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Here's the guys e-mail address who sells and cuts the keys. mikehyde44@yahoo.com I bought the blanks from him and he cut them for me also. They work great. I don't know what happened on eBay. Maybe Lexus didn't like people selling their programming instructions.

Thanks so much for the numbers. Those must be Toyota prices. I called Lexus Parts Dept. to compare and their price quotes were much higher.

Does anyone have the OEM part numbers for front and rear brake rotors and pads for a 1999 RX300? thanks

The transmission and front differential share the same synthetic transmission fluid. It is called a transaxle. The rear differential and transfer case use gear oil. Sounds like the mechanics at Lexus are really happening.

Code P1135 is (Pedal Position Sensor A Circuit Intermittent) Call the dealer to find out exactly which sensor this is referring to.

P0130 and P0150 are the codes for the malfunction of the air/fuel ratio sensors. I should know, I've replaced both. My advice would be to call Lexus service dept. and ask them specifically what your codes indicate. I've done that before, and then either fixed the problem myself or have taken my car to someone I trusted to fix it. Avoid the dealership at all cost unless your issue is covered under a warranty.

According to my code sheet, P1130 and P1150 indicates (Lack Of HO2S Switch - Adaptive Fuel At Limit) Not quite sure what that is, but it's definitely not the AF sensors.

I had a similar problem where my car would miss between gears. I called the dealer and they said it sounded like the transmisson probably needed replacing. I finally took it to a reputable transmission shop and they diagnosed a bad speed sensor as the problem. Has shifted fine ever since. I posed the question a while back. I wonder how many owners have had their transmission replaced due to a faulty speed sensor???

I had a counter gear speed sensor replaced at a tranny shop, and they had to check all the speed sensors to determine which one was bad. My car would randomly miss between 2nd and 3rd gear. The first shop I took it to replaced the wrong speed sensor, so I suggest letting the tranny shop do the diagnostics and replacement for you so you do end up wasting time and money like I did.

They know all too well about the transmission problem. That's why they are now recommending a flush every 15-30k miles, because the fluid overheats and burns up over time.. The lifetime transmission fluid doesn't quite make it. Personally, I think the factors in overheating are the weight of the vehicle, the underpowering of the vehicle, and the AWD transaxle that probably requires a more efficient cooling system. Anyway, I'm just going to continue having mine flushed until they wear out.

Someone did a poll a while back and there were owners of the 2WD model that reported transmission failure. The no maintenance, lifetime fluid listed in the owners service manual is the main culpret. I'm sure there are other factors involved including driving habits and the weight of the vehicle.

Hmmmm..... 89 Aerostar.... MY '94 AWD Aerostar now has 135,000 miles with NO ATF drain/refill/flush only band adjustment at 125,000. My son's '94 AWD Aerostar only has about 70,000 miles but also never with any ATF drain/refill/flush. Would have to check to be sure, but like my '01 AWD RX300 I would guess that no ATF "maintenance is called for in the owners manual. Yours..?? "...evident by the number of tranny shops...." Has it not occurred to you that with the number of "trannys" out there the "bread and butter" for all those shops just might be from overhauls due to ordinary wear..?? My 89 Aerostar is on its 3rd transmission at 180,000 miles. I always had a drain and fill, and filter change every 30k mi.. That vehicle is a piece of crap compared to an RX. I think I've replaced about everything on that van at least once. As far as the tranny shops in my city go, I sure see a lot of newer vehicles sitting in the parking lot every time I drive by. It's a fact that most people don't have their transmissions serviced until they fail. A lot of people don't have their cars serviced at all until something goes wrong. My wife's car would have exploded by now if it wasn't for me taking care of it for her. I'm sure you guys know that story all too well.

I didn't just make that up. That's what I've been told by many qualified mechanics and tranny shops. As for the design flaw theory, show me some documentation or recalls. It's only a theory until you can present factual evidence to support the claim. Speculations and assumptions don't register in my mind. Just stating that some RX300 trannys have failed prematurely is not sufficient evidence to support a design flaw theory. There are many makes and models of cars that have experienced premature transmisson failure, evident by the number of tranny shops throughout the country.

You guys do what you want. I talked to the Lexus dealer and Toyota dealer, and both are now flushing the transmissions. I'm not here to debate anyone. I'm here to share my info and experiences with other owners. If you guys want to drain and fill your transmissions, go right ahead. From your experiences, that procedure hasn't worked out too well.

I'm not being insulting. I've just observed that you've posted numerous theories and speculations about the transmission design flaw. I haven't found anyone to substantiate your claims. Anyway, we all agree that the maintenance schedule is flawed when it comes to servicing the transmission. Owners should be made aware of this issue instead of reading posts about how their transmissions are doomed to fall apart at any moment. That sort of takes the joy out of owning a nice car, doesn't it???