Service Tech Help Please!
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Stop calling the dealer "Lexus." They are not the manufacturer. People glorify dealers way too much. Think of them like a subway franchise.
Call Lexus (actual corporate) to see if you can get a repair approved.
Call Lexus (actual corporate) to see if you can get a repair approved.
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If the dashcam was unplugged and then reconnected and something happened at that moment it was plugged in, then the fuse should have blown.
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im taking it to another certified shop thats not a dealership because i need my car and i dont trust this dealership to competently fix anything
heres the kicker, NONE of the fuses were blown in the junction box. I checked myself. only the internal fuse in the ECU is the issue supposedly
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On the phone with corporate right now, will update with their verdict.
his first response was "they wouldnt cover it under warranty?"
I just find it remarkable that so much was "fried" within 2 hours
his first response was "they wouldnt cover it under warranty?"
I just find it remarkable that so much was "fried" within 2 hours
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Which fuses did you remove?
For example, if the navigation in on all the time, removing the 15A Radio fuse will turn it off. The radio is really the navigation...the display is just that, a display.
The 15A Radio will shut down the radio and display.
For example, if the navigation in on all the time, removing the 15A Radio fuse will turn it off. The radio is really the navigation...the display is just that, a display.
The 15A Radio will shut down the radio and display.
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nothing changed.
Just got off the phone with corporate. He said the dealership didnt put anything on my service record about the issues im having and they definitely didnt put anything to indicate that my warranty is voided
he escalated it and i have a case rep calling me tomorrow
Thank you all for the help, seriously dont know what i would do without this forum
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I don't have a dashcam, but it seems odd that it's connected to two fuses. My question would be why?
Maybe one is a Battery powered fuse and the other Ignition powered, but that seems like a waste of a connection...Battery power will power it all the time, making the ignition fuse redundant...unless the camera has some rechargeable battery in it.
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To confirm you had mentioned the dashcam was connected to the OBD fuse...what's the other fuse it's connected to?
I don't have a dashcam, but it seems odd that it's connected to two fuses. My question would be why?
Maybe one is a Battery powered fuse and the other Ignition powered, but that seems like a waste of a connection...Battery power will power it all the time, making the ignition fuse redundant...unless the camera has some rechargeable battery in it.
I don't have a dashcam, but it seems odd that it's connected to two fuses. My question would be why?
Maybe one is a Battery powered fuse and the other Ignition powered, but that seems like a waste of a connection...Battery power will power it all the time, making the ignition fuse redundant...unless the camera has some rechargeable battery in it.
The camera does have its own battery
I know moving forward, ill just keep a battery pack and charge that every couple of days
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The OBD fuse is ignition switched power...so basically it's only live when the the Ignition or vehicle are on.
If the other fuse was the 7.5A ECU-ACC fuse, that one is Battery powered, so it's live all the time.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this would not have been my first choice for a fuse to tap into...it wouldn't have been my second or third choice even.
The ECU-ACC fuse feeds the ACC relay (which is internal to the Body ECU junction block), which powers a number of items as well as a power feed directly into the Body ECU.
If this is were the damage stems from, removing the fuse won't do anything, the damage may already have been done and be permanent.
I'm not saying the dashcam caused the issue, but with this new information it's now looking like a real possibility.
If the other fuse was the 7.5A ECU-ACC fuse, that one is Battery powered, so it's live all the time.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this would not have been my first choice for a fuse to tap into...it wouldn't have been my second or third choice even.
The ECU-ACC fuse feeds the ACC relay (which is internal to the Body ECU junction block), which powers a number of items as well as a power feed directly into the Body ECU.
If this is were the damage stems from, removing the fuse won't do anything, the damage may already have been done and be permanent.
I'm not saying the dashcam caused the issue, but with this new information it's now looking like a real possibility.
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The OBD fuse is ignition switched power...so basically it's only live when the the Ignition or vehicle are on.
If the other fuse was the 7.5A ECU-ACC fuse, that one is Battery powered, so it's live all the time.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this would not have been my first choice for a fuse to tap into...it wouldn't have been my second or third choice even.
The ECU-ACC fuse feeds the ACC relay (which is internal to the Body ECU junction block), which powers a number of items as well as a power feed directly into the Body ECU.
If this is were the damage stems from, removing the fuse won't do anything, the damage may already have been done and be permanent.
I'm not saying the dashcam caused the issue, but with this new information it's now looking like a real possibility.
If the other fuse was the 7.5A ECU-ACC fuse, that one is Battery powered, so it's live all the time.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, this would not have been my first choice for a fuse to tap into...it wouldn't have been my second or third choice even.
The ECU-ACC fuse feeds the ACC relay (which is internal to the Body ECU junction block), which powers a number of items as well as a power feed directly into the Body ECU.
If this is were the damage stems from, removing the fuse won't do anything, the damage may already have been done and be permanent.
I'm not saying the dashcam caused the issue, but with this new information it's now looking like a real possibility.