2005 LEXUS RX330 Complaints

THE ALIGNMENT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ISSUE AND HAS BEEN ADJUSTED MORE OFTEN THEN ANY OTHER CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. UNTIL RECENTLY I NOTICED THE STEERING GETTING STIFFER AND HARDER TO HANDLE. CHANGED THE FLUID SEVERAL TIMES AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM. TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED, IT'S THE RACK AND PINION AND WILL COST OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MECHANIC HE STATED "THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT IN YOUR LEXUS, BUT THEY AREN'T PUTTING IN A RECALL ON IT." THAT'S RIDICULOUS. AS MOST OF US HERE, WE HAVE THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILIES IN OUR CARS. I'M NOT EVEN FINISHED PAYING THIS THING OFF AND IT'S FALLING APART. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED CONSIDERING THAT IT LOOKS AS IF MOST OF THESE MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. IT'S VERY SCARY TO DRIVE. BUT NOT IN MY BUDGET...FOOD AND CLOTHING FIRST...NOT FIXING A MANUFACTURERS ERROR. MANUFACTURED IN CANADA.

DEALER MENTIONED POWER STEERING LEAK IN 2014, AGAIN IN 2015 AND PREVIOUS OWNER OF VEHICLE TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT DUE TO COMPLAINT OF PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING IN 2012 WITH WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT WERE CHANGED. MY LOCAL DEALER IS STATING THE REPAIR WILL COST AT LEAST $1000 TO REPAIR. DESPITE RECALLS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THAT THE INVESTIGATION OF THE 2005 LEXUS RX 330 NEEDS TO INCLUDE VEHICLE MANUFACTURED IN CANADA (MINE STATES CANADA). PLEASE HELP I WANT TO BE SAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUE WITH MY STEERING CONTROL, AND A UNIQUE NOISE ON SHARP TURNS, SO DURING MY NEXT OIL CHANGE AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP THEY EXAMINED AND INFORMED ME THAT MY STEERING RACK IS SEEPING OIL, AND WOULD NEED A REPLACEMENT TO A COST OF $1,800. I DRIVE MY CAR OVER THE WEEKENDS WITH MY KIDS ON OUTDOOR TRIPS OVER THE WEEKEND AND HAVE ONLY 70K MILES, SO WAS A COMPLETE SHOCK TO LEARN ABOUT THIS ISSUE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE, AND MANY CONSUMERS HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAIN. ON CONTACTING LEXUS, I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD, THERE NOT MUCH THEY CAN DO ALTHOUGH THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE, THERE WAS A CHANNEL 2 SAN DIEGO, CA CLIP ON TOYOTA MOTORS HAVING A RECALL, BUT I WAS INFORMED NO SUCH RECALL IS IN FORCE, SO I AM CONFUSED. LEXUS CONTACT ME AND READY TO PAY A PARTIAL SUM ON THE PART REPLACEMENT BUT I WOULD HAVE TO BEAR THE LABOR AND MUCH OF THE COST ASSOCIATED FOR THE PART. A SIMILAR STORY THAT ECHOED WITH OTHER USERS, LEXUS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS RECALL/SAFETY ISSUE AT ONCE, BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS.

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHEN ENTERING MY DRIVEWAY AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED (2 MPH MAYBE) WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL FOR ABOUT 6 FEET. I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL & IT FINALLY STOPPED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM WITH THE RUG BUNCHING UP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO JAPANESE CAR CARE SPECIALIST, LLC THE NEXT DAY (WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT). THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT; NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, NO SIGN OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. WE ARE NOW DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN WITHOUT INCIDENT BUT IT'S HARD TO TRUST IT. JUST WANTED TO PUT THIS INCIDENT ON FILE WITH THE NTSB IN CASE IT SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. UPDATED 10/01/15*LJ UPDATED 12/28/2015*JS

MY WIFE (WHO IS NOT THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE) WAS ENTERING A PERPENDICULAR PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A BUSINESS LOCATED JUST OFF THE STREET. THE BUSINESS WAS ONCE A HOUSE AND HAS NOW PUT 3 PARKING SPACES IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING JUST OVER THE SIDEWALK.THE ENTRANCE IS UP A DRIVEWAY AND JUST BEYOND THE SIDEWALK AND INTO THE PARKING SPACES. AS SHE WAS GOING UP THE DRIVEWAY AND TURN SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR HESITATED AND THEN ACCELERATED, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND LEFT A 5 FOOT SKID MARK BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE FRONT OF THE BUSINESS. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS BEFORE ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING AND APPLYING A LITTLE GAS, IT WILL HESITATE AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, BUT NEVER CONTINUING AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PREVIOUSLY WITH THE LEXUS DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT COMPUTERS THAT CONTROL THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY ADJUST TO THE PRIMARY DRIVER MAY CREATE THIS ISSUE, BUT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM AS FAR AS THEY ARE CONCERNED....UPDATED 09/08/15*BF UPDATED 12/3/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILLAR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED ONTO THE FLOORBOARD AND FLOODED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED MOLD TO GROW INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN NEEDED TO BE UNCLOGGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

I STARTED THE CAR AS USUAL, LET IT IDLE FOR 10-15 SECONDS, PUT IT IN DRIVE AND LEFT THE DRIVEWAY. SECONDS LATER OR 150-200 FEET LATER, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, FELT THE BRAKES GETTING MUSHY FOLLOWED BY A HUGE BILLOW OF WHITE SMOKE BLOWING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR (WAS ONLY TRAVELING AT 5-8 MPH) AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. WHEN I INSPECTED THE MASTER CYLINDER, I NOTICED IT WAS EMPTY - ABSOLUTELY NO FLUID IN IT. SURMISED THE WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY EXHAUST WAS THE BRAKE FLUID BEING DRAWN INTO IT BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW OR WHY. I LEFT THE CAR SIT IN MY DRIVE WAY UNTIL I HAD THE ENERGY AND TIME TO DEAL WITH IT. LATER ON, I LOOKED UP HOW TO REMOVE THE MASTER CYLINDER OFF THE INTERNET WHEN I NOTICE RECALLS FOR 2004-2005 RX330'S, IN PARTICULAR MASTER CYLINDER SEALS AND VACUUM BOOSTERS. BOTH ISSUES REFLECTED EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LEXUS OF WESTMINSTER WHO PROMPTLY SAID A RECALL SEAL WAS REPLACED (ALTHOUGH I DON'T RECALL THIS HAPPENING) AND IT WILL COST ME $200 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE AUTO TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT LEXUS MECHANIC WHERE I FOUND OUT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH FOUND RECALL NOTICES ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS WITH THE DESCRIPTIONS DESCRIBING WHAT OCCURRED ON OTHER RX330'S WAS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED WITH THIS LEXUS, YET LEXUS OF WESTMINSTER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM OR LIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TWO ISSUES. ALL THEY SAID WAS THE SEAL (MASTER CYLINDER) WAS REPLACED SOME TIME AGO AND ANY FURTHER REPAIRS ARE ON ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND A NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN PARK, THERE WAS A NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND THE RACK AND PINION NUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,594.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD PRODUCED A STICKY SUBSTANCE AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.