 07:45 PM
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some people around here have been able to solve the problem by reseting the ecu (remove neg cable form bat). dont know or dont think it will work but its worth a try ...ITS FREE
Old 09-25-10, 10:23 AM
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yah i had my battery unplugged on my car forawhile while i did repair and it when i plugged it back up my steering wheel worked
Old 09-25-10, 11:00 AM
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Mine started to retract slowly so I figured it was going to die within a year or two. I disconnected the ECU for it right away. It's a useless feature to me anyways. Doesn't sound that luxurious when you have a motor screaming at you
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