Built around the 2017 Lexus RC 200t and its turbocharged 2.0L four (8AR-FTS), this service and repair manual is tied to the exact year, engine and trim in front of you, so the clearances, torque figures and diagnostic steps are the ones Lexus published for this car rather than values borrowed from another RC variant.
Engines
- 2.0L l4 GAS Turbocharged
Trims
- Base
- F Sport
Known issues on the 2017 RC 200t. Two recalls are on federal record for this model year, and both land on the same part of the car: the fuel pump on the gasoline fuel delivery side of the fuel system. Under the first campaign, the pump can fail, and if the fuel pump fails the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. The second campaign names that same fuel pump component and carries the same consequence: a pump failure that can stall the engine while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Owners have filed 7 complaints for the year and Lexus has issued 54 technical service bulletins. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
From work on the gasoline fuel delivery side to a scheduled service on the 8AR-FTS, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your 2017 RC 200t.
COLLISION BRAKE WARNING COMES FOR A SECOND ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING DURING RAIN. IVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALER MUILTIPLE TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING TURN AND GIVING GAS, IT STARTS TO BUCK LIKE A HORSE . AGAIN DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 6 MONTHS TO GET RECALL HANDLED AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART TO CALL BACK IN 2-3 WEEKS. IVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 6 MONTHS AND STILL NO PARTS IN STOCK
THE BREAK PADS TO MY 2017 LEXUS RC 200T ARE GRINDING INTO MY ROTORS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES (4) AT FIRST I WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE ISSUE, WITH THE DEALER MAKING A RIDICULOUS CLAIM THAT A SMALL PEBBLE JUMPED IN BETWEEN MY BREAK PAD AND ROTORS. THE SECOND TIME THEY TOOK RESPONSIBILITY AND FILED A GOODWILL CLAIM AND REPLACED BRAKES AND DISCS. THIRD TIME THEY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, REPLACED BREAKS AND DISCS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR THE SAME TH
FUEL FUMES IN CABIN WHILE DRIVING PERIODICALLY.
