2005 Lexus RX330 complaints

VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING.. WAS REFERRED TO DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT.. CALLED LEXUS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, TWICE, AND HAVE STILL NOT GOTTEN ANY SATISFACTION OR RESOLVE. SO MUCH FOR LEXUS QUALITY.. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO PARK PLACE LEXUS IN PLANO TO HAVE THEM FIX MY AIR BAG. IT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE LIGHT SHOWS THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT COME ON. AFTER HAVING THE DEALER TRY TO FIX THE AIR BAG FIRST AT A COST OF $99.00 THEN A COAT OF $230.00 IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE THIS FAULTY PART FIXED?I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS SOMETHING I SHOULD BE PAYING FOR. *TR

IN THIS GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE, THE DASH OVER THE AIRBAG HAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY ACROSS, IN MULTIPLE CRACKS. GIVEN THE LOCATION OVER THE AIRBAG IT IS CONCERNING THAT THE INTEGRITY OF THE AIRBAG IS IN QUESTION. *TR

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED 3/2011. ON 10/26/14 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A WHINING NOISE & THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. WOULD ONLY GO FORWARD A FEW FEET, BACKWARD A FEW FEET & THEN NOTHING. HAD THE CAR TOWED & DISCOVERED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS BAD. ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION IN 2002 RX300 & KNEW THAT YEAR MODEL WAS NOTORIOUS FOR BAD TRANS BUT HAD RESEARCHED THIS YEAR MODEL & TRANS PROBS DID NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISSUE. AFTER DIAGNOSIS I RESEARCHED THE SERVICE RECORDS ONLINE & DISCOVERED THE TRANSMISSION HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IN THIS SAME CAR ON 10/26/2010 AT 102K MILES. (HOW IRONIC - 4 YEARS TO THE DATE THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AGAIN!) I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 103K MILES APPROX 5 MONTHS AFTER THE TRANS WAS REPLACED. MY CAR NOW HAS 196,625K MILES & THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD AGAIN. SPOKE WITH NALLEY LEXUS & WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD REPLACED THE TRANS IN 2010 WITH A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. NOW AT APPROX 94K MILES THE TRANS IS BAD AGAIN??? THIS DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL! I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOME REIMBURSEMENT FOR ME HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANS IN THE SAME CAR AGAIN! SOMETHING IS MAKING THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT. AS EXPENSIVE AS THESE CARS ARE - YOU WOULD THINK THE PARTS - ESPECIALLY THE TRANSMISSION - WOULD HOLD UP BETTER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A STARTLINGLY LOUD NOISE FROM THE BACK, UPPER LEFT PART OF THE CAR. AFTER REACHING OUR DESTINATION WE REALIZED THE TOP MOLDING ON THE QUARTER REAR DRIVER-SIDE WINDOW HAD RIPPED OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON DESIGN FLAW, BASED ON LEXUS CHATS. THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER COVERED DEFECT EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS DANGER IF THOSE HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. *TR

DASH HAS HAIRLINE CRACKS NEAR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG AND AROUND IGNITION AND GAUGES. I HAVE HAD MY DASH COVERED FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS AND ALSO VEHICLE KEPT UNDER A CARPORT. MANY FORUMS HAVE CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. LEXUS REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I'M CONCERNED IF MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED THE FLYING DEBRIS FROM DASH COULD POSSIBLY PUT SOMEONE'S EYE OUT OR CAUSE FACIAL INJURY. HOPEFULLY, THIS WILL BE INVESTIGATED AND LEXUS WILL HAVE TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPLACE THE DASH DUE TO THE FAULTY MATERIAL USED TO MAKE THE DASH. *TR

VEHICLE STARTING MAKING NOISE, TOOK IT INTO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS VERY LOW. THEY ALSO STATED I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE RACK AND PINION. I LOOKED ONLINE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH 2005 RX330'S. OBVIOUSLY, READING THE COMPLAINTS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

