2010 Lexus Rx350 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (37) · Power Train (6) · Air Bags (5)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
81 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal 2012-06-29 · campaign 12V305000 · 164,601 vehicles
Defect: Toyota is recalling certain model year 2010 Lexus RX350 and RX450h vehicles, manufactured from November 28, 2008, through September 1, 2010, and model year 2008 through 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles manufactured from September 1, 2007, through September 5, 2011. In July 2012, Toyota filed a defect report to recall certain model year 2010 Lexus RX350 and RX450h vehicles. In November 2012, Toyota informed the agency that it was including an additional 10,565 vehicles including certain model
Risk: A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
Fix: Toyota and Lexus will notify owners of affected vehicles and dealers will modify or replace the accelerator pedal and replace any driver's floor mat not specified for the vehicle. Owners of the Lexus vehicles were notified during August 2012. Toyota has not yet provided a notification schedule for the additional Land Cruiser vehicles. Owners may contact Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1-800-331-4331 or Lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Service bulletins (229)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · KLG Technical In · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ti: 19le05 expired december 1, 2022
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · KLG Dealer Packa · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dp: limited service campaign klg expired december 01, 2022
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · 19LE05 Technical · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ti: 19le05 expired december 1, 2022
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · 19LE05 Dealer Pa · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dp: customer support program 19le05 expired december 1, 2022.
Equipment 2022-04-13 · Safety Recall 22 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
lexus safety recall and service campaign - technician certification requirements 4.13.2022
Equipment 2022-03-09 · L-SB-0006-22 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tsb: this service bulletin includes procedures to replace damaged or loose front carpet floor retainer(s) without replacing the carpet assembly. follow the repair procedure in this bulletin to replace the loose or damaged carpet floor retainer(s).
Showing the 6 most recent of 229 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2021-06-29 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:oil/Lubrication: Oil Cooler · 199,000 mi“the contact owns a 2010 lexus rx350. the contact stated while driving 65 mph, she saw light white smoke floating through the air which she initially assumed came from the vehicle ahead of her. as she exited the highway and came to a stop, the low oil pressure warning light illuminated with an abnormal knocking sound coming from the engine. the cont…”
2021-02-02 · Visibility:windshield · 106,955 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2010 lexus rx350. the contact stated while using the defroster, the front windshield cracked. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. a dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. the failure mileage was 106,955.…”
2019-07-16 · Unknown Or Other · 140,000 mi“while driving down the highway at 65 mph the sun roof suddenly exploded. there were no other vehicles on the road and no debris. the roof had never been struck and we have never transported anything on the roof. the temperature was 65 degrees and the sun just rising so no significant temperature variations. the road was smooth.…”
2019-06-08 · Vehicle Speed Control · 48,000 mi · 💥 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 slo…”
2019-06-02 · Engine · 69,800 mi“oil cooling line blew out! all oil blew out of engine within minutes. i was stopped immediately with engine warning and had to have emergency tow. the redesigned part was ordered from lexus at a cost plus shipping of $90. the total repair was $170. this is a faulty part with rubber line that has since been redesigned all metal--no rubber. lex…”
2019-04-17 · Power Train · 123,345 mi“my wife was coming from work in the early morning on april 1, 2019 at highway speed around 70 to 75mph. all of a sudden she could hear big noise coming out of engine, warning lights started coming on the dash and she could mange to stop the car in the emergence lane. she could smell the oil burning from the front. the vehicle was towed to the auto …”
2019-03-16 · Vehicle Speed Control“i heard that there was a re- call also my roof makes a noise when o drive over 70 -80 miles and that not normal i got the car used so im not sure if there is warrwnty but my car only has 63000 miles…”
2019-01-31 · Vehicle Speed Control · 115,000 mi · 💥 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 vehi…”
2018-06-18 · Wheels · 30 mi“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.…”
2018-05-21 · Unknown Or Other · 47,000 mi · 🔥 fire“the vehicle was approaching a stoplight and before coming to a complete stop, smoke emerged from underneath the car. within a minute the car caught fire which completely burned the engine and the fire spread into the cabin. prior to this incident, we have never experienced any minor or major issues with the vehicle. this vehicle also underwent regu…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.