matts6887

After all the garbage I’ve had to endure with my rx as of late and that’s not even counting the transfer case that needs resealing which is a huge job as the whole transmission has to come out; not even counting that which hasn’t been done and may never be: as I’m thinking about totally abandoning the Lexus brand and going back to Acura as I had a Rdx for a number of years and loved it and had zero count zero issues and the things that did come up weren’t nearly as bad as the stuff I’ve had to endure as of late with this second Gen RX. I’m so tired of dealing with what seems like a complete money pit all the sudden. And enough is enough. I don’t have the time the patience or the money to keep dealing with this over and over and over again.

matts6887

Lexuswiz

iTrader: (1)

Sad to see you go, but definitely go with what you're comfortable with. I'm the opposite of you, never going back to Acura, two TL's and both blew out their transmissions, not to mention the Gen 1 RDX in my family with the leaking turbo which we got rid of quickly.

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matts6887

mnewxcv

how many miles are on the car?

Lexuswiz

iTrader: (1)

I'd say do sooner than later as much as we would like you to stay. To me, your car will only keep giving you problems as it ages and you add miles to it and will only put a sour taste in your mouth the longer you keep it.

It's funny, I've rarely had any big issues with any Honda I've owned and if anything I could fix it myself for cheap. Acura on the other hand, bad luck chuck with me, I'd still try it again because I'm still in love with the UA7 Type S. But god I'm not going through hassle of blowing out another transmission. They don't make 'em like the old Legends anymore.

And really? I ran 93 on all my Acuras, they did feel better to me versus on 87 but this is purely subjective.

Well, this is going to be the same with any car even Acura, you just don't know. You've already threw the Lexus brand under the bus so all I see is you waiting for something bad to happen so you can just keep ripping on it. Not going to change much besides your hatred for it. If anything I'll always put my money on a Acura/Honda transmission blowing out before a Toyota unless its the Gen1 RX300, probably Toyota's biggest fluke.

I maintain a fleet of cars alongside my own which includes a 2009 Odyssey and a 2012 MDX, and neither are even close to what you're describing your RDX was. But I'm not here compare apples to oranges, if I can get those cars back on the road and save my family money, it's all good in the hood.

matts6887

116,000 give or take some.

matts6887

I dont believe the acuras are nearly as bad but this is just me. like i said i had a rdx that had zero issues apart from the normal maintenance items. And yours arent nearly what my rdx was because at the time mine was still close to brand new; mine was a 2011. By the time i had to get rid of it due to payments being through the roof unfortunately; it only had 58,000 on the clock. You must just had not such good luck with yours, My mom also had 3 different mdx's which were all leases But they too had zero issues. I had no transmission issues or anything of the like and neither did my moms vehicles. Like i said im just tired of all the bs and dealing with one thing after another after another. I am going to look at a 3rd gen rx today but i doubt anything will happen as far as making a deal on it. Plus Ive got others to look at etc and Ive contacted corporate where the car was bought because they should have caught this major issue of the transfer case needing resealing and more than likely in my book would have if they had bothered to do a more thorough inspection which we paid to have done by a lexus dealer before even signing papers for the vehicle. And like i said im just waiting for whats gonna happen next; where anything from a sensor(s) going bad causing a cel to come on to the water pump going out possibly leaving me stranded or anything in between. Im just beyond p.o'd with this vehicle currently because of all these issues etc

14RX350

I don't know if you need to replace the car immediately or not but I'd recommend taking your time before you purchase. Sometimes you just get unlucky, but you can swing the odds in your favor by picking out a good make/ model / year, and finding one with the right mileage that relly checks out. I know that's what you're doing, I just want to emphasize to really take your time if possible.

matts6887

matts6887

14RX350

I don't think anyone here is going to be able to help you. Seems like ur not really looking for advice, but just to complain.

matts6887

BadDogMax

I maintain two 2nd gen RX's in the family. They are the most needy of any Toyota or Honda product I've had experience with. Not as needy as a Ford or Volkswagen though.

I experienced the PS hose failure, and oil seepage from gaskets at about 150k miles+. I've chosen to live with the seepage.

Figure if you keep the RX you'll likely have other common problems that have hit the RX's I look after. Problems I'v had with one or both cars: Alternator failure (passes bench test but fails to charge battery, both cars), Radiator leak, stop light switch under the dash fails lighting up the dash warning lights, wheel bearing noises, plugged sunroof drain causing wet floor, and at about 160k miles, valve cover gasket oil seepage which gets on the exhaust and smells even though it's a small amount.

Other than the radiator replacement and front wheel bearing change these were pretty easy to fix in the garage and not too expensive. But disappointing for a Toyota product IMO.

It's still a good car and I'd buy a newer one, or a MDX.