2007 LEXUS RX350 Complaints

I DRIVE A 2007 LEXUS RX 350 WHICH WAS PURCHASED AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT PERIODICALLY IT SURGES FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENS A LOT EVEN IN SLOW TRAFFIC. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY A FEW TIMES. AT THAT TIME I GOT SO FRIGHTENED THAT I HAD TO CHECK IF I MADE A MISTAKE AND PRESSED THE BRAKES INSTEAD, BUT MY FOOT WAS DEFINITELY IN THE BRAKES. I TRAVEL ON AN EXPRESSWAY TO GET TO WORK IN THE MORNINGS AND QUITE A FEW TIMES I NOTICE THE SURGE, BUT USUALLY I AM DRIVING SLOWLY. IN GENERAL I'M NOT A FAST DRIVER. I MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICER OF MY CAR, THEY DRIVE IT AND INDICATES THAT THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, ONLY PERIODICALLY. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE IT IS SO UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

2007LEXUS 350 RX -AT LEAST 3 TIMES IT HAS ENGAGED IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. NOW I FIND THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. PLEASE REGISTER MY NAME TO THOSE HAVING HAD SAFETY PROBLEMS. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT (YET)! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. THE FLOOR MATS HAVE A TENDENCY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AT A CAR WAS AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

OUR TWO 2007 LEXUS RX-350 (AND ALL MODELS 2004-2009) HAVE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD NEAR THE DASHBOARD OF APPROXIMATELY 100 MILLIGUASS. THIS IS CAUSING OUR KNEES AND HAND CELLS TO DEGENERATE AS LEXUS HAS NOT DONE ADEQUATE JOB OF PROVIDING FARADAY CAGE OR SHIELDING FROM EMF. THIS READING OF 100 MILLIGUASS IS WHAT YOU FIND UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES AND STUDIES HAVE LINKED 2 TO 3 MILLIGUASS TO CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA, CANCER, HEADACHES OR CELL DENERATION. I CONTACTED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY BRUSHED OFF OUR SAFETY CONCERN, SAYING MOST HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES PRODUCE EMF. FOR REFERENCE, 2010 LEXUS RX-350 OR CURRENT MODEL ES-350S HAVE 15 TO 20 MILLIGUASS. THEREFORE LEXUS HAS TECHNOLOGY TO SHIELD BUT HAS DONE INADEQUATE JOB OF SHIELDING 2004-2009 LEXUS RX-350 BU ISSUING A RECALL. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED HELP FROM NHTSA AS YOU ARE THE ONLY ENTITY THAT CARES. *TR

THE ENGINE IN MY 2007 LEXUS RX-350 BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT HAD THE EVENT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY RATHER THAN ON A SURFACE STREET SINCE STEERING AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN I STOPPED, OIL WAS DRIPPING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO WESTSIDE LEXUS IN HOUSTON, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A RUBBER HOSE ON THE OIL PIPE SUB ASSEMBLY (PART NO. LE15707-31030, I BELIEVE) HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE CRANKCASE OIL TO SPRAY OUT OVER THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO FIRE--THIS TIME! FAILURE OF THE HOSE AND LOSS OF THE CRANKCASE OIL CAUSED A NUMBER OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURES TO OCCUR. FIRST, SINCE THE CAMSHAFT OR SOME OTHER VALVE TRAIN COMPONENT WAS SEIZING UP, THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED TIME FROM ONE OF THE SPROCKETS, CAUSING AT LEAST TWO OF THE INTAKE VALVES TO BE STRUCK BY THE PISTONS, THIS NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT OF OVER $2750 WORTH OF PARTS UNDER WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS APPARENTLY DIRECTLY HIT WITH A SPRAY OF OIL. I ASKED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED, BUT WESTSIDE LEXUS REFUSED, SAYING THERE WOULD BE NO REDUCTION IN ENGINE LONGEVITY DUE TO LOSS OF THE ENGINE OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK WHEN IT WAS CHECKED AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, MR. TAM, REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 2 QUARTS REMAINING IN THE CRANKCASE WHEN HE DRAINED IT AND THAT HE DIDN'T EXPECT "BOTTOM END" DAMAGE TO THE MAIN BEARINGS, CRANKSHAFT, AND CONNECTING RODS. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS TRUE OR NOT, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER, MR. MICHAEL LORCH, INDICATED THAT LEXUS HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON OTHER VEHICLES AND THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, BUT NO FORMAL RECALL HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN. WHY ISN'T THE HOSE METAL BRAID INSTEAD OF RUBBER? *TR

I HAVE A LEXUS 2007 MODEL RX 350. WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND WITH THE HVAC SET ON RECIRCULATION, THERE WILL BE A PRONOUNCED SMELL OF SULFUR DIOXIDE WITHIN THE CABIN. THIS SMELL CAN OCCUR WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ALONE ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS WITHIN 20 MILES. WHEN I COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER, ALL I GET IS A PRINTOUT WITH THE OFFICIAL LEXUS POSITION THAT THE SULFUR DIOXIDE SMELL EMANATING FROM THE TAILPIPE IS NORMAL. OF COURSE THAT IS NORMAL, IT IS COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHAT IS NOT NORMAL IS THAT IT IS PENETRATING THE CABIN WITH ALL OF THE WINDOWS UP. IF SULFUR DIOXIDE IS COMING INTO THE AFT AIR VENTILATION PORTS, SO IS CARBON MONOXIDE. THE DEALER REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM OR TO ESCALATE THE ISSUE UP TO THE MANUFACTURER, TOYOTA, FOR INVESTIGATION AND CORRECTION. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISORS, THEY ARE RECEIVING THIS COMPLAINT FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS, BUT NO ONE IN THE DEALER'S OR THE MANUFACTURER'S ORGANIZATION HAVE GRASPED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

2007 LEXUS RX350. LTR REGARDING A DEFECT HE HAS IN HIS CAR THAT HE BELIEVES CAME FROM THE FACTORY; HE BELIEVES THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WERE LARGE GAPS AT THE RIGHT SIDE BODY SEAMS, FRONT FENDER HEADLIGHT AND RIGHT SIDE DOOR AREA. THE LEFT HINGE ON THE HOOD WAS OFF. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED*JB

I PURCHASED MY LEXUS RX 350 DEC 2006. I HAVE 35, 500 MILES ON MY CAR. MY CAR IS USED FOR PERSONAL USAGE. MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECENTLY REPLACED MARCH 2009. NOW I RECENTLY HAD ENGINE FAILURE ONE MONTH AFTER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AFTER ENGINE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *TR

AFTER TAKING MY WIFE TO WORK ON A RAINY DAY IN HER 2007 LEXUS RX350, I STOPPED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS ON AN INCLINE, TO WORK ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO TRY TO SET THEM TO THE "AUTOMATIC" MODE. SUDDENLY, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND WENT THROUGH THE OPEN GARAGE DOOR, THROUGH THE GARAGE, THROUGH THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE, AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP CLOSE TO THE BACK WALL OF THE FAMILY ROOM. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES, BUT I COULD NOT. I TRIED THREE TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY , I WAS NOT HURT, BUT THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE AND ITEMS ALONG THE BACK WALL WERE DEMOLISHED AS WELL AS ITEMS IN THE FAMILY ROOM. *TR

VEHICLE BACK UP LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO SAFELY BACK UP IN AN UNLIGHTED SITUATION. THE CONDITION IS WORSE WHEN SNOW, RAIN OR FOG IS IN EXISTENCE AND IS TOTALLY UNSAFE. *TR