2007 LEXUS RX Complaints

THE LIFTGATE ON OUR 2007 LEXUS RX350 HAS A VERY HAZARDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN PUSHING THE AUTO LIFTGATE BUTTON IN THE CAR TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE IT OPENS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS BUT THEN WITHOUT WARNING WILL START TO SHUT ON ITS OWN. THERE IS NO SAFETY FEATURE THAT KEEPS IF FROM CLOSING EVEN IF YOU ARE STANDING THERE EMPTYING GROCERIES, ETC. BOTH MY SON AND I ALMOST GOT OUR HEADS CRUSHED BY THE LIFTGATE COMING DOWN ON US. THE CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IF THE LIFTGATE IS OPENED MANUALLY. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFTETY CONCERN FOR ANYONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW TO MOVE AWAY BECAUSE THE LIFTGATE WILL COME RIGHT DOWN ON YOUR HEAD.

MELTED RUBBER BOOT HANDLE COVER FOR THE REAR LATCH LEAVING THE SWITCH INOPERABLE. I HAVE TO USE THE SWITCH ON THE DASH OR THE KEY FOB TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD WITH NO CARS NEAR BY AND NO OVERPASSES NOR ANYTHING OVER HEAD, I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD POP. MY SUN ROOF SHATTERED INTO MILLIONS OF PIECES. THE SUN ROOF IS STILL IN TACKED BUT CRACKED. I PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE CAR. THE SUN ROOF GLASS IS LIFTED VERTICALLY AS THOUGH THE PRESSURE DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAR CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON FOR EVERYTHING. LEXUS HAD A RECALL AND CHANGED OUT THE COMPUTER BOARD. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON-THEY SAID I NEED A BRAKE ACTUATOR ($3500) MY BRAKES WERE FINE. NOW THIS PART RUNS ON A COMPUTER-IF I HAVE IT RESET THE BRAKES WORK FINE. LEXUS SAYS BECAUSE THEY REPLACED THE DASHBOARD ( BAD RUBBER) AND COMPUTER BOARD (INFERIOR) THAT I HAVE TO FIX THE BRAKE ACTUATOR-NO THIS IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THEIR PART AND THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE-I AM GOING TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WORK ONLY PART OF THE TIME-PLEASE RESEARCH THIS THANK YOU *TR

HELLO, I OWN A 2007 LEXUS 400H. ON AUG 11, 2015 APPROXIMATELY 10PM THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON HWY 17 SOUTH IN MYRTLE BEACH SC. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT A GREEN LIGHT IN THE TURNING WAITING FOR ON COMING TRAFFIC. WHEN THE TRAFFIC CLEARED MY WIFE PROCEED TO PROCEED FROWARD WITH THE TURN. ONCE SHE STARTED HER DECENT THE VEHICLE STARTED BLOWING COOLANT OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND FROM THE BOTTOM. THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING LEAVING HER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN. I HAVE LOOKED UP ONLINE THAT LEXUS RECALLED 2006 AND 2007 LEXUS RX400H VEHICLES. WHEN I CALLED TO TALK WITH THEM ABOUT IT THEY TOLD ME THAT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THIS ISSUES IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT THEY DESCRIBE ON THEIR WEBSITE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN LEXUS.

THE SRS AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH ON AND OFF INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY COLLISION TO TRIGGER DEPLOYMENT. BUT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATES A PROBLEM ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND OR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.

STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT I WAS SURPRISED THAT THIS WENT OUT.

I HAVE NOTICED FOR SOMETIME WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE.THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE PANEL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT COME ON. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON AFTER WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A WHILE.I FIGURE THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT.I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY CARS COULD BE EFFECTED WITH THIS ISSUE.

WHEN I DRIVE AT ABOVE 60 MPH, THERE IS A RATTLING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE ISSUE EVEN AFTER REMOVING THE ROOFRACK, THE ROOF INSULATION AND TIGHTENING ALL THE BOLTS. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS POSTINGS ONLINE BUT LEXUS STILL REFUSES TO LET US KNOW THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! IT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT A LOOSE PART MIGHT CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENT OR EVENT DEATH. HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/7588/LEXUS/RX-350/LEXUS-RX-350-RATTLES HTTP://US.LEXUSOWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC/67986-2010-RX-350-HAS-NOISY-INTERIOR-RATTLES/ HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2117891/RX-350-LEXUS-RATTLING-NOISE SEE PHOTO. HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/RX-SECOND-GENERATION/337671-ANNOYING-CLATTERING-NOISE-ABOVE-LEFT-EAR-OF-DRIVER.HTML

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT HESITATED TO SWITCH INTO THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.