RX400h

I agree that the updates should be no more than $50. $200 is rediculous; that's why I've waited this long.

Dang, I never knew that a $100 Garmin accepts voice commands! My $100 Garmin cannot listen - only speak and I still think the Lexus NAV is better that even my Dad's $800 Garmin. Thus far I have used Tom Tom, Garmin and Lexus and I'll take the Lexus over them all. ...my opinion, of course.

....spoken by a guy with experience! This is why I normally have factory service manuals. I can gauge how long something should take, whether special tools are needs, etc before I decide to do the task. The older I get, the shorter the task-time needs to be before I have someone else do it or just cancel/delay the project. Perhaps that will change when I retire and have more free time.

Don't feel so bad; my neighbor forgot that his Jeep Commander hatch was up when he hit the garage door button near the garage entry to the house. The garage door caused the Jeep's hatch glass to explode, leaving cubes of glass everywhere. That was a somewhat costly mistake.

I have to admit that I've never seen milky white battery water. My gut feeling is that the battery is bad. And hey, a $60 Costco battery is not much of a solution risk.

The Yokohama Parada-X are excellent all-season tires that are quiet and handle great. One look at their tread pattern will convince you that they should do well on snow covered streets. Being that I live in San Diego, I don't have any snow-driving experience with these tires yet. However, at times during the winter months, I can find plenty of snow, just 45 minutes from here on Mt Laguna.

Without looking at the setup, my guess would be that the wire mesh acts as a "gross particle" filter which prevents large objects from damaging the "fine" particle filter. This is important to have if there is a direct path for outside air to flow towards the filter element. Objects like stones could easily damage a filter without a wire mesh to act as a first line of defense. I would suggest t hat you buy another and install it, ASAP. Dave

I believe neither of the two different OEM tire sets were unidirectional. This may explain the error - many rotations of non-unidirectional tires. It's like the exercise in which you ask someone to repeat the word "yoik" 6 times, after which you immediately ask that person what the white part of an egg is called. Most people will instintively say "yolk". The tech instinctively rotated as he always does.

For those of us who live in temperate climates and who own a 4600 lb luxury SUV, there is little compromise between a high performance all-season tire and a high performance summer tire, as our vehicles cannot take full advantage of a "stickier" tire. In fact the all-season tires will most like my provide longer wear. Dave

...not our 2006 RX400h manual. It states that regular is acceptable. I use midgrade most of the time but have run with regular during cooler months.

I have to chuckle as this reminds me of all the people who flock to tablet computers so that they can push virtual buttons. The standard computer keyboard has been perfected over many, many years and yet the "cool" factor of touching a screen has lured so many folks to plunk down big money for something that will never beat a simple $300 laptop for banging out emails. Even Blackberry physical keyboards are still faster than an virtual keypad on an iphone or Droid. Is it really worth all the trouble you'd have to go through to have a pushbutton start feature? I CAN convert my ignition switch to a touchless fiber optic switch (wave your finger over the beam) but c'mon!

Based upon the forum name, I'd quess the OP has 235/55/18 tires.

Do you still have the original battery? Sometimes weird things happen when a car battery is getting weaker. However, a quick call to the service manager to request that he/she ask the mechanic may clear things up. Since the sound does stop after a while, I doubt that it is something that would necessitate bringing your car in right away but by all means have them check it out the next time you do bring it in.

Virtually everything is a compromise in one way or another. The wider tires produce more rolling resistance and thus reduces fuel mileage. It all depends on what is most important to you. Often, there are more choices of tires in certain sizes and diameters.

This quote describes a Prius but our vehicles operate the same way. For more info and a quick videos of how the engine starts (middle of page), see http://www.howstuffworks.com/hybrid-car.htm/printable

I am a bit surprised that you didn't go for the very popular Parada-X. A few of us have them and are very happy with their performance. Fortunately, you have tires from the same manufacturer, so in all likelyhood, you will like them. By the way, my Corvette has what I consider to be one of the best tires I've ever owned - the GSD3 super high performance tires. As is your case, Goodyear no longer makes them. Since my tires still have plenty of thread left, it may be a while before I need replacements. I'll see what's available when that happens.

Jack, there are more than a few forum members here who are getting quite a bit higher. It certainly is possible but you must make an effort to do so.

Lenore, I hope you took precautions to ensure your RX doesn't get flooded when it rains. If you've been following Rey's posts, you know what happened to his RX and you have made sure it won't happen to you.

Mmmm, I think most folks would say your "something not right" comment in reference to the first quote somehow implied that the recall is related to your leaking inverter. I think not!

In the world of automotive mechanics (with the exception of radiators), if it leaks, it's a failed gasket.

C'mon, Lemon, bad soldering cannot cause gaskets to leak! Seriously, at least Toyota is doing something about it. My Corvette's HVAC PCAs bad soldering would cause the outside temperature display to gradually fade away to nothing. I had to resolder a bunch of resistors, myself because most likely, it wasn't considered a safety issue. I also had to install a column lock bypass because the steering wheel locking pin would become stuck in the locking position, rendering the car immovable. was there ever a recall? ....only for auto tranny Corvettes!

Some members have managed to pull out a CD to fix the problem (using tweezers). Ours fixed itself after a couple of months

Some IS owners have had this issue. One person replied, You might want to persue this route, first.

What year is your vehicle? My guess is that it is either a "maintenence required" notice (time to change the oil and oil filter) or if your vehicle is 5 years old and still has its original 12 volt battery, it's time to replace it with a new one. The tattle-tale sign that the battery is getting weak is a message that tells you to place the shifter in Park, even though it already is in Park.