2017 Lexus RX350 Problems

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus RX350. The contact stated that upon a cold start, an abnormal knocking sound was coming from the right side of the engine without warning. The contact stated that the knocking noise became louder upon shifting gear but would cease once the engine was warmed up. The contact also noted that the brake pedal was firm while depressing the brake pedal. There was an unknown brake warning message displayed. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V211000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulics) which he linked to the failure. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed him that the vehicle was not under recall. The dealer provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided a case number. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 25,800.

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus RX350. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated upon depression of the accelerator pedal, without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the vacuum pump was defective and needed to be replaced. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V211000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulics) which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and the contact was given a case manager. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000. The contact stated that the vacuum pump was replaced at their expense and is requesting a reimbursement. The vehicle always had issues with the vacuum pump ever since the contact purchased it in 2021. The contact claims that they were told that the vacuum pump issue was normal. The 65k warranty of the vehicle had expired before the problem was dealt with.

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus RX350. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would intermittently hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer where he was informed that the cause of the failure was related to defective fuel in fuel tank. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V682000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) which he linked to the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus RX-350. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a strong chemical odor was detected coming from the cabin filter. The contact experienced severe headaches and a numbing, sour tongue sensation after the failure. The contact had replaced over 12 cabin filters and had the vehicle detailed where the interior cabin was shampooed and cleaned however, the failure recurred. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the vehicle was tampered with and to go through his insurance company for the repair costs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000.

I WHEN TO A CAR WASH FACILITY AND THE ICS SENSOR WHEN CRAZY!!! (FLASHING THE WARNING LIGHT). NOW MY CAR GIVING ME A ICS MALFUNCTION. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING DON'T WORK AND THE PARKING ASSISTANCE NEITHER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM DUE SAME CAR MODEL AND YEAR EXPERIENCE THE SAME BUT IT HAS DIFFERENT VIN SO THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR MY VIN.

MY CAR (INSURED) REAR ENDED ANOTHER PARTY AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM THAT IS PART OF MY CAR NEVER BECAME ACTIVE IN MY CAR AND SO I REAR ENDED THE CAR. LEXUS INSPECTED MY RX-350 AND HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLE REASON THAT IT WILL NOT WORK, UNLESS THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SPEED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. THE CAR WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT WORK AND SO I REAR ENDED THE PREVIOUS CAR. MY LIGHTS WERE ALSO BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING REWORK WAS ALSO DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS RX350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START UNTIL AFTER THE FOURTH ATTEMPT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY THREE OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR TWO OR MORE DAYS. IN ADDITION, THE 'CONTACT YOUR DEALER SOON' MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LEXUS OF BIRMINGHAM, 1001 TOM WILLIAMS WAY, IRONDALE, ALABAMA 35210), BUT THE FAILURES COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER INQUIRED IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN THE START BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

CAR IS UNSAFE AS YOU NEVER KNOW HOW IT WILL REACT WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS PEDAL. OFTEN TIMES YOU PRESS IT TO ACCELERATE A LITTLE AND IT'S LIKE YOU LET OFF THE GAS ENTIRELY. YOU THEN HAVE TO AGGRESSIVELY PRESS THE PEDAL DOWN TO WHICH IT REACTS WILDLY. SOMETIMES YOU BARELY TOUCH THE PEDAL AND IT TAKES OFF BUT MOST TIMES YOU GET LITTLE TO NO RESPONSE. ACCELERATION DOES NOT REACT LINEAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GAS PEDAL. THIS ISSUE ONLY EXISTS AS THE CAR LEARNS YOUR DRIVING. CAR DRIVES FINE WHEN THIS LEARNING IS CLEARED FROM COMPUTER MEMORY. LEXUS SAYS THIS IS NORMAL BUT HOW CAN ROLLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND WAITING TO GET HIT BE NORMAL? THEY WON'T RELEASE OR UPDATE THE PROGRAMMING BECAUSE THIS WOULD THEN AFFECT THE MPG NUMBER THEY ARE CLAIMING. TO BE CLEAR, GENTLY START TO PULL OUT TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, PRESS GAS PEDAL TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF CARS COMING AT YOU AND NO REACTION FROM CAR. BIG DEAD SPOT IN THE PEDAL RANGE . NOW CARS ARE CLOSING IN SO YOU HAVE TO STOMP THE GAS TO SAVE YOURSELF. HAPPENS CONTINUOUS ONCE CAR LEARNS YOUR DRIVING. THIS IS ALL IN THE NORMAL MODE DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR POWERTRAIN.

VEHICLE ROLL OVER DRIVER AFTER BEING PLACED IN PARK AT THE RESIDENCE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. DRIVER REVERSED OUT OF GARAGE AND EXITED VEHICLE. INSPECTION AT THE SCENE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REVEALED THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK BACKED AGAINST SOME TREES. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND A AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAN BE PLACED BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE AND NOT MOVE. IF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS MOVED SLOWLY FROM DRIVE TO PARK OR REVERSE TO PARK THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS.

