johnhey

i don't even believe vibration is an [major] issue for these reasons

1. not a single RX review mentioned this as an issue
2. there are only few people (like tdjacw ) posted hundreds of comments for this, not hundreds of people
3. if there was a real issue lexus would issue a recall, ( TSB is different, check difference of TSB vs recall)
4. noise and vibration is subjective, some people are more sensitive. period

Every car with internal combustion engine will have some noise and vibration. this is mechanic.
if you want to have none, go get an electric car.

Cocal

Right On! These vibrations have been dealt with (so to speak) by improving motor-mounts. One can't eliminate vibration from anything moving, but we can reduce the amount of perceived vibration through those mounts.

minusplus

Agreed. CL represents a small percentage of RX drivers. If you have a problem, take it to the dealership for warranty repair. There are good dealerships out there. Every OEM has their share of problems. When I had my Infiniti G37, I had to replace the steering wheel and interior panels twice because of paint chipping. The Infiniti HR motor had a major flaw where they used oil gaskets that were made out of paper. Within 60k-90k miles the paper gaskets would explode, causing an internal leak in the engine. The part itself is about $2.00, but it required 14 hours of labor.

DaytonaV

mike,

can you post mention the TSB number. I think I also notice some hesitation.

thanks.

nextcar

To truly determine whether the RX has the vibration, the car needs to be at a stop, and you accelerate moderately, preferably going up hill, and I believe most 16-17 RX 350 models will have some degree of vibration/drone.

Some people are not very sensitive to this vibration/drone and not be bothered at all, like my wife.

To be on the safe side, you should get the '18.

ut2sua

Folks should not try to do the above. Why look for a problem that you don't even know or care you have? Nextcar's wife is a lot happier than Nextcar on this issue. I am being bothered by some super low volume ticking noise in my car. My wife doesn't care. She is a lot happier than I am right now. Just stating the obvious

nextcar

The vibration/drone thread has over 1200 posts, and is the longest thread on this forum. It's not just a few people posting hundreds of times, it's many unique users. Some are bothered a bit, and others are bothered a lot. Every person has different perceptions and sensitivities, so the only good advice is for each potential buyer to thoroughly test drive the vehicle.

GSFRX350

or buy an Australian one as ours don't have this problem at all...

JSracer

guessing shipping might be expensive, lol
plus not sure about the exchange rate.

JSracer

Drone is audible , vibration is well a vibration.
i felt the vibration on my test drives, and knew it wasn't for me. Don't recall if i heard the drone or not.