2004 LEXUS RX Problems & Recalls

Dashboard crack in 2024, that started on passenger side near air vent, expanded recently causing the "passenger air bag off" alert to light up and stay on continually. If I were to have a passenger at the time of an accident, the air bag might not deploy, which would be a safety issue. This could po...

Dashboard crack in 2024, that started on passenger side near air vent, expanded recently causing the "passenger air bag off" alert to light up and stay on continually. If I were to have a passenger at the time of an accident, the air bag might not deploy, which would be a safety issue. This could po...

Power steering very stiff and difficult to steer vsc light on and air bags light goes on and off and unknown cause.

Power steering very stiff and difficult to steer vsc light on and air bags light goes on and off and unknown cause.

Power steering very stiff and difficult to steer vsc light on and air bags light goes on and off and unknown cause.

I was driving with the driver’s seat heater turned on. While I were traveling, I noticed that the seat heater was very hot, so I turned it off. I arrived at my destination and parked the vehicle for about two hours. I did not turn the seat heater back on when you returned to the vehicle. I was rem...

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 17TH OF JUNE 2021. I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED REALLY BAD. I DID RESEARCH ON THE LEXUS DASHBOARDS AND FOUND PREVIOUS RECALLS ON THE LEXUS DASHBAORDS INCLUDING THE 2004 RX330 MODELS. HOW CAN I GET THIS FIXED IF THE RECALL IS NOT LISTED FOR THE VIN NUMBER ON MY VEGICL...

DASHBOARD CRACKING EVEN THOUGH WINDSHIELD SCREEN USED WHEN NOT IN GARAGE. VEHICLE KEPT IN HOME GARAGE AS WELL AS GARAGE AT HOSPITAL WHILE I WORKED.

Mileage: 103,000

WAS ON FREEWAY, HEARD A LOUD POP , LOOKED AROUND AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OK, SAW SOMETHING FLY OFF VEHICLE IN REARVIEW MIRROR. NOW THERE IS A SOUND OF WIND RUSHING, CHECK WINDOWS ALL CLOSED, DECIDED TO PULL OF FREEWAY TO SEE IF THERE WAS DAMAGED TO VEHICLE . STOPPED GOT OUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UP ...

Mileage: 113,210

DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, CONDITIONS WERE DRY, SUNNY FALL WEATHER. AVG SPEED 45 MPH, LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, VEHICLE IN FRONT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN, DAUGHTER APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO SLOWING DOWN, REPEATEDLY PUSHED BRAKE AND APPLIED FULL FORCE, CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN, HIT OTHER VEHICLE, TOTALI...

Mileage: 140,000

DEALERSHIP INSPECTION. DISCLOSURE-SATISFACTORY THROUGHOUT THE LIST ACTUAL INSPECTOR-VISIBLE LEAKS TO THE NAKED EYE WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR. I WAS MISLED IN THIS PURCHASE AS THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE PURCHASE. *TR

DEALERSHIP INSPECTION. DISCLOSURE-SATISFACTORY THROUGHOUT THE LIST ACTUAL INSPECTOR-VISIBLE LEAKS TO THE NAKED EYE WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR. I WAS MISLED IN THIS PURCHASE AS THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE PURCHASE. *TR

DEALERSHIP INSPECTION. DISCLOSURE-SATISFACTORY THROUGHOUT THE LIST ACTUAL INSPECTOR-VISIBLE LEAKS TO THE NAKED EYE WHEN LOOKING UNDER THE CAR. I WAS MISLED IN THIS PURCHASE AS THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO ME BEFORE PURCHASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRUMBLING AND MELTING. THE FAILURE WAS PRESENT NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HOUSING OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER (BUTLER LEXUS LOCATED AT 4025 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY...

Mileage: 140,000

MELTING/CRACKED DASHBOARD PASSENGER SIDE - SMELLS OF CHEMICALS - DOES THIS AFFECT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY PROGRAMS - DASH FIRST STARTED MELTING/CRACKING ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AGO LONG AFTER THEIR CONSUMER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM WENT A...

