2015 Lexus Rc 350 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Seats (4) · Structure:body (1) · Exterior Lighting (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2020-01-13 · campaign 20V012000 · 1,830,752 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser, 2017 Sienna
Risk: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB02 and 20TA02 for Toyota vehicles and 20LB01 and 20LA01 for Lexus vehicles.
Service bulletins (223)
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.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic 2023-02-09 · 23LE02 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dl: on december 20, 2022, a settlement of claims for certain low pressure fuel pumps was approved by the federal court. the settlement includes lexus?s agreement to provide a customer support program for certain 2015-2020 model year (my) vehicles that were not previously involved in a safety recall
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2023-02-09 · 23LE01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
dl: on december 20, 2022, a settlement of claims for certain low pressure fuel pumps was approved by the federal court. the settlement includes lexus?s agreement to provide a customer support program for certain 2013-2020 model year (my) vehicles originally equipped with low pressure fuel pumps repa
Fuel System, Gasoline 2023-02-09 · LSB000523 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tsb: some 2013 ? 2020 model year lexus vehicles may exhibit a hard start and/or mil on condition with one or more of the following diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs): ?dtc p0171 and/or p0174 (system too lean bank 1/bank 2) ?dtc p0087 fuel rail / system pressure ? too low techstream data list an
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
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What owners report
2018-05-29 · Unknown Or Other · 15,599 mi“bad smell coming from the hvac. have taken i to the deller three times for same problem and they cannot fix the problem.…”
2017-11-29 · Exterior Lighting · 25,000 mi“nothing took place that resulted in the following electrical behavior to occur....the left rear brake light blinks as if it has some sort of an electrical short; then after a couple days of on-going blinking,it has completely went out. ultimately, the left side brake light is completely out which is dangerous (illegal) to drive with out it.…”
2017-05-27 · Structure:body · 18,000 mi“on january 11 my sunroof exploded while driving on hwy 146 in baytown tx 5:08pm, nothing hit the vehicle. it sounded like a gunshot went off. i took to sterling mccall lexus in houston tx my service advisor claimed warranty would not cover damage. must have something else as cause to sunroof exploding. i had to use my insurance coverage with $500 d…”
2016-09-15 · Seats · 2,600 mi“same issue as stated in nhtsa id numbers 10881898, 10761786 and 10748834. sporadic seat cooling problem -- panels on seat back sometimes heat in cooling mode. for one test i did, the car was in the garage and cool (so existing heat from the car being parked in the sun was not a factor). i started the car, turned on the seat coolers and got…”
2016-06-30 · Seats · 5,000 mi“when ventilated seat is turned on the back heat up and gets really hot! it's almost like burning hot. only the bottom feels cool.…”
2015-09-05 · Seats · 600 mi“when i am using my ventilated seats the bottom of the seat is cool and feels good but the back upper portion near shoulder blades feels like its being heated. i have the cold air on in the car and the cold air on in the seats and i can have both at maximum cool and it will still heat up. worse is that it is random but has been occurring on other ca…”
2015-08-14 · Seats · 3,500 mi“when i'm using my ventilated seats the bottom of the seat is nice and cool but it feels like the my back is being heated. i always have ventilation on lowest setting. the top of the seat between shoulder blades... very hot!??? seriously. i felt it with my hand, as if the ventilation was shorting the heating elements. it stayed hot a while after i t…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.