2008 LEXUS RX350 Complaints

MY HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OF AND ON AT CERTAIN POINTS, NOW AT NIGHT I HAVE NO LOW BEAM, IT APPEARS TO HAVE MOISTURE INSIDE THE LENS AND THE LENS ON ALL OF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY FOGGY LOOKING. THEY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE 20 YEARS OLD. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER IRA LEXUS IN BEDORD NH, THEY SAID IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A LETTER FROM LEXUS DESCRIBING EXACTLY HOW MY LIGHTS ARE WORKING OR SHOULD I SAY NOT WORKING. I REALIZED THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS STOPPED AND ISSUED A WARNING FOR HAVING A HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT. LEXUS IS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON A BALLISTER WHICH THEY WANT $900 TO REPLACE. I SAY IT IS WHAT IS IN THE LETTER THAT IS CAUSING THIS. I FEEL THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO CHARGE ME $900 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY LEXUS. I HAVE OWNED LEXUS VEHICLE FOR YEARS AS WELL AS MANY FAMILY MEMBERS AND IT DOES SEEM LIKE IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE IT IS NEVER UNDER WARRANTY OR IF IT IS, THEN SOMETHING ELSE CAUSED IT TO HAPPEN. IT IS SO HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT AND I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THEM OR AT LEAST OFFER AND AFFORDABLE RESOLUTION NOT OVER $900 FOR A SINGLE HEADLIGHT, WHICH ACTUALLY COULD CAUSE THE OTHER HEADLIGHT TO GO. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE OTHER HEADLIGHTS IN THE FUTURE. I AM GETTING SO DISAPPOINTED WITH LEXUS , SAD TO SAY THIS MAY BE MY LAST LEXUS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE AUGUST 2009. *TR

WHEN I WAS AT THE DEALER FOR MY ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, I WAS TOLD THE POWERING STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING AND THEREFORE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1790. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT LOW MILEAGE AND SO FOR A LUXURY VEHICLE, I THOUGHT THIS TYPE OF REPLACEMENT THIS SOON WAS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE 2 FRIENDS WITH THE EXACT SAME CAR AND SAME YEAR AND THEY BOTH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO HAVE THEIRS REPLACED AS WELL. ONE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, ONE WAS NOT. I CALLED TO COMPLAIN TO LEXUS CORPORATE AND WAS OFFERED $700 TO HELP PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR. THIS TYPE OF LUXURY CAR AT 65,000 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED THIS REPLACED. *TR

TRUNK HATCH HANDLE HAS MELTED COMPLETELY, LEAVING BLACK RUBBERY GOO. UNABLE TO OPEN THE BACK TRUNK DUE THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD ON MY LEXUS RX350 HAS CRACKED IN 4 PLACES. OF SERIOUS CONCERN IS THE MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT HOUSES THE AIRBAGS. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS WITH LEXUS AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THEY OFFERED A 25% ON THE REPAIR. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRING ALL OVER THE WORLD AND LEXUS/TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS IT BECAUSE DEFECTS ARE NOT REPAIRED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN OF THE HIGHEST ORDER AND I AM REQUESTING THE NHTSA ORDER A RECALL ON ALL MAKES AND MODELS THAT HAVE CRACKED DASHBOARDS. THANK YOU. *JS

THE TRUNK HATCH HANDLE HAS MELTED, LEAVING BLACK RUBBERY GOO ON FINGERS IF OPENING USING THE HANDLE. RESIDUE IS HARD TO WASH OFF. CONCERNED THAT IT MELTED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I'VE READ ALL COMPLAINTS AND HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRUNK HATCH HANDLE HAS MELTED, LEAVING BLACK RUBBERY GOO ON FINGERS IF OPENING USING THE HANDLE. RESIDUE IS HARD TO WASH OFF. THIS DOES NOT SEEM SAFE AS MY CHILDREN SOMETIMES OPENS IT AND MAY ACCIDENTALLY INGEST THE RESIDUE IF NOT WASHED OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

THE DASHBOARD IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CRACKING OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. INITIALLY IT WAS A SMALL CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SO I OVERLOOKED IT. HOWEVER THE MORE TIME HAS PASSED, THE MORE IT CRACKS, EVEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE AREA AROUND THE SPEED/MILEAGE METERS. I HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS BUT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LABOR BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SEEN REPORTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS REGARDING A DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD MAINLY FOR TOYOTA AND LEXUS. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. AT THIS POINT I AM AFRAID THAT MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD WILL FALL APART AS I AM DRIVING. THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND HOPEFULLY SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE ACTUALLY GETS HURT. *JS

THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAUSED A SAFETY HAZARD. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD TO ALSO BE REPLACED. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT THESE FAILURES OCCURRED BEFORE 120,000 MILES. *TR

AUTO UNDERWENT ROUTINE 35,000 MILE MAINTENANCE - DEALER NOTED POWER STEERING LEAK, REQUIRING RACK AND PINION REPLACEMENT. IS THE PART DEFECTIVE? WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? NOTED LARGE NUMBER OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. *TR

I HAVE A LEXUS RX350 2008 WITH MOISTURE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, NO MORE WARRANTY (55,000) AND IS BLOCKING THE LIGHT, WENT TO THE DEALER AND COST TOO MUCH TO REPAIR. *TR