https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Lexus Rx450h. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:35:51 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1905028 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT Interior passenger side trim comes away exposing unsecured dash trim. Clips are poorly held in place. Incessant rattles from cabin. https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1871585 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2010 Lexus RX450H. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine cooler line fractured and the vehicle lost oil very quickly. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine cooler line needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but the vehicl https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1566289 Tue, 14 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT OUTER MIRROR, DRIVER'S SIDE, TURNS DOWN WHEN PLACED IN REVERSE AND WILL STAY IN THE DOWN POSITION. OCCASIONALLY IT WILL TURN DOWN ON ITS OWN WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK. WHEN GOING TO DRIVE, THERE IS NO WAY TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE LEFT WITHOUT TURNING HEAD AND LOOKING: SOMETHING A DRIVER ISN'T EXPECTING. THIS ALWAYS OCCURS GOING FROM STATIONARY TO MOTION. OCCURANCE IN RANDOM. https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1548883 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 00:00:00 GMT THE STEERING LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED IN THE LOCKED POSITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. ALTHOUGH IN THIS INSTANCE THERE WAS NO SAFETY HAZARD, IT SEEMS POSSIBLE THAT THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE STEERING TO LOCK AND CONSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I INFORMED LEXUS US ABOUT THIS FAILURE. https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1454351 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX450H. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE DEPLETED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SEWELL LEXUS IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL COIL HOSE RUPTURED, WHICH DEPLETED ALL OF THE OIL, AND THE ENGINE SEIZED AND FRACTURED. HENDRICK LEXUS KANSAS CITY IN MERRIAM, KANSAS AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWAR https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1434793 Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL LEXUS OWNER FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAVE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE AT ONLY LEXUS DEALERSHIPS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE 10 DAYS AGO, THE OIL COOLER HOSE BURST, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE (ENGINE FAILURE/SEIZURE WHILE DRIVING) WITH CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. LEXUS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS COVERED IT FOR MANY OTHER VEHICLES WITH 150K MI https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1399395 Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT WE WERE IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT IN MAY OF 2015 AND AIR BAGS EXPLODED AND SHOT FRAGMENTS OUT AT US AND WE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO ER BY AMBULANCE. AND I HAD TO HAVE SURGERY. https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1288818 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT THE HYBRID COMPUTER SYSTEM SHORTED DUE TO A LEAK WHERE THE ROOF RACK CONNECTS TO THE ROOF. THIS COMPUTER IS BELOW THE REAR SEAT AND IS NEXT TO THE HYBRID BATTERIES. THIS COMPARTMENT SHOULD BE SEALED TO PREVENT WATER INTRUSION, AND IN NO SITUATION SHOULD WATER FROM THE ROOF BE ABLE TO REACH THIS COMPARTMENT. WATER ENTERING THIS AREA IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR THE CAR TO CEA https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1237475 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT CPSC: LEXUS HYBRID: CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE A WARNING MESSAGE OF HYBRID ENGINE BRAKE AND AWD FAILURE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE GARAGE REPORTED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL SOLENOID HAD FAILED. BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE VAPOR RECOVERY SY https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1237476 Thu, 12 Nov 2015 00:00:00 GMT CPSC: LEXUS HYBRID: CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE A WARNING MESSAGE OF HYBRID ENGINE BRAKE AND AWD FAILURE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE GARAGE REPORTED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL SOLENOID HAD FAILED. BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE VAPOR RECOVERY SY https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1122551 Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT RADIO WILL CHANGE AUTOMATICALLY BY ITSELF FROM RADIO TO OTHER SOURCE CD, CHANGE TO SAT AND EJECT A CD WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING. LEXUS COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN TAKEN IN. THEY UPDATED THE FIRMWARE, BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO CHANGE FROM RADIO TO SAT AND EJECTS CD'S. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR OTHER KNOW COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I WAS TOLD NO BY LEXUS. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND I FIND https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1096825 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT LEXUS RX450 WAS TRAVELING DOWN A ONE-WAY ROAD AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN GOING 35 MPH. AFTER RUNNING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN DURING LATE HOURS OF THE NIGHT, THE LEXUS DROVE DIRECTLY INTO A DARK PRIVATE PARKING LOT, CONTINUING AT THE 35 MPH, BOUNCING THROUGH A DEEP POTHOLE AT THE PARKING LOT ENTRANCE (BREAKS WERE PUSHED BUT NOT ENGAGED) WHICH LED TO THE COLLISION WITH A PERPENDICULAR, PROPERLY PARKE https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1096826 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT LEXUS RX450 WAS TRAVELING DOWN A ONE-WAY ROAD AND APPROACHED A STOP SIGN GOING 35 MPH. AFTER RUNNING THROUGH THE STOP SIGN DURING LATE HOURS OF THE NIGHT, THE LEXUS DROVE DIRECTLY INTO A DARK PRIVATE PARKING LOT, CONTINUING AT THE 35 MPH, BOUNCING THROUGH A DEEP POTHOLE AT THE PARKING LOT ENTRANCE (BREAKS WERE PUSHED BUT NOT ENGAGED) WHICH LED TO THE COLLISION WITH A PERPENDICULAR, PROPERLY PARKE https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1028272 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX 450H. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER 'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-1028273 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX 450H. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER 'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANTS AND THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-964875 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT 1/11/13 - WHILE DRIVING, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ON DASH BEGIN TO FLASH ' CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM, CHECK AWD SYSTEM, AND CHECK ABS, THEN CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. VEHICLE ENGINE BEGINS TO DE-RATE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES INOPERABLE. BRAKES STILL FUNCTION. STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED IT OFF, AND RE-STARTED. ENGINE WAS UNSTABLE AND THE RPM WAS OSCILLATING. THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS NO https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-964876 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT 1/11/13 - WHILE DRIVING, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ON DASH BEGIN TO FLASH ' CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM, CHECK AWD SYSTEM, AND CHECK ABS, THEN CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. VEHICLE ENGINE BEGINS TO DE-RATE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES INOPERABLE. BRAKES STILL FUNCTION. STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED IT OFF, AND RE-STARTED. ENGINE WAS UNSTABLE AND THE RPM WAS OSCILLATING. THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS NO https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-964877 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT 1/11/13 - WHILE DRIVING, VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ON DASH BEGIN TO FLASH ' CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM, CHECK AWD SYSTEM, AND CHECK ABS, THEN CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATES. VEHICLE ENGINE BEGINS TO DE-RATE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES INOPERABLE. BRAKES STILL FUNCTION. STOPPED VEHICLE, TURNED IT OFF, AND RE-STARTED. ENGINE WAS UNSTABLE AND THE RPM WAS OSCILLATING. THE HYBRID SYSTEM WAS NO https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h https://plaincars.com/make/lexus-rx450h#complaint-943794 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX450 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V305000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY ACCELERATION FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED