2008 Lexus RX350

SUMMARY: THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND GETTING STICKY. WHILE READING ABOUT SOME OF THE LEXUS COMPLAINTS I SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LIFT-GATE CONTROL ON THE BACK OF THE CAR MELTING. I CHECKED AND SURE ENOUGH SO IS MINE. I WENT TO USE IT AND MY FINGERS WENT RIGHT THROUGH. NOW IT IS TOTALLY USELESS. I WILL CALL LEXUS BUT DON'T EXPECT ANY ASSISTANCE. MY CAR IS ALWAYS GARAGED AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 75K MILES. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND GETTING STICKY. WHILE READING ABOUT SOME OF THE LEXUS COMPLAINTS I SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LIFTGATE CONTROL ON THE BACK OF THE CAR MELTING. I CHECKED AND SURE ENOUGH SO IS MINE. I WENT TO USE IT AND MY FINGERS WENT RIGHT THROUGH. NOW IT IS TOTALLY USELESS. I WILL CALL LEXUS BUT DON'T EXPECT ANY ASSISTANCE. MY CAR IS ALWAYS GARAGED AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 15K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS RX350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITION COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 08/05/16*LJ *CN

AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE BRAKE CALIPERS, A BROKEN KEY, AND THE ENGINE OIL COOLING PIPE (WARRANTY) IN THE LAST YEAR, MY RX 350 IS HAVING TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WITH 136K MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR WITH THE LEXUS NAME AND PRICE. THE CAR IS HESITATING DURING SHIFTING CAUSING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION YET, BUT WITH THE REVIEWS FOR SOME OLDER MODELS, I FEAR THIS IS COMING SOON. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED TO PAY THIS MUCH MONEY FOR A QUALITY CAR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LAST 250K+ MILES, AND HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH JUST 136K MILES ON IT. IT DOES NOT LIVE UP TO THE LEXUS QUALITY REPUTATION!

THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT, HAS CONSISTENTLY FILLED UP WITH WATER, VIA WASHING THE CAR, RAINING, ETC., CAUSING IT TO FOG UP. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND TO GO GET IT FIXED, THEY WANT AN ARM AND A LET, THE CAR IS IN BEAUTIFUL CONDITION, WHY NOT HONOR THIS BY FIXING IT, YOU'VE HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS! MY DAUGHTER JUST PURCHASED A 2015, THIS IS OUR 3RD LEXUS, WE LOVE THE CARS, NOW WHY DON'T YOU FIX WHAT IS WRONG, I CAN'T GO AROUND WITH A HEADLIGHT THAT IS NOT DAMAGED AND I'VE BEEN TOLD BY LEXUS, "AH YES, WE'VE HAD COMPLAINTS BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES?", KEEP IT UP, I'LL BUY A DIFFERENT CAR NEXT TIME! AND SO WILL FAMILY MEMBERS!

RUBBER ON TAILGATE HANDLE MELTED. I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS MAY BE A FIRE HAZARD. NOW THE TAILGATE GOES UP, AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY COMES RIGHT DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE HEAVY TAILGATE HIT ME ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD CAUSING A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN AND SOME BLEEDING. I HAVE READ THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN. IT TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOLER OUT.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND BEING LOADED THRU REAR DOOR. I USED CAR REMOTE TO OPEN REAR DOOR AND LOADED ITEMS INTO TRUNK. WITHOUT WARNING REAR DOOR STARTED CLOSING. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTEN AND HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. ON THIS OCCASION DOOR CAME SLAMMING DOWN ON MY HEAD CAUSING A BLOODY INJURY. I HAVE PHOTOS OF MY INJURY. LEXUS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THIS PROBLEM IF NOT CORRECTED CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. THE REAR DOOR COMES DOWN QUICKLY AND IS VERY HEAVY.