What do you NOT like about your IS500?
03-02-24, 09:45 AM
#451
Ok I may catch some backlash for this because these "complaints" are VERY petty. Overall I see it as a positive that I have to go this far to find something to complain about. Here goes..
1. The front camera always turning on when I'm close to ANYTHING and sounding the alarm. (This complaint is common among this site)
2. I actually DON'T like the heated or cooled seats memory and returning to the same setting as when I turned the car off. (Often I'm getting to work when it's cold and it's hot when I leave and I forget to see the heated seats are still on from earlier)
3. The radio turning off when the engine is turned off. My other vehicle's radios stay on till you open the door.
4. I haven't used remote start yet but I've read that the engine stops when you open the door after remote start. This seems counter productive.
These are the things I've found thus far.. I've only had the 500 for a couple months and haven't driven it much. There may even be a way to adjust these complaints in the car's settings that I've not discovered yet.
All in all though, I really do love this car!! When I drive the IS500, listening to my playlist on that Mark Levinson, it's my therapy !!!
1. The front camera always turning on when I'm close to ANYTHING and sounding the alarm. (This complaint is common among this site)
2. I actually DON'T like the heated or cooled seats memory and returning to the same setting as when I turned the car off. (Often I'm getting to work when it's cold and it's hot when I leave and I forget to see the heated seats are still on from earlier)
3. The radio turning off when the engine is turned off. My other vehicle's radios stay on till you open the door.
4. I haven't used remote start yet but I've read that the engine stops when you open the door after remote start. This seems counter productive.
These are the things I've found thus far.. I've only had the 500 for a couple months and haven't driven it much. There may even be a way to adjust these complaints in the car's settings that I've not discovered yet.
All in all though, I really do love this car!! When I drive the IS500, listening to my playlist on that Mark Levinson, it's my therapy !!!
03-04-24, 04:34 AM
#452
03-04-24, 05:01 AM
#453
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03-04-24, 06:54 AM
#454
03-04-24, 07:34 AM
#455
My best guess is that having the engine shut off when the door is opened is a theft resistance measure. I'm not aware of any remote start that doesn't do that - there may units that don't do it, but I'd bet they're not OEM.
03-04-24, 08:00 AM
#456
Intermediate
My brother's F-150 remote starts and stays on when you open the door and get in. The way Lexus and other manufactures make the car shut down upon opening the door almost makes the remote start thing pointless.
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03-04-24, 08:11 AM
#457
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03-04-24, 08:13 AM
#458
drives cars
Recently, I realized there's one part of the driving experience that does annoy me quite a bit - throttle delay. Even in S+ mode at high RPM, there seems to be about a 1/4 to 1/3 second delay before the drivetrain responds to accelerator input. I'd say it's about the same amount of delay as in the paddles. When I am driving for fun this can dampen the experience a little bit. The throttle response is very good, just... it's on a timed delay. Anyone else experience this?
03-04-24, 08:36 AM
#459
Intermediate
Recently, I realized there's one part of the driving experience that does annoy me quite a bit - throttle delay. Even in S+ mode at high RPM, there seems to be about a 1/4 to 1/3 second delay before the drivetrain responds to accelerator input. I'd say it's about the same amount of delay as in the paddles. When I am driving for fun this can dampen the experience a little bit. The throttle response is very good, just... it's on a timed delay. Anyone else experience this?
03-04-24, 08:44 AM
#460
Intermediate
It's the same here where it's hot and you want to get your car cooled off before you get in but to turn around and have to restart once you get in is silly. Better than nothing I suppose.
03-04-24, 08:50 AM
#461
03-04-24, 08:57 AM
#462
Recently, I realized there's one part of the driving experience that does annoy me quite a bit - throttle delay. Even in S+ mode at high RPM, there seems to be about a 1/4 to 1/3 second delay before the drivetrain responds to accelerator input. I'd say it's about the same amount of delay as in the paddles. When I am driving for fun this can dampen the experience a little bit. The throttle response is very good, just... it's on a timed delay. Anyone else experience this?
03-04-24, 09:31 AM
#463
GM vehicles do not shut off, I like it a lot more. You just get in, push the button to "start" the car (turns on the electronics), and you're good to go.
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03-04-24, 09:33 AM
#464
Pit Crew
For me it’s the time it takes for the transmission to warm up for snappy paddle shifts The rusty brake rotors when you wash the wheels and the mess it creates on the freshly washed wheel barrels. The brake pads dust like crazy too. Drying the car after a car wash also sucks especially the rear. That’s about it.
03-04-24, 09:50 AM
#465
Intermediate
It's OEM, seems most American vehicles are like that. The instrument panel and other screens will be blanked out, when you step in you press the start button and everything lights up. Meanwhile the engine continues to run.
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