2006 Lexus RX Hybrid Driver assistance Problems

MY 2006 LEXUS RX400H THAT I JUST PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO FROM A LOCAL DEALER (ONE OWNER PRIOR) HAS SHUT DOWN GOING DOWN OUR MOUNTAIN. TAKING MY BOYS TO SCHOOL IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS WE COASTED DOWN OUR MOUNTAIN, AND THE BRAKES JUST STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY NEIGHBORS' DRIVEWAY AND BARELY ABLE TO USE MY BRAKES. THEY DIDN'T WORK WHEN THE HYBRID LIGHT CAME ON. EXTREMELY SCARY! IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES PRIOR TO THIS IN THESE LAST FEW MONTHS, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN PREVIOUSLY. IT'S NOW A BRICK WITH A DASHBOARD OF LIGHTS! I AM BEING TOLD BY LEXUS THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE INVERTER RECALL AND IN FACT, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY ALREADY REPLACED IT PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP A FEW MONTHS BACK, REPLACED IN 2012, LATER TO FIND OUT THAT WAS NOT TRUE. I HAVE THE SERVICE RECORDS FROM THE FIRST OWNER. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. IT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM MY NEIGHBOR'S HOME ABOUT 500 FEET DOWN OUR MOUNTAIN, BACK UP TO OUR HOME ABOUT 500' BACK UP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS EITHER NOT RECALLED OR NEEDS TO BE FIXED AGAIN AFTER THE RECALL. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE MECHANICS WHEN THEY OPEN. SOME PHOTOS OF MY DASH, ANY SUGGESTIONS? LEXUS NEEDS TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE! THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY. I CAN'T IMAGINE HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT LEXUS WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. PLEASE REOPEN THIS CASE AND INCLUDE MY VIN NUMBER IN THIS RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11175800

Incident

Feb 2, 2019

Mileage

167,000 mi

THE HYBRID BATTERY FAILED, POWER INVERTER, LOCKING UP POWER STEERING AND MY CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO OPERATE ON THE ROAD. I WAS QUOTED 7500$ COST. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING. I WOULD LIKE HELP REPAIRING FROM LEXUS

NHTSA ID

11115156

Incident

Jul 31, 2018

Mileage

186,000 mi

2006 LEXUS RX400H TOTALLY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I4 TODAY. NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, ENGINE DIED AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE PLACE FROM 70MPH! RIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE MISFIRED, THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON INCLUDING THE CHECK VCS, CHECK HYBRID AND CHECK ANTI-LOCK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO OUR MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN ONTO THE TOW TRUCK. CODES THAT IT THREW SAID IT WAS A HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM REGENERATIVE MALFUNCTION AND A BAD ENGINE COIL. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH IT SHUTTING DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD NO CONTROL WHAT SO EVER! THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME IN THIS CAR AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED THE WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN OCTOBER 2017.

NHTSA ID

11103046

Incident

Jun 21, 2018

Mileage

133,000 mi

MAY 1, 2018 LEXUS HEADQUARTERS US 19001 S WESTERN AVE TORRANCE, CA 90501 ATTN: CUSTOMER SERVICE I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 RX400H I HAVE RECENTLY DISCOVERED HAS AN ABNORMAL LEAK IN THE BRAKE ACTUATOR DESIGNATED C1391 ON COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT THIS HAS RENDERED THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM INOPERABLE. FURTHER, I AM DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN LEXUS IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR THE CAR UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY THE COMPANY. MY VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE 10 YEAR WINDOW ESTABLISHED BY LEXUS FOR THIS PROGRAM, YET UNDER THE 150,000 MILEAGE LIMIT. THROUGH ON-LINE RESEARCH I LEARNED LEXUS HAS BEEN AWARE OF VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATORS FOR OVER A DECADE. YET, THE COMPANY FAILED TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED ME TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WITHIN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION TIME PERIOD. I AM DISHEARTENED TO LEARN LEXUS WOULD ALLOW AN OWNER TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH A LATENT SAFETY DEFECT. AND, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY LEXUS WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE QUALITY BRAND IT HAS WORKED SO DILIGENTLY TO ESTABLISH. UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES, HONDA HONORED AN EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY ON MY CAR, TOTALLY UNRELATED TO SAFETY. THE COMPANY REPLACED A FAULTY AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR, WARRANTED FOR 80,000 MILES, ON A CAR WITH 85,000 MILES WITHOUT CHARGE. HONDA SUPPORTS CUSTOMERS WITH ACTION, NOT JUST WORDS. IN MY OPINION, THEY DELIVERED ON A COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED NO LESS FROM LEXUS. I URGE LEXUS TO RECONSIDER THE COMPANY'S DECISION TO NOT REPAIR A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT ON MY VEHICLE THAT COMPROMISES MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ID