Mileage: 140,000

MELTING/CRACKED DASHBOARD PASSENGER SIDE - SMELLS OF CHEMICALS - DOES THIS AFFECT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT? I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY PROGRAMS - DASH FIRST STARTED MELTING/CRACKING ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AGO LONG AFTER THEIR CONSUMER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM WENT A...

Mileage: 140,000

SUNROOF GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, IN A STRAIGHT LINE, ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT.

Mileage: 204,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE (SPARE TIRE CARRIER PART #51900-0E012) UNDER THE CAR, BROKE AND SPARE TIRE AND ACCESSORIES FOR IT FELL INTO STREET INTO TRAFFIC CREATING A HAZZARD

Mileage: 125,500

DURING NIGHT DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY GO OFF. I HAVE TO SWITCH THEM OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. IN A FEW MINUTES I HAVE TO REPEAT. THE BULBS ARE NOT BLOWN BECAUSE WHEN I SWITCH THEM ON, BOTH LAMPS COME ON. HAVING TO CONSTANTLY TURN THEM OFF AND ON DURING DRIVING. IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE....

THE LEXUS RX 330 IS ON RECALL BY LEXUS BECAUSE THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS,I HAVE BEEN WAITING 2 YEARS FOR A REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD BY LEXUS OF ORLANDO I AM NUMBER 1024 ON THEIR LIST FRO REPLACEMENT. BY THE TIME THEY GET TO ME ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS THE YEAR WILL BE 2095 AT THE PACE THAT T...

Mileage: 64,000

THE LEXUS RX 330 IS ON RECALL BY LEXUS BECAUSE THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS,I HAVE BEEN WAITING 2 YEARS FOR A REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD BY LEXUS OF ORLANDO I AM NUMBER 1024 ON THEIR LIST FRO REPLACEMENT. BY THE TIME THEY GET TO ME ACCORDING TO MY CALCULATIONS THE YEAR WILL BE 2095 AT THE PACE THAT T...

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD AND A LOT OF THE VERY DEEP CRACKS ARE OVER WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW BUT LATELY IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE IN THE AREA OF THE AIRBAG. LEXUS ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY IT COULD BE SEVERAL MORE MONTH...

I HAVE A SEVERELY CRACKED DASHBOARD AND A LOT OF THE VERY DEEP CRACKS ARE OVER WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A FEW YEARS NOW BUT LATELY IT HAS GOTTEN MUCH WORSE IN THE AREA OF THE AIRBAG. LEXUS ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY IT COULD BE SEVERAL MORE MONTH...

THE DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING. THE CAR HAS BEEN PREDOMINANTLY KEPT COVERED AND WELL MAINTAINED. INITIALLY A LARGE PIECE (CREDIT CARD SIZE) BROKE OFF DASH. WE REPAIRED WITH VINYL RESTORATION COMPANY, AND ANOTHER AREA ABOUT A YEAR LATER. SINCE THEN, NUMEROUS CRACKS ARE PRESENT - TOO MANY TO REPA...

Mileage: 108,000

THE DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING. THE CAR HAS BEEN PREDOMINANTLY KEPT COVERED AND WELL MAINTAINED. INITIALLY A LARGE PIECE (CREDIT CARD SIZE) BROKE OFF DASH. WE REPAIRED WITH VINYL RESTORATION COMPANY, AND ANOTHER AREA ABOUT A YEAR LATER. SINCE THEN, NUMEROUS CRACKS ARE PRESENT - TOO MANY TO REPA...

Mileage: 108,000

MELTING DASHBOARD. *TR

Mileage: 55,617

RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY 2004 LEXUS RX 330 STARTED MAKING A "HOWLING" SOUND (FOR LACK OF A BETTER DESCRIPTION). UPON HEARING THIS DISTURBING NOISE, I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT RIGHT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (IRA) IN PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS. THEY DETERMINED IT WAS THE BEARING AND HUB ASSE...

