I have noticed since I have gotten my RX400h that the ICE startup has seemingly gotten rougher. It has a real noticeable vibration on startup and alot of times when the ICE is on driving down the road even. Is their a recall or is this something that should be expected?

 

our 400h is having all kinds of problems at 70k miles.. shouldn't have bought the first MY...

 

I spent a large portion of my adult life in the car business (18 years). It's impossible to diagnose based on your description, but if it were me I'd be parked at the Service bay on Monday morning. Or today if your dealer is one that has Saturday hours.

You don't want to cause further damage and you don't want to be stranded. Cars by nature today are complex. Things can malfunction on any car including Lexus. It might be something serious or serious but easy to fix like a broken motor mount. Whatever, take it in, let the experts diagnose it.

One thing is pretty much for sure; you won't save money ignoring it.