# 2017 Lexus RX 350 - Transmission issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** transmissions, lexus\ **Created:** [January 18, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741 "2025-01-18T16:05:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mawijim69](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aca169/32.png) [@mawijim69](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mawijim69)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/1 "2025-01-18T16:05:12Z")
How would i know if transmission ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/2 "2025-01-18T16:49:28Z")
> [@mawijim69](#): > > How would i know if transmission If transmission what? Some Toyotas of that age had problematic transmissions, Toyota extended the warranty. Check with your dealership. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/3 "2025-01-18T17:14:14Z")
Purebred beat me to it… lol You kinda cut the end off the sentence there… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 3:21am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/4 "2025-01-20T03:21:26Z")
With the limited info you gave I will leave this… APPLICABLE WARRANTY  This repair is covered under the Lexus Federal Emissions Warranty. This warranty is in effect for 96 months or 80,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle’s in-service date.  Warranty application is limited to occurrence of the specified condition described in this bulletin [MC-10166041-9999.pdf](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10166041-9999.pdf) ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/5 "2025-01-20T18:11:39Z")
I hear there are transmission shops out there that handle this kind of question every day. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/6 "2025-01-20T18:30:50Z")
Why are we speculating on an incomplete question? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/7 "2025-01-20T19:47:54Z")
> [@db4690](#): > > Why are we speculating on an incomplete question? Well clearly, because the transmission ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/8 "2025-01-20T20:01:57Z")
> [@mawijim69](#): > > How would i know if transmission …was a criminal? It would be acting shifty… ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 1:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/9 "2025-01-21T01:38:54Z")
The OP might be asking if using the paddle shifter hurts the transmission. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/10 "2025-01-21T02:15:05Z")
Who knows, we may never know… ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 4:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/11 "2025-01-21T04:32:02Z")
> [@mawijim69](#): > > How would i know if transmission I think it was “how would I know if transmission…” is complete?. And the answer is “no. Your transmission is incomplete.” It was cut off mid-sentence. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-lexus-rx-350-transmission-issues/198741/12 "2025-01-21T14:42:17Z")
As a 2014 Toyota Highlander owner I’m also a member of a Highlander forum. The Lexus RX-350 is basically the same vehicle. Starting in 2017 with the introduction of the 8-speed transmission Toyota has had a slew of transmission failures. There have been a variety of class-action lawsuits already.