Mileage: 74,520

UNKNOWN DATE AND TIME. VEHICLE MADE ALARM NOISE, TURNED VEHICLE OFF. SAFETY BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DASHBOARD CRACKED; RADIO STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 202,000

UNKNOWN DATE AND TIME. VEHICLE MADE ALARM NOISE, TURNED VEHICLE OFF. SAFETY BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DASHBOARD CRACKED; RADIO STOPPED WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 202,000

OUR 2004 RDX, EXTREMELY LOW MILES, ALWAYS GARAGED, MINT CONDITION, HAS A DASH THAT HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND AND IS BEGINNING TO EXTEND TOWARD THE MIDDLE. WHEN I WENT TO THE LOCAL LEXUS SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THEY TOLD ME "LEATHER ALWAYS DOES THAT". STUPID ASS. I HAVE SINCE LEA...

Mileage: 30,000

I PURCHASED MY 2ND LEXUS IN 2011; BY 2012 THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING, AND IN 2014 THE DASHBOARD MELTED. I REPORTED THE CRACKING PROBLEM TO LEXUS OF ORLANDO IN 2013, AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO TYPE OF SPRAY I WAS USING TO CLEAN THE CAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE CRACKING AND MELTING DASHBOARD SCENA...

THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL LONG VERTICAL CRACKS. THE DASH SIMPLY CRACKED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT THE CRACKS ARE LARGE ENOUGH THAT WE ARE AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IN AN EMERGENCY. THE DAS...

Mileage: 68,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED SEVERAL LONG VERTICAL CRACKS. THE DASH SIMPLY CRACKED ON ITS OWN. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT THE CRACKS ARE LARGE ENOUGH THAT WE ARE AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAGS MAY NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY IN AN EMERGENCY. THE DAS...

Mileage: 68,000

THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO MELT. LITERALLY. I TRIED TO WIPE IT OFF AND THE TOWEL MELTED INTO THE DASHBOARD THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED IT ON ARMOR-ALL. THE CAR WAS ABOUT 7 Y/O AT THE TIME. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I DID NOT RESEARCH THIS UNTIL I SAW A PROGRAM THAT SUGGESTED THE AIRBAGS MAY BE AFFECTED. ...

THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO MELT. LITERALLY. I TRIED TO WIPE IT OFF AND THE TOWEL MELTED INTO THE DASHBOARD THE DEALERSHIP BLAMED IT ON ARMOR-ALL. THE CAR WAS ABOUT 7 Y/O AT THE TIME. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I DID NOT RESEARCH THIS UNTIL I SAW A PROGRAM THAT SUGGESTED THE AIRBAGS MAY BE AFFECTED. ...

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG WAS DESIGNED WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE FROM THE DASHBOARD. MAJOR CONCERN WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SPEED WITH LESS RESISTANCE FROM DASHBOARD. ALSO CONCERN ABOUT FRAGMENTATION OF DASHBOARD DURING DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG WAS DESIGNED WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE FROM THE DASHBOARD. MAJOR CONCERN WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT SPEED WITH LESS RESISTANCE FROM DASHBOARD. ALSO CONCERN ABOUT FRAGMENTATION OF DASHBOARD DURING DEPLOYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 118,000

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES.AND LOOKED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO FALL FROM THE CAR. I WENT TO LEXUS AFTER I READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL CARS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, BUT LEXUS WAS NOT GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL. I AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST, BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS THE BEST THEY WOULD DO. I...

Mileage: 9,200

THE DASHBOARD CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES.AND LOOKED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO FALL FROM THE CAR. I WENT TO LEXUS AFTER I READ ONLINE THAT SEVERAL CARS REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, BUT LEXUS WAS NOT GOING TO ISSUE A RECALL. I AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE COST, BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS THE BEST THEY WOULD DO. I...

Mileage: 9,200

I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY '04 LEXUS RX330. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE ENGINE NEEDLE GOES INTO THE RED ZONE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE HAD TO FILL UP THE COOLANT TANK EVERY 3 MONTHS. THE PROBLEM WAS JUST DIAGNOSED AS A CRACK IN THE RADIATOR. I FOUND A TSB FOR THIS ISS...

