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Lexus RX330 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

526 owner complaints analyzed

5 distinct recall campaigns

60,586 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 to 2011 model years. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 368 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Power Train:Automatic Transmission is the most frequently named component, appearing in 64 of 526 complaints (12.2%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	114	21.7%
Transmission and shifting	67	12.7%
Steering behavior	48	9.1%
Engine operation	10	1.9%
Electrical and battery issues	10	1.9%
Fuel system concerns	1	0.2%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Vehicle Speed Control

Steering

Structure

Unknown Or Other

Exterior Lighting

Air Bags

Structure:Body

Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 64; Vehicle Speed Control: 54; Steering: 46; Structure: 45; Unknown Or Other: 43; Exterior Lighting: 39; Air Bags: 37; Structure:Body: 33

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 99; 25,000 to 49,999: 52; 50,000 to 74,999: 71; 75,000 to 99,999: 58; 100,000 to 149,999: 64; 150,000 and above: 24

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (99). 158 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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2003: 6; 2004: 54; 2005: 76; 2006: 17; 2007: 8; 2008: 11; 2009: 25; 2010: 63; 2011: 33; 2012: 28; 2013: 27; 2014: 65; 2015: 36; 2016: 23; 2017: 20; 2018: 22; 2019: 8; 2020: 2; 2021: 2

Pattern summary

Power Train:Automatic Transmission leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 114 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 67 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 48 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10049191 · 2003-12-04 (December 4, 2003)

HIGH-INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS ON 2004 LEXUS RX 330 DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE NIGHT VISION YET ARE SET ACCORDING TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER. ILLUMINATED DISTANCE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT "NORMAL" BEAM DOES NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE OBSTACLE RECOGNITION AND BRAKING TIME EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS OF 25-30 MPH ON DARK ROADS. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10049191 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10060739 · 2004-03-08 (March 8, 2004)

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE MY NEW RX330 HAVE SUCH LIMITED SIGHT DISTANCE THAT I'M AFRAID WITH THE DEER POPULATION IN MY AREA, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH BRAKING TIME. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DISTINCT CUT OFF IN LIGHTING BUT SAY THEY ARE TO STANDARDS AND NOT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND AM STILL COMPLAINING. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10060739 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10039614 · 2003-09-26 (September 26, 2003)

MANY OWNERS OF 2004 RX330 HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL "LAG" IN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL REPORTS OF THE CAR REVVING TO "REDLINE" WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING. THIS RESULTS IN THE VEHIBLE BECOMING IMMOBILE IN INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN EXITING TOOLBOOTHS. THERE IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AT AROUND 40 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR VEHICLE AT LEAST 6 TIMES, TWO OF WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM BEING "REAR-ENDED." LEXUS HAS RELEASED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE BUT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10039614 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10047346 · 2003-11-21 (November 21, 2003)

SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION HAS ACTED STRANGE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY WHEN CHANGING FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME THAT IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE SHIFTS. AFTER THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE, WE TOOK IT BACK AGAIN. DEALER CONFIRMED THAT WE WERE NOT THE ONLY OWNER THAT HAS COMPLAINED TO THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY WOULD RE CALIBRATE THE CHIP THAT CONTROLS THE SHIFTING. GOT THE VEHICLE BACK AFTER THEY WORKED ON IT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10047346 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10116645 · 2005-04-09 (April 9, 2005)

AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, APPLIED BRAKES, AND CAR SHOOK SEVERLY, STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MOVED ABOUT 4 INCHES, LEFT AND RIGHT. I PULLED OFF FREEWAY. THINKING I HAD A FLAT. NO FLAT. ROTORS WERE RED HOT. I LET IT COOL, CHECKED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT WAS OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DASH. LEXUS REPLACED ROTORS, BRAKE PADS PER SOME BULLETIN: TSIB BR004-04 43512-48081 T-1 9B T-2 13. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 12,901 miles reported. Look up ODI 10116645 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10121750 · 2005-05-20 (May 20, 2005)

MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAS NOISY RATTLING SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVING OVER UNDULATING SURFACES OR SPEED BUMPS, ALSO THE STEERING APEARS TO DRIFT WHEN TRAVELLING IN A STRIAGHT LINE,. DEALER HAS CHECKED ON NUMBER OF OCCASIONS BUT STATED IT IS JUST A CHARACTRISTIC OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAVE DRIVEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR CARS WITH NO SUCH NOISE OR DRIFT.

Owner-reported narrative. 29,850 miles reported. Look up ODI 10121750 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10060498 · 2004-03-05 (March 5, 2004)

MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 AWD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION "HANGING" ON THE 2-3 UPSHIFT. THE CAR HESITATES THEN ROUGHLY SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT HAS NEVER SHIFTED AS SMOOTHLY IN ANY GEAR AS OTHER LEXUS AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS I DRIVEN. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT CONTROL. THE NET RESULT HAS BEEN THAT THE ENGINE SHIFTS AT A HIGHER RPM THAN IT DID BEFORE, BUT IS STILL NOT SMOOTH. THE HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS WAS LESS FREQUENT FOR A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE REPROGRAM, BUT HAS NOW RETURNED AND THERE IS…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10060498 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10063670 · 2004-03-23 (March 23, 2004)

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: SERIOUS LAG BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. IF I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION: NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL, SLOWS DOWN AND THEN ONCE THE ECU HAS DETERMINED WHICH GEAR TO SELECTIT ACCELERATES VIOLENTLY TAKING THE DRIVER BY SURPRISE. ALTOGETHER THE RESPONSE IS FAR TOO SLOW. TRANSMISSION IS NOT SMOOTH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER CHECKED TRANSMISSION:"WORKING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS" ?! ALSO "THUMP" "CLUNK" NOISE WHEN DECELERATING FROM 50 MPH TO LOWER SPEEDS, OCCASIONALLY…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10063670 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10627063 · 2014-08-21 (August 21, 2014)

MY ELECTRICAL WIRING HAS A HUGE ISSUE. I AM CONFIDENT THIS HAS TO BE A HAZARD OF SOME KIND! A FEW YEARS AGO I STARTED HAVING ISSUES LOCKING/UNLOCKING MY CAR DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB. ONLY ONE OR TWO DOORS WOULD LOCK/UNLOCK ON COMMAND. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A POSSIBLE ACTUATOR PROBLEM. LEXUS ESTIMATED THE COST TO BE $700/ACTUATOR (PER DOOR). WITHOUT HAVING THE ACTUATORS FIXED JUST YET, A COUPLE OF DAYS PASSED AND I NOTICED MY TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. THE NEXT DAY A HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I VISITED OUR LOCAL ADVANCED AUTO WHERE THEY REPLACED …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10627063 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 11234872 · 2019-07-25 (July 25, 2019)

HAVE HAD TO REPLACE RADIATOR 3 TIMES & WILL NEED A 4TH AT THIS TIME, SINCE 2015, WAS BOUGHT USED IN 2014. !ST REPLACEMENT 2015 2ND) 2016, 3RD) 2017, AND NOW NEEDS AGAIN. MANY WEBSITES STATE MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS RELATED TO MY VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OTHERS OF A NEW YEAR IE; 2005, 2006. LEXUS CLAIMS VIN IS THE ONLY SOURCE TO VERIFY IF NEEDS FIXING STATED TO ME, YET A WEBSOURCE CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUM SHOWS A STATEMENT BY LEXUS STATING THE ISSUE IS NOT BY VIN ALONE BUT BY MAKE MODEL & YEAR. A LOCAL RADIATOR SHOP IN WESTERN STATED TO ME VIA PHONE THAT L…

Owner-reported narrative. 158,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11234872 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10125414 · 2005-06-15 (June 15, 2005)

PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND FORTUNATELY WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 5-10MPH TO A STOP SIGN WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO PUT MY ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT ON THE PEDAL TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CAR WAS TOWED BY FLATBED TO DEALERSHIP AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. AT THE SAME TIME MY FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY APPARENTLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH I HAD NO IDEA OF UNTIL I RECIEVED MY WORK ORDER SHEET. I WAS ACCUSED OF USING CHEAP GAS WHICH I ABSOLUTELY NEVER USED. I ONLY USE THE HIGHEST GRADE OF FUEL …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10125414 at NHTSA ↗

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

From yearThrough year

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

2004

2005

2006

2007

2009

2011

2004: 5; 2005: 3; 2006: 1; 2007: 1; 2009: 0; 2011: 0

First model yearSecond model year

Year-by-year records

Lexus RX330 model-year comparison
Model year	Complaints	Recalls	Change in recalls
2004	287	5	Not available
2005	165	3	-2
2006	67	1	-2
2007	5	1	0
2009	1	0	Not available
2011	1	0	Not available

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Data completeness

526 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

70.0%Usable mileage368 / 526 records

99.6%Valid incident date524 / 526 records

100.0%Valid filing date526 / 526 records

99.6%Ordered incident and filing dates524 / 526 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2004	2005	2006	2007	2009	2011
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	5418.8% ODI 10039614 MANY OWNERS OF 2004 RX330 HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL "LAG" IN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS AROUND 20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL REPORTS OF THE CAR REVVING TO "REDLINE" WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGING. THIS RESULTS IN THE VEHIBLE BECOMING IMMOBILE IN INTERSECTIONS OR WHEN EXITING TOOLBOOTHS. THERE IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AT AROUND 40 MPH. IT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR VEHICLE AT LEAST 6 TIMES, TWO OF WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT FROM BEING "REAR-ENDED." LEXUS HAS RELEASED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE BUT… Look up ODI 10039614 at NHTSA ↗	84.8% ODI 10124089 2004 LEXUS RX 330: BASICALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GEAR DOWN SATISFACTORILY, UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. A SLOW TURN AND THEN ACCELERATION WILL 'ALWAYS' RESULT IN 'LAGGING' OF GEAR CHANGES, THEN IT WILL FINALLY GEAR DOWN AND LURCH INTO THE LOWER GEAR. IT'S AGGRAVATING AND CAN BE DOWNRIGHT DANGEROUS IN TIGHT CROWDED FREEWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS WHERE IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP WITHOUT GETTING REAR-ENDED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A VERY LOUD "WHINING" AS SOON AS YOU LET OFF ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR HAS … Look up ODI 10124089 at NHTSA ↗	23.0% ODI 10238060 · 28,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10238060 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Vehicle Speed Control	3010.5% ODI 10097391 RE: SUPPLEMENT TO CONSUMER COMPLAINT #10091268 LEXUS RX 330 TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE PROBLEMS. BF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESTIATES, HUNTS, SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY, HANGS IN BETWEEN GEARS, DELAYES, ETC. THE THROTTLE DELAYS AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF GAS AND THE RATE OF ACCELERATION SURGES UP AND DOWN UNEVENLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TT Look up ODI 10097391 at NHTSA ↗	127.3% ODI 10291963 · 22,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX30. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED $9,088 WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000. Look up ODI 10291963 at NHTSA ↗	1217.9% ODI 10159610 · 3,540 mi DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER DETERMINED IT WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. Look up ODI 10159610 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Steering	93.1% ODI 10112487 · 4,100 mi 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAD A FRONT SUSPENSION DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ACCORDING TO LEXUS DEALERS, THERE IS NOT REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THIS CONDITION. *AK Look up ODI 10112487 at NHTSA ↗	2917.6% ODI 10267017 STEERING KEEPS GETTING LOCKED UP. THIS TIME THAT IT HAPPENED, IT WOULD NOT REVERSE ITSELF AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED INTO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. *TR Look up ODI 10267017 at NHTSA ↗	811.9% ODI 10314572 · 35,000 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10314572 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Structure	186.3% ODI 10025118 · 800 mi WHEN THE SUN HIT THE DASHBOARD THE REFLECTION CAUSED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. *NLM Look up ODI 10025118 at NHTSA ↗	1911.5% ODI 10130255 · 5,160 mi 2005 LEXUS RX 300 DESIGN FLAW WITH THE GRILL IN THE CONDENSER.MR THE MECAHNIC DETERMINED THAT A VERY MINUTE PIECE OF A STONE CHIP MADE A HOLD IN THE GRILL IN FRONT OF THE CONDENSER, WHICH CAUSED THE FREON TO DRAIN OUT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE GRILL WAS TOO DELICATED JB Look up ODI 10130255 at NHTSA ↗	710.4% ODI 10587534 · 90,125 mi THE WHOLE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS IN IT THEY STARTED VERY SMALL BUT KEEP GROWING. *TR Look up ODI 10587534 at NHTSA ↗	120.0% ODI 10563093 · 80,000 mi DASH BOARD IS CRACKING. THE WORSE AREAS OF THE CRACKS IS ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR Look up ODI 10563093 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Unknown Or Other	207.0% ODI 10147438 · 20,000 mi MY LEXUS RX330 (2004) HAS 20,000 MILES AND THE A/C HAS A FOUL ODOR WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID IS MOLD. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN USING RECYCLED AIR FUNCTION WITH THE AC AND SAID THE MANUFACTURER SAYS NOT TO USE IT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS MOLD TO GROW. THEY SPRAYED AC SYSTEM W/ AC ODOR TREATMENT. I THINK THE MOLD IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS MANY PEOPLE ARE ALLERGIC, AND THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE AC SYSTEM. SERVICE DEPT SAID THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH OTHER LUXURY CARS (JAGUAR, BMW). *JB Look up ODI 10147438 at NHTSA ↗	159.1% ODI 10139718 THE TAIL LIGHT LENSE OF THE NEW LEXUS SUV IS CLEAR/WHITE PLASTIC AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING IT WHEN THE SUN SHINES ON IT FROM THAT DIRECTION.I HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED/BLINDED A NUMBER OF TIMES.WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THE LAW THAT REQUIRED THE TAIL LIGHTS TO BE RED?TOYOTA MUST THINK THAT THIS IS A COOL STYLING FEATURE.THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. Look up ODI 10139718 at NHTSA ↗	710.4% ODI 10762950 · 98,000 mi THE DASHBOARD ON MY LEXUX RX330 2006 BEGAN TO CRACK AND MELT. SOME PIECES HAVE FALLEN OFF AND OTHER AREAS HAVE NOW BEGUN TO SEPARATE AND SPLIT. A LOCAL NEWS REPORT HERE IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA REPORTED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH CERTAIN YEARS AND MODELS BY TOYOTA AND LEXUS. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THE NEWS ALSO REPORTED THAT LEXUS HAS ISSUED A 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY ON CERTAIN MODELS AND I BELIEVE MINE IS INCLUDED. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE FOR AN OFFICIAL RECALL BUT NONE CAN BE FOUND. THE COMPANY … Look up ODI 10762950 at NHTSA ↗	120.0% ODI 11048735 TAKATA RECALL. MY CONCERN IS MY THAT MY DASHBOARD IS STEADY CRACKING AND BEGINNING TO MELT FROM THE HEAT. IT'S GETTING WORSE OVER A YEAR NOW. Look up ODI 11048735 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Exterior Lighting	124.2% ODI 10388188 HEAD LIGHTS WATER INGRESS, LIGHT FAILURE Look up ODI 10388188 at NHTSA ↗	2213.3% ODI 10261274 · 25,000 mi I HAVE A 2005 LEXUS RX330 IN WHICH WHEN RAINING, HEADLIGHT CONDENSATION OCCURS. I'M SURE AS THE CONDENSATION WORSENS, THE CLEAR LENS WILL START TO YELLOW IMPAIRING VISIBILITY AND ULTIMATELY HID LAMP FAILURE. WHENEVER IT RAINS OR I GET A CAR WASH IT IS MOST OBVIOUS AND ANNOYING. LEXUS OF BAY RIDGE REPLACED ONLY 1 LIGHT AND NOW THE OTHER ONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR Look up ODI 10261274 at NHTSA ↗	57.5% ODI 10385968 PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED RX330 AND ONE WEEK LATER NOTICED CONDENSATION INSIDE HEADLIGHT LENSES AFTER DRIVING IN RAIN OR WASHING THE VEHICLE THAT TAKES SEVERAL DAYS TO CLEAR OUT CAUSING SEVERE REDUCED VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONDENSATION IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM BUT THE LEXUS DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR ANY RECALL. I THINK LEXUS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY CONCERN AS LIGHTING THE HIGHWAY AHEAD. Look up ODI 10385968 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Air Bags	186.3% ODI 10129191 · 20,000 mi DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED LEXUS AND LEXUS STATED THAT BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS HIGH CONSUMER STRUCK TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE REAR, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED HIGHER THAN A TYPICAL IMPACT BEING THAT THE CONSUMER STRUCK A LARGE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP GETTING FIXED. . SEAT BELTS WERE WORN WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *AK Look up ODI 10129191 at NHTSA ↗	148.5% ODI 10420952 · 80,000 mi VARIOUS HAIRLINE CRACKS HAVE RANDOMLY APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1" TO 6". ONE CRACK HAS APPEARED ALONG THE AREA THAT COVERS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO MALFUNCTION OR NOT WORK AS INTENDED, WHICH COULD BE FATAL IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DASHBOARD ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED ON VARIOUS ONLINE LEXUS FORUMS. *TR Look up ODI 10420952 at NHTSA ↗	11.5% ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	240.0% ODI 10563093 · 80,000 mi DASH BOARD IS CRACKING. THE WORSE AREAS OF THE CRACKS IS ALONG THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. *TR Look up ODI 10563093 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 10926921 LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2005 RX330 LEXUS RECALL ISSUES NOT BE RESOLVED. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FIVE YEARS AGO, SHE NOTICED THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS BEGINNING TO CRACK AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE A FRIEND WHO AT THE TIME WAS A SERVICE WRITER FOR A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY. AFTER A FEW INQUIRES, HE WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THERE HAD BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINS LOGGED FOR EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE AND LEXUS WAS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED LEXUS, AND WAS ASSURED THE ISSU… Look up ODI 10926921 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 10502503 · 13,000 mi MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THERE WERE TWO LANES. ONE GOING STRAIGHT AND THE OTHER TURNING RIGHT. SHE WAS TURNING RIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, BOTH HER AND THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT ADVANCED. A CAR COMING FROM ANOTHER DIRECTION, SWERVED PAST THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT AND HIT MY WIFE ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT, AND THEN PUSHED HER INTO A TRAFFIC POLE IN THE MEDIAN OF THE STREET SHE WAS TURNING INTO. MY WIFE'S CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND SHE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM, IN GREAT PAIN. WHEN I WENT TO THE B… Look up ODI 10502503 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	134.5% ODI 10329680 · 40,000 mi AT FREEWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH A LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM THE RIGHT REAR "C" PILLAR AREA. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND THE "C" PILLAR GLASS AND FRAMING HAD POPPED OUT AND WAS DANGLING ON ONE EDGE. PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AT A SAFE SPOT AND OBSERVED THE MOLDING HAD POPPED CLEAN FROM IT'S FRAME AS IF SOMEONE HAD NEATLY PUSHED IT OUT FROM THE INSIDE. IF THIS PIECE HAD COMPLETELY LEFT IT'S PLACE, IT MAY HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS BEHIND OR ADJACENT TO ME. *TR Look up ODI 10329680 at NHTSA ↗	116.7% ODI 10444069 MY 6 YEAR OLD LEXUS WINDOW MOLDING FLEW OFF ON BOTH QUARTER SIZE BACK WINDOWS IN THE LAST MONTH. THIS IS A HAZARD AS IT WENT FLYING OFF IN THE HIGHWAY, ONE DAY AND NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER, THE OTHER ONE FLEW OFF AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. THEY SAID I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE WINDOW FOR THE MOLDING. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE WINDOW COULD POSSIBLY FLY OFF AS WELL IF THE MOLDING ISN'T SOMETHING YOU CAN JUST CLIP BACK ON. THERE ARE SEVERAL WEBSITES OF THIS COMPLAINT, BUT LEXUS IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. I HAVE A MESSAGE FROM LEXUS HEADQUARTE… Look up ODI 10444069 at NHTSA ↗	811.9% ODI 10368254 · 51,000 mi WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE LEFT REAR QUARTER WINDOW MOLDING CAME FLYING OFF MY LEXUS 2006 RX-330. MADE A FLAPPING NOISE PREVIOUS TO COMING OFF. CHECKED ON THE WEB @ CLUBLEXUS .COM AND FOUND THIS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF OTHER RX OWNERS. IF YOU ARE IN WARRANTY, NO PROBLEM, BUT OUT OF WARRANTY LIKE I AM. PROBLEM IS THAT LEXUS DOES NOT SELL JUST THE MOLDING, YOU HAVE TO BUY THE ENTIRE WINDOW. THE MOLDING IS ON DOUBLE STICK TAPE ONTO THE WINDOW RUBBER SEAL. LEXUS P/N 62730-48230. *TR Look up ODI 10368254 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 10502503 · 13,000 mi MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THERE WERE TWO LANES. ONE GOING STRAIGHT AND THE OTHER TURNING RIGHT. SHE WAS TURNING RIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, BOTH HER AND THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT ADVANCED. A CAR COMING FROM ANOTHER DIRECTION, SWERVED PAST THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT AND HIT MY WIFE ON THE LEFT SIDE FRONT, AND THEN PUSHED HER INTO A TRAFFIC POLE IN THE MEDIAN OF THE STREET SHE WAS TURNING INTO. MY WIFE'S CAR WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AND SHE SUFFERED A FRACTURED STERNUM, IN GREAT PAIN. WHEN I WENT TO THE B… Look up ODI 10502503 at NHTSA ↗

