2008 LEXUS RX Complaints

MY DASH BOARD CRACKED AND THIS IS A MANUFACTER'S ISSUE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS W/ THE SAME ISSUE & LEXUS DOES NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE. IT CRACKS EVERY WHERE & MELTS BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. OUR CARS ARE WORTH NOTHING W/ THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE CRACKS WHERE THE AIR BAG RESIDES & THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US!!! *TR

AUTO UNDERWENT ROUTINE 35,000 MILE MAINTENANCE - DEALER NOTED POWER STEERING LEAK, REQUIRING RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. IS THE PART DEFECTIVE? WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? NOTED LARGE NUMBER OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. *TR

HEAD LIGHT GATHER WATER WHICH CAUSES DIM HEAD LIGHTING . COILED GO OUT AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING. LOTS OF CONDENSATION ON THE HID HEADLIGHTS. *TR

I HAVE A LEXUS RX350 2008 WITH MOISTURE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, NO MORE WARRANTY (55,000) AND IS BLOCKING THE LIGHT, WENT TO THE DEALER AND COST TOO MUCH TO REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND KNEE INJURIES AND THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE FRACTURES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

INNER AREA THAT COVERS THE REAR HATCH HANDLE/OPENER HAS COMPLETELY MELTED, IT HAS TURNED INTO A SUPPER STICKY AND STAINY BLACK GU. LEXUS RX 350 - 2008. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN CRASHED INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF CHEST AND LEGS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000...UPDATED 12/03/13 *BF UPDATED 12/06/2013 *JS

UPON ENTERING A PARKING LOT AND TURNING SLOWLY INTO A VACANT SPOT THE CAR ACCELERATED REALLY FAST AND WOULDN'T STOP WHEN BRAKE PRESSED AS THE SPEED CAME TO HALT WHEN CRASHING VERY HARD INTO A BRICK WALL. BOTH AIR BAGS ON DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED AND WERE SMOKING REALLY BAD. THE IMPACT TO MY KNEES AND FACE CAUSED TEMPORARY NUMBNESS FOR WHICH I COULDN'T FEEL MY LEGS OR MOVE. THE POLICE & PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED. THE ENTIRE FRONT END DO MY CAR WAS DAMAGED. RECENTLY PURCHASED USED IN MAY 2013. IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION UPCOMING MONDAY. I SUSPECT IT WILL BE TOTALED AND JUDGING BY THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS SIMILAR IN NATURE, THIS PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AND RECALLED PRIOR TO BEING SOLD. *TR

WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT A NOISE UPON STARTING THE CAR FOR THE PAST YEAR WHEN HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THIS WAS THE FIRST SERVICE VISIT WHERE DEALER WAS ABLE TO PINPOINT THE CODE AND THEY CAME BACK WITH THE CAM SHAFT VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT) GEAR ISSUE. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS $6830. I FOUND YOUR RECALL DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 # 13V395000 FOR VVT ON LEXUS GS350, IS350 AND IS350C MODELS FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND FIND IT SUSPICIOUS AS THE SAME ENGINE IS USED. I AM WONDERING IF OTHER RX 350S HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND THE RECALL SHOULD ACTUALLY BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE RX350 MODEL. AT THIS POINT, THE DEALER SAYS THEY NEED TO TEAR THE VEHICLE DOWN TO ACCURATELY ASSESS IF IT IS THE BOLTS OR ANOTHER ISSUE BUT THE EXPENSE IS VERY HIGH. I ALSO WAS WONDERING WHAT THE RANGE OF MILES WERE ON THE RECALLED VEHICLES? THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS. *TR

AS OF THIS DATE, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR FAILURE TO THE STEERING RACK ON THIS CAR. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CAR WAS IN THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THERE IS A LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM THE STEERING RACK BOOT AND IF LEFT UN-REPAIRED IT WOULD BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION MORE WAS THEIR STATEMENT THAT THIS SHOULD BE/HAVE BEEN A RECALL AS IT IS A PROBLEM ON THE LEXUS RX350 SPANNING SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF BY "RECALL" THEY MEANT A VOLUNTARY RECALL OR A NHTSA RECALL. ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO LET ONE'S IMAGINATION WANDER TOO FAR TO CONTEMPLATE THE SERIOUSNESS OF A FAILURE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR