Ontario

Hi All, Just wondering any further update for the 2004 RX330 transmission ? The factory warranty will be expire soon, just want to load the latest if possible. I got the last transmission update in 2005...

Thanks for all your help

Ontario

Hi,, any new fix after TC005-003 ?

rxovermdx

could you tell me what are common 'issues' with rx tranny? Are they problems for certain year models?

Ontario

The issue is transmission hesitation and rough shift between 30 to 50km... It only affect the 3.3L engine... You guys with RX350 should enjoy the car way better than we are...

rxovermdx

i thought 330 and 350 had same tranny..guessed wrong

car problems can be a real pain..., wish you all the luck Ontario

RXSF

no new updates my friend

mandyfig

Guess it is not really a problem.....otherwise, there would have been some recall by now...

RXSF

well its just a bad design. Its a flaw, but its not like the transmission will die, i dont think ive heard of anybody needing a new transmission. Thats why theres no recall.

You get used to it.

mandyfig

I have driven my new (used) RX for 2 days, I do notice the growl and very slight vibration on the low gears......I guess you just get used to it. But overall, I am so happy with it. I am so tired, I spent 8 hours the last 2 days detailing the car, every nook and cranny, they are sparkling clean! I even re-applied undercoating on the rear wheel wells.....not they are all black...

AM1

iTrader: (6)

No, lexus doesnt care to fix it and just blows it off as "thats the way the car is" what a bunch of BS for a car that costs that much. and you never know once all these rxs get older they might have tranny problems that need major work to fix

RXSF

your right, but the cars been out for 4 years. At this point in time with the old RX300 which i also owned, people were already experiencing transmission failure. I dont think ive heard of anyone on any forum needing their transmission replaced...so far that is.

yes i think they need to fix it, but i also think that 1) its not really that big a deal and 2) its part of the drive by wire system

in order to fix it, it would be a major overhaul that would cost them millions. perhaps though when the time comes, we will all need new transmissions. Hopefully by that time, it will be somebody elses problem haha

CK6Speed

iTrader: (1)

I'm not sure if the Drive by Wire is the root cause of the problem. If it were a software problem surely one of the 3 TSIB software updates would have solved the problem by now. I think it is the whole design, software, a mix of other problems. Drive/Throttle by wire is nothing new. Acura had it back in 1994-5 I believe as well as many other manufactures. This whole lag and hunting for the correct gear at certain engine speeds hasn't been a problem for other manufactures.

Too me, the whole learning transmission idea of today just seems odd. If there were only 1 driver of that car I can see it. But when there are multiple drivers, I just can't see the transmission learning everyones driving behavior and then switching to it quickly.

The G Man

Acura had a hunting problem for years in the early 90s, they just recently fix it with a newly design transmission. The lag issue is on alot of Toyota transmission, it is the software trying to save gas by not down shifting too quick. There is a TSB out for the Camry.

mandyfig

There's a lot to the tranny. Still reliable trannies are the Japanese. How about European trannies?

The G Man

I know the Japanese makes a relieable engine, but you really think they make a relieable transmission?