2016 LEXUS RX350 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT ~50K MILES. TOOK IT TO A LEXUS SERVICE CENTER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOUND WAS FROM A FAILING BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. IF NOT ADDRESSED, THE FAILING PUMP COULD MAKE BRAKING THE VEHICLE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE 2017 RX350S HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT NOTHING FOR THE 2016 RX350S. DISAPPOINTED THAT A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN DILIGENTLY MAINTAINED WITH ONLY ~50K MILES IS ALREADY HAVING ISSUES WITH FAILING PARTS THAT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. I WAS VERY SHAKEN UP. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE. I WAS TRAVELING 220 CROSS LAKE BRIDGE AND AT TIME COULD NOT PULL OVER. I KEPT HEARING CRUNCHING NOISE ABOVE ME. I OPENED SUNROOF INSIDE COVER AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED AND IT WAS WHAT HAD EXPLODED.

KELLY EDGE A/S TIRES WENT BALD AFTER 6100 MILES OF LIGHT CITY DRIVING.

RODENT DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS OF MY 2016 LEXUS RX 350 CAUSED BY LEXUS USING A SOY BASE COVERING ON THE WIRES THAT ATTRACT RODENTS. LEXUS TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR THAT COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. NOT TO MENTION A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BASE ON ALL THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUITS AND SHOULD LED TO A RECALL

SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED

THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AND SPUTTERING AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 0.1 MILE ON A CITY STREET. AFTER CONTACTING THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE ISSUE, WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED INTO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK, THEY DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 51,701 MILES ON IT. THE TOWING CHARGE WAS $101, AND THE REPAIRS WERE $808.96. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER, I SAW THAT TOYOTA AND LEXUS WERE RECALLING VARIOUS MODELS AND YEARS WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE THAT WE EXPERIENCED. ALTHOUGH THE 2016 RX350 IS NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED, I CONTACTED LEXUS BECAUSE THE COINCIDENCE WAS TOO MUCH TO IGNORE. LEXUS ADVISED THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA 20V012000.

I REPORTED THE SPEEDOMETER ISSUE TO LEXUS CHANTILLY, VA WHEN I DROVE ON HIGHWAY FROM VA TO IN, THE LEXUS SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 83, AND MY WAZE SHOWS 75. ITS 8 MPH DIFFERENCE. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED OF THE MPH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 6 TO 8 MPH. LEXUS SAID, I REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, WHEN THIS SPEEDOMETER IS DEFECTED BY LEXUS DESIGN. IT HAS DO NOTHING WITH PERSONAL WEAR, ETC. I DROVE OTHER HONDA PILOT, AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED CORRECTLY AGAINST THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND WAZE APP, BUT THE 2016 LEXUS DOESNT SHOW THE CORRECT BASED ON TRAFFIC FLOW, AND WAZE APP. THE TRAVEL FROM LEESBURG, VA TO INDIAOPOLIS, IN SHOULD BE 547, BUT ENDED AT 601 MILES. IM OK IF ITS JUST FEW MILES DIFFERENCES, BUT 50 MILES PER EVERY 500 MILES IS HUGE, 5% ERROR. I THINK ITS BECAUSE OF SPEEDOMETER AND IMPACT ERROR ACTUAL MILES. I WENT TO LEXUS CHANTILLY, VA TO PERFORM RECALL FOR OTHER THING, DOOR HANDLE, BUT THEY SAID, WONT LOOK AT SPEEDOMETER ISSUE, UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. THEN I CALLED LEXUS CORPORATION TO OPEN THE CASE, AND THE LEXUS CASE MANAGER WONT HONOR OR FIX MY ISSUE. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY LEXUS DUE TO THEIR DEFECTIVE ISSUE. I HAVE 4 PHOTOS TO ATTACH.. CAN YOU ASSIST ME TO CONTACT LEXUS TO FIX BASED ON PHOTOS. THANK YOU... I CAN BE REACHED VIA [XXX] - [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

A BROADSIDE COLLISION CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT LEFT OF THE CAR, INJURY TO THE DRIVER WITH FORCE OF THE COLLISION, AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY.

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SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45MPH ON MY WAY TO WORK DURING A RAINSTORM AROUND 6:30AM ON APRIL 23 2020, WHEN I SUDDENLY HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG. I LOOKED UP TO SEE THAT MY SUNROOF HAD BURST AND THERE WERE GLASS FRAGMENTS RAINING ON MY HEAD. I CLOSED THE VISOR TO PREVENT MORE GLASS AND PRECIPITATION FROM FALLING INTO THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED UNDER AN AWNING TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. THE GLASS HAD BURST OUTWARD (PICTURES ATTACHED), AND THERE WERE NO DENTS OR CHIPS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE INDICATING THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY SOMETHING. OTHER THAN THE SHATTERED GLASS, THERE WAS NO DEBRIS ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, AT THE TIME THE GLASS BURST, MY VEHICLE WAS THE ONLY CAR ON THE ROAD WITHIN SEVERAL HUNDRED METERS, SO THIS COULD NOT HAVE RESULTED FROM ANY SORT OF ROAD DEBRIS KICKED UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I SUFFERED MINOR CUTS TO MY ARMS AND HEAD, BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR INJURIES. MY RX350 HAD FEWER THAN 24K MILES ON IT AND WAS 3 YEARS OLD, SO IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER BASIC WARRANTY. LEXUS ULTIMATELY DENIED ANY SORT OF MANUFACTURER DEFECT, AND DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR $1,465.

AUTO BRIGHT HEAD LIGHT SYSTEM DEACTIVATES/REACTIVATES INDISCRIMINATELY, MOST FREQUENTLY A FEW MINUTES AFTER DEPARTING IN THE MORNING (STILL DARK). LACK OF PROPER BRIGHT LIGHT CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT GREATLY REDUCES VISIBILITY MAKING THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE PROVIDED VIDEO EVIDENCE TO LEXUS DEALER DEMONSTRATING THE PROBLEM WHO CONSULTED WITH CORPORATE LEXUS; LEXUS CLAIMS THAT THEY FOUND MY VEHICLE TO BE WITHIN LEXUS SPECIFICATIONS AND HAS REFUSED TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE NOR REPAIR. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE INTERNET BY NUMEROUS LEXUS RX-350 OWNERS REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM - ONE SUGGESTING THAT PROPER CLEANING OF THE CAMERA LENS FIXED THE PROBLEM; I PROVIDED THE EVIDENCE TO LEXUS AND LEXUS REFUSED TO ATTEMPT THIS SOLUTION. FOLLOWING IS LEXUS GUEST EXPERIENCE CENTER RESPONSE; DEAR MR.: THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING THE LEXUS GUEST EXPERIENCE CENTER. THE ENTIRE LEXUS ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LEXUS CUSTOMERS WITH SUPERIOR SERVICE. IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT REQUIRE OUR ATTENTION, WE ARE INTERESTED IN ASSISTING IN THE RESOLUTION PROCESS. AS YOU REQUESTED, WE ARE RESPONDING IN WRITING. YOUR 2016 RX 350, VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER XX, WAS INSPECTED BY LEXUS OF XX, AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LEXUS SPECIFICATIONS. WE APOLOGIZE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT MET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. PLEASE BE ASSURED THAT LEXUS HAS DOCUMENTED YOUR DISSATISFACTION FOR PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CONSIDERATION. SINCERELY, XX CASE MANAGER, EASTERN AREA LEXUS GUEST EXPERIENCE CENTER THIS IS MY THIRD LEXUS AND MAY BE MY LAST!

THE CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. STEERING WHEEL ALSO SHAKES WHEN BRAKING.

ACCELERATION FROM STOP IS BUMPY AND SOMETIMES CUTS OUT WHILE TURNING ON A CITY STREET.

I HAVE ALMOST BEEN T-BONED FOUR TIMES IN 2 MONTHS SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE DUE TO IT RANDOMLY STALLING BRIEFLY WHILE TURNING. OCCASIONALLY I LOSE POWER WHILE GOING UPHILL, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF MY VEHICLE 'JUMPING' OR SURGING. IT HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING, BUT THE MAJORITY IF THE TIME I HAVE NOTICED IT, IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM TURNING OR ACCELERATING. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD COME ON, BUT I HAVE HAS THIS ISSUE SINCE DAY ONE OF BUYING THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I SAW THE RECALL THAT WAS EXPANDED TODAY ON TOYOTA AND LEXUS VEHICLES FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP, I STARTED READING ABOUT IT AND IT SOUNDS LIKE EXACTLY WHAT MY ISSUE IS. THE RECALL COVERS 2017-2019 AND MY CAR IS A 2016, BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 3:30 PM CST, MY VEHICLE SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED AND THE GLASS SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO VEHICLES IN THE FRONT FOR AT LEAST 150 METERS.I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE AIRPORT. THE WIND NOISE WAS LOUD AND ALSO I HAD BOOKED THE PARKING OUTSIDE (NON-COVERED) SO I HAD TO GO BACK HOME AND TAKE MY WIFE'S CAR. IN THIS PROCESS, I ALMOST MISSED THE FLIGHT. AS PER THE WEATHER REPORT IT WAS GOING TO RAIN THE NEXT 3 DAYS SO I KNEW I COULDN'T PARK THE CAR OUTSIDE WITH THE BROKEN SUNROOF WHICH WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. FORTUNATELY, THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED SO WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED IT DIDN'T COME INSIDE AND DIDN'T HURT ME. I AM NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WAS OPEN?

AFTER REPLACING BATTERY, THE GPS, AUDIO SYSTEM, HEAT CONTROLS, (ENTIRE DISPLAY IS BLANK) THE DEALER SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON-LINE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE..

PASSENGER WIPER WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND AND HITTING THE HOOD. LEARNED THAT THE ARM WAS BENT, CAUSING THE WIPER TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF THE HOOD AND HAS CAUSED PAINT TO RUB OFF ON THE HOOD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 LEXUS RX350. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE A CAT SCAN WAS COMPLETED, WHICH SHOWED A LARGE HEMATOMA ON THE CONTACT'S HEAD. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE TOOK BLOOD THINNER MEDICATION AND LATER HIS ENTIRE FACE TURNED BLACK AND BLUE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THROUGH RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V085000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. *TT *AS

Crash 1 injured

WHEN I TRY TO START AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY, I STEP ON AND BREAK AND PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON, THE CAR WON'T START AND WOULD GIVE ME A LOW BREAK POWER LIGHT MESSAGE. IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AFTER ABOUT 5 OR 6 TRIES. I ONLY HAD THE CAR SINCE NOVEMBER 2018 AND IT ALREADY HAPPENED TO ME LIKE 8 TIMES.

WE TOOK A CAR FOR LEASE FROM LEXUS. THE FIRST WEEK, WE REALIZED THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING WELL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEN, A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. LAST WEEK, AFTER 2 YEARS, I WAS DRIVING AND SO WAS MY DAUGHTER ( TWO DIFFERENT TIMES ) AND WE COULDN'T BREAK THE CAR. THE CAR DROVE RIGHT PAST THE INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT. THANK GOD THERE WAS NO PEDESTRIANS OR VEHICLES AT THAT SECOND. WE BROUGHT IT TO ALEXUS AND THEY TESTED THE BRAKES AND SAW A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THE METAL WAS SCRAPING. THEY ASKED FOR A LARGE SUM AND SAID WE NEVER COMPLAINED BEFORE.

