2007 Lexus RX Complaint Log

THE ENGINE IN MY 2007 LEXUS RX-350 BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THERE WAS NO FIRE, BUT THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT HAD THE EVENT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY RATHER THAN ON A SURFACE STREET SINCE STEERING AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT WHEN THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN I STOPPED, OIL WAS DRIPPING OUT ONTO THE GROUND. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO WESTSIDE LEXUS IN HOUSTON, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A RUBBER HOSE ON THE OIL PIPE SUB ASSEMBLY (PART NO. LE15707-31030, I BELIEVE) HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE CRANKCASE OIL TO SPRAY OUT OVER THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO FIRE--THIS TIME! FAILURE OF THE HOSE AND LOSS OF THE CRANKCASE OIL CAUSED A NUMBER OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURES TO OCCUR. FIRST, SINCE THE CAMSHAFT OR SOME OTHER VALVE TRAIN COMPONENT WAS SEIZING UP, THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED TIME FROM ONE OF THE SPROCKETS, CAUSING AT LEAST TWO OF THE INTAKE VALVES TO BE STRUCK BY THE PISTONS, THIS NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT OF OVER $2750 WORTH OF PARTS UNDER WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS APPARENTLY DIRECTLY HIT WITH A SPRAY OF OIL. I ASKED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED, BUT WESTSIDE LEXUS REFUSED, SAYING THERE WOULD BE NO REDUCTION IN ENGINE LONGEVITY DUE TO LOSS OF THE ENGINE OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL SHOWING ON THE DIPSTICK WHEN IT WAS CHECKED AFTER THE INCIDENT, BUT THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, MR. TAM, REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 2 QUARTS REMAINING IN THE CRANKCASE WHEN HE DRAINED IT AND THAT HE DIDN'T EXPECT "BOTTOM END" DAMAGE TO THE MAIN BEARINGS, CRANKSHAFT, AND CONNECTING RODS. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IS TRUE OR NOT, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN WITH CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. THE SERVICE MANAGER, MR. MICHAEL LORCH, INDICATED THAT LEXUS HAD EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON OTHER VEHICLES AND THAT THE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED, BUT NO FORMAL RECALL HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN. WHY ISN'T THE HOSE METAL BRAID INSTEAD OF RUBBER? *TR

OUR TWO 2007 LEXUS RX-350 (AND ALL MODELS 2004-2009) HAVE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD NEAR THE DASHBOARD OF APPROXIMATELY 100 MILLIGUASS. THIS IS CAUSING OUR KNEES AND HAND CELLS TO DEGENERATE AS LEXUS HAS NOT DONE ADEQUATE JOB OF PROVIDING FARADAY CAGE OR SHIELDING FROM EMF. THIS READING OF 100 MILLIGUASS IS WHAT YOU FIND UNDER HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION LINES AND STUDIES HAVE LINKED 2 TO 3 MILLIGUASS TO CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA, CANCER, HEADACHES OR CELL DENERATION. I CONTACTED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THEY BRUSHED OFF OUR SAFETY CONCERN, SAYING MOST HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES PRODUCE EMF. FOR REFERENCE, 2010 LEXUS RX-350 OR CURRENT MODEL ES-350S HAVE 15 TO 20 MILLIGUASS. THEREFORE LEXUS HAS TECHNOLOGY TO SHIELD BUT HAS DONE INADEQUATE JOB OF SHIELDING 2004-2009 LEXUS RX-350 BU ISSUING A RECALL. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE AND NEED HELP FROM NHTSA AS YOU ARE THE ONLY ENTITY THAT CARES. *TR

ALL THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE/IGNITION KEY IS TURNED-OFF. NO APPARENT MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE AS INDICATED BY ALL THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS. THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE ENTIRE DASH WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM ENERGIZING IS UNNERVING TO SAY THE LEAST. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING MALFUNCTION THAT THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE OR REPRODUCE. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON APRIL 7TH AND AGAIN ON APRIL 11TH, BOTH WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND STAYED ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AFTER A RESTART. THE REPEATING OCCURRENCE RENDERS THE WARNING SYSTEM TOTALLY INEFFECTIVE, IN THE EVENT OF A REAL MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