BESIDES MELTING/SHINING/STICKY DASHBOARD THE WHOLE BOARD IS CRACKED STRAIGHT FROM THE PASSENGER DOOR TO THE DRIVERS DOOR. IN 2010 WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE TO JM LEXUS (MARGATE) I ASKED ABOUT GETTING IT FIXED OR REPLACED AS I WAS WORRIED IT FALL DOWN FROM WHERE THE CRACK IS. THE GENTLEMEN'S ANSWER WAS THAT THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD. I EXPLAINED I HAVE ANOTHER CAR THAT IS OLDER WITHOUT THE ISSUES. THE REPAIR WOULD BE MY EXPENSE. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT HAS REDUCED RESALE OR TRADE IN VALUE THAT COST A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MERGE TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, BUT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND HEADED BACK INTO TRAFFIC. ONLY THE FRONT TWO WHEELS WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AND THE REAR TIRES WERE LOCKED. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V112000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND 10V499000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

A CRACK ABOVE THE GLOVE BOX STARTED TO APPEAR. IF THE CRACK CONTINUES, IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND CAUSE A WRECK OR LIFE. I BOUGHT THE LEXUS NEW AND PAID AROUND $38,000. I LOVE THE CAR, AS IT LOOKS BRAND NEW, EXCEPT FOR THE DASH BOARD. THE BACK SEAT HAS HARDLY BEEN SAT IN. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FIXTURE LEAKS AND LOW BEAM LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. *TR

DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER WARRANTY. IT STARTED AS A SMALL HAIRLINE CRACK. ITS NOW EVERYWHERE. THE AIR BAGS ARE IN DANGER OF POPPING OUT. HERE IS A FORUM THAT EXPLAINS THIS AND SHOWS PICTURES. ITS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN MOST LEXUS VEHICLES HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/GX-FIRST-GENERATION/603916-MY-DASHBOARD-IS-CRACKING-9.HTML. *TR

POWER STEERING RACK UNIT LEAKING COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY LEXUS OWNERS AS SHOWN BELOW. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM LEAVING MANY OWNERS TO PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. I HAVE PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT PART MYSELF AND WILL HAVE MY LOCAL CERTIFIED MECHANIC DO THE LABOR. TOTAL COST TO ME WILL BE OVER $600 WHICH IS FAR CHEAPER THEN THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP CHARGES. LINK BELOW SHOWS HOW MANY LEXUS OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM. HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/LEXUS/RX+330/STEERING. *TR

POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY O-RING SEALS FAIL ALLOWING POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK OUT INTO RUBBER BOOT. REPLACEMENT IS RECOMMENDED AVERAGE COST TO OWNER $1000, LEXUS REFUSES TO COVER ANY OF IT. MY LEXUS WAS INSPECTED BY CAR CENTER LOCATED IN GREENVILLE MI LICENSED MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED AND DOCUMENTED THE PROBLEM. CALLED MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY PROBLEM. *TR

MY VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PARKED IN A GARAGE, AND I HAVE ALWAYS USED A SHIELD IN THE FRONT WINDOW WHEN IT IS PARKED OUTSIDE REGARDLESS OF WEATHER. I AM FANATICAL ABOUT CLEANING AND USED ONLY CLEANERS, CONDITIONERS, ETC THAT LEXUS HAD RECOMMENDED (BASICALLY I ONLY BUY WHAT LEXUS SELLS TO CARE FOR MY SUV). IN EARLY 2011, MY DAUGHTER NOTICED A VERY LARGE CRACK IN THE DASH RIGHT ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. (WE WERE GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING, ETC). LATER THAT AFTERNOON WE GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND NOT ONLY WERE THERE MORE CRACKS, BUT HUGE CHUNKS HAVE FALLEN OFF AND LITERALLY THE PIECES THAT FELL OFF JUST DISINTEGRATED WHEN PICKED UP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS TOYOTA HAS ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE, ALBEIT ONA CASE BY CASE BASIS, BUT I HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF FORUMS & POSTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE NO MATTER LOCATION, MILEAGE OR CARE OR CONDITION OF VEHICLE. LEXUS SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PREVIOUS REPUTATION FOR BEING A LUXURY VEHICLE AND NOT COMPROMISING ON THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR PRODUCT AND REPLACE OR FIX OR REIMBURSE THOSE THAT ARE AFFECTED! I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH THREE KIDS AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY OUT OVER $3000 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT NOR SHOULD THE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS DEALING WITH THIS PREPOSTEROUS SITUATION WE ARE FACED WITH. LEXUS NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKE CARE OF THIS!! *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING AND CRACKING SINCE JUNE 2009. IT HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE YEARS TO THE POINT THAT ITS FALLING APART. *TR

IN 2009 MY DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING AND PEELING. I TOOK IT TO LEXUS OF THE PALM BEACHES, WHERE I BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 2000. FOR THE REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD. I CALLED THE CORP. OFFICER AND COMPLAINED AND RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME 25% OFF FOR THE REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD. THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE THEIR PRODUCT HAS A DEFECT. I STILL OWN THIS VEHICLE AND THE DASHBOARD IS TOTALLY RIPPED UP. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO BLOW OUT AND CAUSE ME OR MY CHILDREN INJURY. AS OF NOW LEXUS OF THE PALM BEACHES STILL REFUSE TO REPAIR THE DASHBOARD! I AM SEEKING THE ATTORNEY WHO HAS NOW FILED A LAW SUIT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,658. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN UPDATED 11/28/2014 *JS

THE DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MELTING AWAY AND CRACKING. THE LEATHER HAS COMPLETELY COME OFF IN SOME AREAS AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS. I CONTACTED LEXUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURES DEFECT. LEXUS HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE IN TRYING TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE STATING I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. PLEASE HELP! *JS

DASHBOARD AND SIDE DOOR INSIDE PANELS ARE MELTING AND CHIPPING OFF. SOMETIMES BECOMES EXTREMELY STICKY AND HOT. THERE IS A GLARE AT TIMES WHEN DRIVING DURING HEAT OF DAY. *JS

LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RX330'S. ADVISED I NEED A NEW RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. LEXUS NEEDS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, TOO MANY COMPLAINTS! ALSO TOLD NEED TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BALLIST! *TR

REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS YESTERDAY ON MY 2005 LEXUS RX330, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE I NOTICED THE INNER TIE ROD BOOT DETERIORATED AND SURROUNDED BY OIL AND/OR GREASE LEAKING. I WAS BAFFLED BY THE POOR CONDITION THIS BOOT WAS IN, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT AND HOW THIS WAS CAUSED. DURING MY RESEARCH ONLINE, I SOON DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME DEFECT. THE FIX IS TO REPLACE THE RACK & PINION DUE TO A FAULTY SEAL THAT HAS CAUSED POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAK INTO THE INNER TIE ROD BOOT AND BREAK DOWN AND DISINTEGRATE THE RUBBER BOOT. A VERY COSTLY REPAIR, THAT I FEEL THE CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ABSORB, BEING LEXUS IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT. I HAVE 135,000 MILES ON MY RX330. I BOUGHT A LEXUS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RELIABLITY AND LONGEVITY. I'M WONDERING IF I MADE THE WRONG CHOICE..... ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

2005 RX330 DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND AIR VENT ON PASSENGER SIDE...CALLED DEALER AND DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE. BEGAN LOOKING UP INFORMATION ON GOOGLE ON HOW TO REPAIR DASHBOARDS AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS LISTED AND THAT THE DASHBOARDS WERE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE, BUT LEXUS NOT CORRECTING THE PROBLEMS. CONFRONTED DEALER WHO SOLD THE CAR AND HE THEN ADMITTED THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM..I COULD EITHER REPLACE THE DASH FOR AROUND $2000 OR TRY TO PATCH/REPAIR IT. CALLED AND SOME REPAIR SHOPS WOULD NOT REPAIR MY DASH BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS RIGHT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT. HOW CAN A LUXURY CAR MANUFACTURER GET AWAY WITH DEFECTIVE DASHBOARDS? IF THE DASHBOARD CRACKS MORE SEVERELY, WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY? ONE REPAIR COMPANY SAID THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THESE DASHBOARDS CRACK SO BAD THAT THEY LOOK LIKE A SPIDER WEB OVER THE WHOLE DASH. IS THIS SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING LIKE THIS? *TR

VEHICLE'S SVC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE'S STEERING TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY-PARTICULARLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR

I WILL ADD MY COMPLAINT TO PREVIOUS REPORTER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP 2 TIMES DUE TO WATER IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE HEADLAMP. THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THERE IS MOISTURE UNDER THE GLASS WHICH SHORTED OUT THE LIGHT. ONLINE I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THE SAME MODEL LEXUS. THE REPAIR FOR THIS HEADLIGHT RUNS OVER $1,500. LEXUS CORPORATION REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE RADIO/AUDIO COMPONENTS AND SPREAD QUICKLY LIKE A SPIDER WEB. LEXUS AGREED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT NO CHARGE, BUT NOT THE LABOR COSTS. WHILE REPLACING IT, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD SEVERE FLUID LEAKAGE ON RIGHT SIDE, BOOT DETERIORATED. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $1,856.00. THERE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE LEFT FRONT CV AXLE INBOARD JOINT BOOT, AN ADDITIONAL $412.00. IN READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS THAT THE DASHBOARD AND THE RACK AND PINION ARE A COMMON PROBLEMS THAT LEXUS IS AWARE OF. A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE RX 350 HAS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION, BUT LEXUS IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM HOPING THAT THIS BRINGS LIGHT TO THESE ISSUES AND SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DASHBOARD BECAME EXTREMELY STICKY AND THE PLASTIC TRAVELED TOWARD THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OFTHE FAILURE AND WAS ABLE TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

PERIODICALLY THE BRAKE,ABS,VSC, AND LOW PRESSURE LIGHT BLINKS WHILE DRIVING , AS SOON AS THE KEY IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON THE WARNING LIGHTS DISAPPEAR. *JS

VEHICLE'S STABILIZATION CONTROL (VSC) MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN STEERING. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE TO LEXUS DEALER FOR 90,000 MILE SERVICE AND TECH FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID LOW AND DIRTY. WHEN LOOKING FURTHER, TECH FOUND THAT STEERING RACK WAS TORN AND LEAKING. TECH REQUESTED TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PERFORM A FLUSH. I DECLINED BECAUSE OF THE EXORBITANT COST ($1,000?). THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND VERY SIMILAR TO A COMPLAINT FILED 11-5-13, NHTSA I.D. NO. 10550956. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PATTERN HERE, THE PRODUCT RECALLED, AND LEXUS/TOYOTA ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED ASAP. I BELIEVE THEY MAY HAVE SERVICE BULLETIN NO. LSB-0107-12, NHTSA I.D. NO. 10050660, STEERING, ISSUED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU. THANK YOU. *TR

THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED. THERE IS MOISTURE UNDER THE GLASS WHICH SHORTED OUT THE LIGHT. ONLINE I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THE SAME MODEL LEXUS. THE REPAIR FOR THIS HEADLIGHT RUNS OVER $1,500. LEXUS CORPORATION REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. *TR

PERIODICALLY THE BRAKE,ABS,VSC, AND LOW PRESSURE LIGHT BLINKS WHILE DRIVING , AS SOON AS THE KEY IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON THE WARNING LIGHTS DISAPPEAR. TROUBLE CODE SCANNED C 1249, AND C 1223 OPEN CIRCUIT IN STOP LIGHT SWITCH OR ABS CONTROL FAULT ERROR. OXIDE GREASE RESIDUE ON ELECTRICAL CONTACT POINTS MAKE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE. TOYOTA LEXUS HAD A RECALL THAT ONLY COVERED CERTAIN DATES WHILE THE PROBLEM BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURES CONTINUED IN NEWER MODELS. LEXUS REFUSES TO FIX OLDER MODELS SAYING THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AFTER LATE 2004, WHICH AS WE ALL KNOW NOW IS NOT CORRECT. I WOULD LIKE LEXUS /TOYOTA TO REPLACE MY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AT NO EXPENSE TO ME SINCE IT WAS A ASSEMBLY ERROR ON THEIR PART. *TR

(4) 235/55R-18 HANKOOK VENTUS AS RH07 XL TIRES THAT WERE INSTALLED ON A 2005 LEXUS RX330 SUV WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM HAVE CAUSED NOTICEABLE NOISE AND VIBRATION ABOVE 45MPH. THE VEHICLE'S ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND WITHIN VEHICLE SPEC AND THE TIRES/WHEELS HAVE BEEN RE-BALANCED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CONDENSATION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. ..UPDATED 12-26-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,901.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX-330. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AND DISINTEGRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HYDROLYSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84000.

