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Lexus RX 350 Driving Experiences and Problems

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#207 of 456 Re: Does 2010 RX come with Card Key? [rparis] by jogan1

Jan 24, 2010 (11:09 am)

Replying to: rparis (Jan 24, 2010 10:37 am)
Items that are not on 2010 RX350 that were on 2007 RX350:
 
1 - Floor mats for ivory interior were ivory instead of Dark Brown. In order to get ivory 2010 Carpet Floor Mats, you must order & pay for the Premium Carpet mats at a cost of approx $350.
 
2 - On 2007 RX350 the cargo area cover could be removed and stored below the rear floor. Not so with the 2010 RX350
 
3 - On previous RXs body side molding in exterior paint color came with car. Now they are no longer cone on 2010 RX350. For 2007 - 2009 RXs the body side moldings are pressure sensitive and come in the exterior paint color so they can easily be replaced when necessary.
 
4 - Placement of 12 volt outlets on 2010 RX350 is now deep inside of the console and to get to you must remove 2 trays.
 
5 - 2007 RX350 had Adaptive Volume Control so that when the radio was on and you were using the Navigation and the Navigation Voice was speaking the radio volume would automatically be lowered. Not so on the 2010 RX350
 
6 - Same V-6 engine for 2010 RX350 as in 2007 RX350 but mpg is lower.
 
7 - Electronic Card Key now has to be purchased instead of coming with vehicle as mentioned in an earlier post.
 
None of the above items keep the 2010 RX350 from being a beautiful and fine auto. But for previous owners of 2007 - 2009 RX350 it seems Lexus decided to save some $ and or had backward engineers ie placement of 12 volt plugs in front, deletion of the Adaptive Volume Control for the radio.

#208 of 456 Re: Noisey engine [arthura2] by cwayne

Jan 24, 2010 (11:20 am)

Replying to: arthura2 (Jan 24, 2010 10:38 am)
I have had my rx350 for 6 mo and have 3000 mi. when engine is cold there is a lifter noise when accerlating for a couple of minutes until the engine warms. I called service dept and they said this was normal. I am going in for service in a couple of weeks but would have to leave car there to cool off for this to happen. I will make sure that I do service on auto at correct intervals in case the engine blows. I have had 2 other rx330's and they have been wonderful autos. Other than this noise I have no other issues with the rx.

#209 of 456 Re: Does 2010 RX come with Card Key? [jogan1] by maximafan

Jan 24, 2010 (11:26 pm)

Replying to: jogan1 (Jan 24, 2010 11:09 am)
These are some of the reasons why I'm a little scared to give back
my '07 RX when the lease is up. I might regret it. It seems as if whoever was in charge of the interior design on the 2010 RX forgot to do their homework on the things that worked so well on the 2004-2009 RX's. When the next generation car comes out every five years, it's supposed to have all the little goodies that the previous model would have had plus some extras. But in this case, they've taken away some things and added others.
 
For instance, the 2010 RX has a donut for the spare tire, whereas
the '07 has a full-sized spare. I've mentioned the captain's chairs before on these posts. I've come to appreciate them. They're no where to be seen on the 2010. The inconvenient placement of the power plugs is just so counter-intuitive.
 
There's no doubt that I am definitely shopping other SUV's in this class. I'm just having a hard time justifying shelling out the amount of money for any of these SUV's out there as opposed to just buying out my lease on my current RX because they lack some of the basic niceties that I've already got on my current vehicle.

#210 of 456 Re: Noisey engine [cwayne] by maximafan

Jan 24, 2010 (11:32 pm)

Replying to: cwayne (Jan 24, 2010 11:20 am)
I've had my '07 RX350 for three-and-a-half years now. On cold start-up, particularly when it's been rather cold out, the 3.5 V6 engine on this vehicle is kind of noisy on start up and makes that
"ticking" sound. Apparently, this is supposed to be a normal thing
with this particular engine. Once my car gets warmed up, maybe after about fifteen minutes??(Have never timed it), it's back to normal, quiet mode.
 
In fact, I believe the 3.3 liter V6 in the 2004-2006 RX330's was a more quiet engine compared to the 3.5 V6, but also less powerful.
 
Would be interested on hearing feedback from anyone that drives a 3.5 V6 from either Lexus or Toyota, and if they have experienced the same thing.

#211 of 456 Re: Noisey engine [maximafan] by cwayne

Jan 25, 2010 (9:59 am)

Replying to: maximafan (Jan 24, 2010 11:32 pm)
My 04 and 06 rx330's did not make this noise, but if this is normal for the 3.5 engine then fine. Except for the location of the 12 volt receptcales i love the car.

#212 of 456 Re: Noisey engine [cwayne] by jogan1

Jan 25, 2010 (11:14 am)

Replying to: cwayne (Jan 25, 2010 9:59 am)
The 07 RX350 we purchased new did not have any abnormal engine noise. Just got a 2010 and it only has a few hundred miles with no noise.

#213 of 456 Weird Mechanical Humming Sound by rxers

Jan 26, 2010 (4:19 pm)

Hi Guys,
 
I have a 2010 RX FWD that has about 200 miles on it. After driving one day, I parked the RX in the garage and noticed when I went back into the garage a humming noise (sounds like a small electric motor) running. I look around and below the vehicle and noticed its coming from the read axle area. I dont know how long it was running or how long it ran for because I went into the house a few minutes and came back out 30 mins later and it stopped.
 
Any ideas?

#214 of 456 Re: Weird Mechanical Humming Sound [rxers] by rparis

Jan 26, 2010 (5:53 pm)

Replying to: rxers (Jan 26, 2010 4:19 pm)
When you went back to the garage did you have your key within range of the car?

#215 of 456 Re: Weird Mechanical Humming Sound [rxers] by wwest

Jan 26, 2010 (6:18 pm)

Replying to: rxers (Jan 26, 2010 4:19 pm)
"..sounds like a small electric motor.."
 
The fuel pump..??
 
Mounted inside the fuel tank very near the rear diff'l.
 
Retractable, retracting radio antenna..??
 
The potential for vapor lock in the fuel line could be somewhat alleviated by running the fuel pump for a few minutes once the engine has been shut down long enough for things to have cooled off.
 
On the other hand Lexus may have finally wised up and what you heard was an exhauster "assist" fan/blower helping to remove the evaporator condensate from the A/C plenum and passenger cabin. My DIY fan/blower installation is in the lower driver side rear quarter panel adjacent to the factory exhauster port.
 
More concise information at airsept.com regarding their EED, Electronic Evaporator dryer.

#216 of 456 Re: Weird Mechanical Humming Sound [rxers] by wwest

Jan 26, 2010 (7:41 pm)

Replying to: rxers (Jan 26, 2010 4:19 pm)
Found it..!!
 
New emissions feature. A brushless DC motor for the vapor canister emissions system located near (in..?) the fuel tank. From what I can surmise it might run at any time provided if/when there is a vapor pressure buildup in the gas tank.

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