2006 Lexus RX330 complaints

ON NOVEMBER 9, 2010 I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 LEXUS RX330. I MADE A U-TURN FROM A PARKING LOT INTO A PARKING PLACE IN FRONT OF A PRESCHOOL ADJACENT TO THE PARKING LOT. MY FOOT WAS COVERING THE BRAKE AS I COASTED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROX. 5 MPH. AS SOON MY FRONT TIRES CROSSED THE THRESHOLD OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AS IF THE ACCELERATOR HAD BEEN PUSHED TO THE FLOOR. BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS COVERING THE BRAKE AT THE TIME, I WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A POST AND THE PRESCHOOL PLAYGROUND FENCE. I CONTACTED LEXUS AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I FELT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INTERVIEWED ME AND SAID THEY WOULD INSPECT THE CAR. I WAS CALLED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND TOLD THEY HAD "GOOD NEWS", THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. I REFUSED TO PICK UP MY CAR BECAUSE I FELT IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I ASKED WHAT MY RECOURSE WAS, AND I WAS GIVEN THE NUMBER FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS. I CONTACTED CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AND I WAS TOLD THEY CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND MY CAR IS SAFE AND NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. I ASKED IF THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD "NO". I ASKED IF THEY WOULD BUY BACK THE CAR, AND THEY RESPONDED "THAT IS POSSIBLE, BUT IT WOULD TAKE 6-8 WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD LET ME KNOW". I FELT THAT WAS UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE I AM COMPLAINING OF A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS GIVEN NO OTHER OPTION. I WENT ONLINE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTACT A PLANT MANAGER IN THE MID-WEST. HE PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH

2006 LEXUS RX330. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE COST TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS $4,000.00. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND, BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND PROTECTOR WERE COVERED FOR 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES. *JB UPDATED 04/12/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX 330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE FREQUENT WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. UDATED 01/10/11*JB

I HAVE A 2006 LEXUS RX330 THAT I'M AFRAID TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ON ANY SURFACE THAT IS NOT FLAT AND DRY. WHEN I COME UP TO A SMALL INCLINE AND THE SPEED GOES BELOW MY CRUISE SPEED IT ALL OF THE SUDDEN PICKS UP SPEED REAL QUICK. IT'S LIKE IF I HAD JUST STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ONCE SPEED CRUISE SPEED IS ATTAINED IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS. AT TIMES IT'S SCARY, THAT IS WHY I STOPPED USING THIS FEATURE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES. THE DATE I PUT IN IS THE LAST TIME I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THAT VEHICLE. *DT

I WAS ON INTERSTATE 5 ON MAY 25, 2009 (MEMORIAL DAY) AT THE SPEED OF 75-80 MPH WITH MY WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR. THE CAR'S MODEL IS LEXUS RX330,2006 MODEL. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE LEFTMOST LANE, MY LEFT WHEEL WENT A LITTLE BIT ON THE RUMBLE STRIP. I TRIED TO PULL MY CAR BACK ON THE LANE. IT IS HERE THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED. MY STEERING STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE AND THE CAR STOPPED TO ACCELERATE. WHEN ALL THE CARS WERE GOING AT SUCH A HIGH SPEED THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR AS WELL AS ACCELERATE OR EVEN BRAKE FOR QUITE A WHILE. THEN I TRIED BRAKING MANY TIMES AND COULD FINALLY PARK THE CAR IN THE EMERGENCY IN THE LEFT LANE SHOULDER. AFTER THAT WE TRIED CALLING ALL THE NUMBERS GIVEN IN THE LEXUS HANDBOOK BUT NO ONE PICKED UP THE PHONE TO HELP US. AFTER WAITING FOR HALF AN HOUR OR SO, MY HUSBAND COLLECTED ALL HIS GUTS AND DROVE THE CAR TO NEAREST GAS STATION. WE CHECK THE TIRES AND ALL THE PRESSURES ETC. BUT EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. *TR

PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH 2006 LEXUS RX330. I HAD CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65MPH WITH MY FOOT OFF PEDAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 90 AND GOING FASTER IN A SPLIT SECOND. I HIT THE BRAKES AND LUCKILY THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR AND WERE ALL TERRIFIED. I CALLED THE DEALER, LEXUS OF WESTMINSTER, NEXT DAY TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SIMPLY IGNORED MY CLAIM AND INDIFFERENTLY TOLD ME THAT HE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEM AND BRING MY CAR IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. HE DID NOT OFFER TO CHECK IT OUT AND I STOPPED USING CRUISE CONTROL OF THAT VEHICLE. IT WAS A LEASE AND CAR WAS RETURNED LAST YEAR. WHEN I HEARD THIS NEWS ABOUT ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA VEHICLE RECENTLY, I GOT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF CURRENT OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WHOEVER IT MAY BE. *TR

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WHILE IN CRUISE & CLIMBING A HILL OR OVERPASS. SPEED GOES FROM 65 TO OVER 80 . CAR JUMPS & TAKES OFF & HAVE TO HIT BRAKES TO CANCEL CRUISE. OCCURS 50% OF TIMES USED .IN SERVICE DEPT . 4X NOTHING FOUND. . TALKED TO CALIF. SERVICE HEADQUARTERS NO. OF TIMES & NO RESULTS . 2006 TO PRESENT .SERVICE REP NEVER SHOWS UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT HAD STARTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINES RPM'S SUDDENLY INCREASED WITHOUT THE CONTACT ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56300. UPDATED 03/01/10 *BF UPDATED 06/28/10*JB

RADIATOR FAILURE AT 44,000 MILES 2006 LEXUS RX330. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX330. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SHE STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT SLUDGE DESTROYED HER ENGINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED THIS COMPONENT NUMEROUS TIMES ON OTHER IDENTICAL VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THE BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM SIGNALING INTENT, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 71,185. UPDATED 03/17/09. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/09. *JB

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS 2006 LEXUS RX-330. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALS 4-5 TIMES FOR MAJOR HESITATION PROBLEMS.. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN A SAFE WAY. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 LEXUS RX330 SUV. IT HAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO CHANGE LANES OR ENTER HIGHWAY ETC. WE HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD AND WE ARE VERY SCARED MOST OF THE TIME DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THIS KIND OF HESITATION OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN THE SUV TO THE LEXUS DEALER AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A NORMAL OPERATION OF THESE SUV'S. WE HAVE NO WHERE TO GO EXCEPT NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST LEXUS LIKE RECALLING THESE CARS BEFORE THIS SITUATION CAUSES THE LOSS OF LIVES. THANK YOU. RAIF CAGLAR *TR

THOSE FOCUSED HEADLIGHTS, OFTEN WITH A BLUE TINT, ARE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS WHO CAN BE TEMPORARILY BLINDED BY THEIR EXTREME BRIGHTNESS. THE SITUATION IS MADE WORSE IN WET CONDITIONS WHEN REFLECTIONS INTENSIFY THE PROBLEM. ALSO, DRIVERS WHO WEAR EYEGLASSES (INCLUDING ME), HAVE EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN REGAINING VISION AFTER BEING BLINDED BY ONCOMING VEHICLE WITH THESE FOCUSED HEADLIGHTS. GROWING USE OF THE HEADLIGHTS BY AUTOMAKERS IS QUICKLY SPREADING THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS NOT A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE INFO PROVIDED BELOW IS THE TYPE THAT USES THESE HEADLIGHTS. A NUMBER A MANUFACTURERS USE THESE HEADLIGHTS NOW, ALSO BMW, CADILLAC, INFINITI AMONG OTHERS.*JB

> HI I HAVE LOOKED AT THE TAIL LIGHTS OF LEXUS RX 330 > AND 300 AND I BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE ILLEGAL. THEY ARE > CLEAR LENS WITH NO RED REFLECTION OR AMBER > REFLECTION. > THE BULB IS RED AND THE TURN IS AMBER BUT THE LENS > ARE > NOT COLORED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF THE VEHICLE > IS > ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I DON'T KNOW IF ITS THE > FRONT > OR REAR AT NIGHT TIME. ALL THE OTHER CARS FOLLOW THE > RED AND AMBER LENS FOR ALL YEARS. PLEASE LOOK INTO > THIS AS AN OLD TRUCK DRIVER WITH MANY MILES UNDER ME > I > DO NOT WANT TO SEE A CHANGE IN THE LIGHT SYSTEM AND > I > BELIEVE LEXUS IS TRYING TO DO THAT, ALONG WITH THE > AFTER MARKET PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME GEORGE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT ANY SPEED ON VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER RENDERING THE MASTER CYLINDER INOPERATIVE. AFTER THE INITIAL MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM.