2006 LEXUS RX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX400 HYBRID. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, OR MAKING TURNS, THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE, HYBRID CHECK, AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TREASURE COAST LEXUS (LOCATED AT 5121 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 460-0000) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CLEANED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, CLEARED THE FAILURE CODES, AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE IN CHECK MODE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS EXPECTED. THE DEALER SWAPPED THE CIRCUIT OPEN RELAY WITH THE IGNITION RELAY TO ELIMINATE THE RELAY AS THE FAILURE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V396000 (HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURES, BUT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

MY VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING A HYBRID SYSTEM CHECK MESSAGE, AND THE HYBRID SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. THIS IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN DRIVE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL CAPABILITIES TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. I WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE DOWNHILL IN TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER. MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN REGULARLY, AS I JUST PURCHASED IT FROM A DEALERSHIP THAT HAD BEEN SITTING ON IT FOR SOME TIME. THE CARFAX CHECK OUT FOR THE VEHICLE, SO IT COULD BE A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INVERTER.

THE LEATHER ON THE DASHBOARD BREAKS OFF IN PIECES. CAN'T ATTACH ANYTHING TO IT, SUCH AS CELL PHONE HOLDER. LEATHER ON DASHBOARD JUST TEARS RIGHT OFF.

MY 2006 LEXUS RX400H THAT I JUST PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO FROM A LOCAL DEALER (ONE OWNER PRIOR) HAS SHUT DOWN GOING DOWN OUR MOUNTAIN. TAKING MY BOYS TO SCHOOL IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS WE COASTED DOWN OUR MOUNTAIN, AND THE BRAKES JUST STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY NEIGHBORS' DRIVEWAY AND BARELY ABLE TO USE MY BRAKES. THEY DIDN'T WORK WHEN THE HYBRID LIGHT CAME ON. EXTREMELY SCARY! IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES PRIOR TO THIS IN THESE LAST FEW MONTHS, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN PREVIOUSLY. IT'S NOW A BRICK WITH A DASHBOARD OF LIGHTS! I AM BEING TOLD BY LEXUS THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INVERTER RECALL AND IN FACT, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY ALREADY REPLACED IT PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP A FEW MONTHS BACK, REPLACED IN 2012, LATER TO FIND OUT THAT WAS NOT TRUE. I HAVE THE SERVICE RECORDS FROM THE FIRST OWNER. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. IT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM MY NEIGHBOR'S HOME ABOUT 500 FEET DOWN OUR MOUNTAIN, BACK UP TO OUR HOME ABOUT 500' BACK UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS EITHER NOT RECALLED OR NEEDS TO BE FIXED AGAIN AFTER THE RECALL. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS WHEN THEY OPEN. SOME PHOTOS OF MY DASH, ANY SUGGESTIONS? LEXUS NEEDS TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE! THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. I CAN'T IMAGINE HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT LEXUS WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. PLEASE REOPEN THIS CASE AND INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER IN THIS RECALL.

TAKATA RECALL ABS, VSC, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON. FOUND BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILING NEEDS TO REPLACE. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DOWN.

CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE INVERTER WAS REPLACED FOLLOWING THE FIRST OCCURRENCE IN 2011. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING DURING THE FIRST OCCURRENCE.

THE HYBRID BATTERY FAILED, POWER INVERTER, LOCKING UP POWER STEERING AND MY CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPERATE ON THE ROAD. I WAS QUOTED 7500$ COST. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING. I WOULD LIKE HELP REPAIRING FROM LEXUS

2006 LEXUS RX400H TOTALLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I4 TODAY. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, ENGINE DIED AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE FROM 70MPH! RIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE MISFIRED, THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON INCLUDING THE CHECK VCS, CHECK HYBRID AND CHECK ANTI-LOCK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. CODES THAT IT THREW SAID IT WAS A HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM REGENERATIVE MALFUNCTION AND A BAD ENGINE COIL. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH IT SHUTTING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD NO CONTROL WHAT SO EVER! THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN THIS CAR AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED THE WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN OCTOBER 2017.

AS I WAS DRIVING, WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES I COULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AND DID NOT FEEL ENOUGH PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I GOT SCARED AND SLOWED DOWN MY SPEED. IT TURNED OUT THAT ACCORDING TO THE AGENCY SERVICE SHOP, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SINCE IT DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH AIR/PRESSURE WHEN I BRAKE AT A LOW SPEEDS (IT'S WORN OUT), PLUS THE CV AXLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE IS LEAKING. MY POINT IS, IT COSTS ME OVER $3,000 DLLS TO REPAIR WITH ONLY 1 YEAR LABOR/PARTS WARRANTY; I READ THAT BRAKE ACTUATORS FOR 2006, 2007. & 2008 RX400H LEXUS AND TOYOTA HIGHLANDER MODELS CAME OUT DEFECTIVE, THAT ONCE THEY GET REPLACED, THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN MOST LIKELY WITHIN A YEAR AND LEXUS HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT, PRETENDING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, ALLOWING US TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLES LIKE THAT WHILE HAVING OUR LIVES AT RISK. I AL SO READ THAT MECHANICS WORKING FOR LEXUS COMPANIES HAVE STATED THAT LEXUS SPENDS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON BRAKE ACTUATORS ALONE BECAUSE THEY GET REPLACED TOO OFTEN. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND IF POSSIBLE FORCE TOYOTA/LEXUS TO DO A MASSIVE RECALL. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY NOR CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THIS MUCH MONEY TO REPAIR IT. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS TOWARDS THE COST OF THE VEHICLE, OVER $15,000 ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND I DO NOT THINK THIS IS FAIR. I AM THE ONLY DRIVER, LIVE IN A SMALL CITY, AND DO NOT DRIVE IT MUCH.

THIS WAS OUR FIRST HYBRID VEHICLE. WE WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WEIRD NOISES AND THE PARTICULARSBIN THE WAY THE VEHICLE OPERATES. THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE WAS WITH THE ABS BREAKING SYSTEM. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO LEXUS A FEW TIMES FOR OIL CHANGES, A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER CONVERTER AND ANOTHER ISSUE OVER THE LAST 6 PLUS YEARS I ALWAYS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PULSING OF THE BRAKES AND THE BARKING AND OTHER NOISES COMING FROM THE CAR. THIS LAST MONTH OR SO A WARNING LIGHT FOR ABS AND ANOTHER WARNING HAD COME UP. I HAD RECENTLY HAD THE REAR BRAKES DONE AND CALLED THE LOCAL BRAKE SHOP . THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND SAID THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED REPLACED. ERROR CODE C1256 AND C1391. I DECIDED TO LOOK UP THESE CODES AND MY LEXUS MODEL AND FOUND MANY. MANY MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS OR SO. MOST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM LEXUS ADVISING OF A"WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THIS OR ANY RECALL LETTER FOR MY LEXUS. THE PEOPLE ON THESE LEXUSCLUB BOARDS ALL HAD THIS ISSUE. MANY OF THEM DID NOT HAVE THE "WARNING LIGHT" COME ON AND WERE DENIED A REPAIR. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE ISSUE AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON A MONTH OR SO AGO AND I FIND THAT THIS IS A HUGH SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT'S WITH THE BREAKING SYSTEM. LEXUS IS AWARE OF IT AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 12/31/2017. WELL EVEN THOUGH I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THEY SAY IT'S NOT COVERED AND ITHE REPAIR IS ABOUT $2500-$3000 . TODAY WE CALLED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY STATE IT'S OUR FAULT FOR NOT BRINGING IT IN ON TIME THEY SAID THEY DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND SENT THEM. WELL I HAVE NEVER ONCE RECEIVED ANY RECALL IT WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE. I HAVE LIVED HERE 23 YEARS AND OWNED THE CAR FOR MORE THAN 6 YEARS. LEXUS CALLS THIS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT"DEALERS CALL THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL .BUT TO AVOID THE RECALL STIGMA THEY ISSUE AN ENHANCEMENT