2007 LEXUS RX350 Complaints

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS 350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE FRONT END DAMAGE AMOUNTED TO $22,190. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS BELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS BELTED , AND BECAUSE THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,700. THE CONTACT HAD A POLICE REPORT.*AK

THE BACKUP LIGHTS ON THE NEW 2007 LEXUS RX350 BACKUP LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT ONE CANNOT SEE WHEN BACKING UP. THEY ARE LENS AND DO NOT HAVE BULBS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE, BUT THAT WAS THE WAY THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I CALLED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I DID NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE ALONE IN THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO GET OUT AND TELL HER HOW TO BACK UP. AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG ILLUMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.