2006 LEXUS RX330 Complaints

TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD TIME SELECTING A GEAR BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. IT STARTS TO GO INTO 3RD GEAR THEN JUMPS OUT FOR A SECOND AND THEN SLAMS BACK INTO 3RD. USUALLY WHEN LIGHTLY ACCELERATING. VERY NOTICEABLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND WAS TOLD I MAY JUST NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION!! IT ONLY HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH A LEXUS! THAT AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS DIAGNOSED AS BAD AS WELL! IT'S LIKE THE ENTIRE DRIVE TRAIN IS GARBAGE!! VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH LEXUS AND I HOPE THEY WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH ME. I DON'T WANT TO BE ON A TRIP WITH MY FAMILY AND IT BREAK DOWN ON US WHEN I PAYED FOR RELIABILITY.

THE DASHBOARD ON MY LEXUX RX330 2006 BEGAN TO CRACK AND MELT. SOME PIECES HAVE FALLEN OFF AND OTHER AREAS HAVE NOW BEGUN TO SEPARATE AND SPLIT. A LOCAL NEWS REPORT HERE IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA REPORTED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH CERTAIN YEARS AND MODELS BY TOYOTA AND LEXUS. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THE NEWS ALSO REPORTED THAT LEXUS HAS ISSUED A 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CERTAIN MODELS AND I BELIEVE MINE IS INCLUDED. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE FOR AN OFFICIAL RECALL BUT NONE CAN BE FOUND. THE COMPANY MAY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN RECALLS AND"EXTENDED WARRANTIES". I WILL RESEARCH THIS FURTHER AND KEEP YOU APPRISED IF I AM DENIED COVERAGE UNDER THE SO CALLED EXTENDED WARRANTY.

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A WHINING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION AT SLOW SPEEDS THE NOISE CONTINUES. WHEN PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT MAKES A BUZZING NOISE.

CAME TO A STOP WITH MY WHEELS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, AND TOOK MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. I CALLED THE DEALER IN BELLEVUE AND THEY SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE JUST STUCK SO TURN THE WHEEL HARD TO THE LEFT AND SEE IF THAT WOULD RELIEVE THE PRESSURE AND THE KEY MIGHT TURN. NO LUCK WIGGLED AND WIGGLED AND ALL IT DID WAS LOCK MY STEERING IN THAT PLACE SO NOW THE WHEEL WOULD ONLY TURN ABOUT A INCH. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALER IN FIFE AND HE SAID ABOUT THE SAME THING, KEEP WIGGLING IT AND MAYBE ROCK THE CAR, DID NOTHING. I TURNED THE KEY AND PRESSED HARD AND MUST HAVE PUSHED IN THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND DOWN WENT MY WINDOWS AND MY SUNROOF OPENED GREAT. NOW I COULD NOT GET THE WINDOWS UP OR UNLOCK MY STEERING. I CALLED THREE DEALERS AND THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN. I CALLED A LOCK SMITH AN THEY SAID TO TRY SOME LUBRICATION IN THE IGNITION. OK I USED SOME WD40 AND IT WORKED. I COULD TURN THE IGNITION KEY AND UP WENT MY WINDOWS AND MY CAR STARTED. I MIGHT CHECK INTO GETTING THE STEERING REPLACED. I WILL CHECK ON THE RECALLS ONLINE THEIR SEAMS TO BE LOTS OF PROBLEMS. *TR

WENT TO CHARLES BARKER LEXUS IN VA. BEACH, VA. FOR A STATE INSPECTION FOR OUR 2006 RX330 WITH LESS THAN 70K MILES AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO FAIL IT FOR INSPECTION BECAUSE THE BOOT ON THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. THE SERVICE ADVISER KNOWING THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM SAID THAT THERE ARE 3 OPTIONS. REPLACE IT AT $1,800.00 OR THEY COULD BUT A BOOT ON IT (BAND-AID) AND IT WILL PASS INSPECTION FOR $450.00 AND LAST MAYBE A YEAR OR 2 OR HE CAN TRY AND GET THE NEW PARTS APPROVED UNDER THEIR GOOD FAITH PROGRAM AND IT WILL ONLY COST US $780.00 FOR LABOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND THEY ADMIT IT BUT WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR INFERIOR PARTS UNLESS THE CONSUMER PAYS THEIR OUTRAGEOUS LABOR COSTS. THIS IS A COMPLETE INJUSTICE AND THE NHTSA NEEDS TO MAKE THEM ISSUE A RECALL!!! DON'T WAIT UNTIL A DEATH OCCURS THAT CAN FINALLY BE DIRECTLY LINKED TO THIS ISSUE. THIS IS SERIOUS! *TR

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

MY DASHBOARD ON MY 2006 LEXUS RX 330 IS LITERALLY PEELING OFF, IT IS CRACKED EVERYWHERE AND IN SOME SPOTS THE DASHBOARD COATING/COVER IS JUST NOT THERE,IT HAS CRUMBLED AND FELL OFF. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACKING AND FALLING APART. FOR A $40,000 + CAR IS IS A DISGRACE AND DISCOURAGES ME FROM EVER BUYING A TOYOTA VEHICLE AGAIN. LEXUS DEALER SAID $2,500+ TO REPLACE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR INCOMPETENCE AND USE OF INFERIOR MATERIALS. ESPECIALLY FOR A LUXURY CAR. THE PROBLEM WOULD BE WORSE IF NOT FOR THE FACT THAT THE CAR IS GARAGED. *JS