2009 LEXUS RX350 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2009 Lexus RX350. The contact stated she notice a crack across the dashboard near the airbag on the passenger’s side that had started to expand. The contact notified the dealer and was informed that there was nothing they could do to assist because the recall had already expired...
Mileage: 75,000
The contact owns a 2009 Lexus RX350. The contact stated that a crack had formed on the dashboard extending horizontally from the driver’s side instrument panel to the passenger’s side air bag housing. The contact also stated that the dashboard was sticky and appeared to be melting. The contact n...
Mileage: 90,000
UPON ARRIVING HOME AND PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY, A TRAIL OF OIL LINED MY PATH. AS SOON AS IT WAS IN PARK, OIL BEGAN GUSHING OUT INTO A PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, IT WAS FOUND THAT LEXUS HAD ISSUES WITH THE OIL COOLER HOSE USED DURING MANUFACTURING, BEING RUBBER AND LEAKING OR BURSTIN...
Mileage: 132,000
MY DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND FALLING APART!!! MY FINGERS & HAND STICK TO THE DASHBOARD AND EVERYTHING THAT IS UP THERE GETS STUCK TO IT!!!! I CAN TOUCH IT AND LEAVE A MARK OR PUSH IN IT & IT WILL LEAVE AN IMPRINT!!! SOMETHING IS SO WRONG WITH THIS DASHBOARD, IT'S TOTALLY DEFECTIVE AND HAS CAUSED MY ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT THE REAR PASSENGAR SIDE TAILGATE GLASS WAS BROKEN. THE CONTACT OPENED THE DOOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS WET INSIDE, INCLUDING CONTENTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS ATTACHED TO THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE, INDICATI...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350. WHILE AT A FUEL STATION, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY ANOTHER PERSON THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD AAA TOW THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO LEXUS OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE (700 SUNRISE HWY, ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY 1157...
Mileage: 92,000
IN MOTION.I REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR THE PAPERWORK STATING THE FULL VEHICLE INSPECTIONS COMPLETED AND MY CONTRACT BUT FIRSTTX HONDA SALES REFUSED. RESPONDED BUT ALERTED THE SALES REP AFTER GOING IN PERSON FOR THE PAPERWORK. INSPECTION PAPERWORK TO MATCH THEIR WORD. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS COMMON ISSUE HA...
IN MOTION.I REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR THE PAPERWORK STATING THE FULL VEHICLE INSPECTIONS COMPLETED AND MY CONTRACT BUT FIRSTTX HONDA SALES REFUSED. RESPONDED BUT ALERTED THE SALES REP AFTER GOING IN PERSON FOR THE PAPERWORK. INSPECTION PAPERWORK TO MATCH THEIR WORD. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS COMMON ISSUE HA...
DASHBOARD MELTING AND CRACKED
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, GOING 65 MPH AND STRAIGHT, AND SOMEONE FLAGGED ME DOWN TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY CAR WAS SMOKING. NONE OF MY SAFETY LIGHTS HAD APPEARED ON MY DASH. I PULLED OVER AND SAW THAT THE BACK OF MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY COVERED IN OIL AND I HAD A FAST OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH MY CAR TOWAR...
Mileage: 141,000
HEADLIGHTS FILL WITH WATER
Mileage: 88,500
MY DEALER JUST TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING RACK KIT LEAKINGAND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THIS COMMON PROBLEM IN LEXUS,IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS, LEXUS SHOULD BE PAYING FOR IT, NOT ME. THE QUOTE IS FOR $1315
MY LEXUS HAS UNDER 20,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND NOT SEEN WINTERS. MY DEALER JUST TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING GEARBOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THIS CAR IS IN PERFECT SHAPE AND HAS HARDLY BEEN DRIVEN. IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS, LEXUS SHOULD BE PAYING FOR IT, NO...
Mileage: 19,278
MY CAR NEVER LEAKED OIL, AND NO SENSOR LIGHTS WERE ON. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL ABOUT 70 MPH (2,000 RPM) ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP TO 3,000-3,500 RPM. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITHIN 0.25 MILES, THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR C...
Mileage: 103,000
MY CAR NEVER LEAKED OIL, AND NO SENSOR LIGHTS WERE ON. REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL ABOUT 70 MPH (2,000 RPM) ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP TO 3,000-3,500 RPM. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY WITHIN 0.25 MILES, THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR C...
