Lexus SC430 :: Electronic Click Sound When Turn The Key To Start

I have had my '02 SC since 2007 and frequently when I turn the key to start, I hear an instantaneous "electronic click" sound. I have ignored it and no service person has ever mentioned it, nor have I requested a Lexus diagnosis.

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Lexus SC430 :: 1992 - Won't Start And Make Click Noise When Key Is Turned?

My sc400 won't start it make a little click noise when I turn key the lights work but it don't crank how to fix for cheap??

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Lexus SC430 :: Click When Turn Key But No Crank

Turn key
Click
Headlights do not dim at all
No crank

This has happened three times now, about a month to six weeks apart. Eventually it starts exactly like normal. I can't put my finger on exactly what I did between "not crank" and "crank like normal" but it wasn't anything significant, that's for sure.

Tonight I cleaned the battery terminals, but they actually looked very good. Looking back, I should have checked how tight they were before taking the cable off, but I didn't. Not sure whether a loose cable could explain these symptoms.

I was thinking this was starter or solenoid? Any other diagnosis consistent with the symptoms?

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Lexus SC430 :: Remote Key Click But Door Won't Lock / Unlock

The battery seems good in key, but I can stand next to car and it will "click" but door wont lock or unlock.

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Lexus SC430 :: 2003 - Rear Of Car Shake / Click Noise When Parked?

i have a 03sc430 with 144,000 on the clock and the rear of the car shakes around 60-70 mph ive had all tires road forced balanced nothing wrong with tires rides fine until i get to 60 mph i heard a click noise once when the car was parked in a driveway on an angle.

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Lexus ES 2007-12 :: What Causes Click In Engine At Start Up

What causes a click in the engine when you start your car or when you accelerate at times. I have a 2007 ES350. I have 157,000 miles and it runs great.

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Lexus LS 2007+ :: Only Click Sound When Press The Start Button

I woke up to a surprise this morning , the car earlier had this kinda issue where i would press the start button and it would not start and only make "Click" sound .. and after few attempts it would usually start and then this issue went away for few months for unknown reasons

Today it returned back i didn't move the car for 2 days over the weekend down here. I tried to start the car all it would do is Click sound but this time a very faint sound not like earlier where it was much louder .

I am assuming its the starter ? Where is it located ? What i read online and see could be just a bad starter selonoid .

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Lexus SC430 :: Car Will Not Start With Key In Ignition

Just disconnected battery to give a full charge because car sat for the winter and hood was propped open which killed the battery. Meanwhile I reconnected the battery and only the lights will come on. The car will not start with key in ignition. Don't know if there is a security issue or just what.

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Lexus GX 2004-09 :: GX470 Won't Start - No Solenoid Click / No Starter Noise

Our 2004 GX has been a great car, but is suddenly doing a number of strange things - like not start. When I say it won't start, I mean you can turn the key, the dash lights up, the steering wheel adjusts, radio goes on, etc, but then NOTHING! No solenoid "click", no starter noise, NOTHING! Does not crank at all. The car just turned 60,000 miles, is in great shape, lives in the garage and has never been in an accident.

After the first couple of times it did this, had the battery replaced, as it was getting close. and then the car started again. Until the next day. No rhyme or reason as to when it would do this. It might start 10 times in a row, then NOT start for a while, then magically fire up instantly, even after several key turns. I wiggled the key, tried a different key, shifted to Neutral, wiggled the shifter to try to rule out security interlock, bad ignition switch and shift interlock. No dice.

Did some more research and thought it might be the starter relay - banged on it and it started, so replaced that part. Didn't solve the problem. It also began to randomly die while idling (in park, or in drive). Sometimes it would re-start, sometimes not. The times it has done this, it typically dies after running or 15-20 minutes, but NOT ALWAYS.... Sometimes it will die once, then be good for the rest of the day. Sometimes it re-starts immediately, after a few minutes, or more recently only after sitting for a few hours.. So basically we can't use the car.

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Lexus SC430 :: Initial Idle RPM At Start Up

When starting your SC on let's say a day where the temperature is 35 - 55 degrees, what is your initial idle RPM?

Next, how long does it take to settle down to a lower RPM and what is lower RPM when the car is still in Park?

Lastly, can tapping the gas pedal after initial start-up bring the idle RPM down while the car is in Park?

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Lexus SC430 :: Screeching Noise On Start Up

When I start my 2003 SC430 I hear this screeching noise. It sounds like it is coming out of the dash but it may be under the hood because my neighbor heard it outside the car.

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Lexus SC430 :: 2003 Car Cranks But Will Not Start

I have a 2003 430 with 110K miles. Car would not start this morning. It cranks so it appears the battery and starter are fine. Battery was changed last winter. I had the timing belt changed at 80k. Its been a great car with very little problems.

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Lexus SC430 :: Replaced Headlight And Now Car Won't Start?

I replaced my headlight today, was really hard but I got it done. To my surprise, when I went to start my car it turned over then died. A gas smelled followed with a slight hissing. I also worked on my intake today because there was a leak, but I don't see how that's related? Maybe a fuel pump relay? She doesn't seem like she is getting fuel and dies!

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Lexus SC430 :: 2002 - Replaced ECU But Car Won't Start

I had to replace the ECU on my 2002 sc430. Although the original ECU was malfunctioningthe car started and was drivable (but the speedometer and odometer did not work, nor did the power steering). Following installing a used ECU, the car will now not start. I reset the ECU following the directions posted by others in this forum (both the gas pedal method and removing the fuses), but that has not fixed the problem. Do I need to have the dealer sync the key to the new ECU?

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Lexus LS 2007+ :: LS460 - Loud Click Noise When Push Start Button

Need to change a starter of an ls460? My car died on me yesterday and i strongly feel its the starter. When i push the start button i get a loud click noise.. after playing with it for 20 min it actually started. Battery is good, no codes..

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Lexus SC430 :: Car Takes 2 Or 3 Tries To Crank On Cold Start

Having issues starting the car when it's cold. Sometimes it takes me 2 or 3 tries to crank the car.

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Lexus SC430 :: 2002 Cranked And Won't Start When Turned The Key

Got in the car today, 2002 SC430, turned the key, car cranked and cranked but no start. I'm guessing I'm not getting fuel. How do I troubleshoot?

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Lexus SC430 :: On Start-up Thump / Whirring And Will Not Turn Over

SC430 with 104k miles on it

Went to start her up today. As I began to turn it over--nearly immediately--I heard what can only be described as a thump followed by whirring. (I'd like to believe the thump was related but cannot be certain). Tried to start again, only very briefly, and all I could hear is that "whirring". It will not turn over and I'm hoping that neither attempt damaged anything.

If I had to guess, I'd say the timing belt snapped immediately as the starter was beginning to turn over the engine. Is there a relatively quick way to diagnosis this without potentially damaging the engine any further? An access port/hole or cover I can see through or remove to determine if the belt is snapped? What else could it be? Starter solenoid failure? That would certainly be easier to diagnose.

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Lexus SC430 :: On Start And Put In Drive Transmission Slip For About 5 To 10 Seconds

I have an interesting automatic transmission problem. Hot or cold makes NO difference. When the car is started, put in reverse it will work perfectly 100% of the time. When the car is started, put in Drive the transmission will slip for about 5-10 seconds before working perfectly. When the car is started, if you wait 3-5 minutes, then put it in Drive it will work perfectly.

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