Driving down the road. Stop at a stop sign on a very steep hill. Start to pull out on to a very busy road. While giving the car gas to go it completely goes dead. Nothing will work. Put the car in neutral and backed it down the steep hill to a flat surface. Without power steering or brakes.
2006 Lexus RX Hybrid transmission complaints
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Driving at highway speed and car shuddered and lost power and all the "check" lights came on. Dealer diagnosed inverter failure.
Driving at 40 MPH, vehicle engine stopped,shut down, power steering and brakes lost power assist.
Lexus rx400h brake momentary loss of braking efficiency. In frequently, after long steady controlled braking down a hill, the brakes on my lexus will release without input from me for a second in time. The loss of braking causes me to press on the peddle and the car's braking performance returns to normal. Have experienced as I have decelerated to a stop for a signal light/stop sign. Not related to any bump in the road surface or the like. Frequency is weekly/monthly, but random in timing can't identify brakes from the system failure list. Chose powertrain out of frustration.
Vehicle was normally maintained and lightly driven. One year of age of the vehicle, when driven on level dry surfaces, the braking of the vehicle became erratic and remains erratic. In everyday use the vehicle will tend to overbrake or underbrake depending upon the mechanical loading of the hybrid drive. The onboard firmware is not properly accounting for integrating the stopping power of the brakes and the hybrid drive. This causes driver confusion and in some cases hazardous failure to brake conditions when the hybrid drive unexpectedly and erratically ceases it's contribution to the braking force of the vehicle. I.e. If the driver does not immediately compensate, the vehicle will lunge forward at low speed and within a few feet of pedestrians and other stopped vehicles in traffic. The dealership states that nothing can be done and that erratic/loss of braking is normal for this model. There are no recalls or sbs posted to upgrade the firmware, braking/hybrid drive systems. Lexus rx400h, 2006 model.
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle does not gear down while going down an icy road. There are no 1st, 2nd or 3rd gears. There is no way to stop the vehicle from hydroplaning. The dealership determined that this is the way the vehicle is designed to operate. The contact no longer owns the vehicle and feels this is a safety hazard. Updated 05/10/6.
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