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2008 Lexus RX 350 Service and Repair Manual

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Anonymous

Where were wiring diagrams?

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Anonymous

Very difficult to navigate seems like similar information is in several random locations

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Anonymous

All other content is as promised

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Anonymous

Very hard to navigate. Could not even find a index

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TERRY MUICH

The download I received was a complete waste of my money. Was not even close to what it was represented as. I thought I was getting a proper service repair manual. What I got was a collection of service bulletins. I sent an email to your company right after I looked through it requesting my money back. Have yet to hear a response. Terry Muich

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Ricky Coley

Not a hard copy manual and the file is to big too load on my computer.

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John Puzak

I'm trying to download the manual to my laptop. Can't get a table of contents on my phone. Might have a better review the

After directions from from factory manuals,
I downloaded Adobe Acrobat-working great. Great customer service!!!

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Richard Musser

easy

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Donald Folmar

More detailed than I thought, still trying to navigate through it, not what I thought it would be, thought it would be more like the Haynes manual.

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Nathaniel Footman Jr

Delivery via wifi great.

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Anonymous

Great

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David Bacon

It was much larger than i expected. 5 documents at 12k pages each. Its not something ill actually be able read but its easy enough to find what you need..
The Ford F250 manual is much easier to navigate at just over 8000 pages.
If i spend the money for Adobe Acrobat Professional ill be able to break it down into manageable bits.
Both manuals area great value for the money.

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Susanne Dubois

Manual ok. Very hard to find info pertaining to my vehicle

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Mark Stypinski

Easy to use and great to look up tech specs.

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Stuart Clancy

Easy to find the exact manual for your vehicle, great directions for the download process for the less than savvy internet users.

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Daniel Arvola

The manual is awesome!

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Anonymous

Pretty good manual, bookmarking could be a little better

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Thomas Downs

I am unable to open the manual. I guess I didn't process something right.

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Stanislav Bilev

Got the manual almost immediately.

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Anonymous

I need a printed 2015 Ford Taurus 3.5 engine repair manual either Chilton or Haynes

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James Foley

Excellent. Now I can actually start working on my cars again with confidence. YouTube videos really are inadequate.

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Mark Schultz

Schematics were not high resolution making the markings and names difficult to read when zoomed in. Improvement is needed. Otherwise it is a good document.

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Scott Martin

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Werner A Wozniak

Very satisfied with my purchase. Has all clear details and fixes like the oem factory manual have. Thanks and God bless you.

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Finding and ordering the manual for my vehicle was very easy

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Michael Willis

I wasn’t sure why I needed this to be a PDF, but it was apparent once I got it. It includes what would be thousands of pages if it were in print. The links take you to wherever you need to go in the text.

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Anonymous

I didn’t realize I would have a link in an email to click to get another email with another link to download.

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David Sims

would rather have a maintenance manual. have a parts manual from parts vu company. only difference is that your parts manual has all together whereas the parts vu had to download the differsections individually.

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Jack Larkin

Our original order was supposed to be for our 2014 Subaru Outback, yet the manual came up as Forester. We did have to purchase a new manual in order for them to send us the correct manual. We hope it will help us repair our Subaru.

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Tim Vaclav

Quick and easy

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Anonymous

Item as described quick delivery

Matched to the 2008 RX 350 as Lexus built it, this service and repair manual is written around the 3.5L V6 (2GR-FE) and the drive layout under your vehicle, so a clearance, a torque figure or a bolt sequence you pull from it is the one specified for this year rather than one carried over from a neighboring model year.

Engines

  • 3.5L V6 GAS Naturally Aspirated

Trims

  • AWD
  • FWD

Known issues on the 2008 RX 350. No recalls are on federal record for the 2008 RX 350. Owners have filed 196 complaints for the year, and no technical service bulletins are on record for it. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind the systems those reports point to are here, spelled out test by test.

Whether you are chasing a fault an owner report echoes or working a scheduled service interval, it holds you to the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your 2008 RX 350, AWD or FWD.

No active recalls The 2008 Lexus RX 350 has no recalls on file with NHTSA.
TSB #10214355

Lexus Safety Recall and Service Campaign - Technician Certification Requirements 4.13.2022

TSB #10210374

TSB: This Service Bulletin includes procedures to replace damaged or loose front carpet floor retainer(s) without replacing the carpet assembly. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to replace the loose or damaged carpet floor retai

TSB #10209023

TSB: Some 2005 ? 2022 model year Lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. The purp

TSB #10207945

POL: This consolidated Tire Warranty Guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by Lexus. This information must be kept near the point of vehicle sale and be available to any custome

TSB #10205134

Warranty Enhancement Program - ZLD Phase 2,3 & 4 Part Replacement Available for all Models.

TSB #10205136

Warranty Enhancement Program - ZLD Phase 2,3 & 4 Part Replacement Available for all Models - Extention of Warranty Coverage for Cracked and/or Sticky/Melting Dashboards ( Inst krukment Panels) as a Result of Heat or Humidity.

TSB #10205297

World Standard Automatic Transmission Fluid

TSB #10205319

Brake Pedal Force Gauge SST for Parking Brake Inspection.

Showing the 8 most recent of 157 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.