11091940

Incident

Mar 12, 2018

Mileage

142,000 mi

THE HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT TURNED ON. NEXT WERE THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, THEN THE WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND I WAS ABLE TO STEERED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS ON THE STREET ROAD. I CHECKED FOR THE RECALLS RELATED TO THE VIN, BUT NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE ALTHOUGH THERE WERE 6 RECALLS TOTAL. ONE OF THE RECALL RELATED TO THE INVERTER COOLANT. IT HAPPENED TO ME TWICE ONCE AT AROUND 120K AND NOW 135,828 MILES.MY VIN IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11083769

Incident

Apr 7, 2018

Mileage

135,828 mi

AFTER THE VEHICLE BEEN WORKING PERFECTLY, AFTER OVERNIGHT THE VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS, INCLUDING THE MAL FUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT, MASTER WARNING LIGHT, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM MESSAGE SHOWED UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WERE IN MOTION, THE BREAKS WENT IN BLANK, CONTINUING RUNNING EVEN WITH THE BREAK PEDAL PRESSED. THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPED WITH THE EMERGENCY BREAKS. AFTER GET THE VEHICLE CHECKED AT MY NEAREST LEXUS DEALER, THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATE THAN THE ISSUE HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACTUATOR AND THE BREAK MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH WOULD COST $4,595 PLUS TAX.

NHTSA ID

11075219

Incident

Feb 17, 2018

Mileage

1 mi

YEARS AGO, I BEGAN TO HAVE A SERIES OF BATTERY FAILURES WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. EACH TIME, LEXUS JUST TOLD ME IT WAS A DEAD BATTERY, AND REPLACED IT (PRO RATA, NOT FREE TO ME). I GRADUALLY BECAME AWARE THAT THESE FAILURES WERE BEING ACCOMPANIED BY A MESSAGE TO "SHIFT TO P WHEN TURNING OFF IGNITION," WHICH I ALWAYS DO. I SUSPECTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SOMEHOW SENSING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LEVEL AND WAS WRONGLY ENGAGING SOME SORT OF STABILITY SYSTEM, DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE CURRENT EPISODE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A "VSC" ERROR MESSAGE, WHICH IS INDEED A STABILITY SYSTEM. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS ONLINE AS HAVING KILLED THEIR VEHICLES WHILE THEY ARE IN MOTION. I AM FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME...YET. HOWEVER, I AM NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND AM TOLD THIS WILL COST OVER $8000 TO FIX. I THEREFORE WANT TO ADD MY VOICE TO THE GROWING NUMBER OF AFFECTED CUSTOMERS--LEXUS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CLEAR FLAW IN THEIR MANUFACTURING!

NHTSA ID

11048592

Incident

Nov 26, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

BRAKE ACTUATOR OVERWORKING,BRAKES CHIRP WHEN PEDAL COMPRESSES,ALL DASH WARNING LIGHT ON. "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" - ABS,BRAKE,TRACTION CONTROL,RED CAUTION LIGHT. REGENERATIVE BRAKING NOT WORKING.

NHTSA ID

11019474

Incident

Aug 24, 2017

ALL SERVICE LIGHTS ARE ON, ABS VSC, AND INFO DISPLAY STATES SOME SORT OF VSC MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ID

10838905

Incident

Dec 10, 2015

I HAVE ABS VSC AND SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS ON ON THE DASH. THE RESPONSE FROM LEXUS IS I NEED A NEW ABS ACCUMULATOR ASSEMBLY. COSTS IS IN THE THOUSANDS. THE SIMILAR MODEL DESIGN PUMP WAS USED IN THE 2007-2011 CAMRY. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THAT PUMP. WHY HAS THE RX400H AND THE HIGHLANDER NOT RECEIVED THIS EXTENSION!

NHTSA ID

10838884

Incident

Nov 19, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

A FEW YEARS AGO THERE WERE 2 EPISODES OF SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL AND WITHOUT ANY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THIS STOPPED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. NO SIMILAR PROBLEM SINCE THEN UNTIL 4-6 WEEKS AGO WHEN 4 EXACTLY SIMILAR EPISODES OCCURRED, THE LATEST HAPPENING TODAY. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT OF MY WIFE OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD CRASH. LEXUS OF SEATTLE DEALERSHIP NOTIFIED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO DURING ROUTINE SERVICE VISIT, AND AGAIN TODAY. MY WIFE IS TAKING IT BACK AGAIN TOMORROW, BUT SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT THEY ONCE AGAIN LIKELY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPEAT THE EVENT OR TO SOLVE IT. HELP!!!

