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To let everyone know... I brought the car to the service department of Lexus. And as I thought , the issue is related to the sensor of the door. There is one small bolt on the side of the door that was loose, and it didn't detect the right status of the door. I believe they found the root cause.

Thanks all for the reply. I'm thinking in the same line... there are three quiteria for the Headlight/taillights to be turned off automatically : - the setting for the headlight is on 'Auto' - The ignition button is turned off ( or on the Accessory mode) - The door of the car open and closes So I think the issue could be in the control system , not detecting either one of the above situations correctly, even thouth the action already happened. In my situation, it may actually relate to the door. Because other than this issue, there started to be an issue with the door on the driver side. By right when the car is locked, when I put hand in the handle, the keyless entry would detect it and open the door. But recently, when I lock the car by pushing the Lock button inside the driver door, it wouldn't open the door when I pull the handle from outside. that leads me to think somewhere in the system is not sensing the condition of the door properly.

After the last service, the battery of my car died over the weekend. The service department replaced the battery saying the battery was low. But I've realised that was not the real cause. I've found sometimes, ( not always), after I left the car by closing and locking the door, the headlight and tail light didn't turn off automatically ( the headlight bar was on Auto) . I've caught this happen three times after I returned to the car in 1 hour or so after shopping. So when this happens overnight , for sure the battery would drain. Can anyone suggest , if this relates to sensor, or computer system of the car? thanks

I'm interested in the find-out too. For me, the keyless entry works if lock the car by pushing the button on the door handle outside. but if I lock the car by pushing the 'lock' button in the car door, I can't open it by pulling the handle . wonder what would be the problem?

My 2009 ES350 is close to the 36000 KM milage. When I called to book an appointment for this week, I was told ,besides the items on the maintenance list, I also need to do the following two: - Maintenance on the brakes ( according to their explanation, they will switch the two pieces of brake pads on each wheel) . - Battery maintenance Are these reasonable maintenance item? Or these are just nice to have ? I'm not convinced I have to spend money on these two items. HOpe people who have expertise can advise. thanks

Just to update, I've brought the car to dealer and it was confirmed it's a stress fracture. So it's covered in the warranty..

A crack was developed on the windshield of my 2008 ES350 today. It was about 3 to 4 inches long from the trop, right in the front. It was not there last night. And this morning , right after I drove out of the neighbourhood, I noticed the windshield cracked. I didn't hear any peddle hitting the windshield. Could this be a stress fracture ? Anyone has had similar experience ? Thanks