jt racing

Hi everyone
It seems that my battery is draining somehow. 2 nights ago i went out to the car to start it and it was flat. Quick jump start and a nip up the road and all was well. Following night same situation, so again quick jump start and this time a longer drive. All was well stared a couple of times today but didn't drive anywhere but went to go tonight and same story. Now, the past few nights when i've gone for a drive to recharge the battery, its been pitch black and i've had to have the lights on so would much charge be going back? is it that i haven't recharged it enough? (first night drive was only 10 min, 2nd night about 20min). The issue is that on the first day it happend, my 2 year old was playing in the car so i assumed that he turned on the lights or something, so put it down to that. They were in it today but can't see that he's turned on anything. Looked at everything i can think of including climbing into the boot to check the light goes out but is there something i could be missing. All obvious suggestions welcome, i might be suffering brain freeze! Thanks in advance.

jdmluv4me

I think i'm having the same problem as you are.Can some chime in on this

BCP43002

How old is the battery? If it is the original Lexus battery, is the eye still blue? Can you put a volt meter to it?

Mr Jokster

iTrader: (8)

just a few things. could just be time for new battery, alternator may not be charging at full potential and quite possibly something may be staying one and draining little by little i.e. glove compartment light


First thing and easiest and cheapest thing to do, is remove battery and have kragen or auto zone do a trickle charge and see if battery is holding charge. If it is, then its one of the other 2 things I mentioned...

AshburnM3

just have someone test the battery....load test

masagsxr

Yep.. drive the car to local store (autozone, kragen, pepboys, napa) and they can test it out for free to see if it is still getting a good charge. It probably is just time for a new battery.

AuburnGS

had problems with my battery today lol its the original lexus battery and my gs300 is a 2002. died on me three times today.once while i was driving...im going to get my battery charged tomorrow morning and hopefully it'll be fine.if not then i guess i'll have to get a new battery.

Mr Jokster

iTrader: (8)

Uh... if your car died while you were driving... Thats not your battery Thats more of an alternator problem. and the fact that it happened 3 times in one day kinda backs that up. Alternator should be able to handle the car's load (thus the reason every car has its different rated alt) so even if battery dies car will run, it will keep your alternator wide open to run it, but it will still run

jt racing

Ok so. Will nip to the motor factors this afternoon and get them to test the battery and we'll go from there. To be honest, i don't know the age of the battery as i've only the car since feb, but it looks newish, but then the engine bay is mint anyway so not an accurate assumption anyway! Has the original lex battery got lex written on it?

jt racing

Oh and 100% agree that the guy with the car that died whilst driving that its the alternator. Had the same thing before on a few cars over the years. Always the alternator.