2006 LEXUS RX Complaints

VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON BRAKES AND ALMOST STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED 1 YEAR AGO AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND NOW IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING IT. IT HAS BEEN A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE COMPUTER WAS CHANGED AND STILL IT OCCURRED AND IS WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS BRAKING. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATION CAUSED ME TO SLAM INTO THE WALL OF MY OFFICE BUILDING AND BOUNCED THE CAR BACK 3-4 FEET. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS IN TOTAL SHOCK AND HAD HIT MY LEG AGAINST THE PANEL DURING THE CRASH. AS THE DAY PROGRESSED I STARTED FEELING MORE AND MORE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT THROUGHOUT MY NECK, SHOULDERS AND CHEST AREA. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER FELT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE CAR WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. NOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE REALIZED OCCASIONALLY WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR DOESN'T SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY. WHETHER THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT IS BEYOND ME. THE CAR WAS LATER TOWED TO LONGO LEXUS IN EL MONTE, CA FOR I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006, LEXUS, RX 400 H. A LEXUS CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEW TO ME LAST SUMMER. IT ACCELERATES SLIGHTLY WHEN I INITIATE BRAKING 2 OR 3 TIMES OUT OF 20 TIMES. I THOUGHT IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR A CAR WITH REGENERATIVE BRAKING. IT STARTLES YOU WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT HARD PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE STOPS THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTTENTION EACH TIME YOU BRAKE. WHAT IS SCARY IS IT ACCELERATES A LOT IN ABOUT 1 OF 100 TIMES WHEN I BRAKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS HITTING BOTH THE GAS AND THE ACCELERATOR ... BUT I AM SURE I AM NOT. THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE TWO CAR LENGTHS BEFORE YOU CAN BRAKE IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER LAST YEAR. WE WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP RECORDED THE COMPLAINT AND TOLD ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. THE 2 CAR LENGTH ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS WORSE IN THE HOT MONTHS AND IT DID NOT SEEM TO OCCUR IN THE WINTER MONTHS. THE SLIGHT ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS NOT CHANGED IN FREQUENCY. WITH ALL THIS TOYOTA BRAKE STUFF, I WONDER WHY I HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM IN LEXUS HYBRID CARS TOO?

I HAVE A 2006 LEXUS RX330 THAT I'M AFRAID TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON ANY SURFACE THAT IS NOT FLAT AND DRY. WHEN I COME UP TO A SMALL INCLINE AND THE SPEED GOES BELOW MY CRUISE SPEED IT ALL OF THE SUDDEN PICKS UP SPEED REAL QUICK. IT'S LIKE IF I HAD JUST STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ONCE SPEED CRUISE SPEED IS ATTAINED IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS. AT TIMES IT'S SCARY, THAT IS WHY I STOPPED USING THIS FEATURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES. THE DATE I PUT IN IS THE LAST TIME I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THAT VEHICLE. *DT

LEXUS RX 400H ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. INCURRED $10,000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. NEVER HAS HAPPENED AGAIN-TOOK TO LEXUS DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AFTER DAMAGES REPAIRED AT BODY SHOP. THE CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. UPDATED 05/04/10

WE OWN A 2006 LEXUS RX 400H AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE CAR 'JUMPS' FORWARD. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO REPORT THE ISSUE BUT THEY ALWAYS RETURN AND TELL US NOTHING IT WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS EVENT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IF WE ARE REQUIRED TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, ETC. THAT OUR VEHICLE WILL JUMP AND WE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $700 TO HAVE THE PART INSTALLED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 140,000.

LEXUS RX400H, ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE SUCH THAT THE THERE WAS A SLIGHT DELAY THAT HAD TO COMPENSATED FOR OR YOU WOULD PASS INTERSECTIONS OR TURNS. THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATES AT TIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

I WAS ON INTERSTATE 5 ON MAY 25, 2009 (MEMORIAL DAY) AT THE SPEED OF 75-80 MPH WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR. THE CAR'S MODEL IS LEXUS RX330,2006 MODEL. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE LEFTMOST LANE, MY LEFT WHEEL WENT A LITTLE BIT ON THE RUMBLE STRIP. I TRIED TO PULL MY CAR BACK ON THE LANE. IT IS HERE THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED. MY STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AND THE CAR STOPPED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN ALL THE CARS WERE GOING AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR AS WELL AS ACCELERATE OR EVEN BRAKE FOR QUITE A WHILE. THEN I TRIED BRAKING MANY TIMES AND COULD FINALLY PARK THE CAR IN THE EMERGENCY IN THE LEFT LANE SHOULDER. AFTER THAT WE TRIED CALLING ALL THE NUMBERS GIVEN IN THE LEXUS HANDBOOK BUT NO ONE PICKED UP THE PHONE TO HELP US. AFTER WAITING FOR HALF AN HOUR OR SO, MY HUSBAND COLLECTED ALL HIS GUTS AND DROVE THE CAR TO NEAREST GAS STATION. WE CHECK THE TIRES AND ALL THE PRESSURES ETC. BUT EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA RECALL FOR PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE, OWNER OF A 2006 LEXUS 400H CONCERNED WITH BRAKING PROBLEM EXPERIENCE W/VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE INCIDENT WOULD OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND THEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. *JB