2007 LEXUS RX350 Complaints

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP ON MY LEXUS RX 2007 AWD WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 20 MPH. ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR CANNOT SPEED UP. TRAFFIC BACKED UP BEHIND ME. FORTUNATELY, THE INCIDENT HAPPENED CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE. I COULD SLOWLY REACH HOME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I ALWAYS GO TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I HAVE ALL SERVICE RECORDS UP TO DATE. I HAD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE AT 108,000 MILES. SINCE THEN, I RESEARCHED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS FOR SIMILAR ISSUE PERTAINING TO V6. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AFTERWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE OIL COOLING HOSE WAS FRACTURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE ENGINE COOLING HOSE WAS REPAIRED WITH A STEEL HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD EXCEEDED THE WARRANTY REPAIR MILEAGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 139,569.

MY RX350 WAS IN FOR 70K MAINTENANCE SERVICE. I WAS INFORMED OF THE POWER STEERING OIL LEAKING. NO OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE PARKING GARAGE IN OUR CONDO . THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AT A COST OF $1800. HE SAID THE BOOT WAS STARTING TO LEAK BUT AT THIS POINT I SAID I WOULD NOT REPLACE BUT MONITOR. STILL EVALUATING THE POWER STEERING OIL RESERVE AND LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS FOR REPAIR. $1800 IS WAY TOO MUCH TO REPLACE THIS AND BASED ON WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING THIS IS HAPPENING TOO OFTEN ON THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THE COVERING ON MY PASSENGER AIR BAG IS FLAKING OFF AND DASHBOARD CRACKING CAUSING CONCERN OF PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT. *TR

HEADLIGHT FILLS WITH CONDENSATION DIMMING LIGHT DEALER STATES THIS HAPPENS AND DID NOTHING TO HELP EXCEPT WANT TO CHARGE 1700$ TO REPLACE UNIT. *TR

MY RX350 WAS IN FOR 60K MAINTENANCE SERVICE. I WAS INFORMED OF THE POWER STEERING OIL LEAKING. NO DROPPING OF OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE PARKING FLOOR AT MY HOME. TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE OIL RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST EMPTY. I HAD A PLATINUM WARRANTY THAT JUST EXPIRED AND WAS ASKED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AT MY COST OF $1800. I WAS TOLD BY THE LEXUS TECHNICIAN THAT ABOUT 30% OF RX-350 2006 SEEM TO HAVE THIS ISSUE WITHIN 5 YEARS OF IN SERVICE DATE AND TOYOTA/ LEXUS ID NOT PAY ANY CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OWNERS. I CANNOT IMAGINE THAT I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS RUNNING WITHOUT OIL IN THE POWER STEERING. PLEASE REVIEW AND ADVISE ALL OWNERS OF THIS FAILURE AND ENSURE LEXUS RECALLS AND FIX THIS ISSUE FOR ALL OWNERS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW IN ZIONSVILLE OF INDIANA. *TR

MY WIFE PARKED THE CAT IN GARAGE AROUND 8 PM 5/31/13.SHE CAME INSIDE THE HOUSE AND TOLD THERE IS SMELL OF TAR. I WENT AND SMELLED BUT DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. I THOUGHT SHE MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER ASPHALT. ON 6/1/13 I CAME BACK FROM WORKOUT AND DECIDED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVEWAY FOUND POOL OF FLUID ON FLOOR BELOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. MOVED THE CAR AND CHECK WHAT IT IS, SMELL LIKE ENGINE OIL. I TOWED THE CAR TO PEP BOYS. AFTER EXAMINING THE CAR THEY FOUND OIL IS LEAKING UNDERNEATH OF ENGINE AND MENTIONED TO ME SOME KIND OF TUBE IS LEAKING. UNDERNEATH OF ENGINE BLOCK. THEY SUGGESTED TO TAKE TO A DEALER. I TOWED THE CAR AGAIN TO REDLANDS TOYOTA, REDLANDS, CA 92373. AFTER HEARING THE PROBLEM HE SAID IT IS SIMILAR TO A CAMRY PROBLEM WHICH WAS RECALLED. HE MENTIONED THE V6 ENGINE OF LEXUS RX 350 AND CAMRY ARE SIMILAR. HE CHECKED LEXUS RECALL HISTORY, IT WAS NOT RECALLED ON 6/3/13 HE CALLED ME AND INFORMED THAT VVTI OIL LINE HAVE A PINHOLE CAUSING OIL LEAK. HE ALSO REPORTED AS A RESULT OF OIL LEAK DRIVE BELT IS ALL OILY I HAD TO GO THRU HASSEL, LOSS OF TRANSPORTATION AND MENTAL AGONY NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENING I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND RUBBER VVTI IS PRONE TO BE LEAK (2007-2011) AND. LEXUS RE[LACED THAT PIECE WITH METAL. I CONTACTED LEXUS CUSTOMERS SERVICE, THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT TOYOTA'S FINDING. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO LEXUS DEALER. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME, GAS, AND UNNECESSARY HASSEL. . .. . *TR

I OWN A 2007 LEXUS RX350. WHEN STARTING MY CAR, A GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE EVERY 1 OUT OF 7 OR 8 TIMES. THE PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CAMSHAFT TOWER WOULD NEED REPLACING. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. LEXUS SAID THEY WOULC COVER PARTS BUT NOT LABOR, LABOR IS 2/3 OF THE COST (TOTAL ESTIMATE $3800). APPARENTLY THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IS. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VSC OFF CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLES VIBRATE VIOLENT SHORTLY AFTER. WAS DIAGNOSED BY LEXUS TECHNICIAN THAT IGNITION COIL #6 HAS FAILED. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE AIRBAG IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT, AND MY CAR HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY SAID IT WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT THE WAY IT WAS WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN. *TR