Car gone grazy!!!
05-21-12, 01:38 AM
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Car gone grazy!!!
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This morning I opened my IS250's door and the alarm starts going off. The car doesn't respond when I press the lock/unlock buttons on the key. Not knowing what I should do, I waited a minute or so and the alarm stopped. When I got into the car again and tried to start it, the HUD comes up with it's usual start up display but the car won't start, it only makes a "trrrrrrrr" noise. The starter motor does not turn.
And the alarm went off again. It was probably a bit of a stupid move, but I had my door closed when I tried to start and it locked me inside!!! Fortunately, after fiddling with the door handle and the key's buttons, putting the key very close to the start button etc. I got out again. The car was really going crazy - the HUD lights were going on and off, instrument lights flashing like a Christmas tree etc.
I'm thinking that the battery might be going. So I tested the battery and it had a good 12.5 to 13 volts on it. I couldn't measure the current unfortunately (my multi meter wouldn't be able to handle those amps). Did anyone experience this before? I saw a similar thread, but the guy never said whether it was the battery or something else.
I phoned Lexus who had serviced it a week ago and they just said "that sounds strange" and that they usually check if the car battery is OK within a service. They also said that the battery sometimes looks 100% but could fail at any time, which I think is BS, if the battery has good current and voltage, how could it just fail without warning?
Anyway, I'm waiting for a lift so that I can get the battery checked out. Will let you know what happens.
This morning I opened my IS250's door and the alarm starts going off. The car doesn't respond when I press the lock/unlock buttons on the key. Not knowing what I should do, I waited a minute or so and the alarm stopped. When I got into the car again and tried to start it, the HUD comes up with it's usual start up display but the car won't start, it only makes a "trrrrrrrr" noise. The starter motor does not turn.
And the alarm went off again. It was probably a bit of a stupid move, but I had my door closed when I tried to start and it locked me inside!!! Fortunately, after fiddling with the door handle and the key's buttons, putting the key very close to the start button etc. I got out again. The car was really going crazy - the HUD lights were going on and off, instrument lights flashing like a Christmas tree etc.
I'm thinking that the battery might be going. So I tested the battery and it had a good 12.5 to 13 volts on it. I couldn't measure the current unfortunately (my multi meter wouldn't be able to handle those amps). Did anyone experience this before? I saw a similar thread, but the guy never said whether it was the battery or something else.
I phoned Lexus who had serviced it a week ago and they just said "that sounds strange" and that they usually check if the car battery is OK within a service. They also said that the battery sometimes looks 100% but could fail at any time, which I think is BS, if the battery has good current and voltage, how could it just fail without warning?
Anyway, I'm waiting for a lift so that I can get the battery checked out. Will let you know what happens.
Last edited by JamesBlond; 05-21-12 at 01:43 AM.
get it replace and you good to go 
05-21-12, 08:34 AM
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Anyhow, the problem is solved and thanks for the reply.
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