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Third battery in 2 months!

Old May 8, 2017 | 06:43 AM
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Default Third battery in 2 months!

On my 14 IS250 I had to replace the battery and three weeks later it was completely dead. This is odd to me, I didn't leave any lights on so I'm baffled by this. My car has 29k miles is the alternator a warranty covered item?

anyone else had issues with this?

its worth noting that I do only drive the car 2-3 times per week due to public transit
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Old May 8, 2017 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Mavsbball
On my 14 IS250 I had to replace the battery and three weeks later it was completely dead. This is odd to me, I didn't leave any lights on so I'm baffled by this. My car has 29k miles is the alternator a warranty covered item?

anyone else had issues with this?

its worth noting that I do only drive the car 2-3 times per week due to public transit
The 2014 model has a common battery drain issue. Complain to the dealer and they can fix it.
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Old May 8, 2017 | 06:55 AM
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It's a known problem. Please use then search function to find the main thread.
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Old May 8, 2017 | 03:57 PM
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I have the same exact issue, mine actually died at the airport parking lot last night after only leaving it for 2 days.

Lexus has posted a TSB for this exact issue, Gateway ECU TSB L-SB-0035-16. Bring that up to Lexus, I have an appointment with them later this week.
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Old May 8, 2017 | 08:07 PM
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Yes I have an appointment to take it in to Lexus tomorrow. So we'll see what they say
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Old May 9, 2017 | 04:52 AM
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Thank you for this info in case I run into this issue.
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