I HAVE A LEXUS 2007 MODEL RX 350. WHEN DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND WITH THE HVAC SET ON RECIRCULATION, THERE WILL BE A PRONOUNCED SMELL OF SULFUR DIOXIDE WITHIN THE CABIN. THIS SMELL CAN OCCUR WHEN WE ARE DRIVING ALONE ON A HIGHWAY WITH NO OTHER CARS WITHIN 20 MILES. WHEN I COMPLAIN TO THE DEALER, ALL I GET IS A PRINTOUT WITH THE OFFICIAL LEXUS POSITION THAT THE SULFUR DIOXIDE SMELL EMANATING FROM THE TAILPIPE IS NORMAL. OF COURSE THAT IS NORMAL, IT IS COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. WHAT IS NOT NORMAL IS THAT IT IS PENETRATING THE CABIN WITH ALL OF THE WINDOWS UP. IF SULFUR DIOXIDE IS COMING INTO THE AFT AIR VENTILATION PORTS, SO IS CARBON MONOXIDE. THE DEALER REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM OR TO ESCALATE THE ISSUE UP TO THE MANUFACTURER, TOYOTA, FOR INVESTIGATION AND CORRECTION. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE ADVISORS, THEY ARE RECEIVING THIS COMPLAINT FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS, BUT NO ONE IN THE DEALER'S OR THE MANUFACTURER'S ORGANIZATION HAVE GRASPED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED MY LEXUS RX 350 DEC 2006. I HAVE 35, 500 MILES ON MY CAR. MY CAR IS USED FOR PERSONAL USAGE. MY TRANSMISSION WAS RECENTLY REPLACED MARCH 2009. NOW I RECENTLY HAD ENGINE FAILURE ONE MONTH AFTER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AFTER ENGINE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE LEASED A 2007 LEXUS RX350 IN JANUARY 2007. SINCE MAY OF 2009, MY WIFE HAS BEEN FEELING SICK EACH TIME SHE WAS IN THIS CAR. SHE HAS DEVELOPED PROGRESSIVE WORSENING SYMPTOMS OF DIFFICULTY OF BREATHING AND SWALLOWING WITH DRYNESS SENSATION IN HER THROAT AND CHEST, THROAT PAIN AND PAIN IN HER CHEST IN THE TRACHEAL AND BOTH BRONCHUS DISTRIBUTION. WE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHITE DUST CAME OUT OF THE AC/HEAT VENT IN OCTOBER. MY WIFE WAS SEEN BY A PULMONOLOGIST IN DECEMBER, 2009. HER SYMPTOMS WAS RELATED TO THE REPEATED INHALING OF THE WHITE DUST EMITTED FROM THE AC/HEAT VENT OF THE RX350 EACH TIME SHE WAS IN THIS CAR. SHE DEVELOPED SEVERE PERMANENT INJURY TO HER LUNG FROM REPEATED INHALING THE WHITE DUST. WE TOLD THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER, 11, 2009. DEALER REPLACED THE EVAPORATOR SYSTEM IN DECEMBER 18, 2009. BUT, IT WAS TOO LATE. MY WIFE HAS ALREADY SUFFERED PERMANENT INJURY TO HER LUNG. EVEN THE EVAPORATOR WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS STILL SOME WHITE DUST COMING OUT OF THE VENT, JUST NOT AS MUCH AS BEFORE THE REPAIR. I INFORMED THE LEXUS DEALER IN ENGLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY. THE DEALER ADVISOR TOLD ME JUST TO BLOW IT OFF. WE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED EVENT. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAS/HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE WHITE DUST. SOME OF THEM (EVEN A THREE YEAR OLD CHILD) ALSO DEVELOPED HEALTH PROBLEMS. LEXUS ADMITTED THE WHITE DUST WAS FROM THE CORROSION OF THE COATING MATERIAL INSIDE THE AC/HEAT VENT SYSTEM. THIS IS A HEALTH SAFETY ISSUE. AS A PHYSICIAN OF MYSELF, I BELIEVE LEXUS HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC. LEXUS KNEW THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS JUNE OF 2007. LEXUS HAS ALREADY REPLACED EVAPORATORS IN MANY CARS IN 2007-2008. WHY LEXUS DID NOT WARN OR INFORM THE PUBLIC AT THAT TIME? LEXUS SHOULD WARN ITS CUSTOMERS OR DO A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE AC/HEAT VENT SYSTEM. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 06/08/10

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION IT HAS HAPPENED WITH TWO DIFFERENT DRIVERS. ONCE WHEN IN "PARK" AND ONCE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. *TR

2007 LEXUS RX350. CONSUMER STATES STUCK ACCELERATOR AND RUN AWAY CAR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO ACCIDENTS. THE SECOND ACCIDENT WAS A SIMPLE REAR END COLLISION. HOWEVER, AFTER BEING HIT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE IT COME TO A STOP. *JB

