3IS Battery Drain (merged threads)
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 27
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From: manila
Hahaha. And i thought it was only in Manila that they use that speech.
I have a question to you guys. Here in Manila, Lexus is still under Toyota Motor Philippines. So what ever issues you have with your Lexus will still go thru TMP. Problem is that even if you own a luxury brand, you are treated like owning a cheap Toyota Vios when you have to deal with TMP. is it also the same in other countries?
I have a question to you guys. Here in Manila, Lexus is still under Toyota Motor Philippines. So what ever issues you have with your Lexus will still go thru TMP. Problem is that even if you own a luxury brand, you are treated like owning a cheap Toyota Vios when you have to deal with TMP. is it also the same in other countries?
Pole Position
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Hahaha. And i thought it was only in Manila that they use that speech.
I have a question to you guys. Here in Manila, Lexus is still under Toyota Motor Philippines. So what ever issues you have with your Lexus will still go thru TMP. Problem is that even if you own a luxury brand, you are treated like owning a cheap Toyota Vios when you have to deal with TMP. is it also the same in other countries?
I have a question to you guys. Here in Manila, Lexus is still under Toyota Motor Philippines. So what ever issues you have with your Lexus will still go thru TMP. Problem is that even if you own a luxury brand, you are treated like owning a cheap Toyota Vios when you have to deal with TMP. is it also the same in other countries?
Pole Position
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From: Los Angeles, CA
From this issue, you're the first one I saw that had a professional to write what they inspected at the time of arrival. It would be interesting to see how the dealer would respond to this. Try to not let them tell you that everything is fine and just swap out the battery because from the link above we had stories from other members doing the same thing which didn't solve the problem. This is not an easy problem to fix, so the dealers would probably try to go the easy way.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: Florida
Yes, I won't let the dealer to brush me away with saying that they will swap out the battery. I will bring this note written by the AAA tech and show to Lexus. In addition, I will print out the other thread related to the battery issue that a number of members here are experiencing. My car is only 11 months old, and I'm very fed up.
Driver School Candidate
Joined: May 2014
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From: Texas
Driver School Candidate
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From: California
4th time it didn't start
Hi I bought my 2014 is 250 f sport a year ago July 20 2013 since then it has not started FOUR times 2 times it was completely dead they said we must have left something on or someone tried to steal it it sits in my garage so that was not the case the other 2 it was flickering and making weird noises it scared me! I have a video as we'll i wish I could upload it 3rd time they replaced the battery Mind you i was pregnant and had to worry about if my car would start while going into labor 4th time I finally involved the manager he kept it for 4 days today I will see what they came up with I called customer service & started a case and also am waiting to here back from them I was upset because she didn't let me explain she just said a case manager will call you with a resolution on Monday that's all I can say! It's very frustrating I'm paying for a 47K dollar car & I have to worry about if it's gonna start today & I've. Been late to everywhere I go because I have to get it jump started my dealer is 30 miles away from my house They tell me they have never had the problem with anyone else my bestfriend has the same car and never had a problem I just want them to buy it back it's such an inconvenience idk if I should start the lemon law process in ca or wait till they get recalled ?
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Driver
Joined: May 2014
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From: California
My case manager called me today I simply said I want lexus to buy it back and she said okay they will call within 2 weeks and give me an amount also my friend is a master technician at lexus and said the recall is coming out for the navigation so look out for that soon!
Driver
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: TX
My case manager called me today I simply said I want lexus to buy it back and she said okay they will call within 2 weeks and give me an amount also my friend is a master technician at lexus and said the recall is coming out for the navigation so look out for that soon!
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 3
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From: Qc
I had my battery replaced twice in a month. First time, the battery was completely drained. The dealership changed the battery without any questions. The second time, they kept the car overnight to do a battery drain check and found nothing. They reprogrammed all the systems just in case.
They told me that I probably left something on in the car. Also told me that keeping the key close to the car could drain the battery.
They told me that I probably left something on in the car. Also told me that keeping the key close to the car could drain the battery.
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: ON, Canada
I had my battery replaced twice in a month. First time, the battery was completely drained. The dealership changed the battery without any questions. The second time, they kept the car overnight to do a battery drain check and found nothing. They reprogrammed all the systems just in case.
They told me that I probably left something on in the car. Also told me that keeping the key close to the car could drain the battery.
They told me that I probably left something on in the car. Also told me that keeping the key close to the car could drain the battery.
Not just for IS but even other Lexus vehicles as old as 2006 where Lexus has added the puddle light and proximity sensors to sense the car keys --- if car is left in the parking for a couple of days (I believe it's about 7-10 days -- it is in the manual), the car system would turn off this feature to preserve the battery. Hence if the car is left for some time and you come to unlock the door, it takes a few seconds for the puddle light and proximity sensors to be active again.
So in the same scenario where the car is not driven for some time and yet the key is close to the car all the time, there is not chance for this battery preservation measure to take place and hence more batter drain would occur.
Driver
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 174
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From: ??
It's astonishing to me that we have technology to program the car to slam on the brakes if we're about to collide with someone, tell us if another car is in our blind spot and warn us not to change lanes, tell us of upcoming traffic, pinpoint our car in the event of an accident and call for help, receive tons of radio stations from satellites in space, etc....
... but we can't create a battery that knows when it's negative electron discharge is outrunning it's positive charge and disable itself for use of anything other than starting the engine?
... but we can't create a battery that knows when it's negative electron discharge is outrunning it's positive charge and disable itself for use of anything other than starting the engine?
Pole Position
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Los Angeles, CA
It's astonishing to me that we have technology to program the car to slam on the brakes if we're about to collide with someone, tell us if another car is in our blind spot and warn us not to change lanes, tell us of upcoming traffic, pinpoint our car in the event of an accident and call for help, receive tons of radio stations from satellites in space, etc....
... but we can't create a battery that knows when it's negative electron discharge is outrunning it's positive charge and disable itself for use of anything other than starting the engine?
... but we can't create a battery that knows when it's negative electron discharge is outrunning it's positive charge and disable itself for use of anything other than starting the engine?
edit: yep, audi has done way more than lexus has - http://www.audihelp.com/auda-106-power_management.html
Last edited by davyjordi; Aug 2, 2014 at 11:23 AM.