2005 Lexus RX Complaint Log

ON SEPT. 6, 2009 WHILE TURNING INTO A GENERAL STORE PARKING SPACE AT LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN HIGH ACCELERATION TO AN ESTIMATED 30MPH OR MORE BEFORE RUNNING OVER PARKING BLOCKS, ATTEMPTED BRAKING AND CRASHED INTO SEATING BENCHES AND BUILDING, AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE. POLICE ARRIVED AT SCENE. *CN

CONDENSATION IN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY CAUSING HEADLIGHT TO BLOW. HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY COSTS $1,900 EA. TO REPLACE. LEXUS RX330. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF WARRANTY FOR ALMOST 2 MOS. 62,700 MILES ON VEHICLE. LEXUS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR. LEXUS DEALERSHIP WILL GIVE US A DISCOUNT (FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS). CANNOT DRIVE VEHICLE WITH NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT. RESEARCH SHOWS A NUMBER OF LEXUS RX330 HEADLAMP PROBLEMS. VEHICLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN LEXUS AS THIS IS A COMPUTER ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. RAIN HEAVY, CONDENSATION BUILDS UP INSIDE ASSEMBLY CAUSING SHORT AND BLOWING OUT HEADLIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WATER ENTERS THROUGH THE HEAD-LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT IT COST $1000 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING AND CRACKING SINCE JUNE 2009. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE YEARS TO THE POINT THAT ITS FALLING APART. *TR

WE OWN A 2005 LEXUS RX330. MOISTURE ACCUMULATED IN ONE OF OUR HEADLIGHTS CAUSING IT TO FAIL. COST OF REPLACEMENT WAS $1800,00 WHICH AFTER MUCH ADO WAS PAID FOR BY LEXUS. NOW OUR OTHER HEADLIGHT IS DOING THE SAME AND LEXUS WILL ONLY PAY FOR HALF, WHICH WOULD BE VERY GENEROUS EXCEPT THAT THIS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS REPLACED AT NO EXPENSE TO US. THANK YOU. *TR

STEERING KEEPS GETTING LOCKED UP. THIS TIME THAT IT HAPPENED, IT WOULD NOT REVERSE ITSELF AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED INTO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. *TR

MY AIR VENTS CONSTANTLY EMIT A WHITE POWDERY SUBSTANCE THAT COLLECTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND WITHIN THE VENTS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH CONCERNS OF WHAT I AM INHALING INTO MY LUNGS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CALCIUM COATING IS COMING OFF OF A TUBE OR WIRE AND THE CALCIUM THEN GETS BLOWN OUT OF THE AIR VENTS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE SUBSTANCE IS NOT HARMFUL IF INHALED BUT I AM NOT SURE I BELIEVE THAT. THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO REMOVE MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD TO REACH THE FAULTY PART. LEXUS STATED THEY OFFERED TO PAY 50% OF REPAIR/REPLACEMENT COSTS AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY A PENNY AS I HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLAMPS CAUSED THE COMPUTER TO FAIL. THE COMPUTER OPERATES THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE TSB. THEY ALSO VOLUNTEERED TO PAY $1,000 TOWARDS THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

CERTIFIED LEXUS RX 330 DEVELOPED TWO SEPARATE DASH NOISES WITHIN ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. ONE OF THESE NOISE IS COMING FROM BELOW THE CENTER OF THE FRONT DEFROST VENT AND SOUNDS LIKE A PIECE OF PLASTIC IS POPPING IN AND OUT OF PLACE. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN ITS REALLY COLD (BELOW 20 DEGREES). THE OTHER NOISE IS CONSTANT AND OCCURS WHENEVER GOING OVER A BUMP. IT'S COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BY THE SPEAKER COVER. IT SOUNDS LIKE A PIECE OF PLASTIC "CLICKING" TOGETHER AND IS VERY ANNOYING. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE CERTIFIED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER "INTERIOR NOISES". A CERTIFIED LEXUS SHOULD NOT HAVE RATTLES AND NOISES. *TR

