2006 LEXUS RX Complaints

I WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT INTERSECTION AT 50MPH. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED TO RED I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES ABOUT 1,000FT FROM INTERSECTION. CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND BRAKES APPEARED NOT TO BE WORKING. I VEERED INTO MEDIAN TO AVOID STOPPED TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN ENTERED INTERSECTION CLIPPING THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. LEXUS DEALER REPORTED NO DEFECT WITH BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN STORED IN A FLORIDA GARAGE AND IT WAS THE 1ST TIME IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN TO THIS VEHICLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH 2006 LEXUS RX330. I HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65MPH WITH MY FOOT OFF PEDAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 AND GOING FASTER IN A SPLIT SECOND. I HIT THE BRAKES AND LUCKILY THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR AND WERE ALL TERRIFIED. I CALLED THE DEALER, LEXUS OF WESTMINSTER, NEXT DAY TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SIMPLY IGNORED MY CLAIM AND INDIFFERENTLY TOLD ME THAT HE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEM AND BRING MY CAR IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. HE DID NOT OFFER TO CHECK IT OUT AND I STOPPED USING CRUISE CONTROL OF THAT VEHICLE. IT WAS A LEASE AND CAR WAS RETURNED LAST YEAR. WHEN I HEARD THIS NEWS ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA VEHICLE RECENTLY, I GOT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF CURRENT OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHOEVER IT MAY BE. *TR

FOLLOWING ARE THE SERIES OF EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 11, 2009: 1.I WAS LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN THE PARKING GARAGE OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. 2.I FOUND ONE OPEN SPACE ON MY LEFT. 3.I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SLOWED DOWN MY CAR TO ALMOST ZERO SPEED. 4.I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT TOWARDS THE PARKING SPACE. 5.I SLOWLY RELEASED THE BRAKES TO LET THE CAR SLOWLY ROLL INTO THE PARKING SPACE. 6.SUDDENLY MY CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. 7.I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. I TRIED MY BEST TO APPLY THE BRAKES. 8.BEFORE, I COULD REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED, THE CAR BANGED INTO THE PARKING GARAGE WALL AROUND 3 METERS AHEAD OF ME AND STOPPED AFTER THE IMPACT. 9.THE IMPACT WAS SO BAD THAT THE AIRBAGS POPPED OUT. 10.SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. 11.I SUFFERED SEVERE 'WHIPLASH' INJURY IN MY NECK. 12.NOT ONLY THIS, THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED WAS ALMOST 4 STORIES HIGH IN PARKING GARAGE. HAD THE WALL IN-FRONT OF ME GIVEN AWAY, I WOULD HAVE FALLEN ALMOST 4 STORIES DOWN WITH THE CAR. 13.I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE CRASH WITHOUT ANY SEVERE INJURY. 14.FOR A FEW SECONDS, I WAS TOTALLY BLANK, THEN I TRIED OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, BUT IT WAS STUCK. 15.I PUSHED IT HARD, AND DOOR OPENED SLIGHTLY. 16.I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, TOOK THE KEYS OUT. 17.I RUSHED OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. 18.THE INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) SENT SOMEONE TO TOW AWAY THE CAR. 19.THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY TO COLLISION CENTER. 20.AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN A MONTH AND AROUND USD 18,000.00, I GOT MY CAR BACK ON DECEMBER 16TH 2009 FROM THE COLLISION CENTER. *TR

BRAKE SLIPPAGE ON 2006 LEXUS RX400H - I BOUGHT THIS NEW IN 2005 AND EVER SINCE THEN, WE'VE SEEN THE SAME KIND OF BRAKE SLIPPAGE THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING. WHEN WE'RE BRAKING TO COME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LUNGE AS IF THE BRAKES STOPPED GRABBING OR SLIPPED. THE CAR DOES COME TO A STOP WITH CONTINUED PRESSURE BUT THE SUDDEN FEELING OF ACCELERATION IS MOST DISCONCERTING. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND EACH TIME I'M THERE, I MENTION THE BRAKING ISSUE. AND, EACH TIME, THEY TELL ME THAT ITS NORMAL FOR THE TYPES OF BRAKES USED IN THE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS RX400H WHICH I BELIEVE HAS EXACTLY THE SAME FLAW AS RECENTLY REPORTED IN THE PRIUS. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT CAUSED BY MY CAR LURCHING FORWARD DURING BREAKING WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LEXUS OF WATERTOWN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I REPORTED THAT I THOUGHT THE ISSUE MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE REGULAR BRAKE. IT SEEMED LIKE THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS TURNED OFF SLIGHTLY BEFORE THE REGULAR BRAKING SYSTEM KICKED IN CAUSING A GAP IN THE BRAKING THAT WAS PERCEIVED BY ME TO BE A "LURCHING FORWARD". OF COURSE, WHAT IT WAS A DECREASE IN DECELERATION THAT APPEARED BE ACCELERATION. IN ANY EVENT, THE DEALER SAID HE CHECKED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WOULD SAY FROM THAT TIME UNTIL NOW I HAD ABOUT ONE OR TWO INSTANCES OF THIS LURCHING PER MONTH. I AM VERY USED TO HYBRIDS AND CURRENTLY OWN A PRIUS AS WELL, SO I KNOW THE IDIOSYNCRATIC NATURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HOWEVER, AFTER THE RECENT CASCADE OF REPORTS ON PROBLEMS WITH THE PRIUS I CALLED MY DEALER AGAIN AND TOLD THEM, YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT THE LEXUS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY LEXUS HAVE THERE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTS OF PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE I WAS TOLD NO, HOWEVER, THE WORDING OF THE ANSWER WAS GUARDED. TODAY, I HAD ANOTHER LURCHING EVENT. APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, ON A SMOOTH, DRY ROAD I LURCHED FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. IF A PEDESTRIAN WERE CROSSING THE STREET AT THE TIME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY, HOPEFULLY NOT DEATH. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CONTACTED MY LEXUS DEALER TO RELAY THIS ISSUE TODAY AND SAY WE MUST DO THE RIGHT THING. THEY DID NOT RESPOND, SO I AM MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS FORMAL COMPLAINT BEFORE MORE SERIOUS HARM IS DONE. *TR

