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Not according to www.fueleconomy.gov which shows the 2012 RX450h AWD at 28 on the highway vs 24 for the 2012 RX350 AWD.

Or, since this happens many times to people parked with wheels straight ahead, do a search here or at www.clublexus.com for some unique solutions to the mystery (to Lexus anyway) ignition key cylinder that fails to unloocl when the key is inserted. Try googling "Lexus ignition hammer " for a unique solution.

Actually, winter driving requires patience and smoothness. Panic steering and braking is definitely something one does not want to do in the winter months (or anytime). Also, the 16" and 50lbs (empty) are not likely to cause the vehicle to flip over (negligible change in center of gravity, really). Even with four snowboards, that's not excessive weight up top, considering the vehicle itself is 4400lbs. Now, crosswinds might be something to keep in mind - something Thule mentions in the instruction manual.

Which one and how do you like it? What do you carry in yours? I currently have a Thule Atlantis 1200, but find that at 81.5 inches long I can't open the rear hatch fully (and that's with the front roof bar as far forward as possible - which involved me ripping out the two pieces of trim on either side of the rail to move the bar one more notch forward - anyone have any idea of the purpose of those two rubber pieces?) Using the power of kijiji, I've sold the 1200 and am getting an Atlantis 1600 today, which is only 74 inches long, so hopefully I can open the hatch fully. Max length of skis was 192cm with the 1200 vs 178cm with the 1600, but I'll be carrying four snowboards, longest of which is 158cm. Just have to remember NOT to drive into the garage...

Make sure you tell the dealer to perform the ISC reset of replacing the battery. Be very specific and firm with them - it HAS to be done if the battery is replaced or run down below 7.2 volts. There is a TSB regarding this. If the dealer plays dumb (or just plain is, as is unfortunately the case a lot of times) print a copy of the TSB from here and hand it to them. You'd be surprised at how many dealers don't know about the ISC reset. ***edit*** Better yet - print a copy from here (there are three pages) http://us.lexusowner...l=&fromsearch=1 and just take it with you when they replace the battery and ask them to do it.

I just had a four wheel alignment done on my 2006 with 175000KM on it, and had no problems. However, I don't know if the previous owner (up to 2009) had an alignment done previously. My previous vehicle - a 2001 Subaru Outback - had seized bolts at the rear when I took it in for an aligment. They had to be torched off and new ones installed. They technician did advise me that they coat the replacement bolts with much anti-seize to prevent a repeat. Don't know why this isn't done at the factory in the first place when the vehicle is being built. So, it's quite possible that they are seized. I can take a pic later when I'm home, but if you look under the rear of the vehicle on the big suspension arms (driver and passenger) you'll see two big bolts - with a large washer behind them. The washer has dashes all aound it (like an analog clock face) I assume to help with turning the bolt to the right place when doing the alignment.

You haven't shut the AFS off by chance? The switch is right above the fuel filler door button, and I know I've accidently hit the AFS button the odd time while trying to gas up.

Yes, but if you follow through and look up the maintainance schedule for, in my case an '01 F/awd RX300, you end up at the non-Lexus site. Wow. So you think the official Lexus site is redirecting you to some unauthorized site? Holy paranoia Batman.

I know this is an old post, but I was perusing my service manual, and I see that the extra wipe after using the wash CAN be disabled, but you will have to have the dealer hook up the computer to change the setting.

Where are you getting that link from? (http://statsie.com/xws.xtime.com) It doesn't appear anywhere else in this thread except your post. The post that you quoted in your post (#6) shows this link https://secure.drivers.lexus.com/ which is most definitely the official Lexus site.

Since I posted (a few posts above) I have confirmed that the ISC reset needs to be done on all year ('06 to '08). So if you've replaced the battery, you might consider it, or print the TSB and get the dealer to do it.

Wheel bearing probably.

