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We have a 2002 Lexus ES300 that won't start. It makes a humming-type noise when I turn the key over.?

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I know it's not the battery, but it may be something connected to the battery or anything else. Any suggestions would be appreciated. The humming is kind of like the sound a refrigerator makes, very quiet. We took it to get fixed, but it started, so they couldn't do... Read More

  • It sounds like it's the starter. But there not be anything actually wrong with it, have you driven through any puddles or pools of water on the road, if you have you might have gotten the starter wet. Just wait a day or two and it will dry out. We had the same problem a while back. Lexus came out to my home, picked up... Read More
  • Its the starter. The noise you hear is the solenoid receiving power from the battery but unable to transfer to the starter.
  • i have the same car, and i changed my starter 2 weeks ago, it was 200 at the dealer

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