CERTIFIED 2005 LEXUS RX 330 HAS HEADLIGHT CONDENSATION ONE WEEK AFTER I BROUGHT IT HOME. NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CERTIFIED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE HID HEADLIGHTS THAT TURN WITH YOU AROUND CORNERS, WHICH WILL COST $1800 TO REPLACE! FROM WHAT THE DEALER TOLD ME, THEY USED TO HONOR THIS DEFECT BUT THERE WERE TOO MANY AND IT GOT TOO COSTLY FOR THEM! A CERTIFIED LEXUS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE BUILD-UP OF CONDENSATION IN THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWO YEARS AFTER THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE MOISTURE FROM THE HEADLIGHT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

IN 2009 MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND PEELING. I TOOK IT TO LEXUS OF THE PALM BEACHES, WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 2000. FOR THE REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD. I CALLED THE CORP. OFFICER AND COMPLAINED AND RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME 25% OFF FOR THE REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD. THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THEIR PRODUCT HAS A DEFECT. I STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE AND THE DASHBOARD IS TOTALLY RIPPED UP. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO BLOW OUT AND CAUSE ME OR MY CHILDREN INJURY. AS OF NOW LEXUS OF THE PALM BEACHES STILL REFUSE TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD! I AM SEEKING THE ATTORNEY WHO HAS NOW FILED A LAW SUIT. *JS

I HAVE A 2005 LEXUS RX330 IN WHICH WHEN RAINING, HEADLIGHT CONDENSATION OCCURS. I'M SURE AS THE CONDENSATION WORSENS, THE CLEAR LENS WILL START TO YELLOW IMPAIRING VISIBILITY AND ULTIMATELY HID LAMP FAILURE. WHENEVER IT RAINS OR I GET A CAR WASH IT IS MOST OBVIOUS AND ANNOYING. LEXUS OF BAY RIDGE REPLACED ONLY 1 LIGHT AND NOW THE OTHER ONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPUTTER ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND EACH TIME, THE TECHNICIAN WOULD ADJUST THE ECU BUT THE FAILURE WOULD PERSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ACCELERATED MOMENTARILY WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AROUND A CURVE OR BEND, IT WOULD MOMENTARILY ACCELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED COMPLAINTS AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 15,000. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/13/10.*JB

2005 LEXUS RX330 WOULD NOT STOP NOR BRAKE AS HEADED DOWNHILL IN SLIGHTLY SNOWY WEATHER AT ABOUT 25MPH. AS ROAD CURVED, I COULD NOT SLOW VEHICLE AND THUS STARTED TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THINKING IT WA A FORWARD SLIDE BUT THAT DIDN'T CHANGE THINGS AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SO I HIT THE BREAKS HARD-- NO RESULT, NO ADDITIONAL CONTROL. VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR ABOUT A BLOCK, HIT CURB, THEN TREE. TOTALED VEHICLE AND INJURY TO MYSELF. ASSUMED AT THE TIME THE SPEED WAS LOWER BUT AFTER SEEING DAMAGE LATER AND GETTING PHYSICAL THERAPY, IT CLEARLY HAD ACCELERATED BEFORE HITTING THE CURB-- WHICH DID SLOW IT DOWN BEFORE HITTING THE TREE. THREE OF FOUR TIRES BLEW OUT WITH HOLES ON THE SIDES FROM FORCE OF IMPACT WITH CURB. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT LEFT THE GEAR IN DRIVE AND REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AWAY; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE KEY SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS NOT IN PARK. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND SENT TO THEIR INSURANCE DIVISION, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET STATED WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

I OWN A 2005 LEXUS RX330. I PURCHASED IT USED IN SEPTEMBER 2007. SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED IT, I HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS A FEELING OF A LOSS OF POWER - A HESITATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR WORK UNDER WORK IN FEBRUARY 2008, AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AN IMPROPER SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS RECALIBRATED BY A TECHNICIAN. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE AGAIN HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THERE WAS A HESITATION IN SUPPLY POWER. I WANT TO KNOW IF OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SIMILAR COMPLAINT AND IF MY VEHICLE IS UNDER A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. TW*

