There are 2 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2010 Lexus RXin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
MY RX450H ' CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM' LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON I95. ONCE THE LIGHT CAME ON I NO LONGER WAS ABLE TO GIVE MY CAR ANY GAS OR ACCELERATE AND SLOWLY MY CAR STARTED DECREASING IT'S SPEED. ATTEMPTING TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ALL MY LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD CAME ON AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. AFTER TURNING OFF MY CAR AND LETTING IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR ON AND DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT. AFTER HAVING MY CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I PICKED UP MY CAR AND IT DROVE PERFECTLY FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. THAN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER THE MECHANICS LOOKED AT MY CAR AGAIN THEY DETERMINED THAT MY FUEL PUMP IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE READ MANY STORIES OF OTHERS WITH MY SAME SITUATION. I AM CURIOUS AS TO WHY MY YEAR/MAKE/MODEL ARE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT. THE PUMP BEING RECALLED IS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL THAT IS IN MY CAR.
NOTICED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SLIP INDICATOR ON - NEXT DAY MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A CITY ROAD ' VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15-20 MPH. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART IT WOULD ROUGHLY ENGAGE THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN. CONTACTED A CERTIFIED LOCAL LEXUS MECHANIC HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HIS SHOP. AFTER ASSESSMENT HE DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP "DISINTEGRATED" INTERNALLY. WHEN THEY CHECKED FUEL PRESSURE AT THE RAIL THERE WERE PARTICLES IN THE FUEL ' UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE SPARKS PLUG WERE FOULED AND FUEL INJECTORS CLOGGED. THE MECHANIC INDICATED HE HAD RECENTLY SEEN THE SAME ISSUE A MONTH EARLIER HOWEVER WITH A TOYOTA FJ. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I RAN ACROSS THE FUEL PUMP RECALL ISSUED BY TOYOTA FOR CERTAIN MODELS (JANUARY 2020) HTTPS://PRESSROOM.TOYOTA.COM/TOYOTA-IS-CONDUCTING-A-SAFETY-RECALL-INVOLVING-CERTAIN-TOYOTA-AND-LEXUS-VEHICLES-2/ ALTHOUGH MY MODEL IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL MY VEHICLE MIMICS THE BEHAVIOR OF THOSE RECALLED. INDICATOR LIGHTS, LOSS OF POWER AND ULTIMATELY AN ASSESSMENT OF FUEL PUMP ISSUES LEADING TO A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER.
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