BRAKES SLIP ON MY LEXUS 400 HYBRID SUV, 2006 MODEL. THIS OCCASIONAL SLIPPAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AND THEY SAY THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE CONTINUED TO HAPPEN FROM 2006 PURCHASE DATE UNTIL THE PRESENT, 2010. *TR

RE: LEXUS RX400H NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST BY TOYOTA. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF BRAKING/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. TOYOTA WON'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT SAY BRING IT IN FOR A TEST DRIVE. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN TEST DRIVEN SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT DUPLICATE. IT IS RARE, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. TOYOTA JUST SHRUGS IT OFF. I KNOW WHAT THE CAR DOES, I'VE DRIVEN IT FOR NEARLY 3 YRS WITH APPROX. 12 INCIDENTS OF THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

I OWN 2 2006 LEXUS RX 400 H HYBRID SUV'S. FROM THE FIRST WEEK I COMPLAINED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE WHEN YOU DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS. THE LEXUS DEALER HAS DISMISSED MY COMPLAINT EACH TIME. NOW THERE APPEARS TO BE A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF TOYOTA HYBRIDS AND ONE LINE OF LEXUS HYBRIDS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST WITH THEIR NEW S50 LEXUS HYBRID. IT HAS EXISTED AT LEAST AS FAR BACK AS 2006 WITH MY CARS. *TR

I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST MORNING OF FEB 3 2010 FOR MY REGULAR SERIVICE. I DIDN'T KNOW YET THAT TIME ABOUT THE STORY BEHIND THE BREAK TIME LAG OF PRIUS. BECAUSE THAT DAY I TOLD LEXUS TO TAKE A LOOK ON MY BRAKE AS I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE PRIUS. MY CAR IS A RX400H 2006 MODEL. NOT ONLY I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM DURING SLOW MOVEMENT(APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT) BUT EVEN ON A HIGH SPEED(60-65). I COMPALAIN THE PROBLEM TO LEXUS 3 YEARS AGO AND THEY DID SOME ADJUSTMENT(I DON'Y KNOW WHAT EXACTLY IS) BUT STILL I ALWAYS HAVE THAT PROBLEM AT LEAST ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH. MYWIFE IS THE ONE WHO DRIVES THAT CAR A LOT, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE NEVER HAVE THAT EPISODE ON A HIGH SPEED, BUT SHE SAID SHE ALWAYS HAVE THAT ON A 50MPH SPEED ON A LOCAL STRRET, WHICH IS EVEN WORST, AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU ARE VERY CLOSE. ACTUALY LAST FEB 3 2010 THE LEXUS GAVE ME A LOANER CAR FOR THAT DAY AND IT IS A HS HYBRID CAR(450 MILES) AND IT'S ALMOST NEW, AND I WAS SURPRISED THAT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I'M APPROACHING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. SO I TOLD MYSELF, IS THIS NORMAL TO A HYBRID? MY RX400H IS NOW 4 YEARS AND I CANNOT REMEMBER I'M HAVING THAT PROBLEM ON IT'S 1ST YEAR. I BELIEVE THE SLOW SPEED WAS STARTED A MONTH AGO.(MID JAN 2010) AND THE HIGH SPEED IS PROBABLY 3 YEARS NOW. THIS MESSAGE IS NOT A COMPLAIN, BUT RATHER THEM(TOYOTA) TO INVESTIGATE IF EVERYTHING IS STILL NORMAL. *CN

MY LEXUS RX400 H HYBRID VEHICLE IS EXPERIECING SMILAR PROBLEM REGARDING THE BREAK LIKE TOYOTA PRIUS . WHEN BUMPY , DOWN HILL AND ICE ROAD, THE BRAKE WILL EXPERIENCE TEMPORARY DISABLE AND THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD.WHEN BRAKING ON UNEVEN OR SLIPPERY SURFACES, THE BRAKING SYSTEM GETS CONFUSED AND BRAKING POWER IS LOST MOMENTARILY.