2010 LEXUS RX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. WHILE RELEASING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,200.

AS I REVERSE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS ON AN INCLINE, ONTO A FLAT MAIN ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLS (WHILE STILL IN REVERSE). THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON MY 2010 LEXUS RX 350, AS WELL AS PREVIOUSLY ON MY 2008 LEXUS 350. *TR

ON SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 LEXUS RX 350 ON A TWO-LANE ROAD IN CLARION PA. I WENT TO PASS THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHEN MY ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK. THE VEHICLE RPM REDLINED AND I QUICKLY ACCELERATED. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND EVENTUALLY PUT IN THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP OFF THE ROADWAY IN ABOUT 1/2 MILE. WHEN I WAS STOPPED (VEHICLE WAS STILL RED-LINING), I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE GROVE ON THE TOP OF MY ALL WEATHER OEM CAR MAT. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2010 LEXUS RX 450H IN JULY OF 2009. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT, I HAVE NOTICED THAT FROM TIME TO TIME, WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR SEEMS TO SURGE FORWARD(!) MOMENTARILY BEFORE IT SLOWS DOWN. THIS HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. AND IT WILL HAPPEN EVEN IF I AM ONLY COASTING AND NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE INITIALLY. IT HAPPENS TO ME AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. IT IS SOMEWHAT DISTURBING. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS TO MY LEXUS DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE DISMISSED MY CONCERNS BOTH TIMES I BROUGHT IT UP. I NOTICED THIS EVEN BEFORE I HAD HEARD OF THE TOYOTA RECALL ON HYBRID PRIUS BRAKES, BUT FROM WHAT I READ, THE ISSUE SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE PRIUS HYBRID 2010 PROBLEMS. BUT THERE IS SO FAR NO RECALL ON LEXUS 2010 HYBRID BRAKES. HAS ANYONE ELSE NOTICED THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 90 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRES WHEN HE TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. HE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX 350. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE BODY SHOP BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5,000.

WE HAVE BOUGHT LEXUS RX 350, 2010. VEHICLE SKIPS GEAR ON AND OFF, PARTICULARLY WHEN IN SLOW SPEED TO WHEN YOU TRY TO RAISE SPEED. WE TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER THREE TIME SINCE THAN, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM, BUT IT IS SCARY WHEN ALL OFF A SUDDEN VEHICLE JUMPS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING A 2010 LEXUS RX450H ON A HIGHWAY AT @60 MPH WHEN IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO @80 MPH WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. IT RESPONDED TO THE BRAKE AND I EXITED THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY CHECKED BY THE DEALER, RALLYE LEXUS IN GLEN COVE NY, AND THEY SAID THEY WERE NO PROBLEMS. THE DEALER AND FACTORY REP. CHECKED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE INCIDENT AND THEY AGAIN SAID THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. HOWEVER, THE EVENT DID OCCUR AND NOW I WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION. *TR

MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS PARKING AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL. I WAS ALMOST IN THE SPACE AND GOING 1MPH APROX. 3 OR 4 FEET FROM THE WALL. THEY SAID I STEPPED ON THE WRONG PEDAL TO CAUSE IT. I DID NOT, BUT LOST MY CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN MY DRIVING. THE MODEL CAR IS A 2010 LEXUS MODEL RX350. NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS. THE DAMAGE WAS IN EXCESS OF $14,000. MY INSURANCE PAID ALL BUT THE DEDUCTIBLE. I STILL DO NOT BELIEVE THAT I DID WHAT THEY SAY AND DO NOT TRUST LEXUS TO TELL ME THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER AT THIS TIME. THE CAR WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. *TR

PURCHASED A 2010 LEXUS 450H IN AUGUST OF 2009 AND LESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASED MY WIFE PARKED THE CAR FOR TWO HOURS AND RETURNED AND THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. LEXUS SENT SOMEONE TO JUMP START IT AND WE BROUGHT TO SERVICE AT THE DEALER IN CARLSBAD, CA. THE NEXT DAY. THEY CHECKED IT OVER AND SAID THAT THE ONBOARD COMPUTER NEVER FOUND A PROBLEM AND THAT ALL APPEARED TO BE PERFECT. THEY DOUBTED THAT THE CAR WAS EVER JUMP STARTED BUT THEN CALLED THE TOWING PEOPLE AND FOUND THAT TO BE TRUE. THEY GAVE ME A READOUT SHOWING THE CAR WAS FINE AND THAT THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SHOWED NO ERROR. *TR