2006 Lexus RX330 Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

IN APRIL 2014, MY MOM WAS CONTACTED BY LEXUS ABOUT THE MELTING DASHBOARD ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED ALMOST 5 MILLION LEXUS VEHICLES. SHE WAS TOLD SHE WOULD HAVE TO "WAIT IN LINE" FOR HER CUSTOMER NUMBER TO POP UP IN THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO FIX THE MELTING DASHBOARD, WHICH HAS AFFECTED HER VISIBILITY WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE AS WELL AS HER STEERING MECHANISM. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAGS, BUT WITH A CONTINUOUSLY MELTING DASHBOARD WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE DAMAGE AND DANGER THAT LURKS UNDERNEATH. THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AS THE DASH CRACKS AND MELTS MORE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASH THAT HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND INTERFERE WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. SOON, THE PARTS ATTACHED TO THE DASH MAY DISASSEMBLE WHILE SHE IS DRIVING, WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY KILL OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD AND HERSELF. WE REACHED OUT TO LEXUS CORPORATE AND IN MARCH 2016, AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GO THROUGH THE LOCAL DEALER BOTH HERE AND IN NORTH FLORIDA, LEXUS REFUSES TO FIX HER DASHBOARD AND CONTINUES TO IGNORE OUR PLEAS AND DEMANDS FOR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED PHOTOS. *TR

THIS SUV DASH BOARD LIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE,VSC,ABS,TRACK OFF AND ANOTHER ON AB SYMBOL LIKE A U DOWN WHERR THE HOT AND COLD. IVE SAW WATER COMING FROM THE MUFFLER.

INSURED WAS DRIVING WHEN ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING EXCESSIVE SPEED AND ENDED UP IN A COLLISION.

COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. NO LEAKS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SERVICE STATION AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED SEIZED ENGINE DUE TO CLOGGED OIL INTAKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD UP. VEHICLE OIL WAS ROUTINELY CHANGED IAW MANUFACTURE GUIDELINES WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. REPLACED ENGINE WITH A USED ENGINE AND AFTER ONE DAY OF DRIVING THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE. CURRENTLY UNABLE TO LOCATE A THIRD ENGINE THAT DOESN'T SUFFER FROM EXCESSIVE SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE. *TR

BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE AND ACCELERATOR AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED HIGH SPEED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. CAR HIT GARAGE DOOR AND DAMAGED THE GARAGE DOOR, WALL, FRONT DRIVER SIDE QUARTER PANEL, FRONT BUMPER. APPROX $3600 CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 GARAGE DAMAGE. FORTUNATE THAT NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND WAS VERY UNEXPECTED. I AM NOW AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN UNDER UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES WITH MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

IN APRIL 2014, MY MOM WAS CONTACTED BY LEXUS ABOUT THE MELTING DASHBOARD ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED ALMOST 5 MILLION LEXUS VEHICLES. SHE WAS TOLD SHE WOULD HAVE TO "WAIT IN LINE" FOR HER CUSTOMER NUMBER TO POP UP IN THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO FIX THE MELTING DASHBOARD, WHICH HAS AFFECTED HER VISIBILITY WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE AS WELL AS HER STEERING MECHANISM. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAGS, BUT WITH A CONTINUOUSLY MELTING DASHBOARD WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE DAMAGE AND DANGER THAT LURKS UNDERNEATH. THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AS THE DASH CRACKS AND MELTS MORE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASH THAT HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND INTERFERE WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. SOON, THE PARTS ATTACHED TO THE DASH MAY DISASSEMBLE WHILE SHE IS DRIVING, WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY KILL OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD AND HERSELF. WE REACHED OUT TO LEXUS CORPORATE AND IN MARCH 2016, AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GO THROUGH THE LOCAL DEALER BOTH HERE AND IN NORTH FLORIDA, LEXUS REFUSES TO FIX HER DASHBOARD AND CONTINUES TO IGNORE OUR PLEAS AND DEMANDS FOR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED PHOTOS. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A WHINING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION AND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION AT SLOW SPEEDS THE NOISE CONTINUES. WHEN PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT MAKES A BUZZING NOISE.

