I have an 04 RX330 that my GF was driving earlier today and all of a sudden the car stopped moving while it was going down the road. She pulled over and then noticed alot of fluids underneath the car. The car doesnt move when place into any gears right now. The car had gotten towed home and I checked the transmission fluid and found it to be completely empty. Ive checked underneath the car and noticed alot of fluids being leaked there however I really didnt see any punctures. Has anyone had a similar problem? Im assuming that its gotta be either a bad seal or something. Car is out of warranty. 04 with 85,000 miles. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

Sounds like a seal went. Time to pay the man.

 

There is a cork-like substance that is a gasket on the between the pan and the bottom of the transmission. In addition, there is a sealant between the engine block and the tranny, those are the two likely culprits.

 

Unfortunate and sad, but definitely first of its kind. Find out what burst (seal, pipe, connector, pan, cooler etc). Lets hope the repair bill is small.

Salim

 

Never hurts to talk to lexus and see if they would do anything--They have been know to do some crazy stuff for their customers!!!

 

Ouch sorry to hear what happened. I'm about to buy a 04 rx330 tomorrow, Now this has me thinking....Is this the first time this has happened to a rx330 from here?

Good luck on the fix.

 

Ouch, that sucks...maybe its the car's way of telling you who should be driving itself jkjk. But yeah, see if the dealers are extra nice people. They usually are if you are a good sport to them in the past

 

I believe the powertrain is under warranty for 72 months 0r 60,000 miles. Check it our.....You may be covered. Hope so.

 

Sorry to hear about your tranny GFC350. I always thought that Lexus transmission are generally pretty reliable even though the gear changes have a mind of their own sometimes.

 

Was the fluid ever changed?? If not that might have caused seal damage too.

 

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I went off and looked at it last night and found that the line going from the place where you fill up the transmission fluid that I'm assuming runs down into the tranny somehow got disconnected. It appears to have been a clamp that was suppose to hold the rubber hose to the plastic one must have gotten loose. I guess probably from it getting really hot. Don't now how something like this would happen. Guess over time and normal wear and tear. I reconnected it back on and purchased a new clamp that is now held in from a screw. Reconnected it and filled it back up with tranny fluid. Placed her back into gear and it was moving again!!! Needless to say, I will be bringing her in to have the transmission fluid flushed just to be on the safe side! Good thing it wasn't a bad tranny! For anyone that may run into this, make sure to check the line!

 

Sorry to head of your troubles. Go ahead open your wallet and start counting....$1.....$2.....$3......$4......$5.....

 

good to hear you solved the problem............hopefully

 

While you may have solved the immediate problem and now have an operable car, I would definetly take it to Lexus for an inspection. From what I know of modern transmissions, they don't tolerate loss of fluid real well. It might be worth the effort to have someone at Lexus tell you whether or not your trans is in good shape. In addition, if they sergviced the trans, then I would start there with why the clamp was left off.

just a thought.

Gary

 

If you can post how much you fluid you added (== lost) ..

Salim