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX 330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS LIFTGATE HAS AN AUTOMATIC PNEUMATIC DOOR LIFT DEVICE. HE COULD NOT SEE THAT THE LIFTGATE WAS OPENED AND WAS CERTAIN THAT IT WAS FULLY CLOSED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR THE LIFTGATE. THE LIFTGATE HAD AUTOMATICALLY OPENED. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS NOT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FLOOR MAT CLIPS AND DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE THE TWO HOUR DRIVE TO HAVE THE REPAIR PERFORMED AT LEXUS. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO TAKE HIS VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER INSTEAD. LEXUS STATED THAT THE WORK MUST BE DONE AT A LEXUS DEALER. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHILE PARKED, THE SUNLIGHT WAS SHINING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR AND THE CONTACT NOTICED A BLACK GLARE ON THE MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT SEE THE GLARE. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER SOMETIME THE BLACK GLARE BECAME MORE NOTICEABLE AND CHANGED FROM BLACK TO YELLOW. THE CONTACT STATED SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING IN THE MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,850. UPDATED 03/06/12 *BF UPDATED 03/07/12

HEADLIGHTS BOTH DRIVER/PASSENGER MOISTURE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD PRODUCED A STICKY SUBSTANCE AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 RX 330 3 WEEKS AGO (I ALSO PURCHASED WHAT I WAS TOLD WAS AN EXTENDED ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE). I DECIDED TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER TO DISNEY WORLD (A 200 MILE TRIP THIS WEEKEND. JUST AS WE ARRIVED IN ORLANDO MY DAUGHTER SAID THAT SHE HEARD A POP (IT WAS NOT LOUD AS I DID NOT EVEN NOTICE IT)AND WE NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE SUV WAS TOWED INTO LEXUS OF ORLANDO AND ALTHOUGH ON VACATION I WAS LEFT WITHOUT A CAR AND STILL HAVE NONE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I WAS CALLED BY LEXUS OF ORLANDO AND TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1000 TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED BECAUSE ALLEGEDLY THE ISSUE IS DAMAGE TO THE A/C COMPRESSOR CAUSED BY A 'ROAD HAZARD'. THE 'ROAD HAZARD' WAS A PIECE OF REFLECTOR USED TO SEPARATE THE LANES. LEXUS HAS REFUSED OT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH I WAS SOLD A 3 MONTH, 3,000 MILE EVERYTHING WARRANTY (IN ADDITION TO THE LEXUS CERTIFIED WARRANTY) AND THE EVERYTHING WARRANTY HAS NO EXCLUSIONS WAS TO COVER ANY DAMAGE. I SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT FOR A ROAD REFLECTOR TO CAUSE THIS TYPE OF DAMAGE, THERE MUST BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED BY THE GRILL OR OTHERWISE TO THE A/C RADIATOR AREA. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I NOTED THAT OTHERS HAVE FILE IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING ON THIS SITE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING INTO THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE HEADLIGHT EVENTUALLY FAILED COMPLETELY AFTER NOTHING WAS DONE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED A SECOND TIME BY THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WILL REVIEW THE CASE AND CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ENGAGE GEARS AUTOMATICALLY. THE PROBLEM WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND REFUSED FURTHER SERVICE TO THE VEHICLE.

EXCESSIVE BOUNCING AND SWAYING. I THINK ALL TOYOTA CARS HAVE A POTENTIAL TO HAVE FAULTY SHOCKS. I HAD BOUGHT A NEW CAMRY AND ALWAYS WONDERED WHY IT HAD A LOT OF BODY ROLL AND EXCESSIVE BOUNCING. TO MAKE IT A SHORT STORY, I ENDED UP REPLACING THE FRONT SHOCKS THAT IMPROVED HANDLING DRAMATICALLY. HERE I AM, OWNING ANOTHER NEW TOYOTA PRODUCT LEXUS RX 330, HAVING A SAME PROBLEM. I CANNOT DRIVE IT ANY FASTER THAN 35 MPH ON 45 MPH ZONE CURVY COUNTRY ROADS BECAUSE THE CAR TENDS TO ROLL LEFT AND RIGHT A LOT. *JB