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	850–48,500 mi	19,000 mi	39	ODI 10060498 · 5,700 mi MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 AWD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION "HANGING" ON THE 2-3 UPSHIFT. THE CAR HESITATES THEN ROUGHLY SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT HAS NEVER SHIFTED AS SMOOTHLY IN ANY GEAR AS OTHER LEXUS AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS I DRIVEN. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT CONTROL. THE NET RESULT HAS BEEN THAT THE ENGINE SHIFTS AT A HIGHER RPM THAN IT DID BEFORE, BUT IS STILL NOT SMOOTH. THE HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS WAS LESS FREQUENT FOR A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE REPROGRAM, BUT HAS NOW RETURNED AND THERE IS… Look up ODI 10060498 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10063670 · 7,900 mi TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: SERIOUS LAG BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. IF I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION: NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL, SLOWS DOWN AND THEN ONCE THE ECU HAS DETERMINED WHICH GEAR TO SELECTIT ACCELERATES VIOLENTLY TAKING THE DRIVER BY SURPRISE. ALTOGETHER THE RESPONSE IS FAR TOO SLOW. TRANSMISSION IS NOT SMOOTH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER CHECKED TRANSMISSION:"WORKING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS" ?! ALSO "THUMP" "CLUNK" NOISE WHEN DECELERATING FROM 50 MPH TO LOWER SPEEDS, OCCASIONALLY… Look up ODI 10063670 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10064432 · 2,000 mi TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ERRATIC AT LOW SPEEDS. "CLUNK OR MUTED "CLANK" HEARD AND FELT UNDER CLOSED THROTTLE DOWSHIFTS WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP. MOST NOTICEABLE DURING THE 5-4 DOWNSHIFT (37 MPH) AND THE 4-3 DOWNSHIFT (25 MPH). SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMS IT'S A NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION FOR LEXUS. TECHNICIAN WHO RODE WITH ME DISAGREED. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 5100 MILES. PROBLEM BEGAN AT 2000 MILE MARK. *JB Look up ODI 10064432 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control	23,000–107,304 mi	50,000 mi	45	ODI 10104216 · 3,200 mi I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS. ONE BEING YESTERDAY I CAME OUT TO MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT STARTED UP MY CAR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO STOP CAR. THE BRAKES WERE ROCK HARD. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BOOSTER THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS I HAD ALMOST 2 ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN. I HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO IT LAGS AND THEN GOES. THIS HESITATION IS VERY VERY SERIOUS AND HAS ME VERY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING WITH KIDS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR THE SAFETY FEATURES AND NOW I'M SCARE… Look up ODI 10104216 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10108183 · 5,000 mi I AM LEASING A 2004 LEXUS RX 330 FWD WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE THROTTLE AFTER SLOWING DOWN THERE IS A SEVERE HESITATION, USUALLY FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN SURGE IN POWER. AT TIMES THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL HESITATION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS DECIDING WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE LEASING DEALER (LONGO LEXUS) AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH PROVIDED … Look up ODI 10108183 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10295657 · 40,000 mi NO FAILURE, JUST APPARENT STICKINESS IN ACCELERATOR. OCCASIONALLY, WHILE PULLING OUT FROM SIGNALS, PEDAL FEELS AS IF IT IS STICKING, THEN WILL POP LOOSE AND CAR LURCHES FORWARD. *TR Look up ODI 10295657 at NHTSA ↗
Steering	64,240–130,050 mi	100,000 mi	39	ODI 10112487 · 4,100 mi 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAD A FRONT SUSPENSION DEFECT THAT CAUSED THE CAR TO PULL TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ACCORDING TO LEXUS DEALERS, THERE IS NOT REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THIS CONDITION. AK Look up ODI 10112487 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10238907 · 53,000 mi POWER STEERING LINE ON MY 2004 LEXUS RX 330 RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO MALFUNCTION. TR Look up ODI 10238907 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10325362 · 25 mi I HAVE A 2004 LEXUS RX 330 WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM OF RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. UNLESS THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY STEERED BACK ON THE ROAD IT WILL RUN YOU INTO THE DITCH IN A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAD IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES. (POHANKA LEXUS, CHANTILLY VA.) THEY COULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND EVENTUALLY JUST USE AN EXCUSES LIKE THE CROWN IN THE ROAD. I HAVE VERY FEW MILES ON THIS CAR BECAUSE IT IS MY WIFE'S AND SHE IS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. PLEASE SEE HOW MANY RX 330 2004 LEXUS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS OF CROSSIN… Look up ODI 10325362 at NHTSA ↗
Structure	45,000–92,000 mi	60,000 mi	29	ODI 10025118 · 800 mi WHEN THE SUN HIT THE DASHBOARD THE REFLECTION CAUSED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM Look up ODI 10025118 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10378726 · 60,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH HE NOTICED THAT BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WERE LOOSE AND WHENEVER HE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE MIRRORS TRAJECTORY CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT BOTH SIDE MIRRORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS OVER $1,000. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING SINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2005. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ANSWER HIM REGARDING THE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ROOF RACK WAS CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE… Look up ODI 10378726 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10394480 · 45,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEVERELY CRACKED AND WAS PROGRESSIVELY BECOMING WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHERE HE WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 06/03/11 *BF UPDATED 06/13/11 Look up ODI 10394480 at NHTSA ↗
Unknown Or Other	68,500–108,000 mi	91,500 mi	30	ODI 10147438 · 20,000 mi MY LEXUS RX330 (2004) HAS 20,000 MILES AND THE A/C HAS A FOUL ODOR WHICH THE DEALERSHIP SAID IS MOLD. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN USING RECYCLED AIR FUNCTION WITH THE AC AND SAID THE MANUFACTURER SAYS NOT TO USE IT BECAUSE IT ALLOWS MOLD TO GROW. THEY SPRAYED AC SYSTEM W/ AC ODOR TREATMENT. I THINK THE MOLD IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AS MANY PEOPLE ARE ALLERGIC, AND THIS IS A DEFECT WITH THE AC SYSTEM. SERVICE DEPT SAID THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING WITH OTHER LUXURY CARS (JAGUAR, BMW). *JB Look up ODI 10147438 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10716649 · 99,400 mi MY 2004 LEXUS RX 330 HAS CRACKED ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD Look up ODI 10716649 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10779543 · 15,000 mi MY CAR HAS LEAKED SOMEWHERE EVERY TIME IT RAINS AND THE WATER ENTERS THE CAR SOMEHOW AND RUNS UNDER THE CARPET AND PUDDLES UNDER THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER FEET AREA. THERE IS ALSO WATER THAT PUDDLES UNDER THE CARPET IN THE REAR FOOT WELLS TOO. IT HAS ROTTED THE CARPET OVER TIME AS IT DRIES OUT UNTIL THE NEXT RAIN EVENT. THE CAR SMELLS WEIRD AS A RESULT OF THIS WETNESS AND DRYING OUT. WE KEEP THE CAR IN OUR GARAGE BUT IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND SHELTER WHEN YOU'RE OUT AND ABOUT EVERY TIME IT RAINS. THE DEALERSHIP BLEW OUT THE AIR CONDITIO… Look up ODI 10779543 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting	52,350–91,330 mi	71,000 mi	28	ODI 10390496 · 45,000 mi 2004 LEXUS RX330 AWD SUV. MASSIVE WATER CONDENSATION IN THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. CAR MILAGE IS ABOUT 45K. TR Look up ODI 10390496 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10395360 · 80,000 mi I PURCHASED A USED LEXUS 2004 RX 330 FROM A LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND A 4 MONTHS AFTER I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IN THE DRIVERS FRONT HEADLIGHT1 MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE 1 HEADLIGHT WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND I DISCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED FROM LEXUS BUT NO RECALL. THIS IS CLEARLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE, TOYOTA HAS YET TO FIX THEY WANT ME TO PAY $500 OUT OF A $1800 REPAIR! TR Look up ODI 10395360 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10456781 · 98,320 mi AFTER A RAIN STORM, MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND THE LIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON. THE LEXUS DEALER QUOTED ME PRICE OF $1566.23 TO REPLACE. I LEARNED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR FAILURE TO ADDRESS THIS WIDE SCALE PROBLEM. PLEASE INCLUDE MY COMPLAINT IN THIS MATTER. *TR Look up ODI 10456781 at NHTSA ↗
Air Bags	60,000–100,000 mi	80,000 mi	25	ODI 10129191 · 20,000 mi DT: CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED LEXUS AND LEXUS STATED THAT BECAUSE THE IMPACT WAS HIGH CONSUMER STRUCK TRACTOR TRAILER IN THE REAR, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE FRAME. THE DAMAGE OCCURRED HIGHER THAN A TYPICAL IMPACT BEING THAT THE CONSUMER STRUCK A LARGE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A REPAIR SHOP GETTING FIXED. . SEAT BELTS WERE WORN WHEN THIS OCCURRED. AK Look up ODI 10129191 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10149380 · 30,500 mi WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 LEXUS RX330 ON THE FREEWAY, TRYING TO AVOID A CAR ON MY LEFT LANE THAT SUDDENLY SWERVED TO MY DRIVER SIDE. TO AVOID BEING HIT, I STEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SPEED, THE CAR WENT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING BACK TO THE LEFT, THE CAR SKID AND LOST CONTROL. SKIDDED ACROSS TWO LANES TO THE RIGHT, HIT A TRUCK TRAILER, TRAILER OVER TURNED, MY LEXUS THEN GOT BOUNCED BACK, ROLLED OVER ACROSS 5-6 LANES ON THE FREEWAY, LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE DIVIDER, DRIVER WAS KNOC… Look up ODI 10149380 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10293968 · 66,688 mi DRIVING CONSERVATIVELY THROUGH A PHARMACY PARKING LOT; ABRUPTLY TOOK A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO AN AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE ( HABITUALLY PREFER A LEFT-HANDED PARKING ENTRY); ENGINE ROARED, TIRES SQUEALED AND AUTO JUMPED OVER THE CONCRETE PARKING BARRIER/ OVER THE CURB/ AND PROCEEDED TO STRIKE NEAR THE DOOR ENTRANCE AND A SUPPORT WALL. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TR Look up ODI 10293968 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	55,000–112,000 mi	84,000 mi	23	ODI 10329680 · 40,000 mi AT FREEWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH A LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM THE RIGHT REAR "C" PILLAR AREA. UPON EXAMINATION IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE PLASTIC MOLDING AROUND THE "C" PILLAR GLASS AND FRAMING HAD POPPED OUT AND WAS DANGLING ON ONE EDGE. PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AT A SAFE SPOT AND OBSERVED THE MOLDING HAD POPPED CLEAN FROM IT'S FRAME AS IF SOMEONE HAD NEATLY PUSHED IT OUT FROM THE INSIDE. IF THIS PIECE HAD COMPLETELY LEFT IT'S PLACE, IT MAY HAVE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE WINDSHIELD THAT WAS BEHIND OR ADJACENT TO ME. TR Look up ODI 10329680 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10483725 · 105,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD ON TOP OF THE AIR BAG AND OTHER LOCATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE DEALER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. Look up ODI 10483725 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10514249 · 206,000 mi FRONT END COLLISION IN 2004 LEXUS RX 330 WITH 206,000 MILES GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. CAR IS TOTALED PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER. DRIVER AND THREE CHILDREN IN CAR. NO SERIOUS INJURIES. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS AND AM AWAITING ANSWER. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASED AND NOTHING MENTIONED ABOUT AIRBAG ISSUE. *TR Look up ODI 10514249 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2009: 0 complaints · 2011: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2009	0	0	0
2011	0	0	1

