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Just to close this thread, i trade it in carmax for 10k. No more lexus for me ... Enjoy your holidays.

Well i didnt say I am going to do it.. Brainstorming :P any other helpful ideas? thanks

We called back and forth with the supervisor in the HQ, they said the only thing they can do is 50% coverage of the transmission. Guess I should consider getting a 3rd party warranty and call it in, in a couple of months or something... Unbelievable...

I talked to the HQ again, and they said that the best they will do is 50%. I am not willing to pay 50% of a $4000 job. No way.. Thinking to send a letter to them or sth.. Does it worth it going to the dealer back ? thanks!

Yes I will.. I might pass by another dealer to see if they can see my car's history.. I will keep you posted. thank you

One more thing.. If it is true what you are saying "SW03ES" , that means this would be the 3rd time this car has trans issue. Could it be considered a "lemon" under Florida law? I need to read more about it...

Really ? If you are sure about it then i was reading it wrong... They pulled all the records for me at that same dealer but I dont see any other work done on the transm. I went to another local dealer here in Miami, and he said the car information was "purged", meaning they couldn't see it .. He said that every dealer needs to report back to Lexus so the information is accessible by any dealer.. Perhaps I should go see a 3rd dealer to see if they can get the information on my car.. I am calling back and forth the HQ to replace it for me.. For now they said they will cover 50% of the costs but I am not happy.. But your right my gut feeling is that there is something more behind the story , not sure how far i can proceed..

Well they printed me the whole history of the car since the 1st owner, i was the second and I dont see any other work on the transmission. The first one was at 57k under my ownership...

I think you got confused for a second. I purchased the vehicle certified at 47k. At 57k transmission went bad and they replaced it. My invoice had these comments "Lexus Reman Transmision defective, Replaced Transmission Assembly. " Now at 85k they did a checkup again and the comments are "Customer states vehicle has a humming noise while driving". This is the 2nd one going bad...I want to find out if they really did change the whole transmission at 57k. I called the HQ and they said they dont have details like serials of the bad/replacement transmission and they told me to ask the dealer for more info. The dealer told me to ask HQ. So there has to be something going on here...

Well the notes on the invoice when they replaced the transmission at 57000 miles said : Customer states vehicle has a humming noise while driving, Lexus Reman Transmision defective, Replaced Transmission Assembly. That was under warranty by Lexus as I bought my car certified.. Recently when i took the car in for another checkup they said "there is an internal bearing noise in the transmission" and they dont do any work in the transmission anymore as they send it back to the HQ to be fixed and they just replace the whole box..

Well they changed the fluid when they put the new one in at 57k. But then the drain and fill should be done at 30k afterwards. I am not even there and I have a bad tran .. Any idea how can i get some paperwork saying that the trans was actually replaced and not some wires or sth inside??

You got it right, it is a FWD... I am fighting my way with the dealer to get it replaced for free since is not under warranty..

Hey guys, how are you? So I bought my 2004 RX330 certified as a 2nd owner with 47000 miles in 2006 and at 57000 miles in 2008 I was told I had a bad trans. Under lexus warranty it was changed. Then now under 85000 miles and no warranty, again the dealer tells me there s a noise from the trans and needs to be changed again. This is ridiculous to have a 2nd bad trans as I drive less than 10k miles per year here in Florida with no mountains... So I called Headquarters and I tried to ask to see if the dealer did actually send the 1st transmission in and got a full trans replacement. I wanted to get the serial numbers exchanged but in vain..I dont trust the local dealership.. What do you guys think? Anybody experienced a 2nd bad trans under 100k for a 2004 RX330 ??? Thanks a lot for your help!