Mydogboo12

Mydogboo12

Hi Everybody,
Happy holidays to all. My car broke down last night In a shopping plaza next to my condo, I think It may be the fuel pump again that I had replaced a year ago, the car Is not driveable and Is now at my dealership after being towed, it is launch number 37 out of all of my Lexus cars that I have leased and this car Is the first that I have owned from Lexus this car has given me the most problems and I just had a major tune-up 2 weeks ago. Does anybody have any thoughts on what It could be from my photos?

95bat

Impossible to tell from the photos, but it looks like a dead battery...

It's already at the dealer, you'll probably hear from them before anyone here could successfully diagnose it.

macmaster

Sorry to hear this. I looked it up and Canada doesn't have a lemon law unfortunately if it was the same problem. Did it start up fine and start to die? Or was it dead from Park?

jororo

I was thinking same thing. Quirk with Lexus though is their warning messages often have nothing to do with the actual underlying problem. For example, the exhaust gasket issue CEL would give a warning that the parking brake had malfunctioned and not to rely on the sonar clearance system.

Mydogboo12

It tries to start up then I have to shut it off It sounds like a sputtering noise. Also, I need to tell everyone that I installed interior led strip lighting Inside the 4 doors and as well put led under glow led strip lighting underneath. With the underneath lighting, they attached the wire to an area on the right side of the fuse box, so I am wondering If this Is the problem?

Mydogboo12

Here is a photo of my fuse box with the wire attached on the right side for the under glow lighting.

macmaster

Possible. It’s too bad you didn’t have an opportunity to remove the underglow and return to stock, but they’ll need to prove that was the problem.

Answer

A shop did this? That's like the worst way it could be wired, they should've used a "add-a-circuit" connector at least, or tap elsewhere with the right connector. Hope there's an inline fuse under that electrical tape.

I'd remove that wire and hide it a least if you take it to the dealer for diagnosis. Have you pulled the CEL codes?

95bat

Agreed... looks bare wire crammed into a fuse

macmaster

The problem is he said it's already at the dealership. Even if they were slow to diagnose it and he was able to get it back before they started, he can't drive even drive it home.

95bat

Agreed, they'll find it eventually...

With wiring like that I wouldn't be surprised if something battery related happened, PLUS more. That looks like it's one water molecule away from shorting out A LOT of stuff on that car.

jororo

Edit - duplicative post, same as what others already mentioned.

Mydogboo12

Hi you are absolutely right my friend Is an electrician he said exactly what you said so yesterday we went to the dealership and he disconnected the wire he will do It properly for me when my car is fixed the car still did not start up after disconnecting the wire. Need to wait till Tuesday until my dealership opens up from the Canada Day holiday. Thanks Answer for your Input.

macmaster

Lucky break, nice job! It’s the dealerships own fault they are slowwww to service AND leave the cars outside, exposed, and unprotected!! LOL. Well done.