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE IS BAD! THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING IT'S NORMAL IN THE LEARNING PHASE, BUT THERE IS NO WAY ALL OF THIS SPUTTERING AND HESITATION IS NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE, LET ALONE A LUXURY ONE. THE TACHOMETER JUMPS, JERKS AND SPUTTERS AS WELL IF YOU WATCH IT. THE PRE-COLLISION BREAK SYSTEM IS ALSO SEVERELY FLAWED. IT HAS BRAKED SO HARD THAT IT SCREETCHED AND NO ONE WAS EVEN AROUND ME!!!!! THIS CLEARLY ALMOST GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK THREE TIMES NOW. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHEN SLOWLY BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, AND ONE TIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED AND NO ONE WAS AROUND ME AT ALL.

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus RX350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the glass sunroof suddenly exploded causing shards of glass to fall into the cabin of the vehicle onto the driver. The contact indicated that no object had struck the sunroof to cause the glass to shatter. No injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 58,190.

SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY ACCESS ROAD.

VEHICLE ROLL OVER DRIVER AFTER BEING PLACED IN PARK AT THE RESIDENCE CAUSING FATAL INJURIES. DRIVER REVERSED OUT OF GARAGE AND EXITED VEHICLE. INSPECTION AT THE SCENE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REVEALED THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK BACKED AGAINST SOME TREES. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND A AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAN BE PLACED BETWEEN PARK AND REVERSE AND NOT MOVE. IF THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS MOVED SLOWLY FROM DRIVE TO PARK OR REVERSE TO PARK THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS.

AT 1800 MILES, VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE WHEN PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP, VEHICLE IS HESITATING AND STUDDERING VERY BADLY. THIS IS AFFECTING ACCELERATING AND CAUSING A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WHILE DRIVING. WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE CONSTANTLY IS LUNGING HESITATING WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED 3 ACCIDENTS AS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, WHEN PRESSING ON GAS TO ACCELERATE, CAR IS SHUDDERING AND NOT FINDING RIGHT GEAR. DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN CAR. FEELS LIKE CAR IS GOING TO STALL OUT !!

THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO RECALL EITHER. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS AN ISSUE OR NOT BUT I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE GET HURT BECAUSE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY SEE PHOTO OF DAMAGE. HAVE PICTURES BUT SIZE PROBLEM DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO REDUCE SIZE

I WAS INVOLVED IN THE INTERSECTION MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. WHEN I WAS T-BONED BY OTHER VEHICLE (MY VEHICLE WAS GOING 30-45 MILES/HOUR, AND MOVING) AND THE OTHER VEHICLE (WHO CAUSED AN ACCIDENT) WAS ALSO GOING 30-45 MILES/ HOUR. WHEN THERE WAS AN IMPACT TO MY RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS NOT DEPLOYED. DAMAGES DONE TO THE CAR IS MY RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SIDE (FRONT AND REAR) WAS DAMAGED AND UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE. *TR

MY CAR (INSURED) REAR ENDED ANOTHER PARTY AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM THAT IS PART OF MY CAR NEVER BECAME ACTIVE IN MY CAR AND SO I REAR ENDED THE CAR. LEXUS INSPECTED MY RX-350 AND HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLE REASON THAT IT WILL NOT WORK, UNLESS THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SPEED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. THE CAR WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT WORK AND SO I REAR ENDED THE PREVIOUS CAR. MY LIGHTS WERE ALSO BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING REWORK WAS ALSO DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED RED AND WENT BLANK. THE CONTACT HEARD THREE BEEPS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED BLACK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF WATERTOWN (330 ARSENAL ST, WATERTOWN, MA 02472), BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,100. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT HEATER,FLOOR VENTS, CUP HOLDER, AND THE REAR SPEAKERS DID NOT PROPERLY OPERATE. THE DISPLAY BETWEEN THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WAS BLANK. *JS

MY CAR (INSURED) REAR ENDED ANOTHER PARTY AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR. THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM THAT IS PART OF MY CAR NEVER BECAME ACTIVE IN MY CAR AND SO I REAR ENDED THE CAR. LEXUS INSPECTED MY RX-350 AND HAVE AN UNACCEPTABLE REASON THAT IT WILL NOT WORK, UNLESS THERE IS A NOTICEABLE SPEED DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. THE CAR WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT WORK AND SO I REAR ENDED THE PREVIOUS CAR. MY LIGHTS WERE ALSO BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING REWORK WAS ALSO DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED RED AND WENT BLANK. THE CONTACT HEARD THREE BEEPS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED BLACK. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF WATERTOWN (330 ARSENAL ST, WATERTOWN, MA 02472), BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,100. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT HEATER,FLOOR VENTS, CUP HOLDER, AND THE REAR SPEAKERS DID NOT PROPERLY OPERATE. THE DISPLAY BETWEEN THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WAS BLANK. *JS