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2009	1	0	0
2011	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Power Train:Automatic Transmission	Vehicle Speed Control	Steering	Structure	Unknown Or Other	Exterior Lighting	Air Bags	Structure:Body
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	—	4 ODI 10097391 RE: SUPPLEMENT TO CONSUMER COMPLAINT #10091268 LEXUS RX 330 TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE PROBLEMS. BF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESTIATES, HUNTS, SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY, HANGS IN BETWEEN GEARS, DELAYES, ETC. THE THROTTLE DELAYS AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF GAS AND THE RATE OF ACCELERATION SURGES UP AND DOWN UNEVENLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TT Look up ODI 10097391 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10108183 · 5,000 mi I AM LEASING A 2004 LEXUS RX 330 FWD WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE THROTTLE AFTER SLOWING DOWN THERE IS A SEVERE HESITATION, USUALLY FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN SURGE IN POWER. AT TIMES THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL HESITATION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS DECIDING WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE LEASING DEALER (LONGO LEXUS) AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH PROVIDED … Look up ODI 10108183 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10313915 · 200 mi INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE MY DREAM CAR, 2004 LEXUS RX330. I HAVE HAD SAME TROUBLE. I AM AFRAID OF THE CAR. I HAVE AN OLD FORD RV, I DRIVE INSTEAD OF MY BEAUTIFUL LEXUS. PEOPLE ASK WHY, I TELL THEM I'M AFRAID OF IT. IT LURCHES FORWARD, AND ALSO JUMPS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS @ 20MPH. THIS IS AFTER 5 UPDATES IN THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR. I HAVE PUT 200K MILES ON MY OTHER 5 TOYOTAS, AND ALL WENT BEAUTIFULLY! THEN THE DEMON CAR AS I REFER TO IT. I REPORTED IT REPE… Look up ODI 10313915 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vehicle Speed Control	4 ODI 10097391 RE: SUPPLEMENT TO CONSUMER COMPLAINT #10091268 LEXUS RX 330 TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE PROBLEMS. BF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESTIATES, HUNTS, SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY, HANGS IN BETWEEN GEARS, DELAYES, ETC. THE THROTTLE DELAYS AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF GAS AND THE RATE OF ACCELERATION SURGES UP AND DOWN UNEVENLY. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. TT Look up ODI 10097391 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10108183 · 5,000 mi I AM LEASING A 2004 LEXUS RX 330 FWD WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN I TRY TO APPLY THE THROTTLE AFTER SLOWING DOWN THERE IS A SEVERE HESITATION, USUALLY FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN SURGE IN POWER. AT TIMES THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL HESITATION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS DECIDING WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHILE MAKING A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, AND ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS IN THE INTERSECTION. I HAVE HAD IT TO THE LEASING DEALER (LONGO LEXUS) AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH PROVIDED … Look up ODI 10108183 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10313915 · 200 mi INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE MY DREAM CAR, 2004 LEXUS RX330. I HAVE HAD SAME TROUBLE. I AM AFRAID OF THE CAR. I HAVE AN OLD FORD RV, I DRIVE INSTEAD OF MY BEAUTIFUL LEXUS. PEOPLE ASK WHY, I TELL THEM I'M AFRAID OF IT. IT LURCHES FORWARD, AND ALSO JUMPS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS @ 20MPH. THIS IS AFTER 5 UPDATES IN THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR. I HAVE PUT 200K MILES ON MY OTHER 5 TOYOTAS, AND ALL WENT BEAUTIFULLY! THEN THE DEMON CAR AS I REFER TO IT. I REPORTED IT REPE… Look up ODI 10313915 at NHTSA ↗	—	2 ODI 10597712 · 101,000 mi VEHICLE'S SVC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE'S STEERING TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY-PARTICULARLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR Look up ODI 10597712 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10314572 · 35,000 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10314572 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	2 ODI 10319852 · 15,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH EXTREME FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INTENSE PAIN TO THE ANKLE WITH OTHER MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN … Look up ODI 10319852 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10730172 TL THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILLAR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. Look up ODI 10730172 at NHTSA ↗	0
Steering	0	2 ODI 10597712 · 101,000 mi VEHICLE'S SVC SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE'S STEERING TO OPERATE ERRATICALLY-PARTICULARLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50MPH. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. *TR Look up ODI 10597712 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10314572 · 35,000 mi 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 … Look up ODI 10314572 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10969946 AS OF 3/18/2016 I PURCHASED AN NEW RADIATOR FOR A TOTAL OF $945 AT MCGRATH LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN CHICAGO ON DIVISION ST BECAUSE THE OLD RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. AS OF 3/31/2017 THE NEW RADIATOR IS NOW LEAKING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING. AS OF 4/1/2017 THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FOR THE STEERING WILL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TODAY 4/1/2017 MCGRATH LEXUS DEALER STATED I WILL COST AT LEAST $1200 WITH LABOR INCLUDED FOR THEM TO REPAIR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON RECALLS FOR MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 I DISCOVERED THESE REQU… Look up ODI 10969946 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10616154 · 162,557 mi LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RX330'S. ADVISED I NEED A NEW RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. LEXUS NEEDS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, TOO MANY COMPLAINTS! ALSO TOLD NEED TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BALLIST! *TR Look up ODI 10616154 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10593782 · 128,772 mi MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE RADIO/AUDIO COMPONENTS AND SPREAD QUICKLY LIKE A SPIDER WEB. LEXUS AGREED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT NO CHARGE, BUT NOT THE LABOR COSTS. WHILE REPLACING IT, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD SEVERE FLUID LEAKAGE ON RIGHT SIDE, BOOT DETERIORATED. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $1,856.00. THERE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE LEFT FRONT CV AXLE INBOARD JOINT BOOT, AN ADDITIONAL $412.00. IN READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE… Look up ODI 10593782 at NHTSA ↗
Structure	0	0	1 ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10456781 · 98,320 mi AFTER A RAIN STORM, MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND THE LIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON. THE LEXUS DEALER QUOTED ME PRICE OF $1566.23 TO REPLACE. I LEARNED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR FAILURE TO ADDRESS THIS WIDE SCALE PROBLEM. PLEASE INCLUDE MY COMPLAINT IN THIS MATTER. *TR Look up ODI 10456781 at NHTSA ↗	7 ODI 10588943 THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL CRACKING AND DECOMPOSITION THROUGHOUT. IT STARTED WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS WHICH SPREAD ALL THROUGH THE DASH. SINCE THE DASH STARTED TO TURN STICKY/GUMMY, PIECES OF THE DASH STARTED FALLING OFF NEAR THE ENDS (E.G. WHERE THE DASH MEETS THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT). OF CONCERN IS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE THE DASH HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND HAS CRACKS, WOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSE THE DASH TO SPLINTER AND SHOOT PIECES AT THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS? WOULD THE STICKINESS OF TH… Look up ODI 10588943 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10593025 · 100,000 mi THE DASHBOARD LEATHER MATERIAL HAS CRACKED INCOME APART ON TOP OF WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SITS. *TR Look up ODI 10593025 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10643993 · 150,000 mi I OWN A 2004 LEXUS RX 330. AS HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET, THE DASHBOARD IN THESE CARS HAS A TENDENCY TO CRACK AND PEAL, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREA ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AT THE OUTSET THIS APPEARS TO BE A COSMETIC ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN I RECENTLY WENT TO AN AUTO UPHOLSTERY SHOP TO INQUIRE ABOUT REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN BECAME ALARMED BECAUSE I -- LIKE PRESUMABLY MANY OTHERS -- HAD SOUGHT TO INITIATE A TEMPORARY REPAIR BY PLACING HEAVY-DUTY DUCT TAPE OVER THE CRACKED AREA. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME TO IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE D… Look up ODI 10643993 at NHTSA ↗	0
Unknown Or Other	0	0	2 ODI 10969946 AS OF 3/18/2016 I PURCHASED AN NEW RADIATOR FOR A TOTAL OF $945 AT MCGRATH LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN CHICAGO ON DIVISION ST BECAUSE THE OLD RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. AS OF 3/31/2017 THE NEW RADIATOR IS NOW LEAKING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING. AS OF 4/1/2017 THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FOR THE STEERING WILL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TODAY 4/1/2017 MCGRATH LEXUS DEALER STATED I WILL COST AT LEAST $1200 WITH LABOR INCLUDED FOR THEM TO REPAIR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON RECALLS FOR MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 I DISCOVERED THESE REQU… Look up ODI 10969946 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 10811043 DASHBOARD COMPLETELY CRACKING ALL OVER. FRONT LIGHTS FOGGED OVER, CANNOT DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT TIME DUE TO THIS DUE TO SAFETY HAZARD. Look up ODI 10811043 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10925092 · 90,000 mi PARENT CO, TOYOTA ISSUED A VOLUNTARY REPLACEMENT OF DASHBOARD DUE TO CRACKED, STICKY, SHINY CONDITION IN WHAT WAS AN OBVIOUS ATTEMPT TO STAVE OFF AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT RECALL AND/OR A CLASS ACTION. PARENT CO, TOYOTA IS NOW STALLING BY NOT SUPPLYING THE DEALERS WITH SAID DASHBOARDS THEY PROMISED TO REPLACE. I FIRST BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER IN MAY OF 2012. EVEN IF THE DEALER WAS RECEIVING THE DASHBOARDS AT THE RATE OF 2 OR 3 A WEEK AS ORIGINALLY PROMISED, IT WOULD BE ANOTHER FULL YEAR OR MORE BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE MIN… Look up ODI 10925092 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	4 ODI 10731457 MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAS HORRIBLE PAINT ISSUES ON THE FRONT BUMPER. PAINT STARTED CHIPPING OFF IN HUGE SECTIONS AND IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. SEEMS LIKE THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE AREA'S. SO DISAPPOINTED. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP. SEEMS LIKE IT HOPS IN BETWEEN 1-2 RPM. I EVEN HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND IT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. Look up ODI 10731457 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10670387 · 55,000 mi 1. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT MY CAR IN A GARAGE & ONLY USED PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED & BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM LEXUS. UPON ENTERING MY VEHICLE MY DAUGHTER NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASH RUNNING FROM BOTTOM SIDE OF GLOVE COMPARTMENT TO TOP OF DASH. PIECES THAT FALL OFF CRUMBLE TO DUST THE SECOND THEY'RE TOUCHED. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY'VE HAD HUNDREDS OF CARS COMING IN W THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE $1500 FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE LABOR! 2. MY MOON(SUN) ROOF STOPPED WORKING LITERALLY JUST ONE DAY WOULDN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY. I… Look up ODI 10670387 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11113174 · 120,000 mi LEXUS HAD A RECALL TO REPAIR CRACKS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL HAVING CANCER SURGERY. THE DATE FOR THE RECALL HAD JUST PASSED. I CALLED LEXUS AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR TO9 THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM AND WROTE OF AN ESTIMATE TO SUMMIT FROM HEADQUARTERS FOR COVERAGE. HEADQUARTERS GOT BACK TO ME AND SAID I WAS TOO LATE TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS WAS AFTER THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD. I WROTE TO THE CEO OF LEXUS USA AND NEVER EVEN GOT THE COURTESY OF A REPLY. … Look up ODI 11113174 at NHTSA ↗
Exterior Lighting	0	0	1 ODI 10616154 · 162,557 mi LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RX330'S. ADVISED I NEED A NEW RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. LEXUS NEEDS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, TOO MANY COMPLAINTS! ALSO TOLD NEED TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BALLIST! *TR Look up ODI 10616154 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10456781 · 98,320 mi AFTER A RAIN STORM, MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FILLED WITH WATER AND THE LIGHT DOES NOT TURN ON. THE LEXUS DEALER QUOTED ME PRICE OF $1566.23 TO REPLACE. I LEARNED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST TOYOTA FOR FAILURE TO ADDRESS THIS WIDE SCALE PROBLEM. PLEASE INCLUDE MY COMPLAINT IN THIS MATTER. *TR Look up ODI 10456781 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10811043 DASHBOARD COMPLETELY CRACKING ALL OVER. FRONT LIGHTS FOGGED OVER, CANNOT DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT TIME DUE TO THIS DUE TO SAFETY HAZARD. Look up ODI 10811043 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0
Air Bags	0	2 ODI 10319852 · 15,000 mi TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WITH EXTREME FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INTENSE PAIN TO THE ANKLE WITH OTHER MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN … Look up ODI 10319852 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10730172 TL THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 LEXUS RX330. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PILLAR. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. Look up ODI 10730172 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	7 ODI 10588943 THE VEHICLE DASHBOARD HAS EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL CRACKING AND DECOMPOSITION THROUGHOUT. IT STARTED WITH HAIRLINE CRACKS WHICH SPREAD ALL THROUGH THE DASH. SINCE THE DASH STARTED TO TURN STICKY/GUMMY, PIECES OF THE DASH STARTED FALLING OFF NEAR THE ENDS (E.G. WHERE THE DASH MEETS THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT). OF CONCERN IS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. FOR EXAMPLE, SINCE THE DASH HAS BEEN COMPROMISED AND HAS CRACKS, WOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSE THE DASH TO SPLINTER AND SHOOT PIECES AT THE CAR'S OCCUPANTS? WOULD THE STICKINESS OF TH… Look up ODI 10588943 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10593025 · 100,000 mi THE DASHBOARD LEATHER MATERIAL HAS CRACKED INCOME APART ON TOP OF WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SITS. *TR Look up ODI 10593025 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10643993 · 150,000 mi I OWN A 2004 LEXUS RX 330. AS HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET, THE DASHBOARD IN THESE CARS HAS A TENDENCY TO CRACK AND PEAL, PARTICULARLY AROUND THE AREA ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AT THE OUTSET THIS APPEARS TO BE A COSMETIC ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN I RECENTLY WENT TO AN AUTO UPHOLSTERY SHOP TO INQUIRE ABOUT REPAIR, THE TECHNICIAN BECAME ALARMED BECAUSE I -- LIKE PRESUMABLY MANY OTHERS -- HAD SOUGHT TO INITIATE A TEMPORARY REPAIR BY PLACING HEAVY-DUTY DUCT TAPE OVER THE CRACKED AREA. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME TO IMMEDIATELY REMOVE THE D… Look up ODI 10643993 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 10925092 · 90,000 mi PARENT CO, TOYOTA ISSUED A VOLUNTARY REPLACEMENT OF DASHBOARD DUE TO CRACKED, STICKY, SHINY CONDITION IN WHAT WAS AN OBVIOUS ATTEMPT TO STAVE OFF AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT RECALL AND/OR A CLASS ACTION. PARENT CO, TOYOTA IS NOW STALLING BY NOT SUPPLYING THE DEALERS WITH SAID DASHBOARDS THEY PROMISED TO REPLACE. I FIRST BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF MY DEALER IN MAY OF 2012. EVEN IF THE DEALER WAS RECEIVING THE DASHBOARDS AT THE RATE OF 2 OR 3 A WEEK AS ORIGINALLY PROMISED, IT WOULD BE ANOTHER FULL YEAR OR MORE BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE MIN… Look up ODI 10925092 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10934553 · 50,000 mi 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… Look up ODI 10934553 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	5 ODI 10514249 · 206,000 mi FRONT END COLLISION IN 2004 LEXUS RX 330 WITH 206,000 MILES GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. CAR IS TOTALED PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER. DRIVER AND THREE CHILDREN IN CAR. NO SERIOUS INJURIES. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS AND AM AWAITING ANSWER. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASED AND NOTHING MENTIONED ABOUT AIRBAG ISSUE. TR Look up ODI 10514249 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10789837 MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN RECALLED AND MINE IS SPLIT AND KEEPS GETTING LARGER ESPECIALLY WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. LEXUS TOLD ME IN JULY 2015 THAT THE "DASHBOARDS WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH." THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED AS TO WHETHER MY AIRBAGS WERE TAKATA, LEXUS RESPONDED, "UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NOT HAVE DATA ON THE MANUFACTURER....BUT CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ...THE AIRBAGS...ARE NOT UNDER ANY RECALL AT THIS TIME." I AM SUPPOSE TO FEEL GOOD DRIVING MY CAR WITH THAT STATEMENT? THEY HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN EVERY… Look up ODI 10789837 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10926817 · 60,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND EXHIBITED FRACTURES NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE THE REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD; THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *JS Look up ODI 10926817 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body	0	0	1 ODI 10593782 · 128,772 mi MY DASHBOARD BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT STARTED TO CRACK AROUND THE RADIO/AUDIO COMPONENTS AND SPREAD QUICKLY LIKE A SPIDER WEB. LEXUS AGREED TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD AT NO CHARGE, BUT NOT THE LABOR COSTS. WHILE REPLACING IT, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION HAD SEVERE FLUID LEAKAGE ON RIGHT SIDE, BOOT DETERIORATED. THE COST OF THIS REPAIR WAS $1,856.00. THERE WAS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE LEFT FRONT CV AXLE INBOARD JOINT BOOT, AN ADDITIONAL $412.00. IN READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE… Look up ODI 10593782 at NHTSA ↗	0	4 ODI 10731457 MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAS HORRIBLE PAINT ISSUES ON THE FRONT BUMPER. PAINT STARTED CHIPPING OFF IN HUGE SECTIONS AND IT LOOKS TERRIBLE. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. SEEMS LIKE THE PAINT IS DEFECTIVE IN THESE AREA'S. SO DISAPPOINTED. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP. SEEMS LIKE IT HOPS IN BETWEEN 1-2 RPM. I EVEN HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND IT STILL DIDN'T FIX THE ISSUE. IT STILL DOES IT. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. Look up ODI 10731457 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10670387 · 55,000 mi 1. I HAVE ALWAYS KEPT MY CAR IN A GARAGE & ONLY USED PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED & BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM LEXUS. UPON ENTERING MY VEHICLE MY DAUGHTER NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN THE DASH RUNNING FROM BOTTOM SIDE OF GLOVE COMPARTMENT TO TOP OF DASH. PIECES THAT FALL OFF CRUMBLE TO DUST THE SECOND THEY'RE TOUCHED. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THEY'VE HAD HUNDREDS OF CARS COMING IN W THE SAME ISSUE AND IT WOULD BE $1500 FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE LABOR! 2. MY MOON(SUN) ROOF STOPPED WORKING LITERALLY JUST ONE DAY WOULDN'T CLOSE ALL THE WAY. I… Look up ODI 10670387 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 11113174 · 120,000 mi LEXUS HAD A RECALL TO REPAIR CRACKS RAPIDLY DEVELOPING IN THE DASHBOARD. WHEN THE RECALL CAME OUT I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL HAVING CANCER SURGERY. THE DATE FOR THE RECALL HAD JUST PASSED. I CALLED LEXUS AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR TO9 THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM AND WROTE OF AN ESTIMATE TO SUMMIT FROM HEADQUARTERS FOR COVERAGE. HEADQUARTERS GOT BACK TO ME AND SAID I WAS TOO LATE TO HAVE IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS WAS AFTER THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD. I WROTE TO THE CEO OF LEXUS USA AND NEVER EVEN GOT THE COURTESY OF A REPLY. … Look up ODI 11113174 at NHTSA ↗	0	5 ODI 10514249 · 206,000 mi FRONT END COLLISION IN 2004 LEXUS RX 330 WITH 206,000 MILES GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. CAR IS TOTALED PER INSURANCE ADJUSTER. DRIVER AND THREE CHILDREN IN CAR. NO SERIOUS INJURIES. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS AND AM AWAITING ANSWER. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASED AND NOTHING MENTIONED ABOUT AIRBAG ISSUE. TR Look up ODI 10514249 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10789837 MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN RECALLED AND MINE IS SPLIT AND KEEPS GETTING LARGER ESPECIALLY WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED. LEXUS TOLD ME IN JULY 2015 THAT THE "DASHBOARDS WILL BE RELEASED AT THE END OF THIS MONTH." THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE RESPONSE THAT I RECEIVED AS TO WHETHER MY AIRBAGS WERE TAKATA, LEXUS RESPONDED, "UNFORTUNATELY WE DO NOT HAVE DATA ON THE MANUFACTURER....BUT CAN ASSURE YOU THAT ...THE AIRBAGS...ARE NOT UNDER ANY RECALL AT THIS TIME." I AM SUPPOSE TO FEEL GOOD DRIVING MY CAR WITH THAT STATEMENT? THEY HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN EVERY… Look up ODI 10789837 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10926817 · 60,000 mi TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DEFECTIVE AND EXHIBITED FRACTURES NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AREA. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE THE REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD; THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PERFORM THE REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *JS Look up ODI 10926817 at NHTSA ↗	—

