Problem With Power Door
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Problem With Power Door
I am wondering if anyone else has had issues with the rear power door. I don't know whether its due to weather but it hasn't been working properly lately. I live in Calgary and its VERY cold. (-10 F or -23 C) When I press the power door, it lifts up like it normally does but it acts like there's a restriction at the top and the trunk closes again without staying open. So, when I hold the powerdoor button on my remote, it beeps like normal and opens. Once it reaches maximum height, it immediately beeps again and closes slowly. When I try to manually open it, it feels really heavy and comes crashing down.
The car is an 09 RX 350 and 14 mths old. I just bought it as a certified preowned Lexus in Oct 09. Is this covered by warranty? I can't take it to the original dealership of purchase as I have imported it to Canada and must use our local Lexus dealership which will prob gouge me if I had to pay out of my own pockets.
The car is an 09 RX 350 and 14 mths old. I just bought it as a certified preowned Lexus in Oct 09. Is this covered by warranty? I can't take it to the original dealership of purchase as I have imported it to Canada and must use our local Lexus dealership which will prob gouge me if I had to pay out of my own pockets.
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Well,thats probably due to not enough pressure in the gas shocks to keep the door open. I notice a little of that even where i live during winter time.(the cold temps. where you live lower the pressure in the gas schock) Just for the heck of it,try opening your hood,and see if it stay`s up.(although on mine,it feels like the hood shock isnt affected as much for some reason)
Last edited by lexus114; 12-08-09 at 08:24 AM.
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