Lexus RX Change Vehicle

“Poor suspension resulting in rough ride. Should not be happening in a Lexus. Tried new tires but that was not it. Drove an Avalon and much inprovement could notice the difference. The suspension problem was also evident in my last Lexus RX 300”

“Rear Shocks have been replaced twice due to leaks and noise”

“2 shocks leaked oil”

“Structs failed at 145000 kms despite the fact that most of the time I drive on highways”

“One rear shock went out, leaked oil, was replaced by dealer at no charge”

“Leaking”

“Making noise, one had to be replaced”

“Had to replace leaking shock absorbers which seems strange on a 4 year old luxury car”

“leaking”

“Noisy rear shocks that were blown”

“Both rear shocks required replacement due to leakage. One of the new shocks is already showing signs of leakage. Dealer replaced only one under warranty and is not covering the replacement shock under warranty”

“Both problems were found by the dealer during routine service. Parts were ordered and replaced under warranty”

“Rear had to be replaced”

“leaking rear shock”

“Each strut failed independently about one year apart. Failure was a leak of fluid from the strut”

“The seal of one rear shock had blown out. Both rear shocks were replaced”

“The seal failed on a rear shock”

“Leaking right rear shock”

“left rear shock leaked -was replaced NC”

“The rear shocks were replaced under warranty 3 times - poor design in my opinion”

“2 out of 4 shocks are leaking and must be replaced”

“Needed new shocks”

“Had to replace the rear shocks”

“Leaky rear shocks. Replaced”

“Oil leaking from front strut. Had to be replaced”

“Service centre notice slight leaking on rear shocks/struts”

“All shocks and struts replaced due to leakage”

“Rear shocks had to be replaced at 96,000 kms. I expected them to last much longer”

“2 shock absorbers failed and required replacement”

“Leaking fluid”

“Rear shock leaking”

“During my last service I was told a shock was leaking and it was replaced by Lexus”

“premature strut failure due to leakage. CV boot replacement due to leakage”

“Both rear shocks failed by leaking”

“2 leaking rear shocks. First noted around 45k with one leaking, and at around 55, the second was noted as leaking. We found a service bulletin that recommended that the dealer replace any leaking shocks if it was within the warranty period. Howeve”

“Steering column rattle and repaired under warranty”

“Steering column was replaced due to rattle of the column or some device attached to the steering column”

“the entire steering column needed to be replaced due to extreme vibration”

“Steering system parts replaced under warranted in march 2013 but problems with alignment ,shocks and having to get new tires stemmed possible from that matter a year later....when I had to pay”

“The steering developed a vibration which sounded loud and kept getting worse. Again the dealership said it was not a problen and the car was safe to drive. I took it back to the dealer and said that it stayed until it stopped rattling they replaced t”

“Had to replace both trailing links in the rear suspension. One last year and another the year before. The car seems to have had misadjusted links the first year”

“Steering wheel vibration problem was rectified by replacing the steering wheel assembly”

“steering column cracked”

“Disappointed had to get new tires with less than 50000 kilometers..because of alignment issue”

“Vibration in steering. Replaced right front wheel bearing which corrected the problem. Was covered under warranty”

“Would change selections without me even touching the system”

“Press AM/FM Radio preset button caused CD to eject”

“cd player would not load a cd or function in any way. Also had to replace gel pad on windshield”

“If a CD is present occasionally the system won't work”

“CDs and Radio skip around”

“In Texas hot summers the audio system suffers what I call "heat stroke". Unless allowed to run with AC on for a period of time the CD's eject automatically if turned on too early”

“The dealer just updated the Nav system to the current yr”

“Cumbersome to use and program. Obsolete maps are not automatically upgraded by Lexus”

“DVD Reader had to be replaced. All dealers I called wanted $3500 to replace the whole nav system. I went to an independent shop and he replaced the DVD Reader for $500 which is still expensive for a DVD reader”

“about 6 months ago started showing location of vehicle at least 50 miles displaced from actual location”

“Radio jump to other station”

“Occasionally static”

“Works intermittently. In cold weather it dies completely then starts working when the temperature warms up”

“Bought in CA. Malfunctioned once and long time to get replacement. Malfunction #2 ongoing. Local dealer, U.S. headquarters not much help. I must get replacement for CA directly”

“When playing CD's the player would intermittingly reject the CD. The dealer replaced the entire radio assembly at no charge, and supplied a loaner car for the three days it took for parts to arrive and be replaced. To me, typical Lexus service!!”

“audio input jumps on its own sometimes”

“CD player turned on and off spontaneously. Radio was replaced by dealer”

“radio suddenly turn on and/or change station suddenly. CD would unload unexpectedly. Some times the only way to turn the radio off was to turn off the auto. Was told needed new radio as probably a short. Since dealer investigated it has been worki”

“Bumps in the road cause radio to skip. Changes to disc player from radio spontaneously. Sometimes will not turn off when having this problem”

“Radio would turn off by itself if I turned sharp corner or went over bump or pothole”

“when car is warm, radio will switch frequencies or jump to another mode,,,, i.e. cd player”

“Radio would change stations by itself and the CD player would start up by itself while previously in the radio mode”

“The radio was a major issue. Sometimes half the speaker would work and other times it would not work at all. This also effected the phone which would not work. Lexus replace the amp but the problem continued. When they replace the radio the problem w”

“Radio turned on by itself intermittently”

“passenger side down view camera did not work. dealer repalced at no cost”

“The display screen (that controls the heat/ac, radio, navigation, etc froze-up. Luckily was replaced under warranty by Dealer or it would have cost +/- $2000”

“pairing with phone resulted in terrible connection lots of static for recipients of calls from me”

“Does nor have Siri technology and doesn't store numbers accurately”

“Voice commands to Bluetooth system often do not "connect"”

“Does not recognize what I say”

“Drainage channels got plugged-up up and car interior was badly flodded---front, rear and spare tire well. No ndication that this could happen”

“Rattles under/in dash”

“Speak in dash stood out due to extreme quiet ride of this vehicle, repaired by dealer, 4hours labor, hood hinge bolt was not tight enough”

“Something seems to rattle. Like it is the trunk or back seat. I have looked and found nothing loose”

“right-rear seat-rail is loose and "creaks" from time to time. Placing weight on the seat cures the problem”

“There is a persistent rattle, squeak, rushing wind noise in the passenger's side. It is either coming from the window or the seat belt holder, but they haven't been able to locate it”

“Rattles are abundant”

“Dashboard rattle. Unsuccessful attempts by Lexus service to locate and repair”

“hear squeal when exiting garage with a hard left turn”

“Unknown source of rattles”

“Have reoccurring noise - can't find”

“rattle from steering, rattle under dash light at drivers foot pedal bracket missing”

“No one can determine the cause of the squeak. It is not loud, how it is persistent and annoying”

“Consistent squeaking in front dash area- raised with dealer- informed design team instituted a plastic to plastic contact point between roof assembly and body section. The wear points squeak, particularly in colder sub zero weather”

“Squeak occurs under rear passenger seat at highway speeds. Readjusting seat position fixes the issue occasionally”

“The seal around the front window failed (driver front pillar). When it rained, the water didn't come in until the car started moving. With car movement, the water wet the pillar more and more as we drove. It would dry out by the next morning”

“water leak by drivers side door”

“Driver side window noise”

“It has had wind noise since I bought new they could not repair I gave them one try”