2006 LEXUS RX HYBRID Complaints

VEHICLE LOST CONTROL ON BRAKES AND ALMOST STALLS WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED 1 YEAR AGO AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND NOW IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND WHAT IS CAUSING IT. IT HAS BEEN A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE COMPUTER WAS CHANGED AND STILL IT OCCURRED AND IS WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS BRAKING. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATION CAUSED ME TO SLAM INTO THE WALL OF MY OFFICE BUILDING AND BOUNCED THE CAR BACK 3-4 FEET. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS IN TOTAL SHOCK AND HAD HIT MY LEG AGAINST THE PANEL DURING THE CRASH. AS THE DAY PROGRESSED I STARTED FEELING MORE AND MORE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT THROUGHOUT MY NECK, SHOULDERS AND CHEST AREA. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER FELT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE CAR WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. NOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE REALIZED OCCASIONALLY WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR DOESN'T SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY. WHETHER THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT IS BEYOND ME. THE CAR WAS LATER TOWED TO LONGO LEXUS IN EL MONTE, CA FOR I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006, LEXUS, RX 400 H. A LEXUS CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEW TO ME LAST SUMMER. IT ACCELERATES SLIGHTLY WHEN I INITIATE BRAKING 2 OR 3 TIMES OUT OF 20 TIMES. I THOUGHT IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR A CAR WITH REGENERATIVE BRAKING. IT STARTLES YOU WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT HARD PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE STOPS THE CAR. YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTTENTION EACH TIME YOU BRAKE. WHAT IS SCARY IS IT ACCELERATES A LOT IN ABOUT 1 OF 100 TIMES WHEN I BRAKE. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I WAS HITTING BOTH THE GAS AND THE ACCELERATOR ... BUT I AM SURE I AM NOT. THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE TWO CAR LENGTHS BEFORE YOU CAN BRAKE IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS DANGEROUS AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER LAST YEAR. WE WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR. THE DEALERSHIP RECORDED THE COMPLAINT AND TOLD ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT. THE 2 CAR LENGTH ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS WORSE IN THE HOT MONTHS AND IT DID NOT SEEM TO OCCUR IN THE WINTER MONTHS. THE SLIGHT ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS NOT CHANGED IN FREQUENCY. WITH ALL THIS TOYOTA BRAKE STUFF, I WONDER WHY I HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM IN LEXUS HYBRID CARS TOO?

LEXUS RX 400H ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. INCURRED $10,000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. NEVER HAS HAPPENED AGAIN-TOOK TO LEXUS DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AFTER DAMAGES REPAIRED AT BODY SHOP. THE CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. UPDATED 05/04/10

WE OWN A 2006 LEXUS RX 400H AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE CAR 'JUMPS' FORWARD. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR VEHICLE TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES TO REPORT THE ISSUE BUT THEY ALWAYS RETURN AND TELL US NOTHING IT WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM. THIS EVENT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME, WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IF WE ARE REQUIRED TO STOP SUDDENLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, ETC. THAT OUR VEHICLE WILL JUMP AND WE WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FLASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE INVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY $700 TO HAVE THE PART INSTALLED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 140,000.

LEXUS RX400H, ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE SUCH THAT THE THERE WAS A SLIGHT DELAY THAT HAD TO COMPENSATED FOR OR YOU WOULD PASS INTERSECTIONS OR TURNS. THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATES AT TIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA RECALL FOR PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE, OWNER OF A 2006 LEXUS 400H CONCERNED WITH BRAKING PROBLEM EXPERIENCE W/VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE INCIDENT WOULD OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND THEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. *JB

I WAS APPROACHING A LIGHT INTERSECTION AT 50MPH. WHEN LIGHT CHANGED TO RED I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES ABOUT 1,000FT FROM INTERSECTION. CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND BRAKES APPEARED NOT TO BE WORKING. I VEERED INTO MEDIAN TO AVOID STOPPED TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME AND THEN ENTERED INTERSECTION CLIPPING THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. LEXUS DEALER REPORTED NO DEFECT WITH BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN STORED IN A FLORIDA GARAGE AND IT WAS THE 1ST TIME IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN TO THIS VEHICLE TO MY KNOWLEDGE. *TR

FOLLOWING ARE THE SERIES OF EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 11, 2009: 1.I WAS LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN THE PARKING GARAGE OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. 2.I FOUND ONE OPEN SPACE ON MY LEFT. 3.I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SLOWED DOWN MY CAR TO ALMOST ZERO SPEED. 4.I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT TOWARDS THE PARKING SPACE. 5.I SLOWLY RELEASED THE BRAKES TO LET THE CAR SLOWLY ROLL INTO THE PARKING SPACE. 6.SUDDENLY MY CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. 7.I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. I TRIED MY BEST TO APPLY THE BRAKES. 8.BEFORE, I COULD REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED, THE CAR BANGED INTO THE PARKING GARAGE WALL AROUND 3 METERS AHEAD OF ME AND STOPPED AFTER THE IMPACT. 9.THE IMPACT WAS SO BAD THAT THE AIRBAGS POPPED OUT. 10.SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. 11.I SUFFERED SEVERE 'WHIPLASH' INJURY IN MY NECK. 12.NOT ONLY THIS, THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED WAS ALMOST 4 STORIES HIGH IN PARKING GARAGE. HAD THE WALL IN-FRONT OF ME GIVEN AWAY, I WOULD HAVE FALLEN ALMOST 4 STORIES DOWN WITH THE CAR. 13.I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE CRASH WITHOUT ANY SEVERE INJURY. 14.FOR A FEW SECONDS, I WAS TOTALLY BLANK, THEN I TRIED OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, BUT IT WAS STUCK. 15.I PUSHED IT HARD, AND DOOR OPENED SLIGHTLY. 16.I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, TOOK THE KEYS OUT. 17.I RUSHED OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. 18.THE INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) SENT SOMEONE TO TOW AWAY THE CAR. 19.THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY TO COLLISION CENTER. 20.AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN A MONTH AND AROUND USD 18,000.00, I GOT MY CAR BACK ON DECEMBER 16TH 2009 FROM THE COLLISION CENTER. *TR