My problem (from 2+ years ago) turned oiut to be a bad starter. The solenoid must have gone south. A new starter motor fixed it.
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Denso would be the one I would want on a Lexus.
The Denso remanufactured unit is perfectly ok!
Given the price, I bought the reman Denso from Rockauto and replaced it myself.
Denso, Bosch, and ACDelco are all OE parts suppliers for various car manufacturers and remans can be found for under $200 online even including the core charge which you'll get back when you send the old starter in.
I would pick a Denso, a Bosch, or maybe an AC Delco.
Mine crapped out after my last track day (103k mi). Luckily I was with a ton of like-minded folks and was able to get them to help me push start the car so I could get home.
I got a starter from Autozone 3 times and finally got one that would start the next day as well. I bought the first one from AZ and it was the Duralast Gold for the lifetime warranty. When I installed the first one it worked for the entire day no problem then the next morning the car wouldn\u2019t start mind you I changed the battery a week prior. So I took it out went back to AZ swapped it out put the new one back in and I worked 5 times until I went to run errands and the car wouldn\u2019t start. Went to a different AZ and swapped it out\u2026 now I\u2019m on the 3rd going 2 days strong.
At this point I figured the starter was just busted. I had one overnighted and installed it the next day to no avail.
I had to replace the starter in my 2015 at only 75k miles. Highway miles at that. It was not a cheap starter either.
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