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2005 Lexus RX Hybrid Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 8, 2018
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Lexus RX Hybrid, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Airbags2100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

ADDENDUM TO COMPLAINT #11076837 PICTURES DID NOT DOWNLOAD

NHTSA ID 11076840 · filed Mar 8, 2018

COMPLAINT TO [XXX] AT LEXUS OF PALM BEACH WAS A CRUMBLING DASHBOARD THAT IS ACCUMULATING AN UNIDENTIFIED WHITE POWDER AROUND THE BROKEN EDGES. CASE #[XXX] AT LEXUS, I SPOKE WITH [XXX] , CASE MANAGER WHO TOLD ME LEXUS WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE THE DASH REPLACEMENT WAS A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT AND NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS MY IMPRESSION THAT AN UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE, POSSIBLY A SUBLIMATING AIRBAG CHEMICAL, IS EXUDING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS MATERIAL IS EITHER TOXIC OR FLAMMABLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID 11076837 · filed Mar 8, 2018

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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