OutCaster

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Hi all,

Having some car trouble. It's a 2008 Lexus IS-F. When I try to start the car, the car makes a cranking sound and never starts.

I attached a youtube video so you guys can see what's happening. Not sure what to do.

Thanks for the help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_bfb_4BBm0

pc1990

I dont know man. We've had members with delayed starts on really hot days but never have seen it not start at all after a couple tries. But you're under warranty so no worries...just have them check it out.

OutCaster

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well it's been really hot here in austin, tx, but the car is in the garage. car isn't under the manufacturer's warranty anymore since i have 56k miles on it, but i did buy the extended warranty. i just wanna get out of my house. lol. now i'm stuck.

4TehNguyen

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sounds like a new battery is needed. Car batteries like to die around the 3-4 year mark. Being a 2008 ISF sounds like its just about that time. The battery may have 12 volts to power the electronics but not enough amps to crank the acr

tenspeed

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Back to basics.
Is there gas?
Can you hear the fuel pump run?
Is the engine turning over? I couldn't hear it in the video.
Do you have starting fluid to squirt into the intake?

stratman

Hi OutCaster,
Is the light on the start/stop button green when you press on the brake and try to start your IS F? I couldn't tell from your video nor could I hear the engine turning over due to the chime from the door being open.

OutCaster

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hmm that could be a possibility.

yes the car has gas in it. i'm not sure what the fuel pump run or starting fluid to squirt into the intake sounds like.

i will try to jump the car. see if that does anything.

avgj0F

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Close all doors, turn alarm on and off from the key fob and start the car again. Try a spare key too.

SargeISF

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That happened with mine a couple of weeks back. My stock battery wasnt putting out enough cranking amps to turn the engine, but it still had 12V.

Change the battery. I replaced mine with an Interstate Megatron II battery. It has 1000CCA.

I havent had any issues since. Remember if you disconnect the battery to "learn" the passenger, and rear windows.

stratman

Before you try and jumpstart it, make sure that the battery is not low on electrolite. Unscrew each cell cap and if low, add distilled water. Usually, if the battery is the problem, you will also lose the presets on your radio when you try and start the vehicle as all of the power is directed to the starter.

n5k

Sounds like a classic low charge/bad battery to me.

OutCaster

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just jumped the car, it was the battery indeed. thanks peeps for the help! thread can be closed/deleted.

Sango

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Another battery symtom problem would be the needles do not perform the full sweep on vehicle start. Does your car also show this?

OutCaster

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yea it was green.

yep it was the battery

thanks for the tip!

yep, sure was

yea didn't perform full sweep. it was the battery

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was worried that i'd need to get it towed. whew. went to autozone and got a new battery. service was pretty slow as always.

so on the is-f the center lcd screen shows a battery symbol and oil temperature. what does the battery part indicate?

rath

there could be so many solutions to a fix, just have to troubleshoot.