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A lexus mechanic told me (Our lex/toy dealers are on the same lot) "I don't know why people don't get in the toyota line, the hourly rate is less"

As a Highlander owner, whats difference between 300 and 330 Lexus?

Thanks, I have the car at the lexus dealer and they did a inspection and informed me that the engine was locked-up,due to oil sludge. I summited all my oil change recepts and my lexus service recepts(every 4000 miles). The service manager informed me that he had to turn in all of findings to the Atlanta office,and they would decide on the repair. The service manager told me from what he saw there sould not be any reason why Lexus will not replace the engine at thier cost. The down side of this is that he also told me that the repair would take 48 to 60 days and lexus would not allow me a rental car for use during the repair, i could rent a car and after the repair i could turn in the cost and Lexus may or may not reinburst me for the rental. There is suppose to be 3 other rx-300's at the same dealership waiting for parts ahead of me for the same repairs. If ANYONE has any suggestions that may help me through this please let me know!!!!!!!!

what was the oil change frequency of the previous owner, when you bought it at 55000 miles?

I purchased a new 2007 RX350 two weeks ago.

I am incurring a problem periodically with the driver's side front door locking unexpectedly after I exit the vehicle and not locking it. I will go back to enter the RX and the drivers side front door will be locked. All the other doors will still be unlocked as they should be since I did not lock the vehicle.

I contacted the dealer's service department and they advised me they nerver heard of this problem.

Has anyone had this problem and how was it fixed?

Thanks for you help.

poor design of the key fob on the remote does that on my 2005 highlander- the buttons are too easy to press and they only move a little compared with other remotes

so put it in your pocket with keys on the key ring and the other keys activate the lock button- happens all the time to me

Are the bulbs too week or is it the taillight assembly?

Wild uncontrolled mechanical work like this violates the service manual.

I am sure the Lexus mechanics union will hunt you down.

Sorta like the time 10 years ago I needed a timing belt on an Isuzu I mark- the Isuzu dealer wanted about $600 they said and showed me in the owners manual where engine removal was needed hence the high cost.

Chevy made the same car, I asked them: $185. They said they jacked the engine up 1 inch and removed a motor mount allowing access.

I agree with Bluestu when he wrote: "It's not a design flaw, but a service flaw. Just because it says Lexus, made by Toyota, doesn't mean it is maintenance free. Most transmissions will fail if you don't replace all the fluid on a regular basis."

maybe if you tow a boat

but no otherwise.

a friend works in a trans shop and says many run til 150k with no service at all

all of my 1994 toyota headlights were vented at the top by a small rubber tube that turned and poined donward

they never had condensation

My 04 Highlander has hissing front window wind noise when the windows are fully up. i am restarting this as a topic since I have found it is NOT mirror or roof rack noise but a failure of the window weather stripping to seal.

If you bump the front window down the smallest amount- maybe 1/8 inch - the noise goes away because the gap (btw the rubber and the glass) then closes up on the inside - the gap is where the window comes up thru the door and is between the glass and the rubber piece on the fabric door panel .

When the glass is hard up, there is a gap between the rubber and the door on the inside, that has opened up, where your elbow would be if the window was down..

Dealer replaced the outside horizontal rubber and metal weatherstrip using the TSB instructions --- then later replaced all the outside visible rubber window "run" pieces. With the windows full up the noise will also stop if you push on the fabric interior door panel about where your elbow would rest if window was down. Dealer has sent the problem to the Toyota district (Jacksonville Fla)

Anyone else had this problem?

Now that I've had my RX330 for a little over a month I'm forming my overall impressions of the vehicle.  While generally I'm satisfied, the one thing that I'm somewhat disappointed in is the amount of wind noise at highway speed.  While I wouldn't categorize it as "excessive", I would consider it "moderate", certainly more than I would expect in a vehicle costing over $40K.  I am surprised since some of the reviews I've read made comment about the quietness in the cabin.  My old 98 Ford Explorer, for all its other faults, had less wind noise than the Lexus. 

Is it just me, or do others here think there's just a little too much wind noise, or am I the one who's full of wind? :)

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My 04 Highlander has hissing front window wind noise when the windows are fully up.

If you bump the window down the smallest amount- maybe 1/8 inch - the noise goes away cause the gap (btw the rubber and the glass) then closes up on the inside where the window comes up thru the door.

Dealer replaced the outside horizontal rubber and metal weatherstrip a using the TSB instructions --- then later replaced all the outside visible rubber window "run" pieces. With the windows full up the noise will also stop if you push on the fabric interior door panel about where your elbow would rest if window was down. Dealer has sent the problem to the Toyota district (Jacksonville Fla)

my 94 camry had 125,000 miles on original pads and rotors when I sold

driven in mixed city hi way milesit to my son.

I have an 04 highlander and the front windows when fully up leak air/noise. when down 1/8 inch they are quiet.

i had the factory tsb nv794 i think done on the car and they replaced the two front window outside weatherstrips where the glass goes thru the door . the drivers window is quieter but the passenger is not fixed.

anyone else had it done?

just change the oil like every 5000 miles or more often--

simple

to test the door seals take it up to 65 or70 and then bump the drivers window down about 1/8 inch to see if the noise changes.

the bottom part of the window at the door top moves out about 1/4 inch sealing the noise out

I thought they did NOT HAVE water shut off valves?

it was on the edmunds toy highlander forum last week a newspaper link that said toy dealers had a cure and it took up to an hour to reprogram -

wonde rif it cures or gets worse or something else gets worse

I read where a dealer fix was available.

Has anyone had it run yet?

-did it work

-did it mess anything else up (the fix?)

anyone else had this fixed?

which toyota part number gas the dense pack new type filter media?

Ugh

sound buried

thanks wwest.

Any idea where the heater hoses to the heater core are?

I had a 78 Trans am with no heater control valve- I put a valve in the heater hose - in that car it was on the inner fender and very easy to get to.

I have crawled under my Highlander and can not find the hoses - any help?

are 330 doors the same as highlander doors?

My 04 highlander does the same thing

that is

as the window raises the last 1/8 inch or so, it bows the window glass out at the bottom, (right above the door metal) and when it bows out, the glass moves away from the inside door rubber seal.

you can then slide a credit carr thru the opening - thats where the noise then comes in. If you bump the window back down, the bottom of the glass moves back in toward the car interior and seals with the inside door seal.

anyone seen any documentation that toyota recognizes the problem?

My 94 Camry had one too.

trying to find out if the RX300s have them

I have a highlander actually. i have a manual air conditioner. When its set on full cold - i still get a little heat effect, like 10 degrees add to the outside air temp. Some people say this is because there is no hot water shut off valve and the heater core is therefore always hot>

Do lexi cousins have manual Ac

and if do, do they have or not have a water shut off valve for the heater core?