# Patricia and the 1996 lexus

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/patricia-and-the-1996-lexus/78234>\
**Category:** The Show\
**Created:** [March 24, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/patricia-and-the-1996-lexus/78234 "2013-03-24T20:02:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![bargoze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc79bd/32.png) [@bargoze](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bargoze)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/patricia-and-the-1996-lexus/78234/1 "2013-03-24T20:02:50Z")

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i listened to your explanation of what might have happened when patricia’s husband moved their lexus in the driveway (starter not engaging, smoke, etc.), and I thought you might have missed a few clues that she gave you. this is from show 1312 (featuring Martha stewart).

the first question I would have asked was “did he start the car before moving it?”. from her description, i’d say the answer was “no”, but I hate assuming that. the reason it might be relevant is because it’s normal for a car to have zero braking power if the engine isn’t running, and if the driveway is not level, he may have stopped the car by putting it into ‘Park’. I don’t know anything about lexus automobiles, but I do know that some engines and electronic systems have a peculiar relationship with the transmission (think “Saab”), and perhaps that could have caused the starter solenoid failure, etc.