Oh my good lord. His link is from Lexus.com. The specific link to look up owner's manuals is https://secure.drivers.lexus.com/lexusdrivers/info/my-lexus/resources/owners-manual-search.do Look it up yourself if you think it's a fake website at www.lexus.com then click on 'owner's resources' then 'my lexus' then 'manuals and resources'. The .pdf I posted is from lexus.com I uploaded it here to lexusownersclub as an attachment to the post. It won't show up as coming from a Lexus site because it's now hosted here at this site. If you READ the manual I posted, it specifically states to check page 59 for the definition of 'Special Operating Conditions'. Lo and behold, on page 59 there is a definition of the Special Operating Conditions. Unless the three owner's manuals you have access to are specifically for the 2004 RX330, then I would tend to believe what the online manual shows.

Both 1990LS400 and jaswood are correct DEPENDING ON YOUR STYLE OF DRIVING. Look in your owner's manual/maintenance book for the specific interval. If you fall under any of the "Special Operating Conditions" then you will need to change your fluids at specified times. If you don't, then it 'appear's to me from the manual that the fluid never has to be changed. Me personally, if it was my vehicle - I would follow the Special Operating Conditions for peace of mind. Here is the maintenance guide..transfer case and diff fluid need to be changed as early as 12 months or 15000 miles if you fall under the "Special Operating Conditions" (what most manufacturers call 'severe service' - towing, high speed, muddy/dirty/salty roads/snowy roads, etc.) 2004lexu.pdf

The whole inverter would have to come out to seal that area. I'm also thinking that coolant leaking out at that point, would likely also involve coolant leaking internally. I don't think a new gasket with liquid damaged internals would be a long term solution. But that's only a guess - I'm not quite sure how the coolant flows through the inverter, though I can check my service manual. It's probably similar to the MGR (electric rear differential) - the service manual is quite specific - No User Servicable Parts Inside. In my case they looked at it, confirmed it was covered under hybrid warranty (I think they also approved it with Lexus Canada), ordered me a new one and about three weeks later the part arrived and they replaced it.

There are two sets of pics in this thread. The first post shows the pics of my leaking inverter. Later in the thread, someone added pics of their leak, which was from the transaxle (and I also had this leak). I would encourage everyone to check both these areas for leaks - the transaxle one is particularly hard to find - to make it easier, use a flashlight and look carefully at the pics posted in this thread so you are looking in the correct spot. Again, the Lexus technician is a fool - if there is coolant residue there (pink and crusty) it has leaked, and the inverter should be replaced. I don't know why they wasted time/money/effort to replace the circuit board if you will eventually need a new inverter. I don't know of any leaks that self repair. In my case, they looked at it, said it had leaked and ordered a replacement (with the transaxle leak, they cleaned it off and asked me to return if I saw more pink residue in the future).

Is yours leaking in the same spot as my pictures in this thread, or in the spot that are in the pictures that someone else posted? My pics are the inverter leaking, the other pics that someone posted are of the transaxle leaking. I have had both leaks on my vehicle. I don't see the point to do the inverter recall (which is a circuit board replacement I believe) and then have to replace the whole inverter. Unless, the recall is an ENTIRE inverter replacement, in which case it still doesn't make sense - why not just give you a whole new inverter now? I'm still leaning to the recall being just the circuit board replacment, though. It's kind of ridiculous actually - if there is coolant residue there, then the inverter leaked. Leaks do not mysteriously self repair. They should just replace it. If you are close to any sort of warranty that covers the inverter ending, then make sure there is proper documentation, so if you bring it back after the warranty expires, you can prove that the problem existed within warranty and Lexus was just too stupid to fix it at the time. Let me know if it's the inverter or the transaxle for sure. Inverter is covered under hybrid warranty, transaxle is covered under powertrain warranty and they both have different expiry times/mileages.

We know. He was referring to my mistake in my post where I said 60-0 in 6.7 instead of 0-60 in 6.7...I'm not going to bother fixing the post or his post won't make any sense...lol Also, I've seen 0-60-0 times listed before...so that technically is braking performance in time, but you're right, braking performance is normally the distance it takes to stop from a certain speed to zero.

Speeding, fail to yield, and drive in passing lane. Also passing on the right is not necessarily illegal. Passing on the shoulder is. I also found this interesting tidbit... "Common practice and most law on United States Highways is that the left lane is reserved for passing and faster moving traffic, and that traffic using the left lane must yield to traffic wishing to overtake. The United States Uniform Vehicle Code states: Upon all roadways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the conditions then existing shall be driven in the right-hand lane then available for traffic ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's website on "Keep Right Laws" points out that: This law refers to the "normal" speed of traffic, not the "legal" speed of traffic. The 60 MPH driver in a 55 MPH zone where everybody else is going 65 MPH must move right..."[3] It is also illegal in many states in the U.S. to use the "far left" or passing lane on a major highway as a traveling lane (as opposed to passing), or to fail to yield to faster moving traffic that is attempting to overtake in that lane. For example, Colorado's "Left Lane Law" states: A person shall not drive a motor vehicle in the passing lane of a highway if the speed-limit is sixty-five miles per hour or more unless such person is passing other motor-vehicles that are in a non-passing lane...[4] "

6.7 is 60 to zero. Passing times are typically faster as the vehicle is already in motion.

I was looking for TSB information at www.nhtsa.gov for my wife's 2010 Chevy Equinox. There were 87 of them. Out of curiosity I checked for the 2006 RX330 and found 18. I'm just saying....

I'm guessing rear wheel bearing as well. Had one of mine done at 115000km on 2006 400h.

I was trying not to throw my two cents in but I just had to point a few things out. Point 1 - Typically, the left lane is the passing lane, not the "high speed" lane (unless you're in Germany on the Autobahn) - if you were the only one on the road, you should have been in the right lane, irregardless of how fast you were going since you were not passing anybody. Point 2 - So you were in the passing lane and going 10mph over the speed limit - so what? Even if you were going 50mph over the speed limit, your duty (likely by law, as it is in most jurisdictions) is to yield to the faster vehicle. That means moving over to let him pass. It's not up to you to decide that 10mph over the speed limit is sufficient for the passing lane and everyone else be damned.

No, its not sludge. There is a baffle inside the cover that Toyota for whatever reason has coated with something that looks like crusty burned oil. Probably for sound deadening reasons. Why they coulldn't make it shiny metal...who knows? If you look at my TSB post that is stickied at the top of the forum, you'll find a tsb warning not to push down on the baffle when filling with oil. There is also a tab for 'rocking feeling at 40mph' that might be what you are experiencing.

No no no no. Do not let them charge your for any stinking repair or for a replacement pump, and do not drive the vehicle without having the Lexus dealer check it. The brake system in the hybird CANNOT be bled in the traditional manner, or even with a pressure bleeder. There is no traditional brake booster and the only way the system can be bled properly is by hooking it up to the Lexus computer and cycling the electric motors that produce pressure in the hydraulic system. Trust me on this, I have the official shop manual, and the procedure is well documented in the manual. Driving around hoping the system will fix itself will not work, and I also find it highly doubtful that they flushed the brake fluid, because of what I just stated about the electric motors. My guess is, they tried to flush it, found out they couldn't, but by opening the bleed bolt on the caliper and/or the master cyclinder lid they introduced some air or tripped some sensor, and hence the warning light. Normally, the brake warning light comes on as well, though. In fact, for the price you paid, I'd be strongly suspicious of whether the timing belt was ACTUALLY changed. I had mine done at the Toyota dealer, and they quoted my the price for a standard 6 cylinder, and I was very adamant when I booked the appointment that I had a hybrid. Still, they insisted, 'standard' six cylinder price $399. When I showed up at the dealership and the technician found out it was a hybrid, they phoned me at home and said wrong price quoted, much more work has to be done on the hybird (moving parts out of the way, like the air cleaner housing, the brake master cylinder etc. But they stuck to their misquoted price and did the work anyway. I still stongly suggest you have Lexus look at this (or Toyota) as a failure in the braking system can be catastophic. ***edit. I just remembered, if you look at my TSB post that is stickied at the top of the forum, there is a tab for 'warning lights after brake pad change' that explains this situation better'. If the light returns, then I think you'll need to have Lexus hook up their computer and bleed the system. The tsb only refers to a pad change. If they tried to flush the system, you'll probably need Lexus to do it properly.