Oil cooler line, rubber elbow potential failure. No notice letter from Lexus received warning of their TSB: POL.14.02 (the federal safety agency#: 10056509). Voluntary extended warranty coverage is expired now and no support from Lexus offered. Rubber elbow cannot be simply replaced as the newly desigend replacement is a metal elbow. Entire assembly must be replaced. Extremely expensive. Unacceptable for a flaw to endanger the engine, and possibly to cause a fire with oil spray onto a hot engine/exhaust.
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Oil cooler high pressure line, rubber elbow, pin hole oil leak/spray. TSB: POL.14.02 (the federal safety agency: 10056509). Leaked oil out with check engine light/low oil pressure warning just as I arrived home. Line of oil in driveway. Diagnosed leak from this rubber elbow. One quart of oil left in oil pan. After review of the federal safety agency website (and many, many Google hits) found this to be a well known problen by Lexus. No recall ever issued. I never received written notice from Lexus, and dealership that vehicle has been to many times never mentioned anything. Lexus denies any extended warranty at this time. Absolutely unacceptable.
My oil cooler line busted and did not know till I got home thank god the engine did not seize. Come to find out the line is made of rubber and not metal. I understand lexus is aware but they are not calling for a recall. I th8nk they should pay for work performed
Bought a used 2010 lexus rx 450h 3.5l with 130,000 miles. At approximately 132,000 miles while driving on the highway, oil cooler line suddenly exploded without warning and vehicle lost all of its oil, full synthetic, within seconds. Oil splattered all over entire underbody. Vehicle completely un-drivable and had to be towed. No pre warning from oil light or any other indication other than loud bang and smell of burning oil. Huge safety risk and likelihood of complete engine loss or seizing if I had continued to drive any longer, possibly leading to an accident or worse. Immediately pulled over at smell of hot oil and had it towed to repair shop. Estimated cost about $ 1,000. Repair shop stated this is a known issue with toyota oil line cooler hose and lexus models of this year and should have been a recall item. Recommended replacement hose is now metal.
Oil cooller line exploded,engine lost half of oil,repair cost over $400.
I was driving on 275 highway in tampa, fl, and I got these messages on eco, "motor oil and pressure low" and check engine the mechanic advised to check with the dealer. Please advice. Thanks
Major oil leaking from a faulty engine oil cooler line while car is moving or turned on. Oil is all over entire undercarriage, back bumper, back windshield & wiper and inside of tires. Garage floor and driveway have oil splattered everywhere. The whole back of car is cover in oil. After researching, I found this is a known issue for lexus rx 350/450h models between 2009-2011. No oil or engine warning light came on. Even after the faulty part is repaired, my concern then becomes potential engine failure from lack of oil.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lexus rx 350. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the oil pressure warning light illuminated. The contact pulled off to the side of the road and checked the oil. There was no oil in the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was discovered that the oil coolant line fractured. The vehicle was repaired and returned to the contact. After picking up the vehicle, while driving 45 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle started to drive roughly. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.
I was slowly entering from i15 to h-78 west. Suddenly car began to rev and accelerate as if I was flooring gas pedal. I jabbed at pedal a couple times and hit brakes...it stopped within a few seconds....not sure if what I did had anything to do with it stopping. My gas pedal is not sticky and smoothly adjusts. My vehicle is in pristine condition and has had all maintenance. I was fortunate I had several car lengths clear. I am 100% certain I did not accidentally slip or push on pedal. While it was accelerating I even lifted foot completely off pedal and it still was going.
While driving under 30 MPH. Lights came on from the dashlights came on prompting low fuel pressure. Shortly after, weird noise coming from engine pulled over to check under the hood. Seen a lot of oil lost. Had the car towed to lexus dealership and identified that it was hte engine oil cooler pipe. This was a known problem with toyota/lexus. Was told that there was a campaign to address the issue but is expired by 10 weeks. :(
The vvt-I oil line on my lexus rx350 burst while driving on a highway. It was a very large leak which covered the ground, engine, and undercarriage. The low engine oil message and engine oil pressure warnings came on when it happened. Complete loss of oil and no visible oil on the dip stick. After looking online and talking with the mechanic this is a known defect with the part though I don't see any recall for it.
Service brakes, march 13, 2011 - mansfield ma I purchased my 2010 lexus rx 450h in december 2010. Ever since I bought it, I have noticed that from time to time, when I press the brake pedal, the car seems to surge forward(!) momentarily before it slows down. This happens most frequently. It will happen even if I am only coasting and not touching the gas pedal when pressing the brake initially. It happens to me at least once or twice a week. It is somewhat disturbing. I have mentioned this to my lexus dealer, but they have dismissed my concerns both times I brought it up. Has anyone else noticed this issue? View details
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lexus rx450h. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle began to unintentionally decelerate. During the failure the check engine, all wheel drive and hybrid system lights were illuminating. The vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealer where they were in the process of diagnosing the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 18,000.
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