ON SEPTEMBER THE 1ST WE HAD JUST HAD EXTREME THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS. I HAD JUST DROPPED MY GIRLFRIEND OFF AT WORK AND AT THIS TIME IT WAS ONLY RAINING MODERATELY, AND THE TIME WAS 1:20 PM, AND THEN I STARTED THE 15 MINUTE TRIP BACK HOME. I WAS 1/3 OF THE WAY BACK HOME AND NOTICED AS I WAS DRIVING, A PEDESTRIAN WANTING TO CROSS THE STREET SO AT THIS TIME I STOPPED AND THE VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMED TO WORK JUST FINE AT THAT TIME. I THEN STARTED DRIVING THE FINAL 2/3 OF THE WAY HOME, I WAS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF TO 1-3/4 OF A MILE TO HOME AND THANK GOODNESS NO PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1400 TO 1600 FEET THE LEXUS SUV WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN AND THANKFULLY I WAS ONLY GOING 30 TO 35 MPH AND THE VEHICLE FORTUNATELY HAD ENOUGH DISTANCE TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN BEFORE THE HAIRPIN LEFT CURVE IN THE NEXT PART OF THE ROAD. AND THEN STRANGELY ENOUGH THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY AGAIN. PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM MECHANICALLY INCLINED, AND CAN NAME ALL OF THE PARTS IN THE VEHICLE'S BRAKING SYSTEM.

LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RX330'S... *TR

VEHICLE REARENDED A STATIONARY VEHICLE IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. SAN RAMON PD REPORT #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY AND INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT WATER COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE TIMING BELT AND BOTH THE WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING BELT WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 LEXUS RX 330. I PURCHASED IT CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED IN 2007. I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT. AS I PROCEEDED TO TAKE A LEFT HAND TURN THE CAR STARTED MAKING A LOUD NOISE. IT WAS JUMPING AND SHIFTING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND PULL INTO A NEARBY GAS STATION. I COULDN'T DRIVE IT AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST LEXUS SERVICE CENTER. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WENT. THEY OPENED UP THE CASE BOX AND METAL SHAVINGS FELL OUT! I GUESS THERE WAS NO TRANSFER CASE FLUID! SHOULDN'T A MAINTENANCE REQUIRED LIGHT POP ON OR A WARNING? IF I HAD CONTINUED ON THE HIGHWAY RATHER THAN GET OFF THE EXIT, IT WOULD HAVE ENDED BADLY! THE BACK END OF THE CAR COMPLETELY LOCKED ON ME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT THE TRANSFER CASE IS RUNNING OUT OF FLUID? THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $2700 FOR THE PART AND $1500 FOR LABOR! I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. I HAVE A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING AND HAD I BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, I COULD HAVE FLIPPED THE CAR AND ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL OR DEAD. I WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR LEXUS/TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

WE ARE EXPERIENCING SEVERE CRACKING AND SOFTENING OF THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE GARAGED THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING. WE ALSO HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH HAS NO DASHBOARD ISSUES AND IT HAS BEEN LEFT OUTSIDE CONSISTENTLY SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN 2005. WE FEEL THAT THE CRACKING AND SOFTENING OF THE DASHBOARD PRESENTS A CHEMICAL HEALTH RISK. *TR

STEERING RACK ON VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED LEAK, IT SEEMS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I AM HAVING SERIOUS QUALITY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 RX330. THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN THE GARAGE AND BEING TAKEN CARE OF LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER. I TOOK THE SUV TO A LEXUS DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED - APPROXIMATE COST $1800. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED - COST ANOTHER $1000. THIS IS NOT THE END! APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO MY WATER PUMP FAILED AT THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND I HAD TO REPLACE MY WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, DRIVE BELTS, ETC ONLY AT 65K MILES - COST $1200. WHY EVERY MAJOR KEY COMPONENTS ARE FAILING SO EARLY? I DROVE A CAR MADE BY A COMPETITOR UPTO 110K MILES WITHOUT ANY OF THESE ISSUES. LEXUS/TOYOTA IS USING DEFECTIVE/CHEAP PARTS AT THE EXPENSE AND SAFETY OF CONSUMERS. I WOULD RECOMMEND STARTING AN INVESTIGATION AGAINST LEXUS/TOYOTA FOR FAULTY STEERING AND POWER TRAIN COMPONENTS IN RX, AND BASED ON THE INVESTIGATION, START A RECALL IF NEEDED. I REACHED OUT TO LEXUS IN THE PAST, BUT THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE ANY QUALITY PROBLEMS WITH RX330; HOWEVER, WHEN I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, I SEE HUNDREDS OF OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND THEY ARE HELPLESS. LEXUS WILL NOT DO ANYTHING, AND THEREFORE, WE NEED NHTSA'S HELP TO PUSH LEXUS TO RECALL RX330 STEERING AND POWER TRAIN COMPONENTS. *TR

