2015 LEXUS RX350 Complaints

IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 24, 2019, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2015 LEXUS RX350 ON A HIGHWAY NEAR ATHENS, GEORGIA WHEN THE SUNROOF GLASS SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING, SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE STATIONARY AT A MOBILE GAS STATION IN LAGUNA NIGUEL. ON OR ABOUT 10/2019. WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH GASOLINE, INSTAED OF THE FUEL BEING SHUT OFF WHILE FUELING AND THE FUEL SYATEM WAS FULL, THERE WAS OVER FLOW OF GASOLINE, CAUSING FUEL TO FLASH BACK ALL OVER THE PERSON FUELING AND COVERING LARGE AREAS OF SKIN AND CLOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THE EXPLOSION WAS SO LOUD THAT THE CONTACT DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NALLEY LEXUS (980 MANSELL RD, ROSWELL, GA 30076, (404) 994-4325) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO WARRANTY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,600. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *DT*JB

THE SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING HITTING THE SUNROOF BEFORE IT SHATTERED.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 40 MPH, MY CAR WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE FRONT OF MY CAR (BUMPER TO BUMPER IMPACT). I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT WAS NOT AT A STOP AT TIME OF IMPACT. THE OTHER CAR'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT NONE OF MINE DID. (AT THE START OF THE TRIP, THE CAR SENSORS ACCURATELY DETECTED 3 PASSENGERS.) MY CAR WAS TOTALED, ITS FRAME BENT & ENTIRE FRONT DESTROYED IN THE WRECK. INVESTIGATORS & MECHANICS STATED THEY BELIEVED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS CASE. I SUSTAINED INJURIES, INCLUDING CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, LACERATIONS & BRUISES.

THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM WAS UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE IN LIGHT TRAFFIC ON A CLEAR, SUNNY AFTERNOON, THE CAR BRAKES SUDDENLY ACTIVATED, SEAT BELTS CLINCHED WITH NO WARNING SOUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR (COINCIDENTALLY, IT OCCURRED AT THE SAME AREA ON THE INTERSTATE). THE CAR WAS TAKEN, BOTH TIMES, AFTER THE INCIDENT FOR INSPECTION AT THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE OR FIND ANY PROBLEMS. FOR ME, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SEVERE BRAKING COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR REAR-END COLLISION.

THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER SEAT AS WELL AS THE VENT FOR THE BACKSEAT BECOMES EXTREMELY HEATED DURING DRIVING. IT'S EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND SHOULD NOT OPERATE IN THIS MANNER. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A PIPE BENEATH? THIS SHOULD NOT BE. IF THE AC IS ON HOT AIR IS BLOWING OUT OF THE REAR VENT.

VEHICLE WAS NOT LOCKING PROPERLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE ACTUATORS WAS AT FAULT, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, OR 4K MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS TIME, THEY ARE SAYING IT IS ANOTHER ACTUATOR. AT THIS RATE, IT SEEMS LIKE I MAY HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING OR GETTING NEW ACTUATORS. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT, AND IF THE DOORS ARE NOT LOCKING PROPERLY, I AM AFRAID IT COULD LEAD TO SOME WORSE SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DOOR DOESN'T UNLOCK OR OPEN ACCIDENTALLY. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T LOCK AUTOMATICALLY, UNLESS IT IS MANUALLY LOCKED..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RX350. WHEN STOPPED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR A SECOND OR TWO WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED HERB CHAMBERS LEXUS OF HINGHAM (141 DERBY ST, HINGHAM, MA 02043, 781-210-5200) AND THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT TRACKED THE VARIOUS DRIVING SPEED PATTERNS AND ADJUSTED THE SPEED CONTROL ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER'S DRIVING HABIT. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT TO USE THE SPORT MODE OR TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE AT AN INCLINE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS READY TO MOVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND TOOK INFORMATION FROM THE CONTACT WITHOUT OFFERING ANY TECHNICAL ADVICE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RX350. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW, THE WIPERS WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO SNOW AND SALT ACCUMULATION. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SNOW AND SALT ACCUMULATION HAD CLOGGED THE WIPER FLUID NOZZLE, PREVENTING THE ABILITY TO SPRAY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (LEXUS OF SMITHTOWN, 700 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD., ST. JAMES ,NY) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.