ON THE ABOVE DATE NOTICED HEADLIGHT OUT AND WATER IN DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP, REPLACED BULB HEADLAMP DRY OUT ON ITS OWN. ON 03/12/2013 BROUGHT MY LEXUS TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL ON MAT/ACCELERATION PROBLEM. SERVICE DEPT NOTICED HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED, I ADVISED THEM OF THE CONDENSATION IN HEADLAMP AND THEY STATED THAT TO FIX PROBLEM WOULD COST ABOUT 2 THOUSAND DOLLARS I ADVISED THEM THAT NOT TO FIX PROBLEM, AND IF THEY COULD NOTIFY LEXUS CORP ABOUT POSSIBLE GOOD WILL AND THEY STATED NO, CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE LEXUS RX MODELS CAUSED BY MOISTURE AND CONDENSATION FORMING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT THERE HAS BEEN A LEXUS TSB REGARDING THIS HOWEVER DEALERS APPARENTLY ARE FREE TO DECIDE IF THEY RECTIFIED IT OR NOT. THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE HEADLIGHT IS DAMAGED BY THE CONDENSATION LEADING TO A REPAIR COSTING ALMOST $3,000 THE PART ALONE BEING $1,900. MINE ULTIMATELY FAILED AT ABOUT 54800 MILES THOUGH IT WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AS A CONDENSATION WHEN THE DEALER CHOSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE LEXUS RX SO MUCH SO IT HAS CREATED A WHOLE SUB-MARKET IN BUYING THE FAULTY ONES REMOVED BY LEXUS REFURBISHING AND RESELLING EVEN THOSE ARE SELLING FOR $1,100 IF YOU CAN EVEN FIND ONE. KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT, TSB ISSUED BY LEXUS, LEXUS WILL NOT ADDRESS IF FAILURE ULTIMATELY OCCURS AT 48,000 MILES IF AT ALL, HEADLIGHT FAILS, CONSUMER SAFETY AT RISK, REPAIR REQUIRES TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF HEADLIGHT, SEAL FAILS, BALLUST COMPUTER FAILS, HEADLIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION, NO LIGHTING WHEN DRIVING, LEXUS HAD COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE OF THE DEFECT, LEXUS DID NOT UNIFORMLY CORRECT THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT TO DATE. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 4 IN AFTERNOON, I HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN FRONT OF MY TOWNHOUSE. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE FROM STOPPING (I WAS JUST ABOUT TO PUT IT IN PARK AND TAKE OUT KEY AND UNFASTENED SEAT BELT) WHEN IT LURCHED FORWARD AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I TRIED TO STEER AND PUMP THE BRAKES BUT NOTHING WORKED. IT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF MY CONTROL. THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD GOING OVER THE SIDE WALK AND INTO MY FRONT PORCH, DIRECTLY HITTING MY WROUGHT IRON BANNISTER. THE DISTANCE FROM THE PARKING PLACE TO THE BANNISTER IS ABOUT 10 FEET. THE CAR ACCELERATION STOPPED ON IMPACT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY INSURANCE CO AND I CALLED THE POLICE AND FILLED OUT A POLICE REPORT. I LIVE ACROSS FROM OUR COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL. CHILDREN ARE CONSTANTLY WALKING ON SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE ON WAY TO POOL. NEIGHBORS WALK BY MY HOUSE TO WALK THEIR DOGS AS WELL. SOMEONE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE THE EVENT. LEXUS USA AND THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM WITH ME. I BOUGHT THE CAR..USED..ONLY 6 MONTHS AGO. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED IN THE FRONT, AND MY WROUGHT IRON BANNISTER WAS DESTROYED. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT THE CAR DISPLAYED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE. *TR

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

THE SUNROOF ON OUR LEXUS RX 330 SHATTERED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. IT WAS NOT HIT BY A ROCK OR OTHER DEBRIS, IT SHATTERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON INTO MANY SMALL PIECES. FORTUNATELY WE HAD THE SUNSHADE CLOSED, OTHERWISE WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN INJURED BY FLYING GLASS.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND FALLING OFF.

THIS SUV DASH BOARD LIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE,VSC,ABS,TRACK OFF AND ANOTHER ON AB SYMBOL LIKE A U DOWN WHERR THE HOT AND COLD. IVE SAW WATER COMING FROM THE MUFFLER.

WHEN DEPRESSING THE REMOTE OR MANUALLY OPENING THE REAR LIFT GATE SOMETIMES THE REAR LIFT GATE (DOOR) WILL START TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY AND IT CAN ONLY BE STOPPED BY PRESSING THE REMOTE OR BUTTON ON LIFT GATE OR APPLYING LARGE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO HOLD DOOR OPEN. TWICE A PERSON HAS BEEN IN THE LINE OF FIRE AND HAD TO JUMP OUT OF WAY WHEN PLACING AN ITEM IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. ON ANOTHER TIME THE LIFT GATE HIT A PERSON IN THE HEAD WHEN THEY DID NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY FAST ENOUGH. THE LEXUS DEALER HAS CHECKED THE AUTO CLOSURE SYSTEM AND REPLACED BATTERY IN REMOTE AND FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES ONCE IN A WHILE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND A PERSON COULD GET PINNED IN THE LIFT GATE.