OUR LEXUS HAD A BAD ROLLER BEARING ON THE REAR PASSENGER'S WHEEL. THE INTERNET (LEXUS OWNERS CLUB) TELLS US THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS MODEL HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME LOCATION. IT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE WHEEL CAN SUDDENLY SEIZE OR FLY OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. I HOPE YOU WILL REQUIRE LEXUS TO RECALL AND FIX THE CARS THAT HAVEN'T FAILED YET, AND TO REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED ALREADY. *TR

MY 2005 LEXUS RX 330 WITH ONLY 39459 MILEAGE WAS TOLD THE WATER PUMP IS LEAKS, WHEN I REPLACED THE BATTERY AT INDEPENDENT SHOP. WHEN FOR A RECALL (ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY) DONE BY DEALER THAT COUPLE MONTH AGO ON MILEAGE 39152, DEALER ALSO PERFORMED MULTI POINT INSPECTION DID NOT SPOT ANY WATER PUMP LEAKS. HOWEVER, I BROUGHT CAR BACK TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSTIC, INSPECTED STATES THAT FOR POSSIBLE COOLANT LEAKS - WATER PUMP TIMING BELT PACKAGE COST $1,995.00 FOR REPLACEMENT. THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS, I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE WATER PUMP IS FAILING AT THE CAR ONLY HAS UNDER 40K MILES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE FOR SAFETY AS AN ENGINE WITH FAILED WATER PUMP MIGHT BE CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS DAMAGES AND INJURY WHEN DRIVING. IN THIS CASE HEREBY, I'M SENDING THIS COMPLIANT TO NHTSA, I HOPE ODI OFFICE WOULD START TO INVESTIGATION FOR THIS ISSUE. LEXUS SHOULD MAKE RECALL FOR THIS LOW QUALITY PARTS INSTEAD OF PUT OTHER PEOPLES LIFE IN DANGERS WHEN DRIVING. TO EMPHASIZE THAT I HAVE FOUND OUT ON YOUR WEBSITE THERE ARE SAME COMPLAINTS FOR FAILED WATER PUMP AS WELL. AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF CAR OWNER HAVE SAME PROBLEMS JUST WERE NOT AWARE OF WHERE THEY COULD MAKE COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *JS

TOOK MY 2005 RX330 IN FOR A RECALL (CRANKSHAFT PULLEY). I WAS TOLD THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF ALONG WITH THE TIMING BELT. I WAS TOLD I WOULD SAVE A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN LABOR BECAUSE OF THE RECALL IF I HAD IT TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT NOW AT A COST OF $876.96. OUCH! ONLY 50K MILES! AT LEAST IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, BUT COME ON 50K MILES. I HOPE THIS ISN'T AN ISSUE AMONG OTHER 05 RX330 OWNERS. MIGHT HAVE THE TUNE OF RECALL. I'M DRIVING A LEXUS NOT A HUGO.................. *TR

MY LEXUS RX330 BROKE DOWN AT THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD ONLY AT 65K MILES. THE WATER PUMP HAD A LEAK, AND AS A RESULT, THERE WAS NO COOLANT AND THE ENGINE WAS HEATING UP TO A LEVEL WHERE I COULD HAVE FIRE IN THE ENGINE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. LATER I PAID $1100+ TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT. I CONTACTED LEXUS HQ REGARDING SERIOUS QUALITY ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLE AS THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT SHOULD LAST UP TO 90K MILES. LEXUS REFUSED TO HELP OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE. I AM REACHING OUT TO NHTSA AND REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS QUALITY PROBLEM WITH LEXUS VEHICLE AND KEY ENGINE PARTS LIKE WATER PUMP. TOYOTA/LEXUS HAS BEEN USING LOW QUALITY PARTS TO INCREASE PROFIT MARGIN AND AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE IS FAILING AT ONLY 65K MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE FOR SAFETY AS AN ENGINE WITH A FAILED WATER PUMP CAN HEAT UP AND CAUSE FIRE AND FAIL AT THE MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION OR ON THE HIGHWAY. WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE ASAP AND REQUIRE LEXUS TO DO A RECALL ON THEIR WATER PUMP FOR ALL 2005 RX 330S. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP GOT WATER INSIDE THE HOUSING CAUSING THE HID HEADLIGHT TO SHORT OUT. HOUSING SEEMS TO BE FULLY SEALED.