2013 LEXUS RX 350 Complaints

I HAVE THE ORIGINAL TIRES FOR MY BRAND 2013 LEXUS RX350 BOUGHT AT LENS STOLERS (OWINGS MILLS MD) IN JULY 2013. THE MICHELIN TIRE P235/60R18 DOT B9XF RPNX 1512 SHOULD BE RECALLED.. TIRE STARTED SHOWING WEAR WITH A SPLIT IN RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDEWALL WE SUSPECTED DRYROT WITH LESS THEN 25K MILES. TOOK TO LENS STOLERS, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT DEFECTED TIRE. READDRESS AGAIN WITH LENS STOLER IN AUGUST BY PHONE SINCE THE SPLIT HAD BECOME A GASH OF TIRE MISSING. (SEE PICTURES) DEALERSHIP AGAIN DENIED DEFECT. WENT TO REPLACE TIRES ON NOVEMBER 2, 2015 AT A REPUTABLE PLACE...THEY SAID TIRE WERE DEFECTED AND TO GO BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP. LEFT THERE AND WENT BACK TO LENS STOLERS WHO STILL DENIED DEFECT AND TOLD ME TO CALL MICHELIN SINCE TIRES WERE THEIRS. I TOLD THEM THE TIRES CAME WITH MY BRAND NEW CAR PURCHASE THERE. THEY SENT ME TO NTB FOR MICHELIN DEALS WITH THEM FOR PRORATES. NTB ESTABLISHED ALL 4 TIRES WERE DRYROTTED. I SAW SEVERAL RECALLS HOWEVER MY DOT WAS NOT INCLUDED. BUT CLEARLY THESE TIRE MICHELIN P235/60R18 DOT B9XF RPNX 1512 SHOULD BE RECALLED.

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE VEHICLE DEFECT; POSSIBLE CRASH, INJURY OR DEATH 2013 LEXUS RX 350. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DURING THE 15, 4000 MILES SHE PUT ON THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE, SHE EXPERIENCED FOUR EPISODES OF FREE WHEELING, WHEREIN THE VEHICLE, WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, BUT SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL MODE WITH NO GEAR ENGAGED, WHILE THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO COAST FORWARD UNTIL, SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD BECAUSE HER FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

AT APPROX. 1:30 P.M. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP IN LINE FOR THE TOLL BOOTH AT THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE GOING BETWEEN THE BRONX TO QUEENS IN NEW YORK. MY FOOT, FORTUNATELY, WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE CAR ENGINE ROARED AT SEEMINGLY FULL ACCELERATION AT WHICH TIME I PRESSED THE BRAKE HARD, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ENGINE ROARED EVEN IN NEUTRAL. AT NO TIME DID MY FOOT SLIP TO THE ACCELERATOR NOR DID ANY OBJECT FALL ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE FLOOR MATS WERE SECURELY FASTENED. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT THE TIME THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY DEATH. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO RALLYE LEXUS IN GLEN COVE, N.Y. THE NEXT DAY AND THEY PERFORMED THEIR REQUIRED LEXUS TSA ENGINEERS TESTS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE ON THE TOP OF A DRIVEWAY THAT GOES DOWNHILL. THE CAR WAS TURNED ON AND WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SHOT DOWN THE HILL LIKE A BULLET AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE CAR. WE WENT THROUGH 3 FENCES BEFORE THE CAR WAS FINALLY STOPPED BY THE THIRD FENCE. THE CAR HAD 4 PASSENGERS IN IT. THE PASSENGERS ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE, BOTH FRONT AND REAR, SUSTAINED THE MOST INJURIES. NONE OF THE 10 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

THE ENTIRE BODY OF THE CAR SHOOK WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. I HAVE BEEN NOTICING IT BEFORE AND IT WAS MORE SUBTLE BUT THIS TIME IT WAS NOT. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES I WAS NOT SURE IF THE BRAKES WOULD STOP THE CAR IN TIME. AFTER THAT TRIP I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL SO I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AND MENTIONED MY EXPERIENCE. THEY UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE SAFETY RECALL AND TEST DROVE MY VEHICLE FOR THE COMPLAINT AND FOUND OUT A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THE ROTOR OF THE BRAKES. *TR