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6 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

43 mentions · 8.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 12,692 mi (32 usable records).

ODI 10088097 · 1 mi

WHEN INITIALLY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL DOES NOT DEPRESS SMOOTHLY, INSTEAD IN FREQUENTLY SHUDDERS AS IT GOES DOWN THROUGH THE INITIAL PART OF THE STROKE, GOING DOWN IN A STAIR-STEP MANNER. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN STANDING STILL, AND IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE GENTLY. IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP SMOOTHLY AND PRECISELY, OCCASIONALLY CAUSING JERKY, ERRATIC BRAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM BECOME EVEN WORSE! *JB

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ODI 10099737

WHIKE DRIVING AT 10 MPH POWER BRAKES FAILED. *AK

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ODI 10104216 · 3,200 mi

I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS. ONE BEING YESTERDAY I CAME OUT TO MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT STARTED UP MY CAR AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. HAD TO PUT CAR IN PARK TO STOP CAR. THE BRAKES WERE ROCK HARD. THEY SAID IT WAS THE BOOSTER THAT HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS I HAD ALMOST 2 ACCIDENTS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN. I HIT THE GAS AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO IT LAGS AND THEN GOES. THIS HESITATION IS VERY VERY SERIOUS AND HAS ME VERY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING WITH KIDS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR THE SAFETY FEATURES AND NOW I'M SCARE…

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Steering assistance concerns

23 mentions · 4.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 104,000 mi (20 usable records).

ODI 10238907 · 53,000 mi

POWER STEERING LINE ON MY 2004 LEXUS RX 330 RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSED THE STEERING TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

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ODI 10557702 · 21,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX 330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE HARMONIC BALANCE PULLEY WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

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ODI 10619334 · 146,135 mi

LEAKING POWER STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE RX330'S. ADVISED I NEED A NEW RACK & PINION ASSEMBLY. LEXUS NEEDS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, TOO MANY COMPLAINTS! AND IN NOVEMBER 2011 TOYOTA RECALL 500K CALLS DOING TO POWER STEERING PROBLEM AND RX330 WAS ON THERE BUT NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON IT. LOOK UP RECALL ON LEXUS SITE AND PUT MY VIN AND NOTHING ABOUT IT. BUT READING THE LEXUS FORUM AND SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEMS. LEXUS NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. IT SO EXPENSIVE FOR PEOPLE …

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\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

20 mentions · 3.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 32,489 mi (14 usable records).

ODI 10066256 · 10 mi

I PURCHASED A 2004 LEXUS RX330 IN JANUARY OF 2004 AND THERE IS A CONSISTENT LAG OF THE DRIVETRAIN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDING START AND WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS. FROM A STANDING START THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN ABRUPTLY LURCHES FORWARD. AT HIGHWAY SPEED THERE IS A DECELERATION WHICH PITCHES ONE FORWARD AND THEN AN ENGAGEMENT WHICH LURCHES THE OCCUPANT BACK WITH A SNAPPING MOTION. THE ECM WAS REPROGRAMED AT 1000 MILE CHECK. WHEN A PRINT OUT OF TSB WAS PRESENTED SERVICE MANAGER REACTED LIKE A SNAKE WAS PLACED ON COUNTER AND THEN ADVISE…

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ODI 10079030

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH ROUGH SHIFTING AND A LAG ASSOCIATED WITH A DELAY IN LOW SPEED ACCELERATION. RETURNED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS ADJUSTED. PROBLEM PERSISTS. EVENTUALLY, SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM DUE TO UNEXPECTED HESITATION IN ACCELERATION.*AK

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ODI 10088097 · 1 mi

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Stalling or loss of power

10 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 43,000 mi (9 usable records).

ODI 10060498 · 5,700 mi

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ODI 10063670 · 7,900 mi

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ODI 10072835

I TOO HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 LEXUS RX 330. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE REPAIR CENTER THREE TIMES ALREADY FOR HESITATION AND LAGGING BETWEEN GEARS AND VIBRATIONS NOISES THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE IT DRIVES INCONSISTENTLY AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED OR HAVE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT PROPERLY ACCELARATE. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMA…

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

9 mentions · 1.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 62,750 mi (8 usable records).

ODI 10104897 · 10,000 mi

BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALER TOWED CAR IN FOR REPAIRS. IT IS A FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER SYSTEM WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. *JB

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ODI 10116645 · 12,901 mi

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ODI 10693965 · 113,000 mi

I GOT IN THE CAR AT 2 P.M. AFTER DRIVING 1/4 MILE IT WOULD NOT TAKE OFF FROM THE STOP SIGN IT STALLED AND LUNGED FORWARD DUE TO LOSS OF CONNECTION WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED FROM D TO 4 AND IT BEGAN TO SHAKE IN THE FRONT OF THE BUMPER. I PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON, AND OPENED THE HOOD. IT STOPPED SHAKING AND I REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH IS ATTACHED WITH CLIPS AND WITH MY HAND, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL. IT HAD NO REV IN THE ENGINE, AS I WOULD E…

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 0.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 30,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10316637 · 30,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE DRIVER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE FLOOR MAT CLIP WHICH WAS RECALLED. THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND IT ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT SINCE THE VIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. A CRASH ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE…

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ODI 10969946

AS OF 3/18/2016 I PURCHASED AN NEW RADIATOR FOR A TOTAL OF $945 AT MCGRATH LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN CHICAGO ON DIVISION ST BECAUSE THE OLD RADIATOR WAS LEAKING. AS OF 3/31/2017 THE NEW RADIATOR IS NOW LEAKING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OVER HEATING. AS OF 4/1/2017 THE TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP FOR THE STEERING WILL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TODAY 4/1/2017 MCGRATH LEXUS DEALER STATED I WILL COST AT LEAST $1200 WITH LABOR INCLUDED FOR THEM TO REPAIR. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH ON RECALLS FOR MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 I DISCOVERED THESE REQU…

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