Lexus Rx350 2009 Questions
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Lexus Rx350 2009
Sat, 20 Oct 2012
Power Train problem #2 The car, a ...
Power Train problem #2
The car, a 2012 Lexus Rx350,
was purchased new from a California Lexus dealer on January 30, 2012.
The problem, which manifests every two or three days, is a delay of
several seconds between pressing the accelerator pedal and actual
acceleration of the vehicle. When acceleration eventually occurs, it
does so with a surge or jolt. The problem has occurred in a variety of
circumstances. Several times I have been unable to accelerate safely
from a freeway on-ramp into faster-moving freeway traffic. On at least
two other occasions the vehicle has failed to accelerate as I drove up a
hill. Most recently, as I began a left turn from a stopped position,
the delay in acceleration nearly resulted in my being broadsided. I have
taken the vehicle twice to an authorized Lexus dealer. On both
occasions I was advised that because the technician was unable to
reproduce the problem during a short drive, there was nothing they could
do. I raised with the technician the fact that there were numerous
complaints online about the very same problem. He said that the issue,
which apparently relates to the powertrain, had been addressed with
respect to earlier Lexus models but had been "fixed" for subsequent
models through redesign of the powertrain. This power train issue
occurred March 1, 2012.
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