JHooks

So this morning I went out to my car to go to the gym like every morning and could not get in my car. I noticed the LED parking lights front and back were blinking very dim. I couldn't get in the car and had to use the key. The car was completely dead. I called lexus and they said to call lexus service and bring the car in. I call SOS around 9 AM and was told a flat bed would arrive with the hour. 10 AM rolls around and they call back saying that the tow truck would be there around 10:45. 11 comes around and they call back and now it's 11:40. Finally at 12:15 they call again and say they are using another tow company and they will be there around 12:40. He didn't arrive till 1:00. We then put a jumper pack on it for a little and got it to start. I drove straight to Lexus and they told me it needed a new battery. That is insane I've had the car for less then a month with 950 miles on it and it needs a new battery. They said this can happen sometimes the batteries are defective. They put a new battery in and gave me the NAV update as well. For the inconvenience they also threw in all weather floor mats. All I can say was I was not happy as I had a bunch of errands to run and this is my only car.

Has this happened to anyone else?

KumaF

There has been several posts regarding dead battery. Apparently there is a bad batch batteries out there from the supplier and some of them ended up in the 3IS.

aTeAse

Sorry about what happened..

Bright side is.. you scored a new batt, nav update, and floor mats... awesome

JHooks

Yeah that's how I'm looking at it now. Haha

JHooks

Wow thanks hopefully this replacement is good. Lucky for me I was home and not out somewhere.

corradoMR2

Same happened with my colleague and his new ES300h. Defective battery replaced. If something will take down a Lexus, it will be the battery.

KumaF

I found it funny when I imagined myself in such a situation with my 3IS and my previous BMW.

In the 3IS, I would be "Damn, a defective battery just caused me so much trouble!"

While in the bimmer, I would be like "Thank god! It's just a bad battery not something else."

corradoMR2

Good one