'05 RX330 with 22k miles - Transmission Problem
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'05 RX330 with 22k miles - Transmission Problem
so here was my transmission issue ... drive up to say 45 mph and then let go of the gas pedal ... cyclic sound of thunk thunk thunk ...
took it to the dealership and they couldn't figure it out at first. Thought it was the axle, front differential, or transmission. 5 business days later and as of about 15 mins ago, they decided the transmission and are replacing it.
any others with this issues?
can't say i'm happy about this ... although a car is a car ... you expect a higher level of quality from Lexus ... hopefully its just a needle and a hay stack and my next 50k will be uneventful.
took it to the dealership and they couldn't figure it out at first. Thought it was the axle, front differential, or transmission. 5 business days later and as of about 15 mins ago, they decided the transmission and are replacing it.
any others with this issues?
can't say i'm happy about this ... although a car is a car ... you expect a higher level of quality from Lexus ... hopefully its just a needle and a hay stack and my next 50k will be uneventful.
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Seems like
I heard somewhere of an issue with some sort of tranmission lines causing a rattle. There was a fix for this. Poke around here and at this site
http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums...hp?showforum=5
http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums...hp?showforum=5
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Originally Posted by sxn179
so here was my transmission issue ... drive up to say 45 mph and then let go of the gas pedal ... cyclic sound of thunk thunk thunk ...
took it to the dealership and they couldn't figure it out at first. Thought it was the axle, front differential, or transmission. 5 business days later and as of about 15 mins ago, they decided the transmission and are replacing it.
any others with this issues?
can't say i'm happy about this ... although a car is a car ... you expect a higher level of quality from Lexus ... hopefully its just a needle and a hay stack and my next 50k will be uneventful.
took it to the dealership and they couldn't figure it out at first. Thought it was the axle, front differential, or transmission. 5 business days later and as of about 15 mins ago, they decided the transmission and are replacing it.
any others with this issues?
can't say i'm happy about this ... although a car is a car ... you expect a higher level of quality from Lexus ... hopefully its just a needle and a hay stack and my next 50k will be uneventful.
So, far i'm going on 15k miles coming up soon. No problems yet. Knock on wood!
Mine was made in Japan.
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Look at your VIN.
If the first letter is a J, then the car was made in Japan.
If it is anything else, it was made somewhere else.
I think a first letter of 2 (which is of course a digit, not a letter) is the designation for Canada, but I'm not sure about that.
Maybe they put a maple leaf in that spot. (That would be kinda neat.)
If the first letter is a J, then the car was made in Japan.
If it is anything else, it was made somewhere else.
I think a first letter of 2 (which is of course a digit, not a letter) is the designation for Canada, but I'm not sure about that.
Maybe they put a maple leaf in that spot. (That would be kinda neat.)
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transmission info
hey ... sorry again for the slow replies. I just found the subscribe to thread which will help me to remember to come back.
yes the car is definitely North Amercian made. I'd like to believe as well that this was that "one" transmission which failed. It's a great car and I hope nothing else comes my way.
Reading the posts, I have the front end shimming when braking at 50 mph or higher so that's next on the list to fix.
Thanks for your replies and words of encouragements.
yes the car is definitely North Amercian made. I'd like to believe as well that this was that "one" transmission which failed. It's a great car and I hope nothing else comes my way.
Reading the posts, I have the front end shimming when braking at 50 mph or higher so that's next on the list to fix.
Thanks for your replies and words of encouragements.
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