2006 LEXUS RX Complaints

2006 LEXUS RX 400H. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SYSTEM INVERTER, INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE SAFETY RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON JULY 9, 2009 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING TO ANY ACCELERATION AND THE CONSUMER HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO COAST OFF TO THE SIDE OF A NEARBY OFF RAMP. AFTER BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WA A SHORT IN THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY. *JB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I BUMPED A TREE WITH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR. THE IMPACT WAS SLIGHT, ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 5MPH AS THE DRIVEWAY WAS ICY. THE WHEELS WERE NOT TURNED MUCH AS THAT PORTION OF THE DRIVEWAY IS STRAIGHT. AFTER THE IMPACT, I FOUND THAT THE WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE "P/S FAIL" LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AFTER EXAMINING THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS A PAINT CHIP ON THE MIRROR. THERE WERE NO FLUID LEAKS. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL IN NOV. 2011 (LEXUS SAFETY CAMPAIGN 9LC) FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE DUE TO OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR SUDDEN AND UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF POWER STEERING. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED MY CLAIM FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE EXPERTS THEY CONSULTED SAID THIS TYPE OF IMPACT COULD NOT HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE WRITTEN LEXUS DESCRIBING THE ISSUE AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. HAD THE POWER STEERING FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER HITTING ONE OF THE NUMEROUS POTHOLES ON THE HIGHWAYS, INSTEAD OF IN MY DRIVEWAY, THE CONSEQUENCES TO MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SEVERE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-70, ELEVATED SECTION DOWN TOWN DENVER, VEHICLE LOST POWER, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING HYBRID SYSTEM, CHECK ENGINE, ANTISKID, AND SEVERAL OTHERS. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AFTER DIFFICULTY GETTING TO THE SAFETY LANE NEARLY CAUSING AND ACCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER THE RECALL WHERE THE IPM MODULE WAS REPLACED. TOWED TO DEALER BUT AFTER 3 DAYS OF TESTS DEALER REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. SIMILAR INCIDENT REPORTED ON SAME CAR 6 MONTHS EARLIER JUST AFTER RECALL. OWNER TRADED CAR BACK TO DEALER AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUCTION 3 DAYS LATER. *TR

WHEN APPROACHING SPEED OF 55 REAR WHEEL BEGINS TO WOBBLE. THERE WAS A RECALL ON SIMILAR VEHICLE THAT DESCRIBES THIS PROBLEM IN THE FOLLOWING LINK HTTP://WWW.CNBC.COM/ID/101022824. *TR

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2014 EVENING, I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND GOING UP A HILL IN MY CITY STREET AND SUDDENLY I HEARD A THUMP SOUND AND THEN MY LEXUS RX400H LOST ALL POWER AND THE CAR STALLED. IT WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS I WAS GOING UP A STEEP HILL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED, MY DASH LIT UP WITH "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" , "CHECK VSC" AND OTHER LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON. I TRIED TO START THE CAR, BUT THE HYBRID "READY" LIGHT WOULD NOT STAY ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO A LEXUS DEALER. I PUT A NEW BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN, THE LEXUS DEALER MECHANIC DID A COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND SAID THAT IT INDICATED "HYBRID INVERTER PROBLEM". MY VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT INTO LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR AN EARLIER RECALL FOR IPM MODULE BUT THE DEALER AT THAT TIME SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT WITHIN THE SERIAL RANGE AFFECTED AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. I PHONED LEXUS USA ON NOVEMBER 13, 2014, AND THEY CONFIRMED MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE RECALL DLF, NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 13V396. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY LETTER. THE LEXUS DEALER THEN PUT IN THE IPM RECALL PART TOYOTA PART 04001-29148 PART AND THE VEHICLE STARTED PROPERLY. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 94,000 MILES AND JUST OVER 8 YEARS OLD AND TECHNICALLY OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE LEXUS DEALER REPLACED THE PART WITH LABOR AT NO CHARGE. THIS REPAIR COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IF NOT COVERED BY LEXUS. WHEN I BOUGHT MY LEXUS HYBRID, I DID NOT BE EXPECT THAT THE HYBRID VEHICLE COULD FAIL IN SUCH A CATASTROPHIC WAY. I'M A LITTLE FEARFUL TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AND I HOPE LEXUS WILL TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE WITH THE HYBRID INVERTER, AND IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT FAILS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

DASHBOARD HAS SLOWLY STARTED TO MELT BECOMING INCREASINGLY SMOOTH, STICKY AND GLARY, SEVERELY OBSTRUCTING VISION FROM SUN REFLECTION. *TR

I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, AND MY SEAT WARMER LIGHT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. THE SEAT KEPT GETTING HOTTER TO THE POINT IT WAS UNCOMFORTABLY HOT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY 5 MI AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL THE BURNING. DURING THAT TIME, THE PLASTIC UNDER MY SEAT BUBBLED AND WAS WITHIN MINUTES OF CATCHING FIRE ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC. THE PREVIOUS MORNING I DROVE INTO BOSTON AND WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC FOR AND HOUR AND 45 MINUTES. HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ONE DAY EARLIER, I HAVE NO DOUBT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE UNDER MY SEAT. *TR

I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT MY DASHBOARD. IT'S ALL CRACKED AND I'M AFRAID THE CRACKS ARE GOING TO REACH THE AIRBAG AND IT'S GOING TO POP OUT. I NEVER SEEM SO MANY CRACKS ON SUCH A LUXURY AND EXPENSIVE CAR. I USED TO HAVE A FORD EXPLORER FOR 11 YRS AND THIS NEVER HAPPEN TO IT. I KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE WITH LEXUS AND TOYOTAS THE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEMS. I THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD FIX IT. VERY FRUSTRATED OR FIX IT FOR CHEAP. I WOULD OF THOUGHT THESE COMPANY WOULD USE BETTER MATERIALS. THANK YOU CONCERN DRIVER *TR

2006 LEXUS RX330 DASHBOARD CRACKING I'M AFRAID THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE GOING TO COME OUT. *TR

EARLIER THIS YEAR I NOTICED CRACKS SHOWING UP AROUND MY IGNITION, THOSE CRACKS HAVE SPREAD UP TO THE TOP OF THE DASH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. NOW, THERE ARE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LEADING UP TO AND AROUND THE AIRBAG. JUST THIS WEEK, I NOTICED THE DASH IS STARTING TO GET TACKY AND DUST IS STARTING TO STICK TO IT. I AM BEGINNING TO BE CONCERNED. ABOUT THE SAFETY AS IT APPEARS THE DASH IS DETERIORATING MORE AND MORE AS THE DAYS GO BY AND AM CONCERNED FOR ANYONE RIDING WITH ME. I UNDERSTAND LEXUS HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR QUITE SOMETIME BUT HAVE FAILED TO CORRECT THE DEFECTIVE DASHES. *TR