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Just an update. I took it to a car air-conditioner specialist and after he ran diagnostic tests, he could not find any faults with the compressor or detect any leaks. I therefore got it re-gassed and serviced for £100 and it's ice cold now. Whether the compressor will pack in at a later date only time will tell but hopefully I will have my car sold by then. Thanks all

To be honest,I've never noticed anything noisy than the usual sound of the air con. The Aircon is still not working so I have called a few car air con specialists for advice and got quotes of around £1200 for a replacement compressor. I did mention that it needs the ND11 oil but I was told that a quality "snow leopard" branded oil for hybrids is what they use normally. Is that right?

I took my car in for the re-gas this morning and was advised the following for attention in the near future: Air conditioning compressor noisy - during testing was discovered that the compressor is now beginning to fail, to prevent this. A new unit will be required. £4,010.98 The cost for replacement was a shock. That's nearly half the value of the car 🙄 Has anyone had this replaced or taken it to an independent garage to reduce costs?

Yeah I made the mistake of not switching it on frequently during the winter. Is it worth taking it to an independent garage for an assessment and if a re-gas is required, take to the Dealer?

I have noticed the other day that the Air Con is blowing just air and it is not cold. The heating is fine. I called the local Lexus dealer to book the car in next week but they confirmed that there will charge £160 Investigation cost as well as charges for repair afterwards. Is there anything I need to ask them to particularly check? I also noticed the "Front" button doesn't show the windscreen icon on the display for air blowing from up but instead shows the forward icon. The air still blows without the missing icon. So not sure if it's all related. 2012 RX450H Thanks

Hi I am looking for an auto lock setting on my 2012 RX450H where if I forget to lock the doors after leaving the car when parked, it will automatically lock all doors. I had a look at all the lock settings through the steering wheel button but nothing seems obvious. There is also no Vehicle Customisation option on the main console. Not sure if this feature is available for this model? Thanks

Hi I'm looking for a mobile phone holder for my 2012 RX450 to replace my existing phone which has faulty spring mechanism. The one I have slots into the CD slot which is secure but it fiver the Hazard warning button. I have tried a vent holder in the past but it's not secure. I don't like the suction ones as they are too far and does fall off occasionally. Any recommendations?

Yes makes sense. I'm looking at the NX for my next car but not sure if I will regret buying it as I love my RX but the price will be an issue.

I guess the Service Plan price jump reflects the age and mileage of the car. The major issues picked up through the Lexus Service over the last 2 years has luckily been covered by my Extended Warranty which easily would have cost at least £2k for repairs and part replacement. I hoping to sell this car and buying another Lexus before the existing warranty expires in 12 months.

Sorry I think I got confused as he mentioned Relax when talking about this new plan. If it is still the same Essential Care Service, I do not understand why the price has jumped from £499 to £881 so I thought this was related to an extra 12 months warranty.

Hi I took out a 2 year Service Plan in 2019 and just had the final Service and MOT done. The dealer then gave me a quotation to renew the plan and I was surprised by the price increase from £499 to £881. He also mentioned its a different to the the existing plan hence the increase in price. I've had a quick look around this forum and it appears Lexus have replaced the existing Service Plan with something called Lexus Relax. Someone mentioned that it also includes 12 months extended warranty? I bought an extra 2 years Extended Warranty on top of the 12 months standard warranty when I bought the car in 2019 and this will end in 2022. So does this new Lexus Relax Service Plan extend my existing warranty by another 12 months to 2023 if I take out the plan? The RX450H is 9 years old and has done 105K miles so not sure if the new plan covers cars over 100k. Funnily, my quotation shows my current mileage incorrectly as 97300 so not sure if this is the dealer's way to beat the system so it is valid for the new Relax plan? He said he will call me back in a couple of days to see if I am interested so would like some feedback on this please. Thanks

Has anyone had any RX450H Brake Discs replaced by a local garage and if so, did you buy it elsewhere and have it fitted? On my MOT last year, the Lexus Dealer stated on my certificate : "Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Front & Rear" So looking to get both front and rear replaced before this year's MOT but the Dealers will no doubt charge at least £275 for each. My only concerns on replacing it elsewhere would be how it would effect the Hybrid's 'Regenerative Braking' or the Extended Warranty I have. Thanks

Just to update, Lexus Woodford looked at the car last week and found a leak. They have now replaced the hose which was covered by the warranty. Thanks all

Thanks Herbie. When I called the service dept of my local dealer, they said it will probably need a regas and one should be done every 2 years. They charge £100 for a regas and £125 for a "Air con service". I have had the car for 18 months but there is no record in the sales paperwork to say an air con regas was carried out at the time of purchase. Shall I go for a regas at Lexus and if it's still an issue, then go through warranty to fix any leaks or faults?

Hi I have noticed today that the air conditioning is cool rather than cold on my RX450H. I originally thought it was because it was on Eco Mode but even when off it is only slightly cooler. Would I need to take it to a Dealership to have it gassed or would any local garage be enough to have these done? I do have the Lexus Extended Warranty so not sure if its worth using that to check for Air Con faults? Thanks