2019 Lexus Rx problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (9) · Fuel/Propulsion System (9) · Vehicle Speed Control (2)
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Safety recalls (1)
Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump 2025-01-22 · campaign 25V028000 · 858 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018 Camry, 2019 Lexus NX300, and 2019 RX350L vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.
Risk: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 12, 2025. Owners may contact Toyota's customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 25TA01 and 25LA01.
Service bulletins (28)
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.
Structure:body 2025-12-15 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2026 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Electrical System 2025-06-13 · L-SB-0043-23 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air conditioning refrigerant leaks. the procedures outlined in this service bulletin aid in locating, inspecting, and repairing refrigerant leaks.
Structure:body 2025-02-07 · L-SB-0017-19 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2010 – 2026 model year lexus vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of rapgard™. the paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard™. the wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on
Structure:body 2025-02-07 · L-SB-0017-19 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2010 – 2026 model year lexus vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of rapgard™. the paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard™. the wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Showing the 6 most recent of 28 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-08-19 · Service Brakes“brake actuator makes a shriek when i engage the pedal. problem is ongoing and applies to 2015-2019 lexus rx450 hybrid models. problem is getting worse, and i am afraid of brake failure. lexus has been repairing this problem, gratis, for owners under their customer support program 23le04. i contacted lexus and was told that hawaii-based lexus vehicl…”
2026-01-27 · Service Brakes“my lexus 2019 rx450h is making a squishing squeaking brake actuator noise when pressing the brake pedal. i located well publicized tsb’s documenting the awareness by toyota/lexus of the problem. (tsb: mc-10245447-9999) brake squawk/knock noise. i checked with my local lexus dealership to see if my vehicle had been repaired. it had not!. temecul…”
2025-12-16 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings · 💥 crash“i was dropping my husband off at cardiac rehab. i was stopped and had my foot on the brake suddenly the car launched forward into the back of a car parked in front of me. the other driver got out of the car and said he wasn't hurt. we were able to drive the car home stopping 3 times to pull pieces of the car off that were dragging on the road. we t…”
2025-11-19 · Air Bags“i am reporting a safety-related violation. the dealership told me the vehicle had only a minor accident with no airbag deployment. this was false. carfax shows the vehicle actually had a major accident with airbag deployment, which they failed to disclose. this misrepresentation affects the safety system, airbag sensors, and the ability of the air…”
2025-10-30 · Unknown Or Other“while driving roof glass just exploded. sounded like gun being fired. no one was around us and glass blew outward. almost had an accident from the explosion. …”
2025-09-18 · Service Brakes · 💥 crash“brakes making honking sound when applied even when stopped. my brake actuator is failing and has been confirmed by the lexus dealership. noise and stiff breaks has been going on for a while. there is no recall, but lexus put out lsb to dealerships may 15, 2023 and revisions earlier. this information should be provided to owners immediately, if…”
2024-11-26 · Fuel/Propulsion System“for some unknown reason the car will suddenly display multiple warning lights, check engine, service needed, traction control off/inactive then the car will go into reduced engine power mode which prevents acceleration and causes the car to feel like it’s going to stall or shut off. this has happened several times on major high speed highways causi…”
2024-07-22 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 💥 crash“unintended acceleration causing accident march 2, 2023. low speed frontal collision avoidance assist did not engage causing accident june 11, 2024. august 2023 i agreed to video and lexus is not providing video of accident june 11th, 2024! recall on fuel pump and software replaced but still bad. radio off. heard cybercrimes of communications syst…”
2024-07-22 · Fuel/Propulsion System“my vehicle has an intermittent check engine light along with an ics malfunction code that pops up on the dashboard. the car doesn’t want to turn on after every gas fill up. after taking my car to a couple of independent shops, they determined that the issue with the car was the high pressure fuel pump. the suggested, i take it to the dealer as ther…”
2024-06-28 · Structure:body“driver side upper frame has cracks start from where driver sits back to rear passenger seat.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.