POOR BRAKING, DANGEROUSLY AT TIMES. ALSO HAS TO HOLD GAS NOZZLE ALMOST ALL THE TIME WHILE FILLING UP OR THE GAS WILL SHUT OFF EVEN THE TANK IS NOT FULL

I WAS ON MY WAY IN CAR FROM HOME (BRIDGEWATER NJ) WITH MY DAUGHTER TO DROP HER FOR VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE IN HILLSBOROUGH NJ. ABOUT IN 7-10 MINS DRIVE, MY DAUGHTER AND I SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AC VENT AND ALSO NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE FRONT HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ALERT INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. WHEN I GOT OFF THE CAR, I IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE FRONT HOOD AND SAW THE FIRE BETWEEN RADIATOR AND ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. MY DAUGHTER CALLED HER MOM SAYING OUR CAR IS ON FIRE. MY WIFE SUGGESTED MY DAUGHTER TO VIDEO TAPE THIS. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS VIDEO TAPPING THIS EVENT, THE 911 RESPONDER SUGGESTED WE GET IN A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AND THAT THE FIRE RESPONDERS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THIS INCIDENT. WE IMMEDIATELY GOT TO A SAFE DISTANCE. WITHIN 5 MINUTES FROM THE CALL, THE FIRE CHIEF ARRIVED AND BLOCKED THE TRAFFIC. BY THIS TIME, THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AREA. WE HEARD THE AIRBAGS AND TIRES EXPLODING. THE FIRE TRUCKS CAME AND THE FIRE FIGHTERS STARTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH WATER & FOAM. THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY BURNED TO TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE NOTE MY DAUGHTER, 14 YEAR OLD AND I ARE IN COMPLETE SHOCK AND TRAUMATIZED WITH THIS HORRIFIC INCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER IS HAVING NIGHTMARES FROM THIS AND WE ARE SCARED WITH THIS EVENT.

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I WAS ON MY WAY IN CAR FROM HOME (BRIDGEWATER NJ) WITH MY DAUGHTER TO DROP HER FOR VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE IN HILLSBOROUGH NJ. ABOUT IN 7-10 MINS DRIVE, MY DAUGHTER AND I SMELLED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AC VENT AND ALSO NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE FRONT HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF ALERT INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. WHEN I GOT OFF THE CAR, I IMMEDIATELY OPENED THE FRONT HOOD AND SAW THE FIRE BETWEEN RADIATOR AND ENGINE CYLINDER BLOCK. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. MY DAUGHTER CALLED HER MOM SAYING OUR CAR IS ON FIRE. MY WIFE SUGGESTED MY DAUGHTER TO VIDEO TAPE THIS. WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS VIDEO TAPPING THIS EVENT, THE 911 RESPONDER SUGGESTED WE GET IN A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR AND THAT THE FIRE RESPONDERS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO THIS INCIDENT. WE IMMEDIATELY GOT TO A SAFE DISTANCE. WITHIN 5 MINUTES FROM THE CALL, THE FIRE CHIEF ARRIVED AND BLOCKED THE TRAFFIC. BY THIS TIME, THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AREA. WE HEARD THE AIRBAGS AND TIRES EXPLODING. THE FIRE TRUCKS CAME AND THE FIRE FIGHTERS STARTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH WATER & FOAM. THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY BURNED TO TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE NOTE MY DAUGHTER, 14 YEAR OLD AND I ARE IN COMPLETE SHOCK AND TRAUMATIZED WITH THIS HORRIFIC INCIDENT. MY DAUGHTER IS HAVING NIGHTMARES FROM THIS AND WE ARE SCARED WITH THIS EVENT.

