lenore

Maybe a piece of dirt got in the bearing. If you clean it with wd40 (yes it is not a lubricant) does it still chirp.

My favorite saying is "think well before you speak because your words may plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of some other person" Great minds come from all walks of the political spectrum....

If vapor lock means fiscal responsibility and smaller government than you are correct

I too got 12 out of 13 missed only the one I missread.see conservatives are not dumb

I thought that Santa Barbara had the only true med climate in the US> yes Sacramento area.

With all of the stuff you have done replacing it yourself would be a simple task....Those fans should be cheap at any other source. That is probably a cheap price the fan motor runs around $174. see here : http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-catalog/1603164883-EngineAndFuel-RX400h-2008.html item 16363 Wow $200 labor, must be a lot of beer and smoke breaks.

Ah Mediterranean climate like Santa Barbara?

Is there any debris in the fan blades? With car off check and make sure the fan doesn't wobble, mayb the bearings are shot.

Ahhh, aside from the far right politics in California, we are blessed with easy car care....I don't miss the days of North Dakota, South Dakota, Great memories but leave the snow on the mountain or with you folks...Enjoy your beauty however.

Yes emergency rooms have lost a lot of money, but wait till next year when millions loose their health care coverage. I think this one sided decision for a solution was not very well thought out. There are better ways to skin a cat. This is what happens when they pass bills that they don't read. As For HMO's I love mine, but fear in the end it will be destroyed by THE Affordable care act. (man what a bunch of garbage) Considering only 15% were uninsured now we disrupt the 85 % in search of a solution. Typical poorly ran government program.

Here is a interesting read from Forbes to show some of the effects: http://www.forbes.com/sites/theapothecary/2013/11/04/49-state-analysis-obamacare-to-increase-individual-market-premiums-by-avg-of-41-subsidies-flow-to-elderly/

First where did you buy the thermostat, just wanted to warn you that the original equipment one has a jingle valve in it. A lot of aftermarket do not. This allows burping of air thru the system.

the sad thing is the prices are best in the DC area.....Go figure.....The rest of the nation sucks big time. So much for the young folks hitting the computers to sign up when they find out how much they have to pay.

Well on this very important day, remember "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" That was from a man of smaller government and fiscal conservatism.

Well, now over 90 million could loose their present health care package. This is do to the crazy requirements demanded by the original legislation. How sad that 85% of Americans are going to be effected for coverage for the 15% that did not have coverage. Reform is needed but I don't think this is what Americans really wanted. Everything Government runs is poorly executed or destroyed. Social Security is not an entitlement, it is something you and your employer invested in. But our wonderful representatives gave it away to non-Participants and their little pet programs. This is exactly what is going to happen to this boondoggle. If would have been much better to do reforms, and cost cutting than try to enact this mandate (Obamacare) . THe tax implications next year are going to be the second boot to America. Cant wait to see what happens to our economy when the full program kicks in. Hey re-distribution of wealth and destruction of free enterprise. You just got to love it.

Thanks for info, sorry about the engine failure, I had my RX300 for over 12 years, and yes lost the transmission, (again probably a planetary gear failure) as the original was aluminum which carried steel gears. THe rebuild was steel planetary, which was much more durable. Hey if the engine is replaced you should be good to go....

Why? Why are they fixing engine? Did they fail to put oil in it after a oil change. I would really be suspect of the Firestone. Also the flushing of this transmission is a no no. Give us more info. The engine yes is prone to sludge, but frequent synthetic oil changes should have protected it. Are you using synthetic or at least synthetic blend. Your story does not have enough info.

A drain and fill would be the only thing I would do, but also clean or change the transmission filter. Could be a linkage adjustment, maybe the selector switch assembly came loose down on the tranny. Did you check the fluid level?

Bought some mats from Costco (heavy rubber) and they worked great...$18

RockAuto.com is also a great site. have had nothing but great experience with their parts.

NC first, really pursue intervention with your little girl....I have two autism children in my family, one a nephew and one a second nephew. One exhibits extreme anger all of the time, and frustration. His mom helicopters over him which probably makes it worse, but unfortunately he is destructive also. He has the extreme. Research groups (which I am sure you have done) in your area for support. If caught early like your baby, great strides can be made. My other nephew is happy, and complacent, but unfortunately probably at a 5th grade level (if that) and is 20 years old. Nice kid, but will be struggling to keep up. I went to his high school graduation and it was a very exciting time for him, as well as what the school did to accommodate him. As for causes, its got to be our food chain or drugs with combination of genetics. I am 63 years old and remember no one with this dreaded condition when I was a young adult. God Bless your family with the challenges you face. Love is a powerful tool. As for health care, well I think this was planned failure, with the eventual plan of destroying the insurance industry. Then the government can come in and really destroy the health system.

It would truly be interesting to hear from everyone as to the effect on their premiums for this debacle. I know my neighbor's health care increased from about $300 per month with a very large deductible to over $593 per month with a $5000 deductible. Over 1 million in the state of California have been dropped from their health care and now have to go to the exchange. Just another of Government's well ran programs with cost overage exceeding even my expectations. Chime in and tell us what effect this has had on you......

I know this has been discussed many times and I have read many threads, but Nobody seems to have come up with a good solution to the warping of the front rotors. My son changed his to aftermarket with slots, but the problem has come back. He is at 75k miles on his car and addressed this problem 4 times with no solution. He drives primarily on flat country (Lodi California) and so hills etc don't play in this issue. I Have read that some have gone to Centrics, which is what I believe was his last replacement. Does anybody have a combination of pads and rotors that wont need replacement at 15k intervals...?

Well in that case never repeat your paperwork with the servicewriter that treated you that way. I always use my feet when not treated fairly. I run and if asked why explain quietly that they have no clue of customer service.

Actually the belief out in the field of voters is that this was exactly what Obama wanted. A complete disgust with the Exchanges and Insurance prices as well as dropping people because of coverages. This will lead to exactly what this Administration really wants which is a one payer, government ran monopoly. This is what happens when a bill is ram rod thru the legislative process without any type of consensus and problem solving. This is just a further move to destroy the middle class and make us a copy of what the socialist were doing in Communist Russia and Socialist Europe. There will only be the have's and the have nots. We will be a second rate, third world country with no work ethics or moral values. All do to the radical left thinkers from my generation raised by communist parents which emcompass the sick and very secretive lying advisors that this administration has put together. What did you expect from the likes of Axlerod, Bill Ayers, etc. They want nothing more than to destroy Free enterprise and eliminate the middle class to make us all the same (poor and without any rights). This is the prime example of a President that will not bend with the will of the people and act like a dictator. He has shows absolutely no willingness to admit that this is filled full of major trainwrecks and move toward fixing the problems. And that my friends is because he doesn't want it fixed. Obamacare is doing exactly what he dreamed, destroying the American Dream. So here we have it we add 25 million people and drop 25 million people, What exactly did that accomplish.? And the corruption is rampart, and the contracts for fixing it are out of control. Nothing, and I mean nothing is ran well with big government. But as long as 48% of the people are on the dole and voting for this nonsense we are doomed. Russia is laughing at us as we meet the predictions of the old Stalinist. Folding under the Government that has successfully taken our freedom's away, and destroyed your children, grandchildren, and their childrens future under the burden of a 17 trillion dollar debt that can never be repayed as long as we have Politicians that think they can buy their power with our money.