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HELP! Check VGRS and car won't start

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Old 09-23-07, 02:06 PM
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Just picked up a 450h on Friday, drove it home, and played around with the audio for about 20mins last night. Was going to leave for a softball game this morning and it won't start. I put my foot on the brake, press the Start button and CHECK VGRS comes out.

I thought it was the battery because the horn is weak, driver window is slow, passenger window went down, but not up. Called my friend to jump it, connected it to the rear battery in the trunk, but still doesn't start.

Any ideas?
Old 09-23-07, 05:01 PM
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do you have the active stabilizer suspension in your car? If you do which battery did you jump? You should have jumped the battery on the left not the one under the mat.

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Old 09-23-07, 05:19 PM
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I have **** and yes, I jumped the one on the left side. Just didn't do anything though.
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Well here's an update. I called my salesman on Sunday when the problem started. This morning, as promised, Lexus service called me and went over some troubleshooting with no avail. They gave me the direct number to the Roadside Assistance vendor, not the 800#. Jump started the car with a portable starter and VOILA! it started. Took it down to the service center anyway to have it checked out. No visible problems found. They suspect the battery just went low and needed a jolt.

So far, so good.
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