2010 LEXUS HS Complaints

THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP. IT WAS A VERY COLD DAY, IT HAD BEEN SNOWING A BIT AND I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR SEEMED TO KEEP GOING AND THE ABS DID NOT DEPLOY EITHER. *TR

ON AT LEAST THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY LEXUS HS 250H HAS HAD A SENSATION OF LOSING ITS BRAKES. EACH OCCURRENCE HAPPENED WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP ON A BUMPY ROAD. AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP, IF THE CAR HITS A POTHOLE OR BUMP, IT FEELS AS THOUGH I AM ON GLARE ICE WITH NO DECELERATION AT ALL. THE SENSATION LASTS ONLY A MOMENT AND THEN NORMAL BRAKING RESUMES. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN AT SLOW SPEEDS ON A BUMPY ROAD. IN EACH CASE IT WAS NOTICEABLE ENOUGH THAT MY ADRENALINE KICKED IN. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AND TO LEXUS. NO REPAIRS OR OTHER ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN YET.

I HAVE A NEW LEXUS HS HYBRID AND I HAVE SPECIFICALLY NOTED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, POTHOLES, ETC. THE BRAKES SEEM TO 'SKIP A BEAT', OR 'NOT CATCH' FOR A SECOND AFTER YOU GO OVER A POTHOLE AND I NOTED THIS DIRECTLY TO LEXUS AND IN THE SURVEY FORMS I FILLED OUT FOR THEM.

HELLO, I HAVE A 2010 LEXUS HS250H. THE CAR IS WONDERFUL, BUT SINCE IT HAS RECENTLY STARTED RAINING IN MY AREA, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL EXPERIENCES WHEN MY RIGHT TIRES GO OVER TWO SMALL METAL PLATES IN THE ROAD NEAR MY HOUSE AND I APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SEEMS TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. IT APPEARS TO SEIZE AND SLIP, AND IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING. AS A RESULT, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND THE METAL PLATES TO AVOID THEM. HOWEVER, IF I DON'T KNOW THE AREA I CANNOT ALWAYS ANTICIPATE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *TW A SECOND PROBLEM I HAVE HAD WITH THE CAR, IS WHEN I DRIVE THROUGH A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD, IT ALSO APPEARS TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, SURGING AND STOPPING. I CONSIDER THESE TWO SITUATIONS TO BE SAFETY ISSUES, AND I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THEM WITH ANY OTHER CARS I HAVE DRIVEN IN ALMOST 35 YEARS.

THIS IS TO REPORT A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM IN LEXUS 250H 2010 MODEL CAR. WHEN I DRIVE OVER A BUMP THE CAR LOSES A BRAKING POWER AND IT CAUSES WHAT SEEMS LIKE AN ACCELERATION FORWARD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NOT ANY ACCIDENTS YET AS I KEEP SUFFICIENT DISTANCE, BUT IT COULD LEAD TO SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TW

I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 LEXUS HS250H ON OCTOBER 31, 2009. I COMMUTE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EACH WAY TO MY OFFICE IN DOWNTOWN DENVER, CO. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON LINCOLN STREET AND BRAKING HARD TO SLOW FOR A LEFT TURN ONTO COLFAX WITH A GREEN LIGHT, I EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY BRAKE FAILURE AND WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION UNABLE TO SLOW OR STOP. THE STREET IN THE FAR LEFT TURN LANE HAS SEVERAL LARGE BUMPS AND I INITIALLY ATTRIBUTED THE PROBLEM TO THE CAR'S SUSPENSION WHEN I FILLED OUT A SURVEY FOR LEXUS. SINCE THAT EVENT, I HAVE HAD TWO MORE SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT THE SAME INTERSECTION. ON FEBRUARY 5, I REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND PROVIDED THEM IMFORMATION SIMILAR TO THE ABOVE DETAILS. THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AT THIS TIME. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES REPORTED WITH THE 2010 PRIUS AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THAT RESEARCH. *CN

LEXIS HS250H 2010.....ON 4 DIFFERENT OCASIONS THE BRAKES FADE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HAVE A REAR END ACCIDENT. I INFORMED LEXUS AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE OWNED A HYBRID CAR IN THE PAST AND THE BRAKES ON THAT CAR WORKED AS THEY SHOULD. THIS VEHICLE YOU CAN NOT TELL IF IT WILL STOP IN TIME. *TR

MY CAR HAS LOST BRAKING/SLIPPED 3 OR 4 TIMES IN THE SAME SPOT ON MY STREET WHERE THERE IS UNEVEN PAYMENT. I DRIVE THE NEW LEXUS HS250H... IT SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO THE PRIUS BRAKE RECALL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR 2 MONTHS. AFTER A COUPLE OF BRAKE PRESSINGS, THE BRAKES RESUME. *TR

WE OWN A LEXUS HS-250H THAT SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. ON UNEVEN OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY DO NOT INITIALLY RESPOND. IT TAKES A SECOND BRAKING APPLICATION FOR THE STOPPING PROCESS TO BEGIN. THIS DEFECT HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER, 2009. *TR

APPROACHING INTERSECTION USING BRAKE CAR ACCELERATED ON THREE SEPARATE INCIDENCES. 3,000 MILES ON CAR. ALL THREE INCIDENCES IN LAST 500 MILES. *TR