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Hi all having just sold my beloved RX300 which never had any problems I have just taken the plunge and bought a rx400h 2006. however on the day of delivery the VSC light came on it went to lexus where they said there was a sensor problem it was dirty they cleaned it and also fixed the recall problem on it. ok I drove it 120 miles to and from Bristol airport it was ok then this morning i had the check hybrid/ VSC light come on again with the usual warnng lights, there sounded like a ticking noise in the rear of the vehicle and there was a smell or burning??? could just be me though.is this the air suspension?? to be honest I am loosing faith in the vehicle and I think there is a major problem with it luckily I bought it from a large dealership not lexus tho. any thoughts anyone? are there steering problems with this car?? the 4wheel allignment done by lexus when they had it in as it was pulling to the right they did it but its still not right either...

I bought one of those cans by locktight i think, that you put in the car with the aircon on the whole can is used and must get sucked in and is supposed to get rid of bacteria and smells, it made no difference at all to the smell, If you dont use the aircon often it will smell musty. I had mine re gassed and its been ok but it did cost me £90 but im in the trade and it will. prob cost you more now hope this this helps

Hi I had a problem with my rx300 where the VSC light was comming on. We plugged into the car and were given a couple of fault codes and we thought it might be the lambda sensor as per your reading about the fuel. I changed the sensor by the exhaust as it was the easiest to get to and the cheapest to start with. Anyway it wasnt the lambda sensor at all it was the air flow meter.When I looked at it, it was caked with carbon I was quoted almost £200 from lexus but got one off e bay for £45 and fitted it myself and I am a woman (but I do work in a garage)If you take the number of the air flow meter prob a denso no if i remember correctly and pump it into the internet you will get a match. That was over 6 months ago now and it has worked fine since. As for the garage wanting so much ££££ thats crazy. Its simple to locate and you can look to see what state the sensor is in before you buy one. I hope this has helped

Hi I have a lexus rx300 on a w reg plate I have had it for 6 years and I have to say its been fab I have never had any real probs with it at all, never had any expensive bills in the hundreds just the usual service bills. I am selling as just bought a rx400 sport. My old lexus is superb to drive the new one I have to say is not as smooth the spec inside is the same (depending on the model you go for). As far as consumption is concerned its how you drive to be honest. If you drive within the speed limit and do 60 on the motorway you will get 32mpg but if you drive fast you will reduce that considerably. I have become more aware of my driving since buying the 400 but have to say when my rx300 goes I WILL BE SAD as its been a great family car

HELP! Hi I have a lexus rx300 x reg which has sat nav that is very out of date I would like to update it but after reading several blogs realise that I have the generation 1 i think. I have the origional sat nav disc holder and the numbers on the back of the box are 086664-00920. Is this the nav version number? there are other numbers underneath that read 86271-70v220 AND 99001-00841?? I understand I might not be able to get the latest software but would like to update to the newest version if possible. can anyone tell me what disc I need to buy please ?? Its the UK and European one I want . Many thanks in anticipation