Hey all.
I've had my 08 RX350 for a few years now, and it's been nothing but good news. Last night, while unloading my trunk, I realized it wouldn't close. It would go about half-way as normal, but suddenly give me so much resistance that I was afraid of breaking it. I pushed the button to auto-close and it didn't respond. The key fob registered with a red light. I read the owners manual and couldn't find an answer, removed the gas shocks to see if they were the problem but to no avail, and so now I have the hatch secured down with twine and a blanket to keep out debris.
Has anyone else ever experienced this? I think it's the electric motor and it came off the track, but I know so little about this that I'm just taking wild guesses.