RXORO Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I'm new in this club. I own a 2008 RX400h with towing package and I also own a 20 foot boat. I was told that when launching or retreving the boat the engine goes to electric and that either water goes up or someone could get ELECTROCUTED because the battery is under the passenger seat. I told the salesman what I planed to do and he never told me that it could not be done. Has anybody here heard about this? I called Lexus and they said they have to get back to me after they talk with the engineers. RXORO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barefoot Bob Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I have a 20 foot Allison Boat and use my RX400 all the time to tow it. No problem at all on the launch ramp. The cool thing is towing it out of the water without the engine running. Really makes the people look. I only have to back it to the point of getting the back wheels wet a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Thats BS. First of all the guy has obviously never launched a boat, you don't submerge the tow vehicle. Even if you did, the battery is designed to be safe in the event a flood. Hyrbids wouldn't be on the road if they electrocuted everybody around them when they got wet. You'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXIRX330 Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Thats BS. First of all the guy has obviously never launched a boat, you don't submerge the tow vehicle. Even if you did, the battery is designed to be safe in the event a flood. Hyrbids wouldn't be on the road if they electrocuted everybody around them when they got wet.You'll be fine. X2 Think about it if that were the case everytime you drove in standing water you would be ZZZEEDDD. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katzjamr Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 i am not disagreeing, however there was a case in texas where a 400h traction battery was ruined due to water in a heavy rainstorm, the owner had a seal issue with the back door and the dealer had improperly installed the rubber seal allowing water to seep into the battery compartment. he was covered under warranty, but it made me think small things like door seals can make a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXORO Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 Thank you for all the input. A representative of Lexus called me and said that it would be okay to launch a boat because the battery is sealed. There could be a problem if the car if flooded because water could get in the battery form inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted July 5, 2009 Share Posted July 5, 2009 And it might ruin the battery...not electrocute people... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeandsail Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 And it might ruin the battery...not electrocute people... My 2006 RX400h has 97,000 miles on it and probably 10,000 pulling a boat. The boat has been launched and retrieved literally 100's of times and I have never even once thought about the concerns listed here. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMEONE ELSE'S GOT MY NAME Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 Isn't if funny - how we're all programed by the auto / fuel industy. We drive around with 10 - 20 gallons of deadly toxic liquid explosives every day ... each gallon with the power of more than 30 sticks of dynamite ... where EVERY day in the U.S. ... we average 2 fatal gas related burning to death car fires ... some of those autos with multiple occupants. Seldom does it make the news. We're programmed that somehow, the benefits of cheep fuel outweigh the day to day to day tragic results. But try & switch our society to batteries and WHAM ... suddenly we have something to freak out about. To me? It's an irony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 A very good point... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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