NHTSA ID

10825495

Incident

Feb 10, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

WHILE SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING STRUCTURE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT BLOCK WALL IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE THE DISTANCE FROM HALF-WAY INTO THE PARKING SPACE TO THE WALL WAS SMALL (PROBABLY THREE TO FOUR FEET), I HAD NO TIME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES BEFORE IMPACT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER. I WAS IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT WHO HANDLED ALL TRANSACTIONS AFTER THAT. AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR INSPECTED THE CAR, RETRIEVED THE CRASH DATA RETRIEVAL RECORDER AND ISSUED A REPORT. THE CDR INDICATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT PUSHED UNTIL AFTER THE CRASH, AND THAT THE SPEED IN THE FEW SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH WENT FROM 3.7 TO 60.9 MPH. LEXUS REFUSED TO ADMIT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, STATING ONLY THAT THE BRAKES, ACCELERATOR AND FLOOR MATS SEEMED TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN OR HAVE ONLY THE BODY FIXED AND SOLD TO AN UNSUSPECTING THIRD PARTY. IT WAS EVENTUALLY DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WAS NO HELP OR ADMISSION OF A PROBLEM FROM LEXUS, EXCEPT TO TRY TO CHARGE US FOR CAR STORAGE AT THE DEALERSHIP DURING THE PROCESS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596551

Incident

Aug 6, 2013

Mileage

144,693 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX400H. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES BEING DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522793

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX400H. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE IN OPERATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DOOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER FOR REPAIRS TO THE BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 6/4/13 *CN

NHTSA ID

10509310

Incident

Apr 20, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON THE 4TH LEVEL OF A 6 STORY PARKING BUILDING, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED (LOUNGED) FORWARD. THERE WERE STEEL CABLES (RAIL GUARDS) THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM GOING OVER AND NOSE DIVING ONTO THE STREET BELOW. THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE HOOD WERE DAMAGED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALER AND HAD THEM CHECK THE BRAKING SYSTEM FOR ANY DEFECTS. AFTER DOING A "HEALTH CHECK" ON THE VEHICLE THE LEXUS REP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I ALSO FILLED A REPORT WITH LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME, A TECHNICAL INSPECTOR WILL GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND CHECK THE VEHICLE OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508299

Incident

Apr 12, 2013

Mileage

96,300 mi

THIS IS A SUDDEN ACCELERATION/UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENT. I TURNED OFF OF A MAJOR ROAD INTO A SMALL, CROWDED PARKING LOT. AS I SLOWLY PULLED INTO AN AVAILABLE SPACE (WITH A CAR PARKED ON EACH SIDE OF ME), THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ALTHOUGH I KEPT JAMMING ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, THEY DID NOT STOP THE CAR--IT KEPT GOING FORWARD. THE CAR WENT OVER THE WOODEN RAILROAD TIE AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPOT AND CRASHED THROUGH A WOOD FENCE. THE ONLY REASON THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED IS DUE TO THE RAILROAD TIE, WHICH SLOWED THE CAR AT THE REAR AXLE AS THE FRONT OF THE CAR HUNG IN THE AIR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10481070

Incident

Jul 16, 2012

Mileage

97,500 mi

AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY PARKING SPACE AT WORK THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS I WAS BRAKING. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ACCELERATION CAUSED ME TO SLAM INTO THE WALL OF MY OFFICE BUILDING AND BOUNCED THE CAR BACK 3-4 FEET. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS IN TOTAL SHOCK AND HAD HIT MY LEG AGAINST THE PANEL DURING THE CRASH. AS THE DAY PROGRESSED I STARTED FEELING MORE AND MORE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT THROUGHOUT MY NECK, SHOULDERS AND CHEST AREA. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER FELT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE CAR WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. NOW THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE REALIZED OCCASIONALLY WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR DOESN'T SLOW DOWN IMMEDIATELY. WHETHER THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE INCIDENT IS BEYOND ME. THE CAR WAS LATER TOWED TO LONGO LEXUS IN EL MONTE, CA FOR I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324039

Incident

Apr 1, 2010

Mileage

58,292 mi

LEXUS RX 400H ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. INCURRED $10,000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION. NEVER HAS HAPPENED AGAIN-TOOK TO LEXUS DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AFTER DAMAGES REPAIRED AT BODY SHOP. THE CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. UPDATED 05/04/10