MY NEW 2013 LEXUS RX-350 MAKES A SIGNIFICANT AUDIBLE "CLUNKING" SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A FIRM STOP AT EITHER LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. THIS CLUNKING SOUND OCCURS WITH EVERY STOP FROM JUST A FEW MILES AN HOUR TO FASTER SPEEDS. LEXUS OF LAS VEGAS MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND CONFIRM THE "CLUNKING" SOUND IS FRAME/SUSPENSION RELATED AND IS NOT A LOOSE SPARE TIRE OR OTHER ISSUE. THEY INDICATE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE IS NO FIX AS IT IS A PECULIARITY/DEFECT WITH ALL 2013 LEXUS RX-350 CARS. I PERSONALLY DROVE ANOTHER 2013 LEXUS RX-350 AT THE DEALERSHIP WHICH MAKE THE SAME CLUNKING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE REPEATED "CLUNKING SOUND" IS IS DEFINITELY A VEHICLE DEFECT IN MY 2013 LEXUS RX-350. I AM NOT A SAFETY ENGINEER NOR WERE ANY OF THE LEXUS REPRESENTATIVES WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR AND THE "CLUNKING" SOUND ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. FROM A MENTAL STATE OF MIND STANDPOINT, THE REPEATED "CLUNKING" SOUND WHEN STOPPING IS A MAJOR ATTENTION DISTRACTION AND REPRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME GIVEN IT'S INTENSITY AND CONSTANT REPEATABILITY. MY 2013 LEXUS RX-350 CAN BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION. REQUEST YOU RESEARCH THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPEATED "CLUNKING" SOUND IN THE 2013 LEXUS RX-350 SERIES OF VEHICLES, AND MY VEHICLE, AND DETERMINE IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND OTHERS WHO OWN 2013 LEXUS RX-350 VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE, JUST LIKE THE RECALL ISSUED TO 2004 LEXUS MODELS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS DRIVING IN SNOW 10 MPH WHEN ANTILOCK BRAKES QUIT WORKING. LEXUS SAID IT WAS THE BRAKER ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

I WAS DRIVING ON I-59 NORTH WITH WIFE AS PASSENGER WITH RADAR CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH APPROACHING DEPARTURE EXIT. I TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CC AND IT DID NOT RELEASE. THINKING I HAD NOT TAPPED IT HARD ENOUGH, I MADE THE TURN AND TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER. THE CC DID NOT RELEASE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH FULL FORCE. THE ENGINE RACED TO SATISFY THE CC AND THE SPEED WAS 69 MPH GOING INTO THE EXIT. MY FOCUS WAS STEERING THE VEHICLE TO AVOID OBJECTS AND TRAFFIC. WE CRASHED ACROSS A FOUR LANE CONCRETE CURBED BOULEVARD AND INTO A CHAIN-LINK FENCE. I STEERED DOWN A FRONTAGE ROAD AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS WAS A 30 SECOND + EVENT. THE BLACK BOX CAPTURED 9.5 SECONDS OF INFORMATION. LEXUS DOWNLOADED THE BLACK BOX AND I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE INFORMATION WHICH THEY DID FURNISH ON A THUMB DRIVE. THEY IMMEDIATELY ERASED ALL EVIDENCE OF THE CRASH FROM THE VEHICLE DATA RECORDER AND PROCLAIMED THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE THUMB DRIVE DATA CLEARLY DISPLAYS THAT THE CAR WAS TRAVELING 69 MPH ON THE DATA RECORDER. IT ALSO SHOWS THAT THE CC DROPPED OUT DURING THE CRASH. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA LEGAL IN TORRANCE, CA, INDICATING THAT THEIR REVIEW OF THE VEHICLE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND THE CASE WAS CLOSED. THE BODY SHOP REPAIRS WERE $16K PLUS THE DEPRECIATED VALUE OF THE VEHICLE IS $11K. NALLEY LEXUS GALLERIA, SMYRNA, GA, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, DEFERS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO TOYOTA. I HAVE BEEN A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SINCE 1990 AND THIS HAS BEEN MY THIRD LEXUS RX. BITTER SWEET END! MB