2005 LEXUS RX330 Complaints

2005 LEXUS RX330 WOULD NOT STOP NOR BRAKE AS HEADED DOWNHILL IN SLIGHTLY SNOWY WEATHER AT ABOUT 25MPH. AS ROAD CURVED, I COULD NOT SLOW VEHICLE AND THUS STARTED TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THINKING IT WA A FORWARD SLIDE BUT THAT DIDN'T CHANGE THINGS AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SO I HIT THE BREAKS HARD-- NO RESULT, NO ADDITIONAL CONTROL. VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A BLOCK, HIT CURB, THEN TREE. TOTALED VEHICLE AND INJURY TO MYSELF. ASSUMED AT THE TIME THE SPEED WAS LOWER BUT AFTER SEEING DAMAGE LATER AND GETTING PHYSICAL THERAPY, IT CLEARLY HAD ACCELERATED BEFORE HITTING THE CURB-- WHICH DID SLOW IT DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE TREE. THREE OF FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT WITH HOLES ON THE SIDES FROM FORCE OF IMPACT WITH CURB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT BECAUSE THE RUBBER SEAL USED WAS NOT OF GOOD QUALITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE TRIM AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. EACH HEAD LAMP HAD A COMPUTER AND THE LACK OF SEAL ALLOWED WATER INTO THE HEAD LAMPS AND SHORT CIRCUIT THE COMPUTER. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS REPLACED AND THE DRIVER SIDE HAS CONDENSATION INSIDE OF IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96000.

LEXUS REAR SEAT OVER SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. BELT HAD SOMEHOW WRAPPED AROUND 11 YEAR OLD BOY THAT WAS TRYING TO LIE DOWN AND WE HAD TO CUT BELT TO RELEASE CHILD. *TR

MOISTURE PROBLEM IN BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2005 LEXUS RX330. ONE WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO UNDER WARRANTY THE OTHER MARCH 2010 WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE GOODWILL WARRANTY. BRING YOUR CAR TO LEXUS FOR SERVICE ALL THE TIME AND YOU GET THE LITTLE PERKS. *TR

PLEASE LOOKING INTO THE LEXUS RX330 MODELS. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2005 LEXUS RX330. I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE BRAKE PROBLEMS OR ACCELERATION. WHAT I EXPERIENCED THAT ONCE I PRESS ON THE BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP. THE VEHICLE TEND TO STILL BE MOVING SLIGHTLY FORWARD. THEN I WOULD HAVE TO PRESS THE BRAKES HARDER IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WAS AT 5MPH OR LESS. I BELIEVE IT'S THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED UNIT FOR THE GAS. YOU CAN ACTUAL FEEL IN THE BREAK AND ENGINE THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I ALSO WENT THRU THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE COVER ON THE DRIVER SIDE THAT THE DEALER STATED IT WAS CAUSING THE FLOOR MAT STUCK TO THE GAS PEDAL. IN MY OPINION IT'S THE CPU THAT MAY BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE ENGINE STILL HAVING A SLIGHT ROAR AFTER THE BRAKE IS PRESSED ON, AS IF GAS IS STILL BEING APPLIED OR REDUCED IN THE ENGINE. *TR

2005 LEXUS RX330 WAS DRIVEN AT 40MPH UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PUT IN NEUTRAL WHERE THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING. THE DRIVER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BROUGHT TO A DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY DID NOT FIND ANY ERROR CODES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHENEVER HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS A THREE SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER HE TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS CHANGED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2005. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 11/10/10 *BF

ON SEPT. 6, 2009 WHILE TURNING INTO A GENERAL STORE PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN HIGH ACCELERATION TO AN ESTIMATED 30MPH OR MORE BEFORE RUNNING OVER PARKING BLOCKS, ATTEMPTED BRAKING AND CRASHED INTO SEATING BENCHES AND BUILDING, AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE. POLICE ARRIVED AT SCENE. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ACCELERATED MOMENTARILY WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AROUND A CURVE OR BEND, IT WOULD MOMENTARILY ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED COMPLAINTS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 15,000. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/13/10.*JB

I OWN A 2005 LEXUS RX330. I PURCHASED IT USED IN SEPTEMBER 2007. SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT, I HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A FEELING OF A LOSS OF POWER - A HESITATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR WORK UNDER WORK IN FEBRUARY 2008, AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AN IMPROPER SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS RECALIBRATED BY A TECHNICIAN. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE AGAIN HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THERE WAS A HESITATION IN SUPPLY POWER. I WANT TO KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SIMILAR COMPLAINT AND IF MY VEHICLE IS UNDER A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. TW*