I live in MD, outside of Washington DC. I dropped my '04 RX330 off at Lexus of Rockville, gave them the TSB's from this thread and they said it COULD be fixed. We'll see....
So far, they've had it for 3 days.
I have an '04 and purchased a Hidden Hitch tube type receiver. The design of the hitch is unsightly around the exhaust pipe by going under it.
Does anyone agree and has anyone seen anything better? Maybe a hitch that goes over the muffler?
Look at this link (if you want) Note the muffler area.
http://www.draw-tite.net/pdf/N75153.pdf
Thanks...
I had the same problem with my '01. I searched "used auto parts" on the web and bought a replacement for $250.00. It was easy to replace and now works great. Check ebay as well. Good luck.