I DRIVE A 2007 LEXUS RX 350 WHICH WAS PURCHASED AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT PERIODICALLY IT SURGES FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENS A LOT EVEN IN SLOW TRAFFIC. I FIRST NOTICED IT WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY A FEW TIMES. AT THAT TIME I GOT SO FRIGHTENED THAT I HAD TO CHECK IF I MADE A MISTAKE AND PRESSED THE BRAKES INSTEAD, BUT MY FOOT WAS DEFINITELY IN THE BRAKES. I TRAVEL ON AN EXPRESSWAY TO GET TO WORK IN THE MORNINGS AND QUITE A FEW TIMES I NOTICE THE SURGE, BUT USUALLY I AM DRIVING SLOWLY. IN GENERAL I'M NOT A FAST DRIVER. I MENTIONED IT TO THE SERVICER OF MY CAR, THEY DRIVE IT AND INDICATES THAT THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, ONLY PERIODICALLY. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE IT IS SO UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

MY 2007 LEXUS RX 350 WILL OCCASIONALLY SLOW DOWN AND FEEL AS IF IT IS GOING TO SHUT OFF WHEN I PRESS THE GAS. IT WILL THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND JOLT CAUSING ME TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. I HAVE ADVISED LEXUS OF THE PROBLEM AND MUST BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2008. *TR

VEHICLE BACK UP LIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO SAFELY BACK UP IN AN UNLIGHTED SITUATION. THE CONDITION IS WORSE WHEN SNOW, RAIN OR FOG IS IN EXISTENCE AND IS TOTALLY UNSAFE. *TR

AFTER TAKING MY WIFE TO WORK ON A RAINY DAY IN HER 2007 LEXUS RX350, I STOPPED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS ON AN INCLINE, TO WORK ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO TRY TO SET THEM TO THE "AUTOMATIC" MODE. SUDDENLY, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND WENT THROUGH THE OPEN GARAGE DOOR, THROUGH THE GARAGE, THROUGH THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE, AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP CLOSE TO THE BACK WALL OF THE FAMILY ROOM. I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES, BUT I COULD NOT. I TRIED THREE TIMES UNSUCCESSFULLY. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. LUCKILY , I WAS NOT HURT, BUT THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE AND ITEMS ALONG THE BACK WALL WERE DEMOLISHED AS WELL AS ITEMS IN THE FAMILY ROOM. *TR

RANDOM ACCELERATION! MY RX 350 LEXUS WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED IT FOR RANDOM ACCELERATION. I EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH I AM NOT ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES RAPIDLY AND LUNGES FORWARD. I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS IMMEDIATELY AND APPLY THE BRAKE. SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS 3/4 TIMES A DAY AND SOMETIMES NOT FOR A WEEK, THUS THE TERM RANDOM. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO PARK PLACE LEXUS AND CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY DRIVE IT A FEW MILES AND TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. I EVEN PLEADED WITH THE OWNER OF PARK PLACE, CHRIS BRUNNER TO KEEP MY CAR AND DRIVE IT UNTIL HE EXPERIENCED THE RANDOM ACCELERATION, HE REFUSED AND TOLD ME TO CALL LEXUS HEADQUARTERS. I DID CALL AND WAS ON HOLD FOR 38 MINUTES. LAUREN SHIELDS OF LEXUS ALSO TOLD ME NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I THINK MR. AL SMITH, THE VP OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SHOULD MONITOR HOW GOOD CUSTOMERS AND REPEAT BUYERS WITH SERIOUS VEHICLE PROBLEMS ARE HANDLED. I AM NOW AT 52,000 MILES AND PAST WARRANTY, (I THINK THIS WAS THEIR PLAN- TO DANCE AROUND THE PROBLEM UNTIL MY WARRANTY RAN OUT) I WORRY IF I WILL BE ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. THE RANDOM ACCELERATION STARTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE AND IT WAS PRIOR TO ANY RECALLS, ANY TV NEWS CASTS OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES. WE HAVE 2 HIGHLANDERS, AND THIS IS MY 4TH LEXUS, WE ARE GOOD CUSTOMERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I THINK THE RANDOM ACCELERATION IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY MORE VEHICLES THAN THEY HAVE RECALLED! *TR

2007 RX 350. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH INSTALLATION OF RUNNING BOARDS ON VEHICLE *TGW THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE THE RUNNING BOARDS AFTER EIGHT MONTHS OF THE CONSUMER MAKING CALLS TO THEM. IN JULY 2007, THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND SENSORS. ON SEVERAL INSTANCES, THE TIRE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND A NAIL IN ONE OF THE TIRES WHICH CAUSED THE HAZARD SENSOR TO ACTIVATE. IN OCTOBER 2007, THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP AT TIMES. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIRE HAZARD SENSOR ALSO CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT PROBLEMS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE WINDOW MALFUNCTION AND THE TIRE SENSOR WAS RESET. IN LATE DECEMBER 2007, THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS AND SENSORS. THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG SENSOR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME AIR BAG MALFUNCTION. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM HAD SHUT DOWN AND WAS INOPERABLE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVEN MONTHS, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES WITH THE TIRE HAZARD SENSORS AND WAS FREQUENTLY UNABLE TO USE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT ADJUST FEATURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. PASSENGERS ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THEY COULD NOT ADJUST THE SEAT AND THAT THE SEAT BELT FELT TIGHT AND WOULD NOT EXTEND OUTWARD. THE DEALER SATED THE SEAT BELT WAS CAUGHT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TRACK, WHICH CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SEAT BELT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF STEERING PROBLEMS, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG LIGHT. IN JULY 2009, THE CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE REMOTE LOCK AND DOOR LOCKS. CURRENTLY, THE PASSENGER DOOR ONLY LOCKS MANUALLY. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT AND SEAT BELT WAS NEVER CORRECTED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE. *JB

SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH SHE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. CONSEQUENTLY SHE REAR-ENDED THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVERS OF EACH VEHICLE RECEIVED BRUISES FROM THE IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED $13,000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS SENT TO INSPECT HER VEHICLE. THE INSPECTOR COULD NOT LOCATE A DEFECT IN HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,179.

THE BACKUP LIGHTS ON THE NEW 2007 LEXUS RX350 BACKUP LIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT ONE CANNOT SEE WHEN BACKING UP. THEY ARE LENS AND DO NOT HAVE BULBS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ,AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME NATURE, BUT THAT WAS THE WAY THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I CALLED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. I DID NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE ALONE IN THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I HAVE TO GET OUT AND TELL HER HOW TO BACK UP. AK

The contract owns a 2007 Lexus RX350. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle, there was a fuel odor detected in the cabin of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics and dealers. The vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that a plastic box above the muffler had melted from the heat of the muffler, causing fuel to leak onto the muffler. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not drivable as the fuel source was above the muffler and the vehicle could catch on fire. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring intermittently since purchasing the vehicle in 2007. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure however, no case was opened. The failure mileage was unknown.

MELTING OF THE RUBBER HANDLE OF THE REAR LIFT DOOR. THE HANDLE IS EXTREMELY STICKY LIKE TAR WHICH TRANSFERS TO YOUR HAND WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR BY HAND. UNKNOWN IF THIS IS DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE HANDLE OR HOT WEATHER. NOTICED THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHILE TRAVELING AND FOUND THE BLACK TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE ON MY HAND. THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY TOOK PLACE OR JUST OVER TIME OF BEING OUTSIDE. FOR THE DATE THAT THIS HAPPENED BELOW I HAVE USED THE DATE OF PURCHASE FOR THERE IS NO EXACT DATE THAT I DISCOVERED THIS PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY ESTIMATE THAT IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS OR MORE.

RE: 2007 LEXUS RX350. RESPONSE TIME FROM GAS PEDAL ACTION TO CAR RESPONDING IS SLOW (ABOUT 2-3 SEC.) I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO START/STOP MOVING. THE START DELAY IS CONSTANT. ACCELERATION REDUCTION IS ALSO 2-3 SEC. AND INFREQUENT. THE MOST RECENT PROLONGED ACCELERATION EVENT IS DOCUMENTED IN YOUR APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE SPACES. IF I NEED TO TRY TO GET OUT OF ANOTHER DRIVERS PATH AND STEP ON THE GAS IN ORDER TO "MOVE", THE REAR END SQUEALS AND CONTROL IS SACRIFICED. TWO DIFFERENT LEXUS DEALERS HAVE SEEMED UNCONCERNED AND HAVE NOT EVEN DOCUMENTED MY COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL *- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS 350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. THE FRONT END DAMAGE AMOUNTED TO $22,190. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS BELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND HAD BEEN REPAIRED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS BELTED , AND BECAUSE THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH WAS NOT HARD ENOUGH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,700. THE CONTACT HAD A POLICE REPORT.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR THAT MADE HER SICK. THE DEALER SPRAYED THE VEHICLE WITH A COSMOLINE SPRAY (WHICH THE CONTACT STATED WAS TOXIC). THE DEALER ALSO TRIED A CLEANING SPRAY WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOR WORSENED AND CAUSED LONG-TERM HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14. UPDATED 2/15/2011 UPDATED 11/30/2011 *LN

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIRBAG ILLUMINATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

MY DASH IS IN REALLY BAD SHARPE

2007 LEXUS RX350. LTR REGARDING A DEFECT HE HAS IN HIS CAR THAT HE BELIEVES CAME FROM THE FACTORY; HE BELIEVES THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THERE WERE LARGE GAPS AT THE RIGHT SIDE BODY SEAMS, FRONT FENDER HEADLIGHT AND RIGHT SIDE DOOR AREA. THE LEFT HINGE ON THE HOOD WAS OFF. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED*JB