Power Train Related Problems of the 2008 Lexus RX350

Table 1 shows four common power train related problems of the 2008 Lexus RX350. The number one most common problem is related to the power train (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the transmission failure (one problem).

Table 1. Power Train related problems of Lexus RX350


Recently reported Power Train problems of the 2008 Lexus RX350

The Power Train problem

The oil cooler pipe assembly on the engine failed catastrophically causing a sudden lost of a large volume of oil. The failure occurred while driving on a street and was only noticed while parking (a CO-worker saw the oil pouring out of the car).   Read details...

The Transmission Failure problem

The transmission completely failed while I was driving on the freeway. This was very dangerous and caused a safety hazard. The transmission had to be replaced. The power steering rack had to also be replaced. It's ridiculous that these failures occurred before 120,000 miles.   Read details...

The Automatic Transmission Cooler problem

After having to replace brake calipers, a broken key, and the engine oil cooling pipe (warranty) in the last year, my RX 350 is having transmission shudders with 136k miles. This is ridiculous for a car with the Lexus name and price.   Read details...


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