2010 Lexus RX350 brakes problems

Filed Jun 8, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 48,000 miles · CO · crash

My farm is 1/2 mile off weld county road 16 in keenesburg colorado. There is a gravel drive around the house to a short concrete driveway in front of the garage. When we drive onto the concrete portion, we are angled north east toward the garage door and have to back up a short distance to head the car east to enter the garage. We drive very slow through the yard as we have animals to watch out for and make a slow entry towards the concrete driveway. As she turned around the house toward the driveway the car seemed to be going faster than normal and she took her foot off the accelerator and eased on the brake but the car did not slow and she felt the accelerator was pulling her forward faster than she wanted. The brake pedal did not slow the car. The car angled across the concrete driveway, narrowly missing the corner of the garage and struck a tree on the north side of the house. The impact did not deploy the air bag and my wife had no injury. Her seat belt was fastened until she shut the car off and exited the car. I notified usaa my insurer and later spoke to several mechanics about repairs and the problem my wife encountered just prior to the accident. One mechanic told me of a report of a situation much like this and said to call lexus and see if there had been a recall on this make of automobile. I called a lexus dealer in firestone colorado. I gave the VIN number to him and he said his records showed this model year had been recalled for a problem with the accelerator but no records showed repairs were made. I told him I purchased this 2010 model car in 2016 as a used car and had no way of knowing if there had been a recall. I have not taken the car to be repaired but an adjuster did make a report yesterday (thursday june 6). I have no results but the adjuster said the damage was extensive and he was a bit surprised the airbag did not deploy.

Filed Jan 31, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 115,000 miles · WI · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lexus rx350. While the contact's spouse was pulling into a parking space at 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle accelerated. The engine revved and the contact drove over a snow mound before crashing into a wall. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to bergstrom lexus of appleton (3060 n victory ln, appleton, wi 54913, (920) 471-1895) where a third party specialist was sent to examine the vehicle. The findings would be reported to the contact at a later date. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the crash was in relation to the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v3005000 (vehicle speed control). The failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Jun 18, 2018 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 30 miles · NY

The car I bought back in 2014. I rarely drive. After carrying out many repairs from 2014 to 2017, the car will run in parallel and feel that it is impossible to control the steering wheel. There is also a problem with the suspension. In march 2017, a one-week overhaul will be carried out.

Filed Jan 17, 2017 · Brakes · CA

Brake booster malfunction, I was entering the freeway, suddenly my brake pedal stiffened up and no brakes, keep pumping brakes and parking brake lights came on and brake malfuction came on the dash. Only 103,973 miles

Filed Apr 7, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 45,000 miles · OH

I was driving in the passing lane at about 55 MPH. The road was straight and level. The road was covered with a thin coating of slush. While driving the alarm signal began beeping. I took my foot off of the accelerator. The car then began drifting to the left, in the next few seconds the left wheels were 2 feet over the left lane. I tried to get the car back into the lane but the steering did not respond. A few seconds later the car began to drift to the right and rotate to the right. I then applied the brakes but they had little effect. Eventually the car slid off the road to the right stopping about 75 ft off the road, down a 20 foot slope. I believe that the stability control system failed to control the vehicle and did not provide adequate protection in this accident.

Filed Mar 27, 2012 · Brakes · 30,000 miles · NY

Had to replace the brake fluid in the vehicle at 30000 miles. Lexus requires this supposedly to maintain the integrity of the braking system and provide a safe vehicle. I feel this is a safety defect in the design. Any vehicle' shouldbe robust enough to last much longer than this without this level of service being required by the manufacturer. If the vehicle does really need this, than lexus should cover it under warranty. Brakes also required disassembly and cleaning at 15000 miles at customers expense.

Filed Jan 26, 2012 · Acceleration, Brakes · 33,966 miles · IL

I went out to grab a bite to eat for my daughter and I came to a stop light at a major intersection. I received the turn arrow so I accelerated thru the turn and then punched the gas to make it thru the next light that will turn red if you don't give it a little gas to get thru it. I make it thru the light and get in the right lane to slow down to make my turn and my brakes don't work and my car starts accelerating on its own. I have no control of the speed so I throw the car in neutral and keep slamming the brakes while the brake malfunction light appears. I'm not sure how my car slows down and I make a right turn into a parking lot and my engine is still sounding like it is accelerating and I am in neutral. My car rolled to a stop, I shut it down and called the lexus line. The had a towing company out within an hour and the tow truck driver told me this is at least the 10th time he has hauled this type of car for the same thing.

Filed Dec 22, 2011 · Brakes · 25,000 miles · FL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 lexus rx350. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the brakes were applied but the vehicle would not respond. The brake pedal was abnormally depressed into the floorboard and the contact crashed into a fire hydrant and the side of a building. Once the vehicle came to a complete stop, the air bags deployed. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was towed the dealer but was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000.

Filed Sep 9, 2010 · Brakes, Transmission · NJ

I bought a new lexus rx 350 in august 2010 and had a collision on the third day driving the car. I was at a parking lot waiting for a parking space. The engine would shut down. When I saw a parking space available, I started the engine by pressing the engine button without pressing the brake pedal (you don't need to press the brake when you use a key to start the engine). I did not know by doing that, I only started the radio and air conditioning but not the engine itself. I then pressed the brake pedal and shifted to the driving gear. At that time, another car was pulling into the parking lot. I was going to stop my car to wait for the other car to pass by me. I pressed the brake but the car did not stop and kept going forward because the road is a little steep. I felt that I had no control of the car - both the brake and power steering. My car finally stopped after hitting an embankment in the parking lot. There was damage to the front bumper and scratches on the side. Total damage is more than $2,000. Went to the dealership and was told the rx 350 was designed in that way - if you press the start button without pressing the brake pedal, the engine won't start, but you are able to shift the gear to driving if you press the brake at this time. It can be very dangerous because the power steering and brake will not work properly if the engine is not started.

Filed Apr 1, 2010 · Brakes · 5,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 lexus rx 350. While driving the vehicle at approximately 50 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle did not slow down. As a result, the contact crashed into another vehicle. There were no injuries but a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an automotive body shop but no repairs were made when the complaint was filed. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 5,000.