arkiebar

The battery died on the sc430 '02, not te first time. This time we put it back on the trickle charger for a few days, and tried to jump start the car, but it won't start it does turn over. Also the instruments don't work, the radio doesn't work, I can't open the trunk to get to the owners manual, another story. Is there anything we can do to get it running to get it to the dealership.

Thank you

Jim

tinshield

Can you hot shot it and get it started?

robsvdp

When my battery died last time I couldn't jump it either, and neither could the AAA guy until they brought out a truck with a much higher power battery. I'd be tempted to just replace the battery (a lot of places will do it at your house for you if you can't do it yourself) and see if your problem goes away.

arkiebar

It didn't start with a jump from another car. Whoever put the battery on really tighened the nuts down hard.

tinshield

hmm strange just the other day I could not start mine deader than a door nail and I just pulled my wife's Toyota up to the front of it and jumped started it and all is good.

Alterious

iTrader: (1)

what brand are you replacing it with? My stupid Lexus battery i purchased from the dealer is about to go too, some people said to go with duralast and some said optima.

robsvdp

That's what I'm saying -- couldn't jump it with my wife's SUV, AAA used a car with a bigger battery/alternator whatever and managed to get it done. Out of curiosity, are you trickle charging with a "battery tender"? If you are, they don't charge dead batteries at all (they need a minimum current to even get started).

arkiebar

The battery is a sears. It is the 3rd battery in the car. My ext step would be to gaet a real battery charger, the one that is charging is a trackle maintenance one. I used to have the same battery issues wth an Alfa until my mechanic installed a battery disconnect.

On a side note, how does one get into the trunk non-electrically?
The trunk button doesn't work either.

Thanks, again.

Jim

Roofless

The emergency trunk release is in the center console - back side - under the very bottom. You have to clear out your stuff in the console and lift up the bottom covering to access it. It's a wire with a loop on the end of it, if I remember correctly.

scdroptop

iTrader: (1)

sorry to hear about your battery! Optima does make one that fits: 34R

the battery debate has been extensive on CL and there are mainly a couple of batteries that the majority has...

Check out this link you would find with a search:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...-2004-a-2.html

Also, the trunk opener switch in the glove box MUST be pushed in to operate the trunk actuator. If the button is sticking out, then it will not work-for both the normal switch and the emergency switch, according to the owner's manual. Make sure you check that.

Good luck

VVTiBob

Roofless you do remember correctly!

arkiebar

Hi guys, The battery is charged, its a Sears DieHard international. Took it into Sears today.

There is no emergency trunk latch in the center counsel nor a button in the glove compartment. Where is the fuse box, because the car will turn over, the lights og on, but the engine won't start, windows won't operate, radio does not turn on, trunk button at lower dash by driver's door doesn't work.

Habious

No emergency truck latch at the very bottom of the center console? Under the little rubber matt? Green-covered pull handle?

No button in the glove box? Actually outside the glove box but covered by the side edge of the glove box door?

Stupid question...this is an SC430 right? Pretty sure they ALL have these two things, since there's no key slot for the trunk.

Also, I'm not saying you did anything wrong but, there's a thread where someone had similar symptoms to yours...he'd installed a new battery and got the terminals reversed (the new battery wasn't OEM and the terminals on the aftermarket battery are swapped).

check out this thread for symptoms...and possibly a solution (some fusable links under the hood).

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...ts-at-all.html

arkiebar

I found the wire under the felt matt. Went thoough most of the fuses and one of the cartridge fuse seems to be blown, the 120 A that is to the charging system.

Thanks Habious, the link is very sinmilar to my problems. How do you get the cartridgel fuse out?

Thanks to all again.