Mileage: 115,000

AFTER PURCHASING USED VEHICLE NOTICED SMALL CRACKS IN DASH APPEAR ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. WAS BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND TOLD COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS THE CRACKS HAVE BECOME MUCH WORSE AND THERE ARE NOW TWO HOLES IN DASH WHERE YOU SEE FOAM. BROUGHT BACK TO ...

MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND I FOUND WATER AND CONDENSATION IN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY COMPARTMENT. ENTIRE COMPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $1650.00. *TR IN RESEARCHING THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAS OTHER CONSUMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THIS IS MANUFACTURER D...

Mileage: 57,600

ONLY 60K MILES FOR THE CAR, THE WATER PUMP LEAKS AND NEED TO COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

RAPID ACCELERATION AS I RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AS I PARKED MY CAR - TOOK OUT A 6 FOOT BUSH. I WAS INTERVIEWED ON 10NEWS SAN DIEGO CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT I TOOK THE AUTO TO MY LEXUS DEALER/A DIAGNOSTIC AND A TEST DRIVE WERE DONE AND EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT NEGATIVE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD ...

Mileage: 52,345

LEXUS HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE VIBRATION, THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB BUT ALL THEY ARE DOING IS THROWING NEW ROTORS AND PADS. THIS IS NOT ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND. BRAKE VIBRATION CAN CAUSE A CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD WHEN THERE IS ICE OR SNOW ON THE GROUND AND ONCE THE CAR STARTS SLIPPING IN IC...

Mileage: 17,000

LEXUS HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE VIBRATION, THEY HAVE ISSUED A TSB BUT ALL THEY ARE DOING IS THROWING NEW ROTORS AND PADS. THIS IS NOT ADDRESSING THE REAL ISSUE AT HAND. BRAKE VIBRATION CAN CAUSE A CAR TO GO OFF THE ROAD WHEN THERE IS ICE OR SNOW ON THE GROUND AND ONCE THE CAR STARTS SLIPPING IN IC...

Mileage: 17,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE SENSOR LIGHT SHINES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE SHOULD BE CHECKED. ...

Mileage: 57,000

MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAS REPEATEDLY HAD ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN I HAVE SLOWED AND NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY DUE TO TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. TODAY ON THE WAY TO WORK I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ON TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND NEARLY GOT REAR-ENDED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DIDN'T ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE PEDAL AS I...

Mileage: 30,000

THE TOP LATCH STRAP PROVIDED ON THIS SEAT CANNOT BE TIGHTENED FIRMLY AGAINST THE VEHICLE SEAT. RATHER THAN PROVIDE A (NORMAL) TENSIONING DEVICE FOR THE TOP STRAP, THE MANUFACTURER ELECTED TO PROVIDE A DUAL LOOP STEEL PLATE. THE STRAP IS THREADED THROUGH THIS PLATE IN A RIDICULOUSLY COMPLEX MANNER, A...

2004 LEXUS RX 330 HAD A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN ON DECEMBER 6, 2006 WITH JUST OVER 43,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN IN THIS NEWER LUXURY VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY WHICH WAS UNDER ...

Mileage: 39,959

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN MAKING THE SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AS WELL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ...

Mileage: 1,400

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN MAKING THE SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AS WELL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN ...

Mileage: 1,400

I LEASED A 2004 RX330 IN JANUARY, 04. IMMEDIATELY I BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY PREDICTING WHAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING TO DO NEXT. SHIFT POINTS ALL OVER THE PLACE. THE "UPGRADE" WAS PERFORMED, PROVIDED TEMPORARY ADJUSTMENT. MERGING IS DEADLY. I THOUGHT PERHAPS I WAS SLIPPING OFF THE PEDAL, BUT ...

I'M ENCOUNTERING THE SAME TRANSMISSION HESITATION , JUMPING AND REVVING WHEN SHIFTING IN THE LOWER GEARS AS MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. I HAVE HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WITHOUT EFFECT. THE DEALER NOW IS INSULTING ME BY CLAIMING THE USE OF REGULAR GAS MAY BE THE CAUSE. *NM

Mileage: 100

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE FAR ENOUGH WHILE DRIVING IN THE EVENING AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS WHO ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME...