43 of the
659 complaints filed about the Lexus RX330
are about the other systems —
7% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2004.
A SHIFT "LAG" MAY BE NOTED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH. A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN RELEASED WHICH MAY CORRECT THIS CONCERN. SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE COMMONLY MOST EFFECTIVE ON NEWER VEHICLES. HIGHER MILEAGE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A SIMILAR SYMPTOM CAUSED BY A COMPONENT FAILURE. HOWEVER, WHENEVER MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS ARE PERFORMED THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE SHOULD BE CHECKED AND UPDATED AS NECESSARY.
NHTSA complaint #11233966 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
HELLO, THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT OF LEXUS VEHICLE I OWN. I AM FILING THE COMPLIANT ABOUT THE FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE 2 TIRES I PURCHASED FROM LOCAL FIRESTONE STORE COUPLE YEARS AGAIN. I PURCHASE 5 TIRES INCLUDING A FULL SIZE SPARE. I DID FIRST TIRE ROTATION THIS MONTH AT THE SAME STORE LOCATION. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY. THE BRAND NEW SPARE TIRE ROTATED TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE HAD A SUDDEN BLOW OUT. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. BY THE TIME I STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER, ON SIDE OF THE TREAD WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE WALL. I THINK THE TIRE HAS MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE TO REPORT TO YOU. IN CASE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURE SHOULD NOTIFY OTHER CUSTOMERS ABOUT THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #11163217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING UP BAD AND WHEN I'M DRIVING I BE HERRING POPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND WHEN THE HEAT IS ON IT BE MAKING LOAD SOUND
NHTSA complaint #11152798 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING MY CAR (GOING SLOW) IN FRONT OF A DRY CLEANERS AND SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF AND ACCELERATED RIGHT THROUGH THE STORE FRONT. I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SHOCKED AND SCARED IN MY LIFE. DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE CAR MOVING SO FAST, I WAS NOT ABLE TO REACH THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT, SINCE IT WAS A SUNDAY AND THE STORE WAS CLOSED. WITHOUT MUCH TIME TO THINK, I TOLD THE POLICE THAT MY SHOE MUST HAVE GOTTEN CAUGHT ON THE PEDAL. HOWEVER, THE MORE TIME I HAVE HAD TO THINK ABOUT IT, I DO NOT RECALL MY SHOE GETTING CAUGHT ON THE PEDAL. THIS WAS THE ONLY THING I COULD THINK OF AT THE TIME. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH THE TOYOTA LEXUS INCLUDE THE RX 330 MODEL.
NHTSA complaint #11143701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WE LATELY HAVE HAD DASHBOARD CRACKS OR MELTING ALTHOUGH WE HAVE GARAGE MAINTAINED OUR CAR VERY CAREFULLY WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE OF 70,000 ONLY. THIS IS NOT HEALTHY AND VERY HARMFUL TO OUR LEXUS EXPERIENCE. BY THE WAY, WE HAVEN'T HAD SUCH CRACKS UNTIL NOW DUE TO OUR WELL MAINTENANCE SO THAT WE MISSED DASHBOARD RECALL WHICH WAS EXPIRED ON MAY 31 2017.
NHTSA complaint #11119967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR WAS PARKED AND A FIRE BROKE OUT UNDERNEATH THE CAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT AND SAID THERE WAS LEAKAGE, BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. I HAD CAR TOWED TO LEXUS DEALER IN LEXINGTON KY.
NHTSA complaint #11114323 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LEXUS HAD A RECALL TO REPAIR CRACKS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL HAVING CANCER SURGERY. THE DATE FOR THE RECALL HAD JUST PASSED. I CALLED LEXUS AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR TO9 THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM AND WROTE OF AN ESTIMATE TO SUMMIT FROM HEADQUARTERS FOR COVERAGE. HEADQUARTERS GOT BACK TO ME AND SAID I WAS TOO LATE TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS WAS AFTER THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD. I WROTE TO THE CEO OF LEXUS USA AND NEVER EVEN GOT THE COURTESY OF A REPLY. NOW THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING WORSE.
NHTSA complaint #11113174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUNROOF SHATTERED FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING ON CALIFORNIA HWY 580 NEAR BERKELEY, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, COMBINATION THUD CRACKING SOUND, THINKING THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN STRUCK, EXCEPT THE CAR WAS NOT HIT OR UNDER AN OVERPASS; THE SUNROOF HAD SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED AND BROKE INTO PIECES. LUCKILY THE COVER WAS CLOSED AND THE GLASS DID NOT FALL ON US. IT WAS BOTH SCARY AND A SHOCK THAT THIS HAPPENED. THE GLASS IS DEFECTIVE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY IN CLEAR CONDITIONS, NEAR BERKELEY CALIFORNIA ON 580, NO OVER PASS ABOVE THE CAR, NO OTHER CARS PASSING OR IN FRONT WHEN THE GLASS BROKE,NO TURNING INVOLVED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALER, THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME IN A DAY OR TWO TO LET ME KNOW IF THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF THE DEFECT OR NOT.
NHTSA complaint #11081297 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW FOR THE DASHBOARD REPLACEMENT RECALL AND WOULD LIKE TO SELL THE CAR BUT THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND UNSIGHTLY.
NHTSA complaint #11073331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BACKING UP MY SPARE TIRE FELL RIGHT ON THE GROUND I THOUGHT I HIT SOMEONE LOOKS LIKE THE CABLE ROTTED I WAS LUCKY WAS ON MY WAY TO GO ON HIGHWAY WITH MY GRAND DAUGHTER AND IF IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD OF CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT
NHTSA complaint #11047975 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE MAIN DASHBOARD IS CRACKED ALL AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, IGNITION SWITCH, FROM THE DRIVER SIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT IS GETTING WORSE BY THE MINUTE! IT IS PART OF THE LEXUS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING THE RUN AROUND FOR TWO YEARS. EACH TIME I CALL, ITS THE SAME OLD STORY: 'NOT ENOUGH DASHBOARDS COMING IN AND THEY ARE BEING REPLACED AS THEY COME IN." I AM NUMBER 452 OUT OF 1400 LEXUS RX'S THAT NEED REPLACEMENT. ITS RIDICULOUS THAT IN 2 YEARS THEY HAVEN'T REPLACED A THIRD OF THE DASHBOARDS??? ITS A SCAM, THEY ARE JUST WAITING PEOPLE OUT UNTIL THEY RUN OUT OF TIME. THOUGH THEY WILL TELL YOU THAT THE WARRANTY PASSES TO ANYONE YOU SELL THE CAR TO BUT WHO IS GOING TO BELIEVE THAT?? THEY'VE WASTED 2 YEARS AND AREN'T EVEN CLOSE TO REPLACING THE DASHBOARDS.
NHTSA complaint #10978617 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AS OF 3/18/2016 I PURCHASED AN NEW RADIATOR FOR A TOTAL OF $945 AT MCGRATH LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN CHICAGO ON DIVISION ST BECAUSE THE OLD RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. AS OF 3/31/2017 THE NEW RADIATOR IS NOW LEAKING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING. AS OF 4/1/2017 THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FOR THE STEERING WILL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TODAY 4/1/2017 MCGRATH LEXUS DEALER STATED I WILL COST AT LEAST $1200 WITH LABOR INCLUDED FOR THEM TO REPAIR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON RECALLS FOR MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 I DISCOVERED THESE REQUIRED REPAIRS ARE LEXUS DEAKER RECALLS. WHY WOULD MCGRATH LEXUS CHARGE ME IF THESE ARE RECALLS ON MY LEXUS.
NHTSA complaint #10969946 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE 59 FREEWAY 1/20/17, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, LIKE A ROCK HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. HOWEVER THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, SO I KEPT DRIVING. I HEARD A NOISE WHERE THE SUNROOF IS THIS MORNING (1/21), AND FOUND THAT THE SUNROOF WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. HOUSTON HAS HAD A LOT OF RAIN AND HAIL THE LAST COUPLE DAYS, BUT I PARK IN A GARAGE, SO MY CAR HASN'T BEEN OUTSIDE.
NHTSA complaint #10946861 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.