Derek G. Marshall

We've just had new rear axle bushes and 3 rear diff bushes fitted to our 4x4 Alphard.... It's no big deal to a good mechanic and "because it's an import" is no excuse for a big bill....

Hi aestivator... By coincidence I've just had my remote cable unit replaced on my rear n/s passenger door (the cable had tangled and snapped) and I had to take it back because the soft-close was at first very clunky and then it failed totally along with the remote opening and closing.... It seems that the soft-close mechanism had been disturbed and that was causing both faults.... Following a slight adjustment everything is now working fine. If the problem persists, let me know and I'm sure my friendly mechanic would be happy to talk to you about it.

Update..... Worth noting.... Having searched unsuccessfully for a replacement reluctor ring I decided to buy a complete driveshaft from a breakers yard in Tokyo.... It arrived in just 10 days and has been fitted and what's more ..... The fault has at last gone. Now I have discovered a company in Lincolnshire who not only stock reluctor rings but also can make them to order.. I have sent my old broken ring and will post back on here when I hear from them regarding availability and cost... I've attached 2 pictures of the broken ring... Difficult to spot until it was ooened up... 👍

Replying to my own post.... It seems the castellated abs ring is not a separate item on this model so my garage man is now doing some further investigating while I'm considering a replacement driveshaft...

Hi dezufo.... Yes... Cleared them several times but same fault kept popping up.. Having done some more searching both on here and Google it seems the sensor ring may well be the culprit... It's the castellated type and I'm just about to order a new one... I'll report back once the job is done. Thank you for your response.👍

The rear off-side sensor showed up as faulty on my V6 3L Alphard so I had it replaced with a rather expensive genuine part.... Still showing ABS & Brake light ... Is the sensor ring castellated or magnetic? Frame no. MNH15-0006925 Thank you in advance..