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THIS CAR EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY WHILE BEING PUT INTO PARK. THE CAR TOOK OFF AND HIT THE CENTER POSTS OF THE TWO CAR GARAGE AND ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS CAUGHT ON THE SUPPORTS IN THE FOUNDATION. WE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE FIRST YEAR WE OWN THE CAR WHEN WE WERE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WE DID REPORT IT WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A SERVICE, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE COMPLAINT BUT AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE COMPUTER SLASH TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I WAS PARKING THE CAR AT THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY, MY FOOT WAS GOING ON TO THE BREAK AND THE CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR INTO THE CENTER POST OF A 2 CAR GARAGE. I LUCKILY WAS NOT PHYSICALLY INJURED BUT WAS EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT. IT TOOK DOWN BOTH GARAGE DOORS AND THE CENTER PILLAR ALL OF WHICH HAD TO BE REBUILT AND REPLACED.

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THIS CAR EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY WHILE BEING PUT INTO PARK. THE CAR TOOK OFF AND HIT THE CENTER POSTS OF THE TWO CAR GARAGE AND ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS CAUGHT ON THE SUPPORTS IN THE FOUNDATION. WE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE FIRST YEAR WE OWN THE CAR WHEN WE WERE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WE DID REPORT IT WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A SERVICE, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE COMPLAINT BUT AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE COMPUTER SLASH TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I WAS PARKING THE CAR AT THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY, MY FOOT WAS GOING ON TO THE BREAK AND THE CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR INTO THE CENTER POST OF A 2 CAR GARAGE. I LUCKILY WAS NOT PHYSICALLY INJURED BUT WAS EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT. IT TOOK DOWN BOTH GARAGE DOORS AND THE CENTER PILLAR ALL OF WHICH HAD TO BE REBUILT AND REPLACED.

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THIS CAR EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVEWAY WHILE BEING PUT INTO PARK. THE CAR TOOK OFF AND HIT THE CENTER POSTS OF THE TWO CAR GARAGE AND ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS CAUGHT ON THE SUPPORTS IN THE FOUNDATION. WE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE FIRST YEAR WE OWN THE CAR WHEN WE WERE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WE DID REPORT IT WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A SERVICE, THEY WERE AWARE OF THE COMPLAINT BUT AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO REMEDY FOR THE COMPUTER SLASH TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I WAS PARKING THE CAR AT THE TOP OF THE DRIVEWAY, MY FOOT WAS GOING ON TO THE BREAK AND THE CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR INTO THE CENTER POST OF A 2 CAR GARAGE. I LUCKILY WAS NOT PHYSICALLY INJURED BUT WAS EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT. IT TOOK DOWN BOTH GARAGE DOORS AND THE CENTER PILLAR ALL OF WHICH HAD TO BE REBUILT AND REPLACED.

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TAKATA RECALL. AIRBAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE ALL DEPLOYED WITH ZERO IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. A TRUCK WAS DRIVING 5 MPH NEXT TO ME WHEN HE HAD A BLOWOUT AND THE LOUD NOISE CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF LAS VEGAS (6600 W. SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV, 702-942-6600), BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND REFERENCED TSB NUMBER: L-SB-0109-17 TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN RESETTLED THE TRANSMISSION ACCORDING TO THE TSB INSTRUCTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS THREE SETTINGS. IN ANY OF THEM, START UP OFTEN RESULTS IN ERRATIC SHIFTING, ROUGH ACCELERATION AND SOMETIMES ABRUPT LURCHING FORWARD. THIS HAS RESULTED IN ALARMING SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION. THE SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXR IS NOT SMOOTH NOR CONTRIBUTES TO SAFE START-UP IN MY OPINION - AND I AM OVER 80 AND HAVE DRIVEN MANY CARS AND TRUCKS - WORST SHIFTING IN MY EXPERIENCE AND IS DANGEROUS. DEALER SAYS IS NORMAL.

