2007 LEXUS RX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE SEAL ON THE HEAD LIGHT WAS DAMAGED AND FROM RAIN WATER ENTERING THE HEAD LIGHT COVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY HAD TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I PARKED MY CAR IN A PARKING SPOT TO DO SOME ERRANDS AND, BEFORE I COULD PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THE CAR SHOT FORWARD AND WENT THROUGH SOME SHRUBS, ACROSS A WALKWAY, AND FINALLY RAN STRAIGHT INTO A BRICK WALL OF ONE OF THE STORES I WAS GOING TO. SEVERAL BRICKS FELL OFF THE BUILDING AND , NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS AS SHAKEN UP AS THE BUILDING. SINCE THERE IS A WIDE WALKWAY BETWEEN THE SHRUBS AND THE BUILDING, IF ANYONE HAD BEEN GOING TO OR FROM THE STORE, THAT PERSON OR PERSONS WOULD,IN ALL LIKELIHOOD, HAVE BEEN KILLED. THERE WERE SEVERAL WITNESSES WHO SAW MY CAR PULL INTO THE SPACE, COME TO A STOP, AND THEN FLY ACROSS THE SHRUBS, SIDEWALK AND INTO THE BUILDING. MY FOOT NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT AND, ACCORDING TO THE COMPANY THAT REPAIRED THE CAR, THERE WAS NO NEED TO ADJUST/REPLACE THE FLOORMAT OR THE ACCELERATOR OR THE BRAKES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE MOTOR OIL SUDDENLY LEAK (MASSIVE LEAK ALL OVER THE CAR UNDERNEATH AND BACK) AND PRODUCE BURNING SMOKE. DID NOT KNOW THIS HAPPEN(NO WARNING SIGNALS AT ALL) AND WIND BLOW THE SMOKE BACK SO THE DRIVER CAN'T SEE IT. THE MOTOR OIL WAS DOWN TO NOTHING AFTER BEEN TOLD BY OTHER DRIVER TO STOP THE CAR. TOW THE CAR TO LEXUS DEALER AND BEEN TOLD THE 'REAR MAIN SEAL AND FRONT TIMING COVER SEAL' BROKE. THE DEAL DID NOT SEE THE PROBLEM(REAR MAIN SEAL BROKE) BEFORE AND DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. DID NOT SEE ANY OIL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE CAR OR ANY WARNING LIGHT FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS. *TR

I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE 3 IGNITION COILS. I ONLY HAVE THE PAPERWORK FOR 2 TIMES, BUT EACH TIME THE CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND THE ENGINE WENT OFF AT STOPS, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LIGHT WENT ON. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, WHICH I THINK WAS IN 2010, THE LEXUS TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS A FLUKE. THE SECOND TIME (ABOVE DATE), THE LEXUS TECHNICIAN SAID HE WAS BEGINNING TO SEE A LOT OF IGNITION COIL FAILURES. THIS LAST TIME (TODAY), THE TECHNICIAN SAID REPLACING FAULTY IGNITION COILS IS NOW COMMON, AND JUST A PART OF MAINTENANCE. HE ALSO SAID SOME PEOPLE WERE CHOOSING TO REPLACE ALL 6 OF THEM AT ONCE SO THAT THEY WOULDN'T BE STRANDED AT NIGHT OR ON THE ROAD, AND TO SAVE MONEY. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH LEXUS RX350 IGNITION COILS. *TT

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LATE AT NIGHT MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE SOUNDS IT SMELLED LIKE RUBBER BURNING. MY DISPLAY PANEL SHOWED NO TROUBLE LIGHTS WERE ON. I KNEW I HAD JUST HAD THE OIL CHANGED THE OIL LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I AM A 61 YEAR OLD WOMAN ON A DARK BACK ROAD WITH NO LIGHTS OR CARS AROUND ME I WAS NOT STOPPING. AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES FINALLY I WAS A BLOCK FROM HOME NOW THE OIL LIGHT COMES ON. MY HUSBAND CHECKED THE OIL AND SAW THAT THE OIL STICK WAS DRY. I CALLED WHERE I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND EXPLAINED AND THEY SAID TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM. ONCE THEY CHECKED IT OUT HE CALLED AND SAID MY OIL COOLER HOSE BLEW APART HE SAID THEY SEE THIS ALOT IN 2007 LEXUS RX 350 AND I SHOULD CALL MY DEALER. I CALLED THE LEXUS SERVICE DEALER THE SERVICE GUY SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED IF MY MOTOR WAS RUINED WILL LEXUS FIX IT HE SAID YES TOYOTA WOULD HAVE TO EAT THE COST. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LEXUS I GOT A CALL FROM THE LEXUS SERVICE DEPT HE SAID IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. HE SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ALMOST 600.00 TO HAVE A NEW HOSE INSTALLED. I WENT OFF ON HIM. MY CAR HAS 75000.00 MILES I HAVE OWNED CARS WITH 115+ MILES AND NEVER HAD A OIL HOSE GO BAD. THE SCARY THING IS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HOSE BLOWS. THE DASH BOARD PANEL LIGHTS SHOULD INDICATE THERE IS A PROBLEM SERVICE IS NEEDED SOMETHING! FOR THE HOSE TO BLOW APART IN JUST A SECOND LIKE IT DID THE HOSE HAS A DEFAULT. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO DO A RECALL AT THIS TIME. WE NEED TO HAVE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. THIS IS SO DANGEROUS WHY IS TOYOTA NOT TAKING CARE OF THIS PROBLEM THEY WAIT UNTIL DEATHS OCCUR. *JS

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VSC OFF CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND TINE IN 2 MONTHS. VEHICLES VIBRATE VIOLENT SHORTLY AFTER. WAS DIAGNOSED BY QUALIFY TECHNICIAN THAT IGNITION COIL #6 HAS FAILED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON PROBLEM 2 MONTHS AGO WHEN IGNITION COIL #4 FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS SPILLING ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO ALL OF THE ENGINE OIL LEAKING. THERE WAS A RUBBER HOSE THAT WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED AND LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURE BUT THE PARTS WOULD TAKE NINE DAYS TO ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

ON APRIL 23, WHILE DRIVING HOME THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD THOUGHT I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN MY ENGINE. NEXT MORNING DROVE ABOUT A MILE FROM THE HOUSE AND KNOCKING NOISE STARTED AGAIN. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND AFTER INSPECTION FOUND THAT MOST OF MY OIL HAD LEAKED OUT BECAUSE THE OIL COOLER HOSE ASSEMBLY/GASKET BLEW OUT. TOWED CAR TO STERLING MCCALL LEXUS BECAUSE OUR MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A RECALL. AT STERLING THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR THE OTHER SIDE OIL COOLER HOSE ASSEMBLY/GASKET WHICH THEY REPLACED. SO, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $643 TO FIX THE IDENTICAL HOSE PARTS THAT WERE RECALLED ON THE OTHER SIDE. TOWING TO STERLING $168. TOWING BACK TO MY MECHANIC $86. - CHARGED DOUBLE AT STERLING FOR TOWING. OUR MECHANIC DID WORK FOR ABOUT HALF OF WHAT STERLING WANTED. PLEASE RECALL THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OIL COOLER HOSES. THEY ARE IDENTICAL AND BOTH WILL BLOW OUT CAUSING MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE WORK DONE - PLEASE RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED AGAINST A WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER ENGINE START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A BATTERY FAILURE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V342000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.