THIS SUV DASH BOARD LIGHTS COME ON WHEN YOU DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE,VSC,ABS,TRACK OFF AND ANOTHER ON AB SYMBOL LIKE A U DOWN WHERR THE HOT AND COLD. IVE SAW WATER COMING FROM THE MUFFLER.

BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE AND ACCELERATOR AUTOMATICALLY INCREASED HIGH SPEED. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP. CAR HIT GARAGE DOOR AND DAMAGED THE GARAGE DOOR, WALL, FRONT DRIVER SIDE QUARTER PANEL, FRONT BUMPER. APPROX $3600 CAR DAMAGE AND $1500 GARAGE DAMAGE. FORTUNATE THAT NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES OCCURRED. THIS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND WAS VERY UNEXPECTED. I AM NOW AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN UNDER UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES WITH MORE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS A HARD TIME SELECTING A GEAR BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD. IT STARTS TO GO INTO 3RD GEAR THEN JUMPS OUT FOR A SECOND AND THEN SLAMS BACK INTO 3RD. USUALLY WHEN LIGHTLY ACCELERATING. VERY NOTICEABLE. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND WAS TOLD I MAY JUST NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION!! IT ONLY HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH A LEXUS! THAT AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS DIAGNOSED AS BAD AS WELL! IT'S LIKE THE ENTIRE DRIVE TRAIN IS GARBAGE!! VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH LEXUS AND I HOPE THEY WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH ME. I DON'T WANT TO BE ON A TRIP WITH MY FAMILY AND IT BREAK DOWN ON US WHEN I PAYED FOR RELIABILITY.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX330 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 (NA) TIRES, SIZE 235/55R18 (NA). WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE DRY ROTTED AND UNSAFE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS RX-330 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN MXM4 TIRES, SIZE P235/55/R18. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT END STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BLOWOUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS LOSING AIR PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE VALVE STEM WENT BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,200. UPDATED 01/25/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT VALVE STEMS THAT WERE INSTALLED AT AN ESTABLISHMENT ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS. UPDATED 01/27/12

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

CHILD WAS RESTRAINED IN CARSEAT USING LATCHES. SHE GRABBED THE NEARBY SEATBELT WHILE SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT DRIVERS'S SIDE. SHE WAS NOT USING THE SEATBELT (IT WAS NOT BUCKLED) BECAUSE SHE WAS IN A LATCHED CARSEAT. SHE MANAGED TO WRAP THE SEATBELT AROUND HER NECK. WHEN I (PARENT) ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE SEATBELT FROM AROUND HER NECK IT LOCKED AND TIGHTENED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO LOOSEN IT ENOUGH TO REMOVE IT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT "UNLOCK". THE MORE I ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN IT OR "UNLOCK" IT THE TIGHTER IT BECAME AND I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CUT THE SEATBELT FROM AROUND MY CHILD'S NECK OR SHE WOULD HAVE CHOKED. THE SEATBELT WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED.

2006 LEXUS RX330 DASHBOARD CRACKING I'M AFRAID THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS ARE GOING TO COME OUT. *TR

IN APRIL 2014, MY MOM WAS CONTACTED BY LEXUS ABOUT THE MELTING DASHBOARD ISSUE THAT HAS PLAGUED ALMOST 5 MILLION LEXUS VEHICLES. SHE WAS TOLD SHE WOULD HAVE TO "WAIT IN LINE" FOR HER CUSTOMER NUMBER TO POP UP IN THE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO FIX THE MELTING DASHBOARD, WHICH HAS AFFECTED HER VISIBILITY WHEN IT IS SUNNY OUTSIDE AS WELL AS HER STEERING MECHANISM. WE DO NOT KNOW IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE AIRBAGS, BUT WITH A CONTINUOUSLY MELTING DASHBOARD WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE DAMAGE AND DANGER THAT LURKS UNDERNEATH. THE STEERING HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT AS THE DASH CRACKS AND MELTS MORE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASH THAT HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND INTERFERE WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. SOON, THE PARTS ATTACHED TO THE DASH MAY DISASSEMBLE WHILE SHE IS DRIVING, WHICH CAN POTENTIALLY KILL OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD AND HERSELF. WE REACHED OUT TO LEXUS CORPORATE AND IN MARCH 2016, AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GO THROUGH THE LOCAL DEALER BOTH HERE AND IN NORTH FLORIDA, LEXUS REFUSES TO FIX HER DASHBOARD AND CONTINUES TO IGNORE OUR PLEAS AND DEMANDS FOR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED PHOTOS. *TR