2004 LEXUS RX330 Complaints

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE BRAKES FAILED THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *NM

THE CAR, LEXUS RX330 2004 LOST ITS BREAKS. THE DEALER PROVIDED ME WITH ANOTHER RX330 FOR THE PERIOD OF THE REPAIR. THIS CAR ALSO LOST ITS BREAKS WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. *NM

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE DRIVING, PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, IN SHOP FOR 10 DAYS AWAITING PARTS. BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. NOTE: 5 OTHERS IN SHOP AT SAME TIME WITH SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *JB

THE HIGH INTESITY LIGHTS (HIL) DO NOT ILLUMINATE ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE SAFELY. *BF MOST OF THE LIGHT ILLUMINATES OUT TO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

WHEN BACKING VEHICLE UP THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED AND BRAKES FAILED. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND HAD THE SAME FAILURE. *TC

MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD IN VERMONT. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR WITH MUCH FORCE. WE CALLED THE LEXUS ROAD EMERGENCY PHONE AND WERE TOLD TO NOT DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM AND WOULD HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER. WE THEN ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO OUR HOME DEALER 170 MILES AWAY - BUT THE CAR TOOK A MONTH TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF A BACKORDER ON THE PART AND WE WERE LEFT IN VERMONT WITHOUT A CAR. WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME, A RENTAL CAR WAS PROVIDED BY LEXUS.*AK

ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF PEOPLE WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS IN THE 2004 LEXUS RX300. WE HAVE ALREADY HAD 2 MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH DAMAGED ROTORS AND PADS AS WELL AS SEVERE VIBRATION AND SHIMMYING WHEN BRAKING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS. LEXUS HAS QUIETLY BEEN FIXING THE BRAKE PROBLEMS AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA DOWN AND TO HIDE THE PROBLEM. I AM SURE AFTER YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH YOU WILL FIND MANY OTHER PEOPLE LIKE ME WITH MAJOR BRAKE PROBLEMS WHO DIDN'T CONTACT THE NHTSA BECAUSE LEXUS FIXED THE PROBLEMS FOR FREE. AS A RESULT YOU WILL PROBABLY ISSUE A SAFETY MANDATED RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. (THE BRAKING PROBLEMS ARE FREQUENT AND NOT JUST ON ONE DATE AS OFFERED BELOW)*AK

THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS STICKING AND CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OPERATE IMMEDIATELY LIKE THE CONSUMER IS STOMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. ALSO, BRAKE CHECK LIGHT IS ON. TOOK VEHICLE DEALER FOR CHECK UP, BUT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

THE HEADLIGHTS ON A 2004 RX330 HAVE COST ME A LAWSUIT AGAINST DEALER. DROVE CAR SECOND NIGHT, 3 MILES, ON COUNTRY ROADS. I HAD MOTION SICKNESS AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE. EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP THE CAR LIGHTS WOULD BOUNCE, AS IF ON A SPRING. THE LINE FROM LIGHTS GOES ACROSS CENTER OF WINDSHIELD AT EYE LEVEL. THE DRIVER CAN'T SEE BEYOND 20 FT. WHEN LOOKING BEYOND 20 FT. YOU SEE TOTAL DARKNESS. WHEN PASSING A PERSON ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD YOU CAN ONLY SEE THEM FROM THE KNEES DOWN. VERY SCARY DRIVING THE RX 330 AT NIGHT. *JB

MY BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR GRABBED VIOLENTLY AND PULLED THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT RIGHT. WHEN I CALLED THE LEXUS DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE, I SAID THAT MY BRAKES HAD FAILED, AND WITHOUT ME EVER TELLING THEM WHAT MODEL IT WAS THE SERVICEMAN SAID YOU MUST HAVE AN RX-330. I REPLIED HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT? HE STATED THAT THEY HAD MANY [PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE RX-330. I THEN ASKED HIM TO HAVE IT PICKED UP BECAUSE I WAS NOT DRIVING IT ANY FURTHER. I NEXT ASK HOW LONG IT WOULD BE BEFORE IT WOULD BE FIXED, HE RESPONDED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 WEEKS. I ASKED WHY, HE SAID BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE BACK ORDERED BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. THE PART ON MY WORK ORDER IS FOR A BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. WHEN THE CAR WAS PICKED UP I ASKED THE TRUCK DRIVER IF HE PICKED UP MANY LEXUS'S FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS THE ANSWER WAS YES. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED IN A COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE I RAISED SO MUCH HECK. THE CAR WAS RETURNED BY A DIFFERENT TOWING SERVICE. I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION AND THIS DRIVER SAID HE HAD 4 IN THE PASSED COUPLE OF MONTHS. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, SO I ASKED LEXUS WHY I HAD NOT GOTTEN A LETTER OR RECALL ON IT LIKE I HAD FOR A FAULTY RADIATOR AND BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. ALL PEOPLE TALKED WITH PLAYED IT DOWN. I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD PUT A LETTER OR RECALL OUT BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION COMPARED TO A RADIATOR OR BRAKE LIGHT. SOME ONE WILL GET KILLED OVER THIS AND IT EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN ME! *JB