WOW... misery enjoys company! :)
My RX-330 had the SAME noise and Longo Lexus replaced the a/c compressor and the a/c clutch. I got the car back yesterday and today after going to San Diego and coming back in bumper to bumper traffic in LA, I noticed that the friggin' noise was STILL there. Granted it isn't as loud.
Longo will be getting a call back tomorrow about this. Kind of worries me that their "fix" didn't really do much.
Hey Laurenalexis... what dealership, city/state told you that they were going to do a recall?
Cheers,
Sea_los