2015 Lexus RX350

Defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Highlander and model year 2015 Lexus RX350 vehicles. Fuel may leak from the one of the fuel delivery pipes in the engine compartment.

Risk. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the suspect fuel delivery pipes free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPS AND I HAVE A 3 SECOND STALL, THEN THE CAR RESUMES NORMAL OPERATION. COULD BE A REAL SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR PULLING OUT ONTO TRAFFIC.

MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TURNS COMPLETELY OUTWARD WHEN I START MY CAR. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I LOCK THE DOOR. I HAVE TO PHYSICALLY TURN IT BACK TO THE CORRECT POSITION BEFORE I CAN DRIVE. I WENT TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $1200 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I AM A DISABLED SENIOR, AND THIS IS A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ON ME. BY KEEP TURNING THE MIRROR, I AM AFRAID IT MIGHT BREAK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN.

RECALL FOR FUEL DELIVERY PIPE -REPLACEMENT BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL LEAK, CAUSING A FIRE.

WHEN INITIALLY ENTERING MY VIN: [XXX] , RESULTS CAME UP AS A 2015 RX 330 WHICH IS INCORRECT. MINE IS AN RX 350. THIS LEFT ME UNSURE WHETHER OR NOT THE INFORMATION WHICH FOLLOWED WAS CORRECT???? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ON MARCH 17, 2020 WHEN BUCKLING MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, THE FEMALE END THAT IS SUPPOSE TO BE BOLTED INTO PLACE WAS ONLY ATTACHED BY WIRES. I LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND FOUND WASHER AND NUT ON THE FLOOR. MY SON HELPED ME REATTACH THE PARTS TOGETHER. ON MONDAY, I MADE APPOINTMENT WITH THE WILDE LEXUS OF SARASOTA. THEY REINSTALLED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND RETORQUED IT. I WAS TOLD BY THE COSTUMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT WILDE LEXUS THAT IT MAY HAVE WORKED IT'S WAY LOSE OR IT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY AT FACTORY. EITHER WAY, I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THIS CAR AND OTHER LEXUS RX350 WOULD NOT HAVE SEAT BELTS FAILING. *TR

MY CAR STALLS ON ACCELERATION. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURES ON SOME TOYOTAS I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THE RECALL SITE USING THE VIN. NOTHING I BELIEVE I HAVE A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE. I WOULD APPRECIATE TOYOTA REPAIR IT. .

PAST TWO YEARS...MY CAR HAVE TOO MANY TIME PROBLEM ABOUT ENGINE....AFTER FEULING GAS ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE CAR RUNNING...OR ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHEN WATTING TRAFFIC LIGHTS...

THE PUSH-BUTTON (KEYLESS ENTRY) IGNITION DID NOT KILL THE MOTOR. MY CAR ENGINE RAN FROM APPROXIMATELY 6 P.M. IN AN ENCLOSED GARAGE DIRECTLY BELOW MY BEDROOM. AT 4:30 A.M. I WAS AWAKENED BY MY CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR. THE ENTIRE HOUSE WAS FILLED WITH TOXIC FUMES. FIRST RESPONDERS TO MY 911 CALL SAID THE DETECTOR DEFINITELY SAVED MY LIFE. I WAS A LITTLE DIZZY AND HAD A HEADACHE BUT WAS OK AFTER AWHILE. IT TOOK NEARLY 3 HOURS FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS' CO2 MONITOR TO SHOW SAFE AIR THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE DIED OR SUFFERED BRAIN DAMAGE UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES, AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY, THEIR CARS WERE NOT IN GARAGES WHEN IT HAPPENED TO THEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER LEXUS OF CHATTANOOGA (5800 LEE HWY CHATTANOOGA TN) HOWEVER THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 24, 2019, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2015 LEXUS RX350 ON A HIGHWAY NEAR ATHENS, GEORGIA WHEN THE SUNROOF GLASS SUDDENLY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING, SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR CABIN OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE STATIONARY AT A MOBILE GAS STATION IN LAGUNA NIGUEL. ON OR ABOUT 10/2019. WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK WITH GASOLINE, INSTAED OF THE FUEL BEING SHUT OFF WHILE FUELING AND THE FUEL SYATEM WAS FULL, THERE WAS OVER FLOW OF GASOLINE, CAUSING FUEL TO FLASH BACK ALL OVER THE PERSON FUELING AND COVERING LARGE AREAS OF SKIN AND CLOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT'S SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THE EXPLOSION WAS SO LOUD THAT THE CONTACT DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NALLEY LEXUS (980 MANSELL RD, ROSWELL, GA 30076, (404) 994-4325) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO WARRANTY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,600. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. *DT*JB

THE SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. WE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR ANYTHING HITTING THE SUNROOF BEFORE IT SHATTERED.

WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT 40 MPH, MY CAR WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE FRONT OF MY CAR (BUMPER TO BUMPER IMPACT). I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT WAS NOT AT A STOP AT TIME OF IMPACT. THE OTHER CAR'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT NONE OF MINE DID. (AT THE START OF THE TRIP, THE CAR SENSORS ACCURATELY DETECTED 3 PASSENGERS.) MY CAR WAS TOTALED, ITS FRAME BENT & ENTIRE FRONT DESTROYED IN THE WRECK. INVESTIGATORS & MECHANICS STATED THEY BELIEVED THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED IN THIS CASE. I SUSTAINED INJURIES, INCLUDING CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, LACERATIONS & BRUISES.

THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM WAS UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE IN LIGHT TRAFFIC ON A CLEAR, SUNNY AFTERNOON, THE CAR BRAKES SUDDENLY ACTIVATED, SEAT BELTS CLINCHED WITH NO WARNING SOUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR (COINCIDENTALLY, IT OCCURRED AT THE SAME AREA ON THE INTERSTATE). THE CAR WAS TAKEN, BOTH TIMES, AFTER THE INCIDENT FOR INSPECTION AT THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE OR FIND ANY PROBLEMS. FOR ME, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SEVERE BRAKING COULD RESULT IN A MAJOR REAR-END COLLISION.

VEHICLE WAS NOT LOCKING PROPERLY. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT ONE OF THE ACTUATORS WAS AT FAULT, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, OR 4K MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS TIME, THEY ARE SAYING IT IS ANOTHER ACTUATOR. AT THIS RATE, IT SEEMS LIKE I MAY HAVE TO KEEP CHANGING OR GETTING NEW ACTUATORS. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT, AND IF THE DOORS ARE NOT LOCKING PROPERLY, I AM AFRAID IT COULD LEAD TO SOME WORSE SAFETY CONCERNS. THE DOOR DOESN'T UNLOCK OR OPEN ACCIDENTALLY. HOWEVER, IT DOESN'T LOCK AUTOMATICALLY, UNLESS IT IS MANUALLY LOCKED..

THE CENTER CONSOLE AND THE AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DRIVER SEAT AS WELL AS THE VENT FOR THE BACKSEAT BECOMES EXTREMELY HEATED DURING DRIVING. IT'S EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND SHOULD NOT OPERATE IN THIS MANNER. I'VE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THAT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A PIPE BENEATH? THIS SHOULD NOT BE. IF THE AC IS ON HOT AIR IS BLOWING OUT OF THE REAR VENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RX350. WHEN STOPPED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR A SECOND OR TWO WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED HERB CHAMBERS LEXUS OF HINGHAM (141 DERBY ST, HINGHAM, MA 02043, 781-210-5200) AND THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT TRACKED THE VARIOUS DRIVING SPEED PATTERNS AND ADJUSTED THE SPEED CONTROL ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER'S DRIVING HABIT. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT TO USE THE SPORT MODE OR TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE AT AN INCLINE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS READY TO MOVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND TOOK INFORMATION FROM THE CONTACT WITHOUT OFFERING ANY TECHNICAL ADVICE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RX350. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW, THE WIPERS WERE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SNOW FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO SNOW AND SALT ACCUMULATION. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SNOW AND SALT ACCUMULATION HAD CLOGGED THE WIPER FLUID NOZZLE, PREVENTING THE ABILITY TO SPRAY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (LEXUS OF SMITHTOWN, 700 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD., ST. JAMES ,NY) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.