11/30/2009Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENTCrash reported2 injured

AS A LEXUS OWNER AND INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST (WASHINGTON, DC) I HEREBY LODGE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST LEXUS USA/TMS OFFICES IN TORRANCE, CA. MY MOTHER AND I SURVIVED DEATH, SUSTAINED TRAUMATIC SERIOUS INJURIES (WHICH LED TO MY MISCARRIAGE) DUE TO MY LEXUS CAR MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONING RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL COLLISION ON 09/21/2009. SINCE 09/22/2009 UP TO DATE 11/30/09 I HAVE BEEN CHEATED, SCAMMED AND LIED TO BY MY CAR MANUFACTURER AND SALES OFFICES CORPORATE L

10/30/2013Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash reported2 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND KNEE INJURIES AND THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

10/28/2013Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash reported2 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN CRASHED INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF CHEST AND LEGS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTUR

09/26/2022Component: AIR BAGSCrash reported1 injured

The contact owned a 2008 Lexus RX 350. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH, the contact was crashed into by another vehicle on the driver's side door. The contact stated that the driver's side air bags did not deploy. The driver's side door and the driver's side front wheel and axle were broken. The front fender was also crushed by the impact. The contact suffered a 7-inch laceration on the left side back of his scalp near his left ear and going across the back of his head. The

04/05/2010Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash reported1 injured

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, IT IMMEDIATELY BOLTED IN REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AT SPEEDS OF 40-45 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT WITH NO EFFECT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO SHIFT TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL , THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INVOLUNTARILY ACCELERATE LEAVING THE DRIVER NO CHOICE, BUT TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. U

11/18/2012Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash reported

I WAS DRIVING A LEXUS RX350 THAT WE PURCHASED USED IN 2011. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A LOCAL BUSINESS. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE SPED UP AND RAN INTO AN OFFICE IN THE BUILDING WHERE A LADY WAS SITTING AT A DESK. MY CAR CAME TO REST AGAINST HER DESK. I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR A MOMENT DUE TO FRIGHT I THINK. THEREFORE, AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND I WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE I HAD TO HAVE NUMEROUS XRAYS. THANK GOODNESS I HAD ONLY

11/13/2007Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash reported

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY DENICA GORDON-MANDEL (WIFE). DRIVER WAS ON TOP FLOOR OF A PARKING GARAGE ADJOINING A DEPARTMENT STORE. DRIVER APPLIED GAS TO PULL INTO PARKING SPACE, THEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, THEN DRIVER TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE. CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO WALL OF PARKING STRUCTURE. *TR

11/04/2017Component: STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash reported

I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN I FELT A QUICK ACCELERATION SURGING MY CAR FORWARD, LOCKING MY STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO PLOW ONTO A PARKED TRUCK. I HAD TO BE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT.

10/19/2013Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash reported

UPON ENTERING A PARKING LOT AND TURNING SLOWLY INTO A VACANT SPOT THE CAR ACCELERATED REALLY FAST AND WOULDN'T STOP WHEN BRAKE PRESSED AS THE SPEED CAME TO HALT WHEN CRASHING VERY HARD INTO A BRICK WALL. BOTH AIR BAGS ON DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED AND WERE SMOKING REALLY BAD. THE IMPACT TO MY KNEES AND FACE CAUSED TEMPORARY NUMBNESS FOR WHICH I COULDN'T FEEL MY LEGS OR MOVE. THE POLICE & PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END DO MY CAR WAS DAMAGED. RECENTLY PURCHASED USED IN MAY 2013. IT HAS BEE

10/16/2012Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX8. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE POLICE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THAT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FAILURE WOULD TAKE THIRTY DAYS TO COMPLETE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS GIVEN BACK TO HER AFTER THE BODY D

10/11/2019Component: STEERING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. WHILE REVERSING, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THREE TREES. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE/INOPERABLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, BUT A REPORT WAS FILED 3 DAYS LATER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTE

08/06/2010Component: SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICCrash reported

I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-90W COMING FROM BOSTON WHEN A MILK TRUCK 2 CARS IN FRONT SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES. TRAFFIC WAS NORMAL AT 4 PM EST. CARS WERE TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AS WE WERE ABOUT 1 MILES OUT OF THE ALLSTON/BRIGHTON TOLLS. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, BUT THE CAR SLID FOR A LITTLE WHILE BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. THE LEXUS RX350 SEEMED TO HAVE VERY SOFT BRAKES, SOMETIMES REQUIRING ALMOST FLOORING OF THE BRAKES BEFORE THE BRAKE CATCHES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS COMIN

07/20/2017Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash reported

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUE. I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 8 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE REVVED UP ON ITS OWN, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE. THE EDR DOWNLOAD CLEARLY SHOWED MY RPMS JUMPED FROM 400 TO 2,000 IN NANOSECONDS AND THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS "OFF." TOYOTA'S RESPONSE TO ME WAS "WE FOUND NO EVIDENCE THAT THIS INCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR BRAKES." I AGREE IT IS NOT.

07/18/2025Component: VISIBILITY/WIPERCrash reported

While driving my 2008 Lexus RX 350 on a hot day, the gum-like material from the interior door trim began to peel and smear across the inside of the driver’s side window as the window was rolled down. This completely obscured my view of the side mirror and rear surroundings, causing a sudden and dangerous loss of visibility. As a result, I was unable to see a nearby vehicle and collided with it while changing lanes. This appears to be a design flaw in the materials used in the door trim, which de

03/09/2024Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash reported

I put my 2008 Lexus in reverse and had my foot on the brakes the entire time as I was on an incline. Suddenly , without provocation, the car propelled backwards and as much as I pumped the brakes, the car continued to hurl backwards full speed. I crashed into another car in my driveway, and finally got the car to stop after suffering a lot of damage. Thank you.

Showing the 15 most serious of 196 complaints filed with NHTSA.

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