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (HUNTING FOR GEARS, JERKING AND HESITATION) ON A 2005 LEXUS RX330 - AWD. HAVE EXPERIENCED NEAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO VEHICLE HESITATION WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, CROSSING INTERSECTIONS, OR MAKING TURNS. WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR, VEHICLES HESITATES FOR 3-5 SECONDS. HAVE HAD "FLASH" SERVICE DONE TO ECU. SAME ISSUES STILL EXIST. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IN THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHT BULB. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE REPAIR WAS MADE; HOWEVER, HE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS INTENSITY WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LIGHTS WERE ALIGNED CORRECTLY AND SHOULD NOT AFFECT THE INTENSITY. THE CONTACT PROVIDED PHOTOS TO PROVE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BOTH OF THE LIGHTS PER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53000. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPDATED 10/15/09

MY 2005 RX330 HESITATES AND I FEEL IT'S DANGEROUS. THERE ARE TIMES THAT AFTER MAKING A TURN AND STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR THAT THE CAR BEHIND ME HAS ALMOST RAMMED ME. *TR

I HAVE A LEXUS RX330 AWD (2005) WITH HIDS IN NJ. THE VEHICLE IS REALLY GOOD AND SO IS THE HEADLIGHTS. NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RIDE AND LUXURY. BUT ITS DISAPPOINTING TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCES AND THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS I AM HAVING FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. THE HID HEADLIGHTS WERE STOLEN TWICE AND I AM HAVING SCARY NIGHTS AFTER SPENDING 40K ON THIS LUXURY SUV. ONE OF THE BIG REASON WHY I WENT FOR RX 330 FROM THE OTHER BRANDS WAS THE KNOWN QUALITY OF SERVICE AND RELIABILITY OF THE LEXUS BRAND. BUT NOW I AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED. LEXUS SHOULD NOTIFY EVERYONE WHO HAS THE XENON HEADLIGHTS TO DO THE ENHANCED SECURITY FOR HEADLIGHTS. BUT THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL I CONTACTED THEM. MEANWHILE I CONTACTED LEXUS AFTER THE 2 THEFTS AND THEY INSTALLED THE DATA DOTS AND ANTI THEFT BRACKETS WHICH THEY SAY MAY PREVENT THEFTS. IT HAS BEEN DONE A WEEK BACK AND HOPE THIEVES MAY NOT STEAL IT AGAIN SEEING THE DATA DOTS. THESE DATADOTS WONT PREVENT THEFT BUT THEY JUST WARN THE THIEF. EXTRA BRACKETS MAKES THEIR JOB A BIT HARD, BUT THEY CAN EASILY TAKE IT BY DOING MORE DAMAGE TO THE HOOD. FIRST THEFT - 5000 K LOSS SECOND THEFT - 6000 K LOSS I HAVE ONLY THIS SUGGESTION. 1)NO ONE CAN PREVENT THEFTS. MY ONLY SUGGESTION IS LEXUS OR DEALERS SHOULD WARN THE CUSTOMERS IN NJ AND NY ABOUT THE POTENTIAL HEADLIGHT THEFTS OR THEY SHOULD NOTIFY ALL OWNERS TO INSTALL SOME SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS FOR THESE HEADLIGHTS. 2)WHY CUSTOMERS RISK THEIR LIFE AND PEACEFUL NIGHTS BY SPENDING 40K FOR LUXURY VEHICLES AND AGAIN RISK TO SPEND 250-500K FOR DEDUCTIBLES EVERY MONTH. I REALLY WORRY THAT NEXT TIME INSURANCE COMPANY MAY BE UNWILLING TO GIVE INSURANCE TO MY VEHICLE TELLING THE AREA IS A HIGH RISK AREA. 3)REMOVING A LIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FROM AN ADVANCED MICRO COMPUTER CONTROLLED VEHICLE AND THE THEFT ALARMS JUST SITS DUMB. I CANNOT BELIEVE WHY THIS VEHICLE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WAS DESIGNED LIKE THIS. 4)THE ENHANCED BRACKETS SHOULD BE SOME STRONG METALLIC STUFFS(NOW I GUESS ITS PLASTIC). *NM

