2004 GX470 left the wife stranded today. Here is what I experienced and maybe someone can chime in...
When I arrived at the car there was no accessory power at all. Locks/Seats/radio/Dash lights etc would not work even with the key at the on position. I disconnected the battery for a couple minutes to let everything reset. After this the car regained accessory power with the key in the ignition at the on position. However when I turned the key to start everything shut off immediately. The starter did not kick on and the car again lost all accessory power.
Eventually after disconnecting and reconnecting the battery for a third time the car started up. I was able to drive it home and have tried to recreate the problem in the drive way to no avail.
This does not appear to be an issue with the immobilizer as the red light disappears once the key is inserted. Hoping this is not the start of electrical gremlins and maybe a bad relay or something simple. Any thoughts are appreciated.
When I arrived at the car there was no accessory power at all. Locks/Seats/radio/Dash lights etc would not work even with the key at the on position. I disconnected the battery for a couple minutes to let everything reset. After this the car regained accessory power with the key in the ignition at the on position. However when I turned the key to start everything shut off immediately. The starter did not kick on and the car again lost all accessory power.
Eventually after disconnecting and reconnecting the battery for a third time the car started up. I was able to drive it home and have tried to recreate the problem in the drive way to no avail.
This does not appear to be an issue with the immobilizer as the red light disappears once the key is inserted. Hoping this is not the start of electrical gremlins and maybe a bad relay or something simple. Any thoughts are appreciated.