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The very first thing to do... register at Lexus Drivers You can look up the Service History (if it was serviced at a Lexus dealer), Owners' manuals, warranty information, original options the car came with and other stuff.
Thank you for the tip about LEXUS DRIVER and looking at service history. I wish i would have looked sooner as i think this car has an electrical issue. the car battery has been replaced 3 times 9/20/2017, 02/15/19 and just replaced 12/20/19. I know this is not normal and making me think twice bout it...Anyone else had a problem like this?
Thank you for the tip about LEXUS DRIVER and looking at service history. I wish i would have looked sooner as i think this car has an electrical issue. the car battery has been replaced 3 times 9/20/2017, 02/15/19 and just replaced 12/20/19. I know this is not normal and making me think twice bout it...Anyone else had a problem like this?
Could just be the last owner didn't drive it much in the last year, and caused battery to run down - at least you know you have a brand new battery!
Thank you for the tip about LEXUS DRIVER and looking at service history. I wish i would have looked sooner as i think this car has an electrical issue. the car battery has been replaced 3 times 9/20/2017, 02/15/19 and just replaced 12/20/19. I know this is not normal and making me think twice bout it...Anyone else had a problem like this?
You might want to read up on 'parasitic drain'. HERE is a link of the threads in the 4GS forum about the parasitic drain problem killing batteries in the GS 350. Lexus has had a problem with many of their models (not just the GS 350) for many years, with new or fairly new batteries suddenly dying for no apparent reason. The problem was [eventually] thought to be caused by a poor solder land or component on a printed circuit board inside the Network Gateway ECU that was causing a mysterious 'parasitic' drain on the battery that was practically undetectable when using typical amperage draw detecting equipment to troubleshoot the cause. Supposedly replacing the Network Gateway ECU with the latest version fixes the problem, so you might want to check to see if your car has had the Network Gateway ECU replaced.
Hope that helps point you in the right direction...
You might want to read up on 'parasitic drain'. HERE is a link of the threads in the 4GS forum about the parasitic drain problem killing batteries in the GS 350. Lexus has had a problem with many of their models (not just the GS 350) for many years, with new or fairly new batteries suddenly dying for no apparent reason. The problem was [eventually] thought to be caused by a poor solder land or component on a printed circuit board inside the Network Gateway ECU that was causing a mysterious 'parasitic' drain on the battery that was practically undetectable when using typical amperage draw detecting equipment to troubleshoot the cause. Supposedly replacing the Network Gateway ECU with the latest version fixes the problem, so you might want to check to see if your car has had the Network Gateway ECU replaced.
Hope that helps point you in the right direction...
You guys are awesome with the responses. Will check with the dealer and find out.