What to do if you have transmission problem in Lexus RX?
The timing belt and rack and pinion bit sounds like you have been talking to Firestone, Goodyear, or a shyster service manager at a Lexus dealer. I would go to a third party, not one of the above, and get a tranny repair quote.
Are there any problems with the Lexus RX300?
There are many stories here and about regarding early, premature, transaxle failures in the RX300 series due to the adoption of ASL (***) techniques late in the last century. In many cases the Lexus dealer was able to get Lexus corporate to pick up a portion or all of the repair bill.
Where does the exhaust run on a Ford RX?
Also, the RX, like most FWD based cars, has the engine exhaust run right under the transmission. Normally, with the size of the engine/transmission cooling (as well as the extra transmission cooler included in the Towing Package) there isnt a problem as long as the vehicle is moving along.
Which is a weakness of the Toyota RXS?
RXs main weakness is dissipating transmission heat in low-speed situations, like extended idling (especially parked with the air-conditioning on) or maneuvering a trailer in the summer on steep inclines and tight parking spaces because the exhaust heat and transmission cooler do not have the constant rush of air.
The timing belt and rack and pinion bit sounds like you have been talking to Firestone, Goodyear, or a shyster service manager at a Lexus dealer. I would go to a third party, not one of the above, and get a tranny repair quote.
What to do when your Lexus is hesitating?
The traction control lights and the check engine lights will both come on when the vehicle enters this mode. Also, the vehicle will respond sluggishly with lazy shifting. The recommended course of action is to take the vehicle in to the dealership if it’s safe to do so.
There are many stories here and about regarding early, premature, transaxle failures in the RX300 series due to the adoption of ASL (***) techniques late in the last century. In many cases the Lexus dealer was able to get Lexus corporate to pick up a portion or all of the repair bill.
Why does my Lexus go into limp home mode?
Figure 5. Using a fuel cleaner like Techron will help fight against deposits. When a modern Lexus’ computer identifies a problem of a certain severity, it’ll drop into limp home mode. The traction control lights and the check engine lights will both come on when the vehicle enters this mode.
RXs main weakness is dissipating transmission heat in low-speed situations, like extended idling (especially parked with the air-conditioning on) or maneuvering a trailer in the summer on steep inclines and tight parking spaces because the exhaust heat and transmission cooler do not have the constant rush of air.