Just got car acting very strange!! Help!’
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Key fob not responding help please!!!
I just got my 2007 Lexus gs350 from my cousin he got a new car so the car was sitting for 5 months when I went to start it no surprise the battery was dead I called aaa to jump when he had the charger on the battery it started and everything was fine but when you shut the car off it wouldn’t start again so I had it towed to Toyota and had the battery replaced they said they changed the battery and now the alarm won’t stop going off and the key fob isn’t opening the doors or trunk when you go in the car the computer gps starts up but car won’t start or turn off alarm I changed the key fob battery before I had all the issues I’m not sure if this is the problem but Toyota could not figure it out and I just spent $400 for them to tell me good luck get out of here I was hoping you guys could help me out please!!!
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Key fob not working HELP!!
I just got my 2007
gs350 from my cousin he got a new car so the car was sitting for 5 months when I went to start it no surprise the battery was dead I called aaa to jump when he had the charger on the battery it started and everything was fine but when you shut the car off it wouldn’t start again so I had it towed to Toyotaand had the battery replaced they said they changed the battery and now the alarm won’t stop going off and the key fob isn’t opening the doors or trunk when you go in the car the computer gps starts up but car won’t start or turn off alarm I changed the key fob batterybefore I had all the issues I’m not sure if this is the problem but Toyota could not figure it out and I just spent $400 for them to tell me good luck get out of here I was hoping you guys could help me out please!
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Just got car acting very strange!! Help!’
I just got my 2007
gs350 from my cousin he got a new car so the car was sitting for 5 months when I went to start it no surprise the battery was dead I called aaa to jump when he had the chargeron the battery it started and everything was fine but when you shut the car off it wouldn’t start again so I had it towed to Toyotaand had the batteryreplaced they said they changed the
and now the alarm won’t stop going off and the key fob isn’t opening the doors or trunk when you go in the car the computer gpsstarts up but car won’t start or turn off alarm I changed the key fob battery before I had all the issues I’m not sure if this is the problem but Toyota could not figure it out and I just spent $400 for them to tell me good luck get out of here I was hoping you guys could help me out please!!!
Sounds like the contacts on the kep fob battery are corroded, when you press the button on the fob are you seeing the led light light up? I would still open it up and use rubbing alcohol on all the contact points and I would bend the tabs slightly to increase the pressure on the battery. Or maybe you bought a bad battery make sure its a good quality size CR1632
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You should have two key fobs. Does the other work? Disconnect the battery for 60 min and try again. So you can go into accessory mode but the starter won't crank?
Place the fob as close to the start button as possible to troubleshoot.
Place the fob as close to the start button as possible to troubleshoot.
Last edited by gs350fan; Mar 10, 2018 at 07:41 AM.
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Unfortunately we threw the old one away I got the battery for remote from advanced auto I was going to go to Lexus and have them change it just for the hell of it I didn’t know if it was possible to have the remote lose it’s program I don’t know....
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You can try walmart or a dollar tree, for the battery, it can't hurt. It is quite strange. Jumpstarting a car could cause damaging spikes, not common, but who knows.
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Alarm will not shut off!!!!!!!
Ok so I just changed the battery in the car and the key and now the alarm won’t stop going off and the key fob is not turning it off the led light on remote is flashing when I push the button and when you sit in the car the gps says initializing does anyone know what to do????
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Alarm will not shut off!!!!
I just recently changed the battery in both my car and the key fob and now the alarm will not shut off the led light on fob is blinking so the battery is working and when the gps says it’s initializing but won’t start if anyone has any ideas before I have to get it towed to Lexus it would be appreciated!!!
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Have you checked if the terminals connecting to the batt is clean so it gets good connection? Have you tried unlocking and relocking on the fob? Do you have any aftermarket remote starter?
Also, were all your doors, hood and everything closed after connecting the battery, when you tried to press unlock( to disable the alarm) ?
Also, were all your doors, hood and everything closed after connecting the battery, when you tried to press unlock( to disable the alarm) ?
Last edited by tgs350; Mar 11, 2018 at 01:16 PM.