Silly me. I worked for 10 years in contracts, am trained in paying attention to detail, and as such have absolutely no excuse for omitting the obviously critical step of yanking that shaft.
I’m afraid I erred in assuming most of the folks posting here were males. We all know what assumptions...
I see quite a few perspectives here, several of which delve into the intricacies of four wheel drive systems, including how to best apply power and torque under various conditions.
But I think what you’re really asking is how often should you engage a system you may never need to ensure it...
I’m old and broken down. Time and use will reveal the consequences of your mods. I spent the winter of 1978-79 stationed in the German Alps as a U.S. Army MP. At our small unit we only had two patrol vehicles, a Plymouth Valient and a Jeep CJ5. It snowed 2-3 days per week, so you can guess which...
I see several threads about mud flaps. Don’t know where my situation fits in , so I’ll just tack myself here.
I have a 2024 Luxury that I bought in early 2025. I got tired of seeing salt spray all over the fenders when the highway department treats the roads this winter.
I ordered a set of...
I don’t know your motivation for buying a magnetic plug. For a high mileage vehicle it wouldn’t be a bad idea. But I got a recall notice recently from Lexus regarding metal shavings not being properly cleaned away during engine fabrication of my 2024 Luxury. Whether these shavings were ferrous...
I’m with you, Colorado. I’ve driven Toyota trucks and 4Runners non-stop since 1987 (although this is my first Lexus). A couple of times over that period I trusted mechanics who said their oil filters were spec’s for Toyota motors. First cold start I heard clattering. Their filters let all the...
I have a 2024 Luxury and noticed vibration at idle right away after purchase. (Bought it new back in April, but it is last year’s model)
Anything you can feel in the seat of your pants is worthy of noting. I looked at the tachometer and RPMs are in the 600-650 range at idle. Every vehicle I’ve...
Great feedback. I can live with quirks (although in this age of “analog is dead” and hyper accurate capabilities, it makes no sense that today’s programming code writers don’t do better work). I’m old enough to remember when used car dealers would run odometers backwards. Now people are spinning...
Adaptive cruise control, in conjunction with the other safety systems are quite nifty in stop and go traffic situations, such as traffic jams. With it engaged you can negotiate your way through with less stress. It will follow the vehicle ahead, moving when they move, and the self braking system...
On a recent road trip with my new GX550, I noticed that if I set cruise at a certain speed (e.g. 70 mph), the speedometer would display one mph slower (e.g. 69 mph). This occurred often, but not always. Always 1 mph slower, never faster. I realize that the point at which I press SET on cruise...
Yes. Once you get used to it, it’s a breeze. Right side, upper right button pressed once is adaptive cruise. Same button, a second press, and all distance control radar is disabled. Accelerate to desired speed, press upper left button to set it.
The center of this cluster adjusts speed up or...
I’ve owned my GX550 Luxury (not the Plus) for a couple months now. It’s a 2024, but it’s new and came with full warranty.
I’ve read most of the posts in this thread and some others. Having just returned from our first bonafide road trip, I thought I’d share my impressions—both good and bad...
I am old (68) and am in the middle of my first real road trip with the GX550 (Knoxville, TN to Las Vegas, NV). I agree that the QI charger does heat up my iPhone (in a case), but not dangerously. I place the phone on the charger as soon as we leave each morning fully charged. I use Apple CarPlay...
You may be right about crash testing being a factor in their design choices. I’ve driven Toyota products since 1988. All of them were truck frame builds, be they pickup or SUV, full or midsize. And none of them were the easiest on fuel economy compared to similar models of other brands.
What...
Well, today I got some real numbers I can report. Mine is a 2024 Luxury, but I think most variants have the V-6 twin turbo power plant.
We drove 560 miles today from Knoxville Tennessee to the Gulf Coast. In the month I’ve owned the vehicle, we only drove around town with very little highway...