Hi all.

I've not been on here for a while hope all is well?


I had a problem a few weeks/5-6 back where my 220D had to be jump started I put it down to the battery after a Visit to Lexus they said although the battery was a little low that was not the cause of the failed start,

It was an immobilizer error that caused it........

Now again today started the car to leave work dead as anything she was but with the help of jump leads and a mate in a Volvo she was up and running again i took her for a 40Mile round trip up the motorway to charge the battery a little and she seems OK now,

Do you think this is the battery? She has been sluggish on start up all week this happened a few days before the last time as well

I don't want to by a new battery if this is a warranty issue if you get my meaning? Somebody suggested distribution Cap? whatever that is?

Thanks
Gordon

I don't know any specifics about the IS220d, but the onset of cold weather can often seem to tip failing batteries over the edge. Sounds like the battery is charging to a certain extent, since your motorway run seems to have charged it up. But my guess is that it's not holding its charge and will be dead again in the morning.

Did they mean Distributor Cap ? Surely not !!!

You haven't had a lot of luck with thi car have you buddy. If the battery does it again, many fast fit style
places will do a free battery test, jump the car, then take it for a run, then a test.....then you should know.

If it happens again after this, then you need to get it booked in for a look at by a dealer.

I'm intrigued as to the immobilizer fault, I take it they told you it was fixed ?

Hi Wozza,

Yeah I've had it with this motor I really really have but with depreciation and finance in the same sentence I'm afraid I'm stuck with it for a while

Yeah I had exactly this same problem a while back and Lexus told me that it was some radio type wave interference that had caused the failed starts..... To be honest I did not believe them... I mean if it was a immobilizer fault then i hope to god that it could not just be jump started so easily??? if you know what i mean

Oh well back to Lexus again over the weekend its just a case of weather I'll be driving there myself or if it will be on the back of a RAC truck again

Well the battery is struggling, as long as the altertnator is charging it OK ( no lights on the dash ) then it's going to be a new battery I reckon. Is battery covered, not normally after 12 months unless you have a different warranty.

Is your car under manufacturers warranty? Most batterys even from Halfords come with at least 2 years warranty, so I would go back...as I reckon batteries should last at least 5 years...try it...Lexus Customer Service and all that being #1, they really should at least try and help...

Do you do a lot of short journeys? Isn't there an "indicator" on the battery itself?

So what happened ?

Hi Folks,

After speaking to Lexus Service the battery is not covered under any warranty and they can't get me in for a new battery and full diagnostic check till early next week as they are fully booked..... but since the motorway Run I gave her she's started 1st time every time for now so after i've had a full check up at lex next week i'll let you all know thanks for the input.

Scarlett Yes i do mostly short journeys the engine is barley warm when I get to work in the mornings so its probably that i'll see what the diagnostics throw up next week

Cheers
Gordon

Good luck with it, keep us posted

Gordon, if you only do short trip to work, prob with light on now, you dont put back into the battery what you are taking out to start up, in a word you battery not getting enough charge with you only doing short trip to work

possibly you may have a drain on the battery .when switched off something may be still on flattening ya battery.had a prob with a mates car which turned out to be the boot light on all of the time