2004 LEXUS RX330 Complaints

LEXUS CURRENTLY HAS A SO CALLED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION -ZLB HEADLAMP REPLACEMEENTS. THEY DON'T WANT TO REPLACE MY HEADLIGHTS EVEN THOUGH THE DO LEAK WATER DURING A RAIN STORM. THERE ARE WATER STREAKS ON THE INSIDE WHICH HAMPER LIGHTING OUTPUT. IT IS DANGEROUS. WHY DID THEY SEND ME THIS IF IS WAS NOT IMPORTANT?

MY CAR HAS LEAKED SOMEWHERE EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND THE WATER ENTERS THE CAR SOMEHOW AND RUNS UNDER THE CARPET AND PUDDLES UNDER THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER FEET AREA. THERE IS ALSO WATER THAT PUDDLES UNDER THE CARPET IN THE REAR FOOT WELLS TOO. IT HAS ROTTED THE CARPET OVER TIME AS IT DRIES OUT UNTIL THE NEXT RAIN EVENT. THE CAR SMELLS WEIRD AS A RESULT OF THIS WETNESS AND DRYING OUT. WE KEEP THE CAR IN OUR GARAGE BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND SHELTER WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE DEALERSHIP BLEW OUT THE AIR CONDITIONING LINES AND CHECKED THE SUN ROOF BUT SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE SUSPICION THAT IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT OR SOMETHING AND NEVER TOLD US AND SOMEHOW THIS CAUSES THE WATER LEAK. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE IS BUT IT'S A SHAME FOR A QUALITY CAR TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE TECH AT BERGSTROM TOLD US WE COULD BUY NEW CARPET AND HAVE IT INSTALLED. REALLY?.. WE STOPPED GOING THERE FOR SERVICE OUT OF FRUSTRATION AND WE HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH OUR LEAKY CARS WET INTERIOR WHEN IT RAINS. THE CAR WAS THIS WAY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING BUT WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING FOR OVER A YEAR UNTIL THE FLOOR WAS SATURATED. THE CARPET DIDN'T DRY ROT IMMEDIATELY BUT OVER THE YEARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND A CURB. THE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE OTHER VEHICLES SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BODY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THIS ACCIDENT WAS HAPPENED BY MY MOTHER IN LAW AT THE STARBUCKS PARKING SPOT, SHORELINE, WA. SHE WAS DRIVING SLOW TO PARK THE CAR IN THE SPOT AND SHE ONLY PUSHED THE BRAKE TO FINISH THE PARKING. HOWEVER, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP AND JUMPED OVER THE PARKING SPOT'S FENCE. THEN, THE CAR BROKE THE IRON POLE AND HIT THE COMING CAR ALONG THE STREET OVER THE FENCE. SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING AND JUST DIDN'T SWICH THE GEAR. SHE WAS VERY SHOCKED AND STARTLED, ALSO SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. IF THERE HAVEN'T HAD AN AUDDEN ACCELERATION, THE ACCIDENT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED. THAT'S WHY OUR FAMILY THIS COULD BE A SUDDEN ACCELERATION CASE FOR 2004 LEXUS RX330.

MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAS HORRIBLE PAINT ISSUES ON THE FRONT BUMPER. PAINT STARTED CHIPPING OFF IN HUGE SECTIONS AND IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. SEEMS LIKE THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE AREA'S. SO DISAPPOINTED. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP. SEEMS LIKE IT HOPS IN BETWEEN 1-2 RPM. I EVEN HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND IT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM AND MY SUN ROOF EXPLODED - GLASS WENT EVERYWHERE. I AM LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. IT TURNS OUT THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. IT WAS NOT A HOT DAY SOME CLOUDS AND THERE WAS NO ROCKS OR DEBRIS IN THE ROOF. IT TURNS OUT THAT LEXUS AN OTHER MANUFACTURES KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT LITTLE IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. THE GLASS IS BEING MADE A LOT CHEAPER AND THINNER THESE DAYS TO CUT COST. I HAVE A 2004 LEXUS RX 330 SUV. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE AND A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE AS IT IS A KNOW ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. *TR

I GOT IN THE CAR AT 2 P.M. AFTER DRIVING 1/4 MILE IT WOULD NOT TAKE OFF FROM THE STOP SIGN IT STALLED AND LUNGED FORWARD DUE TO LOSS OF CONNECTION WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED FROM D TO 4 AND IT BEGAN TO SHAKE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUMPER. I PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, AND OPENED THE HOOD. IT STOPPED SHAKING AND I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH IS ATTACHED WITH CLIPS AND WITH MY HAND, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAD NO REV IN THE ENGINE, AS I WOULD EXPECT. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND SHIFTED TO R AND THEN WITH THE BRAKE OFF, I SHIFTED TO 4. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND VSC LIGHT AS WELL. I CAN TELL YOU FOR CERTAIN MY CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING WHEN I TOOK IT TO SEARS AUTO CENTER WITH WARNING LIGHTS VSC AND CHECK ENGINE COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. IF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATING WAS THE CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ON THE DASH WOULD HAVE INDICATED THAT WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO SEARS. MIKE, SERVICE ADVISOR AT LEXUS OF ROSEVILLE STATED IN AN E-MAIL TO ME THAT HIS TECHNICIAN 'FOUND # 5 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVES BENT AND STUCK. #1 CYLINDER INTAKE VALVE STICKING (WILL STAY OPEN TILL PISTON HITS AND CLOSES IT). SUSPECT VEHICLE OVERHEATED CAUSING VALVE TO STICK IN GUIDES.MY CAR WAS NOT OVERHEATING AND I THINK THE ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. I HAD A LKQ ENGINE INSTALLED AMD IT WAS FINE FOR A MONTH BEFORE IT STARTED SOUNDING LIKE MARBLES. I THINK MY CAR IS DAMAGED DUE TO A DEFECT. I HAD JUST HAD A FUL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND PUT FOUR BRAND NEW TIRES AS WELL. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ONLY 101K MILES FOR $23,000 IN AUGUST 2013 AND I STILL OWE $5,000 ON MY LOAN. MY CAR HAD ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS FROM LEXUS OF ROCKVILLE, PROVING THIS CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED BY BOTH MYSELF AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER. *TR

I OWN 2 LEXUS 2004 RX330. BOTH OF CARS HAVE THE PASSENGER MIRROR CHANGE COLOR (CHANGE TO DARKER COLOR). ONE HAPPEN ABOUT 3 YEAR AGO. ONE HAPPEN ABOUT A YEAR AGO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING STRUCTURE AND WAS STARTLED BY SOMETHING INSIDE THE CAR FALLING. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN HEAD-ON INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AND, IN AN ACCIDENT OF THAT TYPE, IT WAS SCARY THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT LEAK COMING FROM THE MOON ROOF CAUSING MOLD TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS NOT ABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A REAR BODY SEAM LEAK AND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT MOON DRAIN WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED. THE DEALER RESEALED THE RIGHT FRONT MOON ROOF DRAIN AND REROUTED IT, ALONG WITH RESEALING BOTH TAIL LAMP BUCKETS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CARPET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE CONTINUING LEAK AND MOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ UPDATED 9/5/2017*CN