2001 Lexus LS430 Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“My finger was injured when the power window on the passenger side was raised by the driver. The finger bled and felling was lost on the top side of the finger up to the second joint for about a month. I performed a test and the window broke two out of three pencils in half. Concern is about young childrens fingers being seriously injured. The manufacturers representative points out that the power button is continuously activated it will override the automatic retraction function.”

“First, this complaint applies to both side view mirrors. In the sales brochure for this car on page 63, under safety & security the following appears: power-adjustable, auto-folding outside mirrors with defoggers, puddle lamps and auto tilt-down in reverse . Unfortunately, the function doesn't work too well! Both outside rear-view mirrors are positioned and set into memory. When mirrors unfold (e.g., when starting car) or when they are supposed to return to their memory position (e.g., after shifting from reverse) they return to a position that is almost near their memory setting!!! …”