2007 LEXUS RX Complaints

2007 LEXUS RX400H. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND TO AVOID INJURING OTHER PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, HE DECIDED TO CRASH CRASHED INTO A TREE. AFTER STRIKING THE TREE, HE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE THAT WAS OCCUPIED AND IT IN TURN STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE COLLISION CAUSED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE TO FLIP ONTO ITS SIDE. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

AT APPROX. 8:05 AM ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2ND I WAS STOPPED BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS THAT WAS PICKING UP CHILDREN AT THE INTERSECTION (1-2) MIN WAIT) I GAVE THE CAR ENOUGH GAS TO MAKE THE RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO CROCKERS LAKE BLVD. WHICH IS ONLY APPROX. 150-200 FT IN LENGTH. I ESTIMATE THE SPEED WAS BETWEEN 10-15 MPH WHEN I BEGAN BRAKING TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE CITATION CLUB APARTMENTS WHEN I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO PULL AGAINST THE BRAKES. AS I APPROACHED THE END OF CROOKERS LAKE BLVD I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS "SCREAMING" AND THE TACHOMETER WAS APPROACHING TO "RED-LINE". I MANAGED TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN AND AS THE CAR SLOWED I SHIFTED IT INTO PARK TO STOP IT. THE ENGINE WAS SCREAMING SO I TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY RED-LINED AGAIN; I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR. UPDATED 03/11/11

FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN EMITTING WHITE POWDER FROM THE INTERIOR VENTS. IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AS THE POWDER SETTLES ALL OVER THE DASH BOARD AND BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE EACH YEAR. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND ONLY NOTICE THIS PROBLEM DURING THE WINTER WHEN THE HEATER IS USED. WE ARE WORRIED OF THIS POWDER BEING POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO OUR HEALTH AS WE BREATH IT IN. I HAVE HEARD OTHER OWNERS OF LEXUS RX 350 WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. THE DEALERS FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT AND POTENTIAL HAZARD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 LEXUS RX 350. WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, IN ORDER TO PREVENT A CRASH WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP CAUSING A CRASH TO OCCUR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POLICE REPORT FILED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR THAT MADE HER SICK. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE VEHICLE WITH A COSMOLINE SPRAY (WHICH THE CONTACT STATED WAS TOXIC). THE DEALER ALSO TRIED A CLEANING SPRAY WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WORSENED AND CAUSED LONG-TERM HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14. UPDATED 2/15/2011 UPDATED 11/30/2011 *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A CURVED RAMP WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY FAILED CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A RAMP WALL AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE FACE, MOUTH, AND BODY. THE INVESTIGATOR FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT ROTORS FRACTURED. NEVADA STATE POLICE REPORT NHP0705110020 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.

THE OIL COOLER HOSE BURST WITHOUT WARNING, SPEWING OIL ALL OVER THE ROAD AND IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE. IN ADDITION TO A SAFETY HAZARD, THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM. THE CAR IS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER UNDER A "CAMPAIGN," BUT NO PRIOR NOTICE OF THE PROBLEM WAS ISSUED. *TR

I HAVE 2007 LEXUS 400H AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTS WHEN IT CATCHES EITHER A ROAD CRACK WHEN CHANGING LANES OR ON CERTAIN ROADS WHERE THERE IS A SMALL CROWN. THE STEERING GET TIGHT ON CORRECTING IT DRIFTS TO THE OTHER SIDE. STEERING ALSO GIVES A TUG OR A WOBBLE TO WHEN HITTING CERTAIN CRACKS OR BUMPS. THE DRIFT AND TUGS GENERALLY ARE TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAYS EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD AND BLAMES IN ON TIRES. MY MICHELIN TIRES WITH TREADWEAR 450 ARE ALMOST WORN AT 25,000 MILES. I FEAR DURING SNOW THIS WILL BE DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE 2007 LEXUS RX 350, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2010, MY A/C LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THEN GAVE ME "CHECK AIR CONDITION" SIGN. START TO SMELL GAS/OIL SMELL AND ALSO SAW SOME SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND SAW OIL LEAKING BY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SIDE. OPENED MY HOOK AND CHECK FOR OIL LEVEL AND I WAS ALMOST OUT OF OIL. I FIGURED MY OIL MIGHT BE LEAKING FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I GOT BACK HOME I REALIZED THERE WAS SOME OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY AS WELL. SO I THINK THIS PROBLEM STARTED A DAY AGO. I ADDED 3 QUARTS AND DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME (ABOUT 4 MILES). SINCE I HAD ADDED ADDITIONAL OIL, IT HAD MORE OIL TO LEAK OUT. WHICH MADE MY DRIVEWAY COVERED WITH MORE OIL. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT ON THIS CAR AND HAVE DONE MY OIL CHANGE VERY REGULARLY WHILE I WAS BROWSING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I REALIZED THERE ARE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPORT SAME PROBLEM FOR SAME MODEL OF LEXUS ON DIFFERENT FORMS AND BLOGS. IT IS MY REQUEST FOR YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF THIS IS MANUFACTURES ISSUES. THIS SITUATION IS VERY HAZARDOUS AND UNSAFE FOR THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP ON THIS. *TR

2007 RX 350. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH INSTALLATION OF RUNNING BOARDS ON VEHICLE *TGW THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE THE RUNNING BOARDS AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF THE CONSUMER MAKING CALLS TO THEM. IN JULY 2007, THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND SENSORS. ON SEVERAL INSTANCES, THE TIRE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A NAIL IN ONE OF THE TIRES WHICH CAUSED THE HAZARD SENSOR TO ACTIVATE. IN OCTOBER 2007, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP AT TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIRE HAZARD SENSOR ALSO CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT PROBLEMS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE WINDOW MALFUNCTION AND THE TIRE SENSOR WAS RESET. IN LATE DECEMBER 2007, THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS AND SENSORS. THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG SENSOR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD SHUT DOWN AND WAS INOPERABLE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH THE TIRE HAZARD SENSORS AND WAS FREQUENTLY UNABLE TO USE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUST FEATURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. PASSENGERS ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT ADJUST THE SEAT AND THAT THE SEAT BELT FELT TIGHT AND WOULD NOT EXTEND OUTWARD. THE DEALER SATED THE SEAT BELT WAS CAUGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TRACK, WHICH CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SEAT BELT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG LIGHT. IN JULY 2009, THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOTE LOCK AND DOOR LOCKS. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER DOOR ONLY LOCKS MANUALLY. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SEAT BELT WAS NEVER CORRECTED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. *JB