FIRST PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL WAS WHEN THE NAVIGATION SCREEN WENT COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE DRIVING DURING BROAD DAYLIGHT. DON'T KNOW THE DATE OF THIS INCIDENT. THOUGHT IT WAS A REBOOT BY ENFORM. THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT. ON 12/21/2017, CHECK ELECTRIC BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING ALL NIGHT. TOOK INTO THE DEALER. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH IT OR ANY ERROR CODES INDICATING ANY PROBLEM. THEY RESET THE ERROR LIGHT. ON 4/23/2018, I STOPPED FOR A STOP SIGN AT ABOUT 12:30 PM, NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AT WHICH POINT I NOTICED I HAD NO LIGHTS ON ANYWHERE ON MY CAR. IT WAS DEAD. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE START IT AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES. CALLED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE, LET LEXUS DEALER KNOW MY CAR WAS GOING TO BE TOWED TO THEM, AND SAT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN A GENTLEMAN CAME ALONG BEFORE EMERGENCY SERVICE REP GOT THERE. HE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD AFTER 4 DAYS THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. AM NOW DRIVING IT, BUT AFRAID SOMETHING ELSE MAY HAPPEN.

LEXUS MADE AN FSPORT PACKAGE FOR THE LEXUS RX350 WHICH THEY HAVE CREATED A SPORT SEAT DESIGN THAT I HAVE NO ISSUE FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT, BUT THE DRIVER SEAT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE WHERE MY THIGH IS I GET A SHARP PAIN ON MY LEG AFTER SITTING ON THE SEAT FOR 15 MINUTES. I HAVE GONE TO LEXUS AND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE ISSUE WHICH THEY ADMITTED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SEAT ISSUE, BUT HAVE YET DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE PAIN I AM EXPERIENCING.

PASSENGER WIPER WAS STREAKING; ASSUMED THE BLADE NEEDED REPLACING. INSTEAD, LEARNED THAT THE ARM WAS BENT, CAUSING THE WIPER TO HIT THE INTERIOR OF THE HOOD AND HAS CAUSED PAINT TO RUB OFF ON THE HOOD. OUR LEXUS IS ONLY TAKEN THROUGH A TOUCH LESS CAR WASH OR THE ONE AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. THE PASSENGER WIPER IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LIFT GIVEN ITS TUCKED POSITION. I DO NOT SEE HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED BY REMOVING SNOW FROM THE WINDSHIELD.

EXPLODING SUNROOF ON NEW CAR, I WAS LEAVING FOR WORK AROUND 6:30 AM JANUARY 2018 TO GO TO WORK. AS I WAS STARTING MY CAR AND PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE I HEARD A LOUD SHATTER. I IMMEDIATELY AND CAREFULLY OPENED THE VISOR BETWEEN ME AND THE SUNROOF IT WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. SMALL FRAGMENTS OF GLASS WERE POURING INTO MY CAR. I WAS NOT EVEN DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED SO THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY A ROCK OR ANOTHER OBJECT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE WINDOW. THE CAR STILL HAS PAPER TAGS ON THE VEHICLE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND HAD TO FILE A CLAIM. COST WAS $1200 TO REPAIR AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. I JUST DROPED IT OFF TODAY. NOBODY COULD GIVE ME ANY ANSWERED. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, SINCE I HAVE FOUND THIS PAGE THERE ARE 3 MORE SUNROOF EXPLOSIONS OUT OF THE TOTAL OF 29 COMPLAINTS AS OF NOW. I AS WELL FILED A POLICE FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2016 LEXUS RX 350 EXITING THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BOOM. IT WAS LOUD LIKE A SHOTGUN. WE DIDN'T SEE OR FEEL ANYTHING HIT THE CAR, BUT THE NOISE WAS LOUD AND SCARY. SINCE THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS EVIDENCE OF ANYTHING, I CAREFULLY OPENED MY VISOR FOR MY SUNROOF TO SEE THAT MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. IT JUST EXPLODED. NOTHING HIT IT OR FELL ON IT. THE SUNROOF WAS CONVEX LIKE IT EXPLODED AND NOT CONCAVE LIKE SOMETHING HAD FALLEN ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LEXUS RX350. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LEGS, CHEST, AND BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED LEXUS OF TOWSON (1040 YORK ROAD, TOWSON, MD 21204; 410-769-9400) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE VEHICLE HAVING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Crash 1 injured

AUTO ACCIDENT / OTHER DRIVER FAULT- 20 + MILES PER HOUR IN MOTION FRONT END COLLISION/ IMPACT . FRAME DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF SUV. TOTAL 3 PASSENGERS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON FRONT DRIVER. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL.

