2016 RX 350 Excessive noise and vibration
#1501
BTW, I am in Canada, so my vehicle is AWD.
#1502
Lexus Test Driver
I suspect the exhaust TSB is now applied to all new production. That's no longer a fix.
#1503
I had the TSB installed a few weeks ago. It's useless. Drone is annoying me. I'm going to go back next week and raise hell.
#1504
Lexus Champion
I recently had a 2019 RX350 loaner from my dealer and it had the worst droning of any of the many RX350s I've driven. Very disappointing.
#1505
#1508
I’ve got a new 2019 RX 350L with 550 miles and a production date of 11/2018. No drone at 1500 rpm or anytime. It’s very quiet and a pleasure to drive. In 2008 we had a new RX 400h, and the drone from the CVT trans drove me nuts. Sold it.
#1509
My 2019 Rx 350 does not have a drone. The engine sounds like a sowing machine at all RPMs but no drone.
I never thought I'd say this but my wife's Pilot sounds like a Ferrari compared to my RX....
I never thought I'd say this but my wife's Pilot sounds like a Ferrari compared to my RX....
#1510
#1511
Neither here nor there. I understand all Lexus wanted to do was quiet the cabin and hush the engine sound as much as possible. When the V-tec kicks in around 5500 RPM in the Pilot it sounds damn-near badass for what is essentially an AWD minivan.
#1512
Racer
See what happens. My 2017 RX had no drone until about 5-6k miles. It's not that bad, especially when I use Sport mode around town, so I'm not going to worry about it.
#1513
As a hot rod/muscle car enthusiast, I’m quite familiar with drone and the installation of X pipes to reduce drone. Our RX is the L model with a little different exhaust system than the standard RX; different routing. No X pipe, but different piping which leads to 5 hp less. Could this make a difference? I’m thinking yes. We’ll see.
#1514
Driver School Candidate
You're not alone. I always knew the noise inside the cabin is loud as if a window is open. These RX's are not quite cars and the loaner I drove was even louder inside the cabin.
#1515
Driver School Candidate