I had the same problem occur in my 2002 es300 also. And I replaced the battery and the relay. And it turns out it was the starter. I can recall paying around 130 dollars for the starter at advanced auto. By the way I changed out the starter myself. And once you take the starter out of the vehicle you can have advanced auto parts test out the starter for faults for free. It's really easy it's kind of a pain to get to the starter but it will save you a lot of money by doing it yourself.
Engine Cannot Start, Is It A Starter Or Relay Problem?
in 92 - 06 Lexus ES250/300/330
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I had the same problem occur in my 2002 es300 also. And I replaced the battery and the relay. And it turns out it was the starter. I can recall paying around 130 dollars for the starter at advanced auto. By the way I changed out the starter myself. And once you take the starter out of the vehicle you can have advanced auto parts test out the starter for faults for free. It's really easy it's kind of a pain to get to the starter but it will save you a lot of money by doing it yourself.