2004 LEXUS RX330 Complaints

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 04 LEXUS RX 330 HAS BE DISINTEGRATING BEFORE MY EYES. IT IS MELTING AND CRACKING GETTING WORST EVERYDAY. *TR

MY 2004 LEXUS RX 330 DASHBOARD COVER IS ALL CRACKED UP IN ALL DIRECTIONS AND IS VERY STICKY DUE TO THE HOT AND HUMID FLORIDA WEATHER. THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH EXCESS MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING. IT HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. LEXUS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AS ITS RESPONSIBILITY UNTIL DECEMBER, 2013 WHEN IT ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT TO ALL LEXUS RX OWNERS THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. THAT NOTICE INDICATED THAT PARTS WERE BEING MANUFACTURED AND WOULD BE AVAILABLE BY MAY, 2014. MY CAR WAS INSPECTED AND WAS ADVISED THE REPAIR WOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. IN EARLY JULY I CONTACTED MY DEALER (CHERRY HILL LEXUS) WHO REFERRED ME TO LEXUS CORPORATE. I WAS ADVISED BY LEXUS CORPORATE THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY THE END OF JULY. NOW, 8 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT WAS ANNOUNCED, PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS CONTACT LEXUS AND LEXUS SAYS CONTACT THE DEALER; THE RUN-A-ROUND IS GETTING A LITTLE OLD. THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED BY A US FEDERAL JUDGE IN HO V. TOYOTA, THE COURT SAID IN THE INSTANT MATTER, THE COURT FINDS THAT PLAINTIFFS SUCCESSFULLY SHOWED THAT THE ALLEGED DEFECT POSED A GENUINE SAFETY RISK BECAUSE A HEADLAMP FLICKERING OR GOING OUT AT NIGHT OR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER COULD PUT THE CAR'S DRIVER IN DANGER. A REASONABLE CONSUMER WOULD CONSIDER THIS RISK MATERIAL BECAUSE OF THE INHERENT RISKS OF PHYSICAL INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A HEADLAMP-RELATED ACCIDENT, OR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTINUALLY REPAIRING PROBLEMATIC HEADLAMPS. LEXUSES ENHANCED WARRANTY FOLLOWED THE ISSUANCE OF THE COURT'S ABOVE OPINION. MY CAR HAS THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM AS DISCUSSED IN THE OPINION. ANY HELP YOU COULD PROVIDE IN HAVING THIS NEEDED REPAIR WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RX330'S. ADVISED I NEED A NEW RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. LEXUS NEEDS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, TOO MANY COMPLAINTS! AND IN NOVEMBER 2011 TOYOTA RECALL 500K CALLS DOING TO POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND RX330 WAS ON THERE BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON IT. LOOK UP RECALL ON LEXUS SITE AND PUT MY VIN AND NOTHING ABOUT IT. BUT READING THE LEXUS FORUM AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. LEXUS NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. IT SO EXPENSIVE FOR PEOPLE TO GET FIX. IF IT HAPPEN TO SO MANY CARS THEN IT A PROBLEM, LEXUS NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THIS. TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE LEXUS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF CRACKS RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS WORSENED OVER TIME. *JS

MY STEERING STARTED GETTING STIFF AND MAKING A GRINDING SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. IT WOULD THEN DISAPPEAR AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I NOTICED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AT THE 90,000 MARK. I BOUGHT A LEXUS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SOLID BUT IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS STARTING TO GO. I HAD TO REPLACE THE SUNROOF, AIR CONDITIONING PUMP, RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AFTER HITTING 80,000. I DON'T WANT TO PUT ANY MORE $$$ INTO THE CAR AT THIS POINT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T SEEM WORTH. ONE PROBLEM AFTER THE NEXT. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS COMPROMISED DUE TO THE DASH CRACKING APART. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, SO HEAT IS NOT THE ISSUE WITH THE DASH. THE DASH PROBLEM IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY VEERED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND ALSO BEGAN SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,700.

THE AIR SUSPENSION HAS AN EXHAUST VALVE SOLENOID ON THE AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR THAT STOPPED WORKING THAT CAUSES THE SUSPENSION TO FULLY EXTEND UPWARDS. WITH THE SUSPENSION FULLY EXTEND UPWARDS THE RIDE IS HARSH AND STABILITY.OF VEHICLE IS DECREASED. LEXUS WILL ONLY REPLACE THE WHOLE COMPRESSOR, THE QUOTED PRICE FOR PARTS AND LABOR IS $3500. *TR

THE DASHBOARD LEATHER MATERIAL HAS CRACKED INCOME APART ON TOP OF WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SITS. *TR