Mileage: 103,000
I JUST BOUGHT CAR AND 5 DAYS LATER THE OIL COOLER LINE FAILED AND I LOST ALL OIL. IF THIS WAS HANDLED AS A RECALL (I SEARCHED FOR RECALLS BEFORE PURCHASING CAR) IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF ALREADY, AT THE VERY LEAST I WOULD HAVE KNOWN TO GET IT DONE. LEXUS EXTENDED WARRANTY IS 150,000 ...
Mileage: 152,390
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH TWO-PIECE LUG NUTS CONSISTING OF A PHYSICAL LUG NUT AND A DECORATIVE CAP. LUG NUTS ARE 21MM IN SIZE. OVER TIME, ESPECIALLY IN HUMID CLIMATES OR WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED, LUG NUTS SWELL BETWEEN DECORATIVE CAP AND PHYSICAL LUG NUT DUE TO CORROSION. SWELLING CAN CAUSE 21MM TOOLS...
Mileage: 139,932
MY LEXUS HAS JUST 50,000 MILES ON IT GARAGE KEPT, JUST WAS TOLD MY RACK&PINION GEAR WAS LEAKING TO THE TUNE OF 1800.00 DOLLARS. I WAS LOOKING UP LEXUS FORUMS ON LINE, THERE IS QUITE OF LEXUS OWNER'S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IF YOU DON`T TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IT COULD BE QUITE DANGEROUS....
Mileage: 50,026
MY LEXUS HAS JUST 50,000 MILES ON IT GARAGE KEPT, JUST WAS TOLD MY RACK&PINION GEAR WAS LEAKING TO THE TUNE OF 1800.00 DOLLARS. I WAS LOOKING UP LEXUS FORUMS ON LINE, THERE IS QUITE OF LEXUS OWNER'S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. AND IF YOU DON`T TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM IT COULD BE QUITE DANGEROUS....
Mileage: 50,026
SERIOUS STEERING RACK POWER STEERING FAILURE/LEAKAGE, MECHANIC SAYS COMMON LEXUS AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS AND CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT BY LOSING STEERING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THANK GOD, NO ACCIDENT YET, JUST FACING $1600 REPAIR. PARTS AND LABOR, ONE YEAR WARRANTY. DO MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE T...
Mileage: 76,500
TAKATA RECALL - MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. AS I WAS BRAKING TO PARK OUTSIDE MY GARAGE DOOR, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED EXTREMELY FAST. MY LEXUS WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND I WAS BRAKING BUT MY SUV DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT HIT THINGS IN THE GARAGE THAT STOPPED ME. I EVEN PLOWED INTO A PI...
Mileage: 102,736
TAKATA RECALL - MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. AS I WAS BRAKING TO PARK OUTSIDE MY GARAGE DOOR, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED EXTREMELY FAST. MY LEXUS WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND I WAS BRAKING BUT MY SUV DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT HIT THINGS IN THE GARAGE THAT STOPPED ME. I EVEN PLOWED INTO A PI...
Mileage: 102,736
TAKATA RECALL - MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED ON IMPACT. AS I WAS BRAKING TO PARK OUTSIDE MY GARAGE DOOR, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED EXTREMELY FAST. MY LEXUS WENT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND I WAS BRAKING BUT MY SUV DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT HIT THINGS IN THE GARAGE THAT STOPPED ME. I EVEN PLOWED INTO A PI...
Mileage: 102,736
I TOOK MY RX350 FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND ASKED FOR THE STEERING TO BE CHECKED SINCE IT MADE NOISE AND DID NOT FEEL SECURE WHEN MAKING HARD OR SHARP TURNS AND WHEN PARKING IN TIGHT SPOTS. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND IT COULD BE HAZARDOUS IF NOT ...
Mileage: 79,000
OIL COOLANT MANIFOLD. RUBBER HOSES WHICH ARE HIGH PRESSURE HOSES BURST. ENGINE ISSUES AFTERWARDS DUE TO IMMEDIATE AND EXTREME OIL LOSS. DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY. LEXUS DEALER STATED THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER, MORE THAN 3,000 UNITS". I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED AS IT I...
Mileage: 132,500
THE OIL COOLER MANIFOLD WHICH HAS RUBBER HOSES LEAKED COMPLETELY OUT. THE NEW PARTS HAVE A SOLID METAL HOSE, NOT RUBBER! I BELIEVE LEXUS OBVIOUSLY KNEW THE RUBBER HOSES WERE A CHEAPER METHOD OF COOLING, THOUGH THEY ARE "HIGH PRESSURE" AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN METAL AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING THE VEH...
Mileage: 133,245
THE FRONT LENSES HAVE TURNED A YELLOW COLOR WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT.
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL COOLER PIPE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILU...
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE HAS A MELTING AND CRACKING DASHBOARD THAT HAS A PENDING RECALL. I HAVE REGISTERED MY VEHICLE WITH THE LEXUS DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME I REGISTERED MY VEHICLE, WAS IN FEBRUARY OF 2016 AND NEVER HEARD FROM THE DEALER AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RECORD OF MY REG...
I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG FOR 3-4 YEARS. EVERYTHING I CONTACT THE TOLL FREE NUMBER I AM TOLD THAT I WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN ENOUGH PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. MY DASHBOARD BOARD HAS BEEN CRAVING FROM THE DIVERS SIDE COMPLETELY ACROSS AND NOT ONLY LOOKS HORRIBLE BUT APPEARS TO BE VERY U...
WHILE GETTING MY INSPECTION AT THE LEXUS DEALER, THEY SHOWED ME THAT MY STEERING RACK IS LEAKING WITH LESS THAN 32,500 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DAMAGED OR DRIVEN RECKLESSLY AND GARAGED KEPT. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED AND INCLUDES RECORDS. MY VOLVO 240 RACKS LAST 20-25 YEARS. SH...
Mileage: 32,500
MY DASH IS CRACKED IN A COUPLE OF PLACES. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, HOWEVER I SEE NO RECALL NOTICE. THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED BY LEXUS AS IT GREATLY REDUCES THE RESELL VALUE OF THE CAR.
MY LEXUS RX350 DASHBOARD AND WINDOORS ARE MELTING AND GET REALLY STICKY WHEN I PULL THE WINDOORS DOWN ALL THE STICKY MELTING BLACK RESIDUE GOT ON THE WINDOORS SO IT'S BEING A WHILE SINCE I WENT TO THE LEXUS DEALER THEY WERE NOT HELPING THEY SAID THAT I HAVE TO PUT MY NAME IN A WAITING LIST WHICH I D...
THE DASHBOARD MELTS AND HAS A VERY GUMMY AND STICKY FEEL. ALSO IT NOW HAS CRACKED AND LIKELY SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE NOT TO MENTION HOW TERRIBLE IT LOOKS.
Mileage: 45,000
2009 RX 350 LIFT GATE RUBBER MELTED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN 88 DEGREE HEAT NORTH FLORIDA. ALL PREVIOUS POSTS BY CAR OWNERS WHO HAD SAME ISSUE WERE TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO A CHEMICAL OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH I AM NOW CONCERNED MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD. RUBBER IS DRIPPING OFF ONTO BACK OF MY CAR...
Mileage: 70,000
2009 RX 350 LIFT GATE RUBBER MELTED WHILE VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY IN 88 DEGREE HEAT NORTH FLORIDA. ALL PREVIOUS POSTS BY CAR OWNERS WHO HAD SAME ISSUE WERE TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO A CHEMICAL OR ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH I AM NOW CONCERNED MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD. RUBBER IS DRIPPING OFF ONTO BACK OF MY CAR...
Mileage: 70,000
LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT HIS 2009 LEXUS RX350. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BREATHING CONCERNS RELATED TO BREATHING THE FUMES RELEASED FROM HIS MELTING DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER WANTED THE DEALER TO TELL HIM, WHAT CHEMICALS WERE USED IN THE DAS...
DASHBOARD MELTING ,EMITTING FUMES FROM EVAPORATING DASH. CRACKING AND PEELING. RESULTING FROM HEAT AND HUMIDITY OF FLORIDA SUN. ARE THE FUMES EMITTED TOXIC? WHAT ARE THE LONG & SHORT TERM EFFECTS ON THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM ? ARE THE AIR BAGS AT RISK FOR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT?
I BROUGHT MY RX350 IN FOR A "FREE" YEARLY INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT MY RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE TOTALLY REPLACED AT A COST OF $1800. THIS CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE, ALWAYS GARAGED, AND ALWAYS SERVICED AT A LEXUS DEALERSHIP (2). I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, WENT OVER A CURB, AND DOWN A 7-8 FOOT STEEP EMBANKMENT AND OVER A HIGH CURB AT THE TOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKED VEHICLE AND THEN ROLLED BACK...
Mileage: 56,000
GLUE RUBBER DUE TO MELTING OF REAR DOOR LOCK .
Mileage: 55,000
DURING VEHICLE SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK OF POWER STEERING IS LEAKING, WHICH COSTS AROUND $1500 FOR REPLACING POWER STEERING RACK. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE, I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR RX 350 WITH LOW MILEAGE . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE LEXUS SHOULD RECALL AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM.
Mileage: 53,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350 EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE 245/65R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATED AND NEEDE...
Mileage: 48,375
I SAW WHITE SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET. NO ENGINE LIGHTS APPEARED. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY A FEW MINUTES EARLIER. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED MY LEXUS DEALER, WHO REGULARLY DOES MY MAINTENANCE. I HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, WHO SAID IT WAS THE VVTI OIL COOLER HOSE AN...
Mileage: 107,000
TOOK TO DEALER FOR REGULAR OIL CHANGE. THE 25 POINT CHECK - RIGHT SIDE RACK AND PINION LEAKING, RIGHT REAR STRUT LEAKING FRONT BRAKES LOW BATTERY FAIL TEST FROM A BATTERY I RECEIVED FROM LEXUS IN 2012. BRAKE FLUID FLUSH NEED 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE CORPORATION NEEDS TO DO A RECALL I'VE RESEARCHED TO ...
Mileage: 57,700
WHILE HAVE MY CAR SERVICED, THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT A COST (PARTS & LABOR) OF $1562. THIS SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS TO ME GIVEN THAT THE CAR HAS ABOUT 33K MILES ON IT. WHEN I CHECK THE BLOG ON ARFC.ORG, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROB...
Mileage: 33,645
DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT LEXUS DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING AND THE ENTIRE RACK NEEDED REPLACING SOON AS IT POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. LEARNED THIS IS A VERY COMMON REOCCURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND VALIDATED AS SUCH ON-LINE. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR THAT...
Mileage: 47,794
SWITCH ASSEMBLY BACK DOOR OPENER IS MELTED. IT IS GOOEY AND COMES OFF ON YOUR FINGERS.THIS SWITCH WAS ALREADY LIKE THIS WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE.
Mileage: 49,100
I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE OF AN OIL CHANGE ON MARCH 21, 2015. I WAS INFORMED BY MY ADVISOR THAT THE POWER RACK & PINION ASSY. IS LEAKING FLUID. THE ENTIRE ASSY. HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1, 900.00 (REALLY). IF THE FLUID IS LEAKING THAT WOULD AFFECT MY STEERING THE VEHICLE AND TURNI...
DURING ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AT LEXUS DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING BOOT WAS LEAKING AND THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING SOON AS IT POSES A SAFETY ISSUE. LEARNED THIS IS A VERY COMMON RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR AND VALIDATED AS SUCH ON-LINE. ESTIMATED COST ...
Mileage: 89,100
T-SB-0201-11 FROM TOYOTA/LEXUS STATES "SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2GR-FE/FXE TOWING PACKAGE ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL SEEP FROM THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES." THIS TSB AFFECTS TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2008-PRESENT. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE, AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED AS ...
Mileage: 89,000
T-SB-0201-11 FROM TOYOTA/LEXUS STATES "SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2GR-FE/FXE TOWING PACKAGE ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT AN OIL SEEP FROM THE ENGINE OIL COOLER PIPES." THIS TSB AFFECTS TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES GOING BACK TO AT LEAST 2008-PRESENT. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE, AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE HANDLED AS ...
Mileage: 89,000
ON OR ABOUT MARCH 5TH 2014, I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TAILGATE ON OUR 2009 LEXUA RX350 AND ENCOUNTERED HOT MELTED RUBBER STICKING TO MY FINGERS. I REMOVED THE STICKY BLACK RUBBER FROM THE LOCK, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE TAR-LIKE MATERIAL. AS A CERTIFIED ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN, I CONCLUDED TH...
Mileage: 112,000
ON OR ABOUT MARCH 5TH 2014, I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TAILGATE ON OUR 2009 LEXUA RX350 AND ENCOUNTERED HOT MELTED RUBBER STICKING TO MY FINGERS. I REMOVED THE STICKY BLACK RUBBER FROM THE LOCK, BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE TAR-LIKE MATERIAL. AS A CERTIFIED ELECTRICAL TECHNICIAN, I CONCLUDED TH...
Mileage: 112,000
MELTED, GOOEY, RUBBER STRIP ON REAR HATCHBACK OPENER (CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL DOOR OPENER SWITCH OVERHEATING?) *TR
Mileage: 28,000
MELTED, GOOEY, RUBBER STRIP ON REAR HATCHBACK OPENER (CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL DOOR OPENER SWITCH OVERHEATING?) *TR
Mileage: 28,000
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND FALLING APART. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS SUPPOSE TO PROTECT YOU DURING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE VSC, AND TRACTION LIGHTS ARE ON. HAVE SPEND OVER 500.00 ON TRANSISTOR AND MODULES TO CONTINUE TO HAVE NOTHING WORK. MOST RECENTLY, WAS ADVISED THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT $4,400. FOR A CAR WITH SUCH A GREAT REPUTATION, AND NOW SEEING ALL OF T...
Mileage: 132,400
WHILE BEING SERVICED FOR BRAKES FOR 3RD TIME , DEALER NOTICED TORN/LEAKING RT FRONT BOOT. APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. $15 PART, $475 LABOR. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS COVERED DUE TO 3RD PARTY EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE, THE DEALER SHO...
Mileage: 66,500
WHILE BEING SERVICED FOR BRAKES FOR 3RD TIME , DEALER NOTICED TORN/LEAKING RT FRONT BOOT. APPEARS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. $15 PART, $475 LABOR. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS COVERED DUE TO 3RD PARTY EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE, THE DEALER SHO...
Mileage: 66,500
VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING OIL AND WITHIN 50 YARDS LOST ALL ENGINE OIL. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOUND OIL COOLER PIPE HAD LEAKED AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY - PARTS NUMBERS - 15767-31020, 11496-31010, 15785-31010. *TR
Mileage: 57,725
DURING VEHICLE SERVICE TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK OF POWER STEERING IS LEAKING. I WAS CHARGED $1750 FOR REPLACING POWER STEERING RACK. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE, I FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR RX 350 WITH LOW MILEAGE . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE LEXUS SHOULD RECALL AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 54,576
I TOOK OUR 2009 LEXUS RX 350 IN FOR ROUTINE 60K MILE SERVICE AND WAS NOTIFIED BY THE SERVICE ADVISER OF A POWER STEERING LEAK WHICH WOULD REQUIRE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION MECHANISM. WAS QUOTED A COST OF $1700 - $1800 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. I DENIED THE SERVICE RECOMMENDATION. AFTER RE...
Mileage: 62,000
I OWN A LEXUS SUV, MY THIRD LEXUS/TOYOTA BRAND VEHICLE. SO I TRUSTED THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. ONE DAY EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE NEXT DAY, I SEE A SMALL CRACK IN THE LOWER PART OF THE DASHBOARD OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. LITERALLY, ONE DAY FINE AND THE NEXT CRACKED AND WITHOUT A SINGLE INCIDENT THAT CAU...
Mileage: 59,000
I OWN A LEXUS SUV, MY THIRD LEXUS/TOYOTA BRAND VEHICLE. SO I TRUSTED THE SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. ONE DAY EVERYTHING IS FINE. THE NEXT DAY, I SEE A SMALL CRACK IN THE LOWER PART OF THE DASHBOARD OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. LITERALLY, ONE DAY FINE AND THE NEXT CRACKED AND WITHOUT A SINGLE INCIDENT THAT CAU...
Mileage: 59,000
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN OIL LEAK AFTER HAVING MY OIL CHANGED, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS LEAKING FROM A CRACK IN THE BOOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED OVER $1400.00 TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING PART. A DISCUSSION WITH THE SERVI...
Mileage: 68,000
ON 22 JULY 2014, I PROCEEDED TO THE LEXUS OF HUNTSVILLE DEALERSHIP FOR A 75,000 OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, AND SERVICE MAINTENANCE FOR MY 2009 RX 350. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAD A LEAK NEAR THE LEFT SIDE BOOT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ALSO WAS TOLD THAT MY FRONT AND REAR BRA...
Mileage: 74,265
RECALL THERE HAS BEEN A SERIES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DASHBOARD OF LEXUS GETTING STICKY AND CRACKING FURTHER AND FURTHER AS TIME GOES BY. I AM NOW ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF UNSATISFIED AND CONCERNED OWNER. MY 2009 LEXUS RX350 HAS NOTICEABLE STICKINESS IN THE DASHBOARD AND CRACKING IN CER...
RECALL THERE HAS BEEN A SERIES OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE DASHBOARD OF LEXUS GETTING STICKY AND CRACKING FURTHER AND FURTHER AS TIME GOES BY. I AM NOW ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS LIST OF UNSATISFIED AND CONCERNED OWNER. MY 2009 LEXUS RX350 HAS NOTICEABLE STICKINESS IN THE DASHBOARD AND CRACKING IN CER...
TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY DID A OIL CHANGE AND TOLD ME THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED REPAIRS OF 1667.00. SEEMS LIKE A COMMON MALFUNCTION AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Mileage: 65,167
EXPLODING PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR I OWN A 2009 LEXUS RX-350. IT'S IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIMITED MILEAGE. LAST WEEK, WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VERY LOUD & FRIGHTENING EXPLOSION EMANATING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. THE MIRROR CAME FLYING OUT OF ITS CASING, HANG...
Mileage: 53,000
EXPLODING PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR I OWN A 2009 LEXUS RX-350. IT'S IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIMITED MILEAGE. LAST WEEK, WE WERE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS A VERY LOUD & FRIGHTENING EXPLOSION EMANATING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR. THE MIRROR CAME FLYING OUT OF ITS CASING, HANG...
Mileage: 53,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE CO...
WHILE DRIVING IN THE VERY BUSY FREEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING OR ANY SIGNAL. UPON LEXUS DEALER INSPECTION, THE CAUSE WAS , BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL DEVICE CAN BECOME LOOSE, ONE OF THE BOLTS CAME OUT AND CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK AND I...
Mileage: 108,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PLANETARY ASSEMBLY HAD BECOME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...
Mileage: 70,410
AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE AT 94,000 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR A FEE OF $1854, PLUS BRAKE PAD AND REPLACEMENT AND RESURFACING OF THE REAR ROTORS FOR $385. I FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
AFTER A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE AT 94,000 I WAS INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR A FEE OF $1854, PLUS BRAKE PAD AND REPLACEMENT AND RESURFACING OF THE REAR ROTORS FOR $385. I FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND THEY RECOMMENCED SEVERAL THINGS, INCLUDING REPLACING THE POWER STEERING RACK DUE TO A LEAK. I GOT A SECOND OPINION BEFORE REPLACING IT AND THEY SAID IT SEEMED VERY ODD TO HAVE THAT AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. I THEREFORE DID LOTS OF RESEARCH TO...
Mileage: 52,000
DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS A LEAK . THE STEERING COULD FAIL. NEED TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM. *JB
Mileage: 45,000
WENT TO LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR OIL CHANGE TODAY & WAS TOLD THAT RACK & PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 51,000 MILES ON IT & HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY AT DEALER. NOTICED MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON LEXUS RX VEHICLES. THIS SHOULD BE A ...
Mileage: 51,000
DURING VEHICLE SERVICE,WAS TOLD THE RACK AND PINION, POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. AFTER LOOKING ON LINE I DISCOVERED THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH RX VEHICLES. MOST WITH LOW MILEAGE OR AGE. LEXUS APPARENTLY ORDERED NO RECALL OR UPGRADED THEIR PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 54,744
HEADLIGHT CONDENSATION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; MANUFACTURER DEFECTED LEAD TO A TSB AND CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT; DEALER DO NOT WANT TO REPAIR UNDER DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
2009 LEXUS RX 350. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS PUSHED INTO THE SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO A LETTER FROM TOYOTA, THE IMPACT WAS DIRECTED AT THE LEFT FRONT DOOR, WHICH WAS A M...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE GLOBAL POSITION SYSTEM UPDATED VERSION INSTALLED, HOWEVER THE GLOBAL POSITION SYSTEM FAILED TO REGISTER THE LOCATION AND THE MONITOR FACE BECAME BLANK. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILU...
Mileage: 64,000
2009 LEXUS RX 350. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES WOULD VIBRATE WHEN HE/SHE REACHED A HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. HOWEVER, 5,000 MILES LATER THE PROBLEM RETURNED.
Mileage: 12,000
IN DEC 2011, A REPUTABLE TOYOTA DEALER PERFORMED A RE-ALIGNMENT BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR A FEW WEEKS. IN FEB 2012, THE STEERING STARTED PULLING AGAIN. AGAIN TO THE RIGHT. *TR MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMETHING BASIC IS WRONG WITH THE STEERING/ALIGNMENT MECHANIS...
2009 LEXUS RX 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DISPUTE WITH LEXUS REGARDING LEASE AGREEMENT AND EXCESSIVE WEAR AND USE CHARGES FOR VEHICLE *TGW
BY DESIGN THE ELECTRIC TAILGATE DOES NOT REVERSE WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THEREBY TRAPPING A PERSON IF THEY ARE NOT CLEAR OF THE TAILGATE RESULTING IN INJURY. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SYSTEM OF LEXUS RX 350 (2009) WILL NOT WORK FOR LIGHT WEIGHT PERSON WHOSE WEIGHT IS LESS THAN 90 LBS WHILE OTHER AUTOMAKER?S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SYSTEM WORKS FOR PERSON EVEN WHOSE WEIGHT IS AROUND 60 LBS. OWNER?S MANUAL DOES NOT SPECIFY REQUIRED OR SUGGESTED WEIGHT OF A PERS...
Mileage: 17,000
WHEN THE SUV SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2RD GEAR THE ENGINE REVS UP ABOUT 1000 RPMS AND HESITATES 2-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE SHIFT TAKES PLACE. I CAN'T RELY ON POWER WHEN NEEDED BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S NOT CONSTANT, ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME IT OCCURS. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. THE DEALER, KENDALL ...
Mileage: 500
WHEN THE SUV SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2RD GEAR THE ENGINE REVS UP ABOUT 1000 RPMS AND HESITATES 2-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE SHIFT TAKES PLACE. I CAN'T RELY ON POWER WHEN NEEDED BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S NOT CONSTANT, ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME IT OCCURS. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. THE DEALER, KENDALL ...
Mileage: 500
WHEN THE SUV SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2RD GEAR THE ENGINE REVS UP ABOUT 1000 RPMS AND HESITATES 2-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE SHIFT TAKES PLACE. I CAN'T RELY ON POWER WHEN NEEDED BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S NOT CONSTANT, ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME IT OCCURS. THE SAME THING HAPPENS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. THE DEALER, KENDALL ...
Mileage: 500
THE DRIVER SIDE OUTSIDE REMOTE MIRROR DOES NOT TILT DOWN WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE MIRROR IS OPERATING NORMALLY. INTENT TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 19,200
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 LEXUS RX 350 DOWN A MAJOR SURFACE STREET WHEN MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WENT OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AFTER MOVING TO A SIDE STREET, AND MY STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT 2 MORE TIMES, I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LEXUS DEALER. THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE REASON ...
Mileage: 21,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 LEXUS RX 350 DOWN A MAJOR SURFACE STREET WHEN MY POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WENT OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AFTER MOVING TO A SIDE STREET, AND MY STEERING AND BRAKES WENT OUT 2 MORE TIMES, I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY LEXUS DEALER. THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE REASON ...
Mileage: 21,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING INTO TRAFFIC AND SLOWING DOWN, THEN MOVING AGAIN AT ABOUT 2MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO THE RIGHT GEAR, IT LURCHES AND SPUTTERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY INFORMED ...
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX 350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DROVE OVER THE CURB. SHE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT WORK AT FIRST TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH ...
Mileage: 32,000
THE RADIO/CD UNIT WHEN CHANGING STATIONS WILL TURN UNIT OFF AND EJECT A CD FROM THE UNIT. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION THE BACKLIGHT DISPLAY FLASHES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES THAT NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING. *TR
Mileage: 15,240
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE AIR BAG IN THE REAR NEAR THE LIFT GATE DEPLOYED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEA...
Mileage: 31,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE AND THE AIR BAG IN THE REAR NEAR THE LIFT GATE DEPLOYED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DAMAGED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEA...
Mileage: 31,000
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 LEXUS RX 350 AT ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IT SUDDENLY RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOTHING/NO CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR RESPONDED BY SLOWING DOWN. I HAVE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO LEXUS AND WILL HAVE THE DEALER I...
Mileage: 29,000
THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM MAP ICON DOES NOT MATCH ACTUAL LOCATION OF VEHICLLE AS THE MAP IS OF A DIFFERENT AREA AND OFTEN ICON IS NOT ON A ROAD.
Mileage: 11,072
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS RX350. WHILE PULLING INTO AN OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLES ENGINE BEGAN TO SURGE AND THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER THE BRAKES WERE NON-RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 4,500
LEXUS RX 350-2009. WHEN THERE IS SNOW ON THE REAR HATCH, IF YOU OPEN THE HATCH WITH THE KEY WHEN IT REACHES THE TOP IT COMES DOWN, HITTING ANYONE TRYING TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE HATCH OR TAKE SOMETHING OUT. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TONIGHT. THE SECOND DEFECT IS THAT WHEN THE DOOR HITS SOMETHING, LIKE M...
I OWN A 2009 LEXUS RX 350. WHEN I AM DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD AND APPLY THE BRAKES THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THEY ACT LIKE YOU ARE GOING INTO A SKID. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO LEXUS. THEY KEEP ASSURING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ...
Mileage: 1,000
SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK THE ENGINE IDLES FAST ON START UP AND LASTS FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE WEATHER AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO IDENTIFYING FACTOR WITH WHICH IT CAN BE ASSOCIATED. *TR
VEHICLE WILL AT RANDOM BEGIN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. *TR
Mileage: 9,000
LEXUS RX 350 BACK DOOR DOES NOT REMAIN UP WHEN THERE IS SNOW ON THE ROOF OR SNOW ON THE DOOR. IT GOES UP AUTOMATICALLY VIA KEY OR DASHBOARD ENTRY OR USE OF REAR DOOR OPENER, BUT WHEN IT GETS UP AND YOU ARE UNPACKING FROM THE REAR CARGO AREA, IT COMES DOWN WITHOUT WARNING AND TWICE HIT MY WIFE IN TH...
Mileage: 25,000
FOOT SLIPS BETWEEN GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE CAUSING CAR TO ACCELERATE. *TR
Mileage: 3,500
TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON TEXAS HIGHWAY 380 IN DENTON COUNTY, TX. TRAFFIC SLOWED AS IT APPROACHED ENTRANCE RAMP TO I35 SOUTHBOUND. I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND SLOW VEHICLE, NOTHING HAPPENED. DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND ALSO TRIED TO TURN CRUISE OFF FROM STEERI...
Mileage: 14,000
MY 2009 LEXUS SUV TOOK OFF ON ITS OWN OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND THE ENGINE BEGIN TO REV AND THEN THE CAR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. IT ACCELERATED OUT THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, INTO A YARD, AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A HUGE TREE. THE CAR W...
WHILE TRAVELING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED THE FRONT TIRE OUTER SIDEWALL SHREDDED COMPLETELY AND UNIFORMLY AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE SIDEWALL, RESULTING IN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TIRE. THE TIRE / CAR HAS 5,000 MILES. MICHELIN BRAND. I DO NOT KNOW THE DOT NUMBER, TYPE OF TIRE OR SIZING ...
Mileage: 5,000
UPON TAKING DELIVERY OF NEW RX350 I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A TRANSMISSION WHINE. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY FACTOR BECAUSE I AM CONSTANTLY THINKING OF THE PROBLEM AS I DRIVE. MY MIND IS NOT ON DRIVING AS IT SHOULD BE. I IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO DEALER AND SHOP FOREMAN DROVE THE CAR AND HEARD THE NOISE. HE...
Mileage: 26
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR AFTER PICKING KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL. DURING DRIVING MY 8Y/O DAUGHTER DISCONNECTED REAR SEAT BELT TO REACH DOWN AND PICKUP A DROPPED TOY. SEAT BELT RETRACTED AROUND MY DAUGHTERS NECK CHOKING HER. MY STOPPED CAR AND TRIED TO GET BELT TO RELEASE. IT JUST GOT TIGHTER AROUND MY DAU...
Mileage: 8,000