2004 LEXUS RX330 Complaints

2004 LEXUS RX330 HAD A FRONT SUSPENSION DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ACCORDING TO LEXUS DEALERS, THERE IS NOT REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THIS CONDITION. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS A SERIOUS DELAY IN DOWNSHIFTING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. THIS HAS CAUSED MORE THAN ONE INSTANCE WHERE A COLLISION COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO INABILITY TO AVOID FASTER TRAFFIC. *AK *TC

I HAD DRIVEN MY CAR TO THE BANK AND WHEN I CAME OUT TO START MY CAR THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY STIFF. I SAW A RED BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH AND FIRST THOUGHT I HAD SOMEHOW PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND THAT I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT SO NO INJURIES OCCURRED. AFTER TRYING NUMEROUS TIMES TO MOVE MY CAR, THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. THIS WAS ONLY ABOUT A MILE. ONCE I WAS HOME, THE VEHICLE AGAIN FROZE UP AND I HAD NO BRAKES AND COULD NOT EVEN PUSH DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF A PROBLEM, NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND HAD TO GET TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A FLATBED TRUCK. THIS WAS A NEW 2004 LEXUS RX330 WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP PUT A SIGN ON MY CAR...DO NOT DRIVE - NO BRAKES. THE NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK. BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER (I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTRY AND IT WOULD TAKE 3 WEEKS TO SHIP A PART) I WAS NOT GIVEN MY OLD PART AND THE ONLY EXPLANATION WAS THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THIS NEW PART HAS A DEFECT TOO, AND IF IN ANOTHER 5,000 MILES THIS MASTER CYLINDER WILL FAIL. THE FACT THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY LEADS ME TO QUESTION WHETHER THERE WERE A NUMBER OF OTHER 2004 LEXUS RX330'S THAT HAD SIMILAR MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONS. IF YOU HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON LEXUS RX330'S I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. *JB

I TOOK MY RX330 IN FOR ITS 5000 MI CHECKUP AND THE RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT RECALL. AFTER 2 HOURS I WAS TOLD THAT IN AN EFFORT TO GAS UP MY VEHICLE, MY BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AT THE GAS STATION AND WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO DANGEROURS TO DRIVE AND THAT I WOULD BE PROVIDED A LOANER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO THREE WEEKS BEFORE MY VEHICLE WOULD BE READY. FORTUNATELY, IT TOOK ONLY FOUR DAYS TO BE REPAIRED. NOW I AM DRIVING MY VEHICLE WITH REAL APPREHENSION. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BASED UPON CONSUMER REPORTS SAFETY AND I HOPE I DO NOT LIVE TO REGRET IT.

1)BACKING OUT OF MY SLANTING DRIVEWAY. 2)NO BRAKES-HAD TO HIT THEM REALLY HARD TO STOP AT ALL. 3. DEALER TOWED AND REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTERS.

CAR IS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. BRAKES FAILED - PEDAL BECAME HARD AS A ROCK AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT WARNING. ALMOST DROVE THROUGH MY DRIVEWAY FENCE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER UNDER WARRANTY. IT TOOK A WEEK TO GET THE BOOSTER. SO FAR THE BRAKES SEEM TO BE OK. *JB

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, ON JAN.22.05 THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 LEXUS RX 330 STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. WOULD ONLY WORK WITH EXTREME FOOT PRESSURE AND THEN VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED IN COLD WEATHER AFTER THE CAR WAS JUST WASHED AT A COMMERCIAL CAR WASH. MILEAGE ON CAR ABOUT 10,500. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN A MILE, I CALLED LEXUS ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO ARRANGED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICE IN WESTPORT CT. I WAS TOLD THE "BRAKE BOOSTER" HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED IT WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES WHO HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HIS WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE FEB.16.05 EDITION OF THE NEW YORK TIMES FOR VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL PRODUCED IN CANADA.*AK

LOCKED BRAKE PEDAL;1. ON TURNING ON THE IGNITION, THE BRAKE PEDDAL LOCKED. WHEN THIS PROBLEM APPEARED THE FIRST TIME, I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENDED AS THE BRAKE PEDAL UNLOCKED AFTER TURINING ON AND OFF THE IGNITION AGAIN.*AK 2. DURING THE 5000 MI SERVICE I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT HAD NOT TURNED OFF (LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD) ONCE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK. THEY ASSUMED THIS TO BE RELATED TO THE RECALL MY VEHICLE HAD FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS (TAIL LIGHTS) AND FIXED THE VEHICLE FOR THE RECALL ISSUE. 3. ONCE AGAIN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED ON JAN 28TH WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE IN SNOW. WHILE I USED THE PARKING BRAKE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE THE PEDAL DID NOT UNLOCK. AFTER REPEATEDLY TURNING ON AND OFF THE IGNITION I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE PEDAL (ABOUT 5 MINS) AND I THEN CALLED UP THE DEALERSHIP. 4. THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE CAR FOR LOCKING BY INSTALLING A "BRAKE BOOSTER" 5. WHAT BOTHERS ME MOST IS THE LACK OF PROACTIVE RESPONSE FROM LEXUS ON THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE BRAKES LOCKED WHEN I WAS TURNING ON THE IGNITION, HAD THE SAME HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THIS COULD HAVE COST ME AND MY WIFE OUR LIVES. AS THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE (FROM OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS) THEY SHOULD HAVE PROACTIVELY CHECKED THE CAR WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE 5000 MI SERVICE. MY PEDAL LOCKED AFTER TWO DAYS OF THE SERVICE!

POWER BRAKES ON 2004 LEXUS RX330 FAILED IN COLD WEATHER. ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT WHILE BACKING OUT OF GARAGE. WARMING UP THE VEHICLE FOR 15 MIN TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT FAILED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. DEALER TOWED THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. WORKS FINE SINCE. I HAVE HEARD COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL AND WOULD LIKE TO REGISTER MY OWN

I HAVE A 2004 RX330. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES TERRIBLY, TO THE POINT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. I HAVE HAD IT IN 3 TIMES, AND THEY TELL ME THAT'S THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. THEY SAID, "I'TS TRYING TO LEARN HOW YOU DRIVE" GIVE IT TIME, THEY SAY, NOW I HAVE 10K MILES, STILL SAME PROBLEM. I WAITED MY WHOLE LIFE TO GET A LEXUS, AND NOT THEY ARE PROVING TO BE LEMONS, AND LEXUS OF ALL THE COMPANIES, SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING. IT'S GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO HELP ME AND THE OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING TROUBLE? IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN YOU START FROM A STOP, IN THE LOWER GEARS. LEXUS SAID THIS CAR DOESN'T NEED THE "UPDATE".*JB