2004 LEXUS RX330 Complaints

THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE CONDITION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SIDE SWIPE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE OF A TRUCK AND CONTINUED ON FOR TWO MILES BEFORE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED IN A MANUFACTURER REP. THE REP INFORMED THE DEALER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *JB *NM

I AM LEASING A 2004 LEXUS RX 330 FWD WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE THROTTLE AFTER SLOWING DOWN THERE IS A SEVERE HESITATION, USUALLY FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN SURGE IN POWER. AT TIMES THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL HESITATION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS DECIDING WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE LEASING DEALER (LONGO LEXUS) AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH PROVIDED A TEMPORARY AND PARTIAL FIX. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, APARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMED ITSELF AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SECOND DEALER AND HE SAID THAT THEY HAD MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT DRIVELINE, BUT THERE WAS NO FACTORY FIX. I CALLED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAID THE SAME. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR IN APRIL 2003 AND STILL EXISTS. IF LEXUS TRULY WANTED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN DONE. THEY NEED A PUSH. *AK

WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *JB

2004 LEXUS RX330 DEVELOPED A BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER, IS THAT THE BRAKES FREEZE. *JB

BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALER TOWED CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. IT IS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. *JB

CAR IS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. IT HAS HID HEADLIGHTS. THESE ARE THE WORST HEADLIGHTS I HAVE EVER HAD ON A CAR. THEY ONLY LIGHT UP ROAD A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. ESPECIALLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THATS THE WAY THEY WERE MADE. THIS IS A REAL SAFTEY ISSUE. I NEVER WOULD OF BOUGHT THIS CAR IF I NEW THIS.*AK

2004 LEXUS RX330 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE TOO SENSITIVE AND DOES NOT STOP IN SNOW OR ICE. THIS ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FORWARD AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT. LEXUS RX300 DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. AM OWNER OF BOTH. *NM

BRAKES FAILED! AFTER STARTING MY CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, I FOUND I HAD NO BRAKES ...THE CAR STARTED MOVING DESPITE MY FOOT BEING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, I OBSERVED THE BREAK PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP!*AK

THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM OF MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAS UNPLEASANT ODOR WHEN IT IS TURNED ON. I AM PERSONALLY ALLERGIC TO THE ODOR RELEASED BY THE SYSTEM. *AK

I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS. ONE BEING YESTERDAY I CAME OUT TO MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT STARTED UP MY CAR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO STOP CAR. THE BRAKES WERE ROCK HARD. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BOOSTER THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS I HAD ALMOST 2 ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN. I HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO IT LAGS AND THEN GOES. THIS HESITATION IS VERY VERY SERIOUS AND HAS ME VERY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING WITH KIDS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR THE SAFETY FEATURES AND NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. WHAT IF MY BRAKES FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ON? WHAT IF MY CAR LAGS IN FRONT OF A TRUCK?*AK