thomaskuhn

I just want to thank everyone for this great fix!! It worked great on my wife's RX300. The only issue we had after the fix was a high idle and then the check engine light came on. But we will cross that bridge later.

I took the car in yesterday to CarMax to have it diagnosed. Today I heard that they turned all four rotors (They say that was the cause of the sound), and flushed all 16 qts. of transmission fluid. From what I understand, the sound is gone. Do I still have reason to be overly concerned about the transmission? My wife now wants a FWD version. I do not know how much of a hassle this will be with Carmax, has the problem did not seem to be the transmission, but the rotors. Why then did they flush the trans. fluid? I called back to ask if they found any metal in the flushing, but have not heard back yet. Tom

The only reason for the AWD was that was the only one in the color that my wife wanted that was local.

Thanks so far for the great information. I decided to record the sound both inside and outside the vehicle. For half of the audio, I am inside the car, for the second half outside. For the last section of the audio, I taped the recorder to the rear fender, next to the wheel where the sound can be heard the most, although it seems to be comming from both ends. It sounds like a jet turbine engine turning off. One other note... The car had new brake pads put on at Carmax, but I do not think this is the problem. I am taking it back there on Monday, where they will exchange it for something else. Does the 2wd have the same problems or just the AWD? Thats what I think we would exchange it for. Audio of Sound Tom

My wife REALLY wanted an RX300. So last week, I snuck out and bought her a preowned '01 RX300 AWD (36k miles) as a suprise Christmas gift. WOW, I wish I know about this site earlier and read all of the tranny problems!!! Well I noticed that as I am breaking to a stop I hear a whine from either the front or back, it is hard to tell. The sound only occurs when slowing from 5mph to 0. Sound starts at a high pitch and lowers as the car stops. It is not that loud, but I could see how it could get annoying. Is this the first sign of the transmission going? I bought it from Carmax, and they have a 30 day warranty on it, plus I guess there is a 7 year warranty on the powertrain. Should I take it in or is this sound normal?? Thanks, Tom