IN 2005 I BOUGHT THE LEXUS 400 HYBRID. I IMMEDIATELY DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES - THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN DEPRESSED AND THEN A SECOND OR TWO IT WOULD ENGAGE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO "GET USED TO HYBRID DRIVING." WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE IN MARCH OF 2006 I AGAIN TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE BREAKS WERE NOT RIGHT. THEY DID THEIR ASSESSMENT AND TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THE WAY IT IS. NOW HEARING ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA AND LEXUS I THINK YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS. I RECENTLY WROTE TO LEXUS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT MY CAR IN AND ARE KEEPING IT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WILL FIND OR WHAT THEY WILL ULTIMATELY TELL ME. *TR

THE TAIL LIGHT LENSE OF THE NEW LEXUS SUV IS CLEAR/WHITE PLASTIC AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING IT WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON IT FROM THAT DIRECTION.I HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED/BLINDED A NUMBER OF TIMES.WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LAW THAT REQUIRED THE TAIL LIGHTS TO BE RED?TOYOTA MUST THINK THAT THIS IS A COOL STYLING FEATURE.THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

2005 LEXUS RX 300 DESIGN FLAW WITH THE GRILL IN THE CONDENSER.*MR THE MECAHNIC DETERMINED THAT A VERY MINUTE PIECE OF A STONE CHIP MADE A HOLD IN THE GRILL IN FRONT OF THE CONDENSER, WHICH CAUSED THE FREON TO DRAIN OUT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE GRILL WAS TOO DELICATED *JB

2004 LEXUS RX 330: BASICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GEAR DOWN SATISFACTORILY, UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. A SLOW TURN AND THEN ACCELERATION WILL 'ALWAYS' RESULT IN 'LAGGING' OF GEAR CHANGES, THEN IT WILL FINALLY GEAR DOWN AND LURCH INTO THE LOWER GEAR. IT'S AGGRAVATING AND CAN BE DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS IN TIGHT CROWDED FREEWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS WHERE IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP WITHOUT GETTING REAR-ENDED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A VERY LOUD "WHINING" AS SOON AS YOU LET OFF ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING THESE THINGS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEB 2004. AT THE 5000, 10,000 SERVICINGS, I COMPLAINED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND EACH TIME WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHENEVER HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS A THREE SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS WOULD OCCUR WHENEVER HE TRIED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE OR ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SOFTWARE WAS CHANGED. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH 2005. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 MILES AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000. UPDATED 11/10/10 *BF

EXHAUST FUMES CAN BE SUCKED INTO THE VEHICLE'S CABIN IF THE REAR HATCH IS SLIGHTLY OPEN , HAULING LONG OBJECT, BECAUSE THE REAR AIR DEFLECTOR IS IMPROPER DESIGN TO CREATE A DOWN DRAFT WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. *AK

LEXUS RX 330 STOLEN HEADLIGHTS, THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *BF *NM

I LEASED A LEXUS 2005 RX 330 ON NOVEMBER 30, 2004. SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR THE CAR HAS BEEN VANDALIZED TWO TIMES ONCE ON DECEMBER. 12 AND AGAIN ON JANUARY. 22. EACH TIME THERE HAS BEEN IN EXCESS OF 5,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE. EACH TIME IT IS THEFT INVOLVING OF XENON HEADLIGHTS. THIS IS A OBVIOUS MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND THE CAR SHOULD BE RECALLED. I URGE THIS DONE!!! *NM

WHILE BRAKING FROM 50 TO 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLIEDTHE BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO SEPARTE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER THE FIRST AND THE SECOND TIME THEY WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE NORMAL AT LOW BEAM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB WHEN DRIVING IN THE HILLS THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY ILLUMINATE TO 20 TO 25 FEET. THE ILLUMINATED PORTION IS VERY BRIGHT AND THE NON-ILLUMINATED PORTION IS PITCH BLACK. *EH *JB