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Old Dec 23, 2019 | 07:21 PM
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Ok sounds reasonable to me. Thanks
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Old Dec 23, 2019 | 08:20 PM
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Oh... and Welcome!

... and it won't be long before you're accustomed to the infotainment.
This, all i heard on reviews on how bad it was.. i expected it to be garbage.. actually works just fine.

Aculex - Welcome to not leaving your car at the dealer every 2nd week.
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 08:11 AM
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If the car is certified you get free services(oil changes etc) from the dealer. Inquire with the sales guy.

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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 09:54 AM
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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.

L/Certified Warranty Info from lexus.com
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?
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by aculex919
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!
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by aculex919
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...
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by bclexus
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.

Thanks again.
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