Starter switch problems
10-02-11, 05:35 PM
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Starter problems
This problem started for me two weeks ago ... shortly after disconnecting the battery to installation the ViasTech ML+. Until I saw this thread I was at a loss as to what was going on, for it is quite annoying and leaves me with an uneasy feeling that the car may not start once shut down. Some times it takes three tries before it stays running. My first thought was a bad battery in the car or key fob. Thanks for providing the TSIB, for this is definitely what I'm experiencing; planning to head over to the dealership with the thought that my extended warranty should cover it.
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Hi everyone, I'm a first time poster. This forum is very, very good.
My '06 IS350 with 78k miles has this issue. Tom Wood Lexus in Indianapolis charged me $1300 to replace the starter instead of just replacing the ignition switch under this TSB about 10 months ago when the car had about 70k miles on it. Do you think 1) Lexus will fix the switch for free even though I'm out of warranty and 2) will I be successful when asking Lexus Corp to refund the $1300 starter repair cost when it was working fine?
Thanks!
My '06 IS350 with 78k miles has this issue. Tom Wood Lexus in Indianapolis charged me $1300 to replace the starter instead of just replacing the ignition switch under this TSB about 10 months ago when the car had about 70k miles on it. Do you think 1) Lexus will fix the switch for free even though I'm out of warranty and 2) will I be successful when asking Lexus Corp to refund the $1300 starter repair cost when it was working fine?
Thanks!
04-30-14, 04:35 PM
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anyone have information on how to remove the starter button and replace it? That PDF above links to something I can't get to. I think this is going on with my wife's car.
05-01-14, 01:54 PM
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I am having something similar happen to me as well.
What I have noticed is when I get in the car and get ready to start the car, I depress the brake pedal, and as normal the light on the start button turns green and ready to start. I depress the start button and the car starts and idles just fine, but all of a sudden the light on the start button turns off and as soon as I let go of the start button the car shuts off. Its almost as if the car doesn't sense I am pressing the brake pedal any longer and then the security feature shuts off the car. This doesn't happen all the time, and wouldn't you know it, it never happens at the dealership. I thought it tended to happen when the its hot outside after being parked in the sun all day, but it has also happened to me first thing in the morning while being parked in a cool garage all night....
When this does happen it takes like 2 or 3 attempts and then it works fine. And after a successful startup, if I stop the car and then try to make it do it again, it won't happen and it won't happen all day or even a couple of days. But every now and then it happens....
Any thoughts or similar experiences?
thanks
What I have noticed is when I get in the car and get ready to start the car, I depress the brake pedal, and as normal the light on the start button turns green and ready to start. I depress the start button and the car starts and idles just fine, but all of a sudden the light on the start button turns off and as soon as I let go of the start button the car shuts off. Its almost as if the car doesn't sense I am pressing the brake pedal any longer and then the security feature shuts off the car. This doesn't happen all the time, and wouldn't you know it, it never happens at the dealership. I thought it tended to happen when the its hot outside after being parked in the sun all day, but it has also happened to me first thing in the morning while being parked in a cool garage all night....
When this does happen it takes like 2 or 3 attempts and then it works fine. And after a successful startup, if I stop the car and then try to make it do it again, it won't happen and it won't happen all day or even a couple of days. But every now and then it happens....
Any thoughts or similar experiences?
thanks
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