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Old 08-23-06, 12:54 PM
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I turned on my car today, and my check engine light and vsc, and vsc off light came on. I tired to search couldn't find the exact problem.
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I turned on my car today, and my check engine light and vsc, and vsc off light came on. I tired to search couldn't find the exact problem.
Are you kidding me?? How in the world do you expect us to be able to help you when you have told us one thing - that your CEL and VSC is on.

Have you been to Autozone to have the codes pulled?

What was the car doing when it happened?

Any recent work done on the car?

Does the car still drive fine.

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Old 08-23-06, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Dx3
Are you kidding me?? How in the world do you expect us to be able to help you when you have told us one thing - that your CEL and VSC is on.

Have you been to Autozone to have the codes pulled?

What was the car doing when it happened?

Any recent work done on the car?

Does the car still drive fine.

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lol Yeah the codes would help.
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lol sorry guys I thought the combination of lights may have meant something because the cel comes on then couple seconds later the VSC and VSC OFF light comes on I am taking the car to Lexus tomorrow to have the codes read. Nothing is wrong with the car it still drives great. Its just the lights are on.
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Originally Posted by usmarines
lol sorry guys I thought the combination of lights may have meant something because the cel comes on then couple seconds later the VSC and VSC OFF light comes on I am taking the car to Lexus tomorrow to have the codes read. Nothing is wrong with the car it still drives great. Its just the lights are on.
May I strongly suggest you bypass the Lexus dealership where you can save about $200 by going to Autozone. They will do the exact same thing (plug OBD2 reader in) and tell you the problem. Then tell me what the code(s) are and I will tell you the problem from the Lexus service manual. At that point you can decide if you want Lexus to do the work.

Because the car is running fine it is probably an O2 sensor or something.

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These guys make great points, Autozone will run your codes for free where as the dealer will hand you a big pink bill just to read the codes..
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