Crash 3 injured

AUTO ACCIDENT / OTHER DRIVER FAULT- 20 + MILES PER HOUR IN MOTION FRONT END COLLISION/ IMPACT . FRAME DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF SUV. TOTAL 3 PASSENGERS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON FRONT DRIVER. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL.

Crash 3 injured

AUTO ACCIDENT / OTHER DRIVER FAULT- 20 + MILES PER HOUR IN MOTION FRONT END COLLISION/ IMPACT . FRAME DAMAGE TO BOTH SIDES OF SUV. TOTAL 3 PASSENGERS. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON FRONT DRIVER. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL.

Crash 3 injured

WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO A BRIDGE, THE CAR PULLED THE RIGHT A LITTLE, I PULLED TO THE LEFT A LITTLE TO STRAIGHTENED IT BACK UP APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS A LINE OF CARS AT THE RED LIGHT, I CONTINUED APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND WAS PICKING UP SPEED. I PULLED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID ALL THE CARS. CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP INSPITE OF PRESSING MY FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING WENT ACROSS A LARGE STREET, STILL TURNING THE CAR TO THE LEFT TO AVOID OTHER CARS. THE CAR WENT ON TO A GAS STATION LOT. I CONTINUED TURNING TO AVOID THE GAS PUMPS, STILL MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR KEPT GOING AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A POLE ON THE GAS STATION LOT. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKES COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED, THEY FELT AS IF THE CONSUMER WAS STEPPING ON A BRICK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME DEFECT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JS

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WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON TO A BRIDGE, THE CAR PULLED THE RIGHT A LITTLE, I PULLED TO THE LEFT A LITTLE TO STRAIGHTENED IT BACK UP APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS A LINE OF CARS AT THE RED LIGHT, I CONTINUED APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP AND WAS PICKING UP SPEED. I PULLED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID ALL THE CARS. CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP INSPITE OF PRESSING MY FOOT HARD ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR CONTINUED MOVING WENT ACROSS A LARGE STREET, STILL TURNING THE CAR TO THE LEFT TO AVOID OTHER CARS. THE CAR WENT ON TO A GAS STATION LOT. I CONTINUED TURNING TO AVOID THE GAS PUMPS, STILL MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR KEPT GOING AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A POLE ON THE GAS STATION LOT. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKES COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED, THEY FELT AS IF THE CONSUMER WAS STEPPING ON A BRICK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME DEFECT, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JS

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MAIN WIPER ARM THE EXTENDS TO COVER MORE GLASS AREA (IN OTHER WORDS, THE RIGHT WIPER) BENT, CAUSING THE WIPER TO HIT THE HOOD. OUR LEXUS ISN'T TAKEN THROUGH A CAR WASH, AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO BLAME IT ON SNOW, BUT LAST WINTER WE DIDN'T HAVE SNOW. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF SUMMER. IT HAS CAUSED PAINT TO RUB OFF ON THE HOOD AND MAKES A BANG EVERY TIME IT HITS THE HOOD.

I HIT OTHER CAR I PRESS BREAK . BRAKE NOT WORK AIR BAG NOT COME OUT, PRECOLUATION NOT WORK.

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I HIT OTHER CAR I PRESS BREAK . BRAKE NOT WORK AIR BAG NOT COME OUT, PRECOLUATION NOT WORK.

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I HIT OTHER CAR I PRESS BREAK . BRAKE NOT WORK AIR BAG NOT COME OUT, PRECOLUATION NOT WORK.

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MOLD AND MILDEW CAR SMELLS WHOLE INTERIOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT