2005 LEXUS RX HYBRID Recalls, Complaints & Safety

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, AND MODEL YEAR 2004-2007 LEXUS RX330, RX350, AND RX400H VEHICLES. IF THE FORWARD RETENTION CLIP USED TO SECURE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE, IS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE FREE OR CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

769,379 vehicles affected

COMPLAINT TO [XXX] AT LEXUS OF PALM BEACH WAS A CRUMBLING DASHBOARD THAT IS ACCUMULATING AN UNIDENTIFIED WHITE POWDER AROUND THE BROKEN EDGES. CASE #[XXX] AT LEXUS, I SPOKE WITH [XXX] , CASE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME LEXUS WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE THE DASH REPLACEMENT WAS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS MY IMPRESSION THAT AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE, POSSIBLY A SUBLIMATING AIRBAG CHEMICAL, IS EXUDING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS MATERIAL IS EITHER TOXIC OR FLAMMABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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