2006 LEXUS RX Complaints

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER RELEASE. INSTEAD THE SEAT BELTS FALL LOOSE OUT SIDE OF THE CAR AS DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE EXITING THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AS THE PEOPLE MAY GET THEIR LEGS TANGLED IN THE HANGING OUT THE DOOR UNRETRACTED SEAT BELTS. THIS MAY CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY. ALSO THE UNRETRACTED SEAT BELTS MAY CAUSE THE DOOR TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, CAUSING FAILURE HERE ALSO. THE SEAT BELT METAL PORTION MAY ALSO SCRAPE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING PAINT AND FINISH DAMAGE. *NM

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. IT WAS 4-WHEEL ALIGNED FOLLOWING INITIAL DELIVERY & ALSO AT ~22K MILES BY THE DEALER. AT 22K MILES, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT TIRES WERE WORN SEVERELY INBOARD AND THE REAR HAS SOME OF THE SAME INDICATIONS (THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY ROTATED FROM THE FRONT). ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED. *NM

THOSE FOCUSED HEADLIGHTS, OFTEN WITH A BLUE TINT, ARE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS WHO CAN BE TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY THEIR EXTREME BRIGHTNESS. THE SITUATION IS MADE WORSE IN WET CONDITIONS WHEN REFLECTIONS INTENSIFY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DRIVERS WHO WEAR EYEGLASSES (INCLUDING ME), HAVE EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN REGAINING VISION AFTER BEING BLINDED BY ONCOMING VEHICLE WITH THESE FOCUSED HEADLIGHTS. GROWING USE OF THE HEADLIGHTS BY AUTOMAKERS IS QUICKLY SPREADING THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE INFO PROVIDED BELOW IS THE TYPE THAT USES THESE HEADLIGHTS. A NUMBER A MANUFACTURERS USE THESE HEADLIGHTS NOW, ALSO BMW, CADILLAC, INFINITI AMONG OTHERS.*JB

> HI I HAVE LOOKED AT THE TAIL LIGHTS OF LEXUS RX 330 > AND 300 AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ILLEGAL. THEY ARE > CLEAR LENS WITH NO RED REFLECTION OR AMBER > REFLECTION. > THE BULB IS RED AND THE TURN IS AMBER BUT THE LENS > ARE > NOT COLORED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE > IS > ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I DON'T KNOW IF ITS THE > FRONT > OR REAR AT NIGHT TIME. ALL THE OTHER CARS FOLLOW THE > RED AND AMBER LENS FOR ALL YEARS. PLEASE LOOK INTO > THIS AS AN OLD TRUCK DRIVER WITH MANY MILES UNDER ME > I > DO NOT WANT TO SEE A CHANGE IN THE LIGHT SYSTEM AND > I > BELIEVE LEXUS IS TRYING TO DO THAT, ALONG WITH THE > AFTER MARKET PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME GEORGE. *NM

2006 LEXUS RX400H REVVED AND RACED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO HAVE A REP INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT MENTIONED THAT IT WOULD TAKE SIX WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS BEFORE IT COULD BE INSPECTED. NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT ANY SPEED ON VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER RENDERING THE MASTER CYLINDER INOPERATIVE. AFTER THE INITIAL MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INCREASE IN SPEED TO 72 MPH ON A DECLINE AND DECELERATE 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DOES NOT GEAR DOWN WHILE GOING DOWN AN ICY ROAD. THERE ARE NO 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD GEARS. THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM HYDROPLANING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE AND FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. UPDATED 05/10/6. *JB

THE VEHICLE SURGES AT A STEADY SPEED. I AM MOST AWARE OF THE SURGING AT 35-45 MILES PER HOUR. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE AND THE LEXUS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB