There are 7 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2010 Lexus RXin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LATITUDE TOUR TIRES, SIZE: P235/55 R19 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.
LEXUS RX 450H. 2010. WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. SINGLE OWNER. TWENTY MONTHS LATER (AT 34,000 MILES) ALL 4 TIRES ARE NO LONGER GOOD AT THE INNER EDGE. TWO POSSIBILITIES: 1) THE TIRES WERE BAD QUALITY; 2) THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO BALANCE AND ROTATE THE TIRES. FOR SAFETY, I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE TO CHANGE THEM. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED. *TR
TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS APPEAR TO BE OVERLY SENSITIVE IN LEXUS VEHICLES. I OWN 2009 AND 2010 RX350S AND BOTH HAVE ISSUES WITH FALSE ALARMS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALER SEES AT LEAST 20 CARS A DAY WITH FALSE ALARMS AND THEY ARE SELLING NITROGEN INFLATION GAS TO REDUCE THE RATE OF FALSE ALARMS. ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AS FAR AS DIRECT SAFETY IS CONCERNED, IT CAN LEAD INTO THE SITUATION WHERE THE DRIVERS WILL START IGNORING THE WARNING LIGHT THAT CAN CAUSE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. IF THE EQUIPMENT HAS HIGH FALSE POSITIVE RATES, THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT IT'S DOING ONE. *TR
2010 LEXUS RX 350 - I WAS COMPLETELY BLINDED BY BACKLASH WATER, WHICH CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE FRONT WHEEL-WELL, WHILE DRIVING IN VERY HEAVY RAIN ON FOOTHILLS PARKWAY, BOULDER CO. I UNEXPECTEDLY DROVE THROUGH A FLOODED SECTION OF A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 30 MPH DURING A VERY HEAVY RAIN STORM. IMMEDIATELY ENTERING THE FLOODED AREA, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY COVERED BY WATER, AND I WAS COMPLETELY BLINDED. IT LOOKED LIKE I WAS UNDERWATER! RATHER THAN WATER EXPELLING TO THE SIDES OF THE CAR, THE WHEEL-WELL REDIRECTED THE WATER BACK ONTO THE CAR IN A WAIVE LIKE MANNER. THE WINDSHIELD CLEARED AFTER THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15/10MPH. I INITIALLY BELIEVED THAT THE WATER CAME FROM THE CAR TO THE RIGHT OF ME. I REALIZED THAT THE WATER CAME FROM MY OWN CAR WHEN I DROVE THE CAR THROUGH ANOTHER FLOODED SECTION OF A STREET AT A SLOWER SPEED. I COULD CLEARLY SEE THAT THE FRONT WHEEL-WELL WAS KICKING WATER BACK ON TO THE HOOD OF THE CAR IN A "WAIVE" LIKE FASHION. WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN SPEED, THE RATE OF WATER ON TO THE CAR INCREASED, AND WATER EVENTUALLY COVERED THE HOOD AND THEN THE WINDSHIELD. THE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY WAS NOT CLOSED, AND OTHER VEHICLES WERE GOING THROUGH THE FLOODED AREA. NO CARS WERE STALLED. THIS WAS THE MOST HELPLESS SITUATION I HAVE EXPERIENCED IN MY 40+ YEARS OF DRIVING! THE CAR WAS A RENTAL LOANER FROM THE DEALER, STEVENSON LEXUS OF LAKEWOOD, COLORADO. *TR
BUBBLE IN TIRE SIDEWALL. *LN
FIRESTONE TIRE 235/75/19 DUELER H/L 400 TIRE HAS HAIR LINE SPLITS ON SIDE WALL THAT CAUSE TIRE TO GO FLAT. THIS IS A NEW LEXUS RX450 WITH ONLY 2,800 MILES, CAR DID NOT BUMP A CURB,POT HOLE OR BEEN IN A ACCIDENT. LEXUS AUTO DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TIRE AT A COST TO ME. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, BUT THE NOISE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 720. UPDATED 08/04/09. *LJ UPDATED 08/10/09.*JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026