2004 LEXUS RX330

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES." THE ANCHOR BOLT FOR THE REAR, LEFT-HAND SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DIRECTLY BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT STRENGTH.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, HIGHLANDER HYBRID, AND MODEL YEAR 2004-2007 LEXUS RX330, RX350, AND RX400H VEHICLES. IF THE FORWARD RETENTION CLIP USED TO SECURE THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE, IS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY THE COVER

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH AN IMPROPERLY DESIGNED BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. A SILICON OXIDE BUILD-UP OCCURS ON THE CONTACTS INSIDE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, WHICH CAN MAKE IT INOPERABLE.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND HYBRID VEHICLES, THE TWO RETAINING CLIPS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE FORWARD CENTER CONSOLE CAN BECOME LOOSE. IF BOTH CLIPS SEPARATE FROM THE FLOOR CARPET COVER, THE COVER MAY LEAN TOWARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ROD.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AVALON VEHICLES; 2004 AND 2005 CAMRY, CAMRY SOLARA, HIGHLANDER, AND SIENNA VEHICLES, 2006 HIGHLANDER HYBRID; 2004 AND 2005 LEXUS ES330 AND RX330; AND 2006 LEXUS RX400H VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2005, EQUIPPED WITH THE 1MZ-FE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXPERIENCED MELTING AND CRACKING. ALSO, SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED AND FELL OFF. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, A GLARE FROM THE SUNLIGHT WAS PRESENT ON THE MELTED DASHBOARD, WHICH CAUSED A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER( LEXUS OF COOL SPRINGS, 1636 WESTGATE CIR, BRENTWOOD, TN) WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE AND HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE AND HOUSE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

Mileage: 119,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND A CURB. THE TWO PASSENGERS IN THE OTHER VEHICLES SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR BODY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. TH

Mileage: 60,000

THIS ACCIDENT WAS HAPPENED BY MY MOTHER IN LAW AT THE STARBUCKS PARKING SPOT, SHORELINE, WA. SHE WAS DRIVING SLOW TO PARK THE CAR IN THE SPOT AND SHE ONLY PUSHED THE BRAKE TO FINISH THE PARKING. HOWEVER, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP AND JUMPED OVER THE PARKING SPOT'S FENCE. THEN, THE CAR BROKE THE IRON POLE AND HIT THE COMING CAR ALONG THE STREET OVER THE FENCE. SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T TOUCH ANYTHING AND JUST DIDN'T SWICH THE GEAR. SHE WAS VERY SHOCKED AND STARTLED, ALSO SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DRIVE THE CA

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING STRUCTURE AND WAS STARTLED BY SOMETHING INSIDE THE CAR FALLING. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN HEAD-ON INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS AND, IN AN ACCIDENT OF THAT TYPE, IT WAS SCARY THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 104,497

CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY LEXUS WAS TOTALED AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

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

Mileage: 206,000

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

Mileage: 206,000

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

Mileage: 206,000

2004 LEXUS RX330. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CRASH AND RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING FLOOR CARPET COVER AND RETENTION CLIPS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHATTERED THE GARAGE DOOR AND STOPPED ONLY AFTER HITTING THE OPPOSITE WALL AND STORAGE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DAY AFTER THE INCIDENT, HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL, REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES BUT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURY BUT WAS NOT SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FOR REPAIRS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, MY CAR WENT FROM 0 TO AT LEAST 40 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND HIT A POLE ACROSS A PARKING LOT. ALTHOUGH I HAD MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE BRAKE. THE ENTIRE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I REMEMBER FEELING TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE POLE BEHIND ME WAS DRIVEN THROUGH MY SUV TO THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 LEXUS RX300 APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH CARS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO CHANGE TO GREEN. ALTHOUGH I KEPT PRESSING ON THE BRAKES NOTHING HAPPENED AND I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME AND CAUSING A CHAIN REACTION INVOLVING FOUR (4) OTHER CARS, THEN SWERVING ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FINALLY COMING TO A STOP BY HITTING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. STILL VISIBLY IN SHOCK,

Mileage: 35,402

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS RX 330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE ENGINE BECAME EXTREMELY LOUD. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY TO HIS TONGUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION FACILITY. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS TO THE B

Mileage: 111,000

I WAS PULLING INTO A CURBSIDE PARKING PLACE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WITH A SLIGHT UPHILL INCLINE. THE CAR SLOWED ALMOST TO A STOP BECAUSE OF THE INCLINE. I PUT MY FOOT VERY LIGHTLY ON THE GAS PEDAL SO AS TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE ROOM FOR ANOTHER CAR TO PARK BEHIND ME. THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR OF ITS OWN ACCORD AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD INTO THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, REVERSE AND PARK. POLICE WERE CALLED BUT D

Mileage: 66,000

2004 LEXUS RX 330. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BACKWARDS CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING WHEN SHE PUT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AT A HIGH SPEED, WENT OVER A LANDSCAPE AND ROLLED OVER TWO PARKED VEHICLES. *JB

TL*THE 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

Mileage: 15,000

TL*THE 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

Mileage: 15,000

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 A

Mileage: 30,000