NHTSA ID

10318249

Incident

Jan 30, 2009

Mileage

145,000 mi

LEXUS RX400H, ACCELERATED WHILE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ALSO THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES WERE SUCH THAT THE THERE WAS A SLIGHT DELAY THAT HAD TO COMPENSATED FOR OR YOU WOULD PASS INTERSECTIONS OR TURNS. THE VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATES AT TIMES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10316158

Incident

Apr 15, 2007

Mileage

50,000 mi

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA RECALL FOR PRIUS BRAKE ISSUE, OWNER OF A 2006 LEXUS 400H CONCERNED WITH BRAKING PROBLEM EXPERIENCE W/VEHICLE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE INCIDENT WOULD OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND THEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. *JB

NHTSA ID

10314316

Incident

Jan 1, 1901

FOLLOWING ARE THE SERIES OF EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 11, 2009: 1.I WAS LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE IN THE PARKING GARAGE OF UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. 2.I FOUND ONE OPEN SPACE ON MY LEFT. 3.I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SLOWED DOWN MY CAR TO ALMOST ZERO SPEED. 4.I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO LEFT TOWARDS THE PARKING SPACE. 5.I SLOWLY RELEASED THE BRAKES TO LET THE CAR SLOWLY ROLL INTO THE PARKING SPACE. 6.SUDDENLY MY CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. 7.I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED. I TRIED MY BEST TO APPLY THE BRAKES. 8.BEFORE, I COULD REALIZE WHAT HAPPENED, THE CAR BANGED INTO THE PARKING GARAGE WALL AROUND 3 METERS AHEAD OF ME AND STOPPED AFTER THE IMPACT. 9.THE IMPACT WAS SO BAD THAT THE AIRBAGS POPPED OUT. 10.SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. 11.I SUFFERED SEVERE 'WHIPLASH' INJURY IN MY NECK. 12.NOT ONLY THIS, THE PLACE WHERE IT ALL HAPPENED WAS ALMOST 4 STORIES HIGH IN PARKING GARAGE. HAD THE WALL IN-FRONT OF ME GIVEN AWAY, I WOULD HAVE FALLEN ALMOST 4 STORIES DOWN WITH THE CAR. 13.I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE CRASH WITHOUT ANY SEVERE INJURY. 14.FOR A FEW SECONDS, I WAS TOTALLY BLANK, THEN I TRIED OPENING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, BUT IT WAS STUCK. 15.I PUSHED IT HARD, AND DOOR OPENED SLIGHTLY. 16.I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, TOOK THE KEYS OUT. 17.I RUSHED OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. 18.THE INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) SENT SOMEONE TO TOW AWAY THE CAR. 19.THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY TO COLLISION CENTER. 20.AFTER SPENDING MORE THAN A MONTH AND AROUND USD 18,000.00, I GOT MY CAR BACK ON DECEMBER 16TH 2009 FROM THE COLLISION CENTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10310373

Incident

Nov 11, 2009

Mileage

75,000 mi

RE: LEXUS RX400H NOT ON ANY RECALL LIST BY TOYOTA. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF BRAKING/ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. TOYOTA WON'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT SAY BRING IT IN FOR A TEST DRIVE. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN TEST DRIVEN SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PROBLEM DOES NOT DUPLICATE. IT IS RARE, BUT IT IS DANGEROUS. TOYOTA JUST SHRUGS IT OFF. I KNOW WHAT THE CAR DOES, I'VE DRIVEN IT FOR NEARLY 3 YRS WITH APPROX. 12 INCIDENTS OF THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

NHTSA ID

10307989

Incident

Jan 12, 2010

Mileage

21,000 mi

2006 LEXUS RX400H REVVED AND RACED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO HAVE A REP INSPECT THE VEHICLE BUT MENTIONED THAT IT WOULD TAKE SIX WEEKS TO TWO MONTHS BEFORE IT COULD BE INSPECTED. NM

NHTSA ID

10170165

Incident

Aug 21, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD INCREASE IN SPEED TO 72 MPH ON A DECLINE AND DECELERATE 55 MPH ON AN INCLINE. THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM

NHTSA ID

10160604

Incident

Jun 23, 2006

Mileage

13,000 mi

THE VEHICLE SURGES AT A STEADY SPEED. I AM MOST AWARE OF THE SURGING AT 35-45 MILES PER HOUR. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE AND THE LEXUS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10152809

Incident

Feb 6, 2006

Mileage

8,000 mi