Lexus RX 400h: Problems & Solutions - READ ONLY

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#142 of 202 Re: Power Window on Pass and Rear don't work [lxpatel] by katzjamr Feb 20, 2006 (6:50 pm)
Replying to: lxpatel (Feb 20, 2006 6:09 pm) For many with these vehicles the 12V battery has been a week link. I love my 400h, however many have reported early problems with the OEM battery. Once it goes completely dead it may never be reliable. I would have it checked for the ablility to hold a charge and its general health. Have the dealer replace it if its questionable. Also more importantly any time your 12V battery goes dead make sure the dealer reprograms your 400h. You may notice lower than average gas mileage until this is done. Believe it or not non functioning items like the sunroof and the windows are a symptom of a bad battery in this lexus. Replies to this message: lxpatel (Feb 24, 2006 11:02 pm)
#143 of 202 Re: Power Window on Pass and Rear don't work [katzjamr] by lxpatel Feb 24, 2006 (11:02 pm)
Replying to: katzjamr (Feb 20, 2006 6:50 pm) Thank You, I have not noticed any changes in Mileage, but all the radio presets and Avg MPG in the energy menu have been resetted. Do you really think it needs to be reprogrammed? And if so what do they reprogram?
#145 of 202 Re: RX400h Cruise Control Problems [dale11] by kjoeb Feb 25, 2006 (8:33 pm)
Replying to: dale11 (Feb 13, 2006 2:28 pm) Interestingly enough, my 06 cruise works great on the hills on I44 in SW Missouri. MPG is poor to say the least, but the cruise is good. Strange Lexus is saying that is functioning as designed (FAD). I don't think there is an engineer anywhere that would do that on purpose.
#146 of 202 press request by kirstie_h HOST Feb 27, 2006 (12:43 pm)
A major national newspaper would like to interview those who recently purchased a new Mercedes ML or a Lexus RX/400H. Please respond to jfallonedmunds.com before Wednesday, March 1, 2006 with your daytime contact info and a few words about the model you chose.
#147 of 202 Any one know Battery CCA on the Factory RX 400h by lxpatel Feb 28, 2006 (3:25 pm)
I just had the Auxiliary battery replaced at the dealer, they put 84 month 500 Cold Cranking Amp battery, i wanted to find out what CCA came from the factory if any one has a RX 400h that has not had the Auxiliary battery replaced by the dealer. Replies to this message: wwest (Feb 28, 2006 4:24 pm)
#148 of 202 Re: Any one know Battery CCA on the Factory RX 400h [lxpatel] by wwest Feb 28, 2006 (4:24 pm)
Replying to: lxpatel (Feb 28, 2006 3:25 pm) You may have made a mistake, a big one. The 12 volt battery in your RX400 is kept charged via a voltage downconverter/inverter from the hybrid battery. Too much battery loading, battery too big, might destroy the downconverter.
#149 of 202 Any one know Battery CCA on the Factory RX 400h [lxpatel by lxpatel Feb 28, 2006 (11:13 pm)
Well, Lexus installed the battery, and 8 yr warranty plus Lexus extended warranty to 100k, hope fully downconverter is covered item. One other note. They did reprogram something which made the rear power windows work from the driver's door switch as well as the roof which started to function properly
#150 of 202 running out of gas by drgkje Mar 02, 2006 (2:57 pm)
just got a new 400H. one of the scary things the salesman said is that if you run out of gas, you cannot just add gas, restart and carry on...the car has to be towed to the dealer. did not find any such statement in the manual. anyone has any experience or info? btw, love the car, rides great, a couple unusual feelings and noises but we were prepared as had read about them in this forum Replies to this message: katzjamr (Mar 03, 2006 5:22 pm) drgkje (Mar 03, 2006 5:58 pm)
#151 of 202 Rear Door grinding sound, won't open by varix Mar 02, 2006 (8:17 pm)
I have a 2 month old 400h with 2K miles on it and today the rear door would not open electrically, rather it stuttered and made a grinding noise and then stopped after a few seconds. It did this 3 times but later in the day it worked OK. it could always be opened manually. Any one with a similar problem/solution?