Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Lexus Rx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My vehicle caught fire a few days after being repaired by a licensed repair shop in California. The repair was performe… |
| 2025-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Lexus RX 330. The contact stated that there were horizontal and vertical cracks on the dashboar… |
| 2025-09-01 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | Unexpectedly found steel cable has snapped off & the spare tire was gone Like to report this could be a safety issue le… |
| 2024-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Over past month Dashboard where airbag is under has become discolored and is CRACKING as if AIRBAG wants out. Other 200… |
| 2023-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | An AutoZone, Durlast brand brake master cylinder failed in less than one year. The piston in the master cylinder dislod… |
| 2023-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Lexus RX330. The contact stated while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the brake pedal was depr… |
| 2021-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FRONT DASHBOARD CRACKING AND PEELING OFF - HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICES BUT HAVE SEEN THIS ISSUE APPEAR ON OTHE… |
| 2021-01-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2005 LEXUS RX 330 Vin# [XXX] Problem: Dashboard crack and peel all over the surface happened on January 2021.I might b… |
| 2020-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | PULLING IN TO A PARKING SLOT AT DENTAL OFFICE, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED AND ACCELERATED FORWA… |
| 2020-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT WHILE HOLDING BRAKES ON AT A STOP. THE CAR WILL START TO ROLL FORWARD UNLESS MORE BRAKE PEDAL PRE… |
| 2019-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ERROR MESSAGE HAS APPEARED REGARDING PASSENGER AIR BAG. AIRBAG ON/OFF INDICATOR GOES ON AND OFF WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTIN… |
| 2018-04-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS NOT ABOUT THE AIRBAG BUT RATHER ABOUT THE DASHBOARD PROTECTING THE AIRBAG! LEXUS IS AWARE OF CRACKING D… |
| 2017-01-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LOWBEAM FAILURE DUE TO EXCESS WATER CONDENSATION INSIDE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT LE… |
| 2016-08-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OBDII MONITOR READS "NOT READY" FOR THE CATALYST INSPECTION CATEGORY DURING SMOG CHECK. CAR WILL NOT PASS SMOG. |
| 2016-07-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. FLUID LEAKING. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE S… |
| 2015-06-30 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE RX330 WAS SEEN AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AROUND 121,000 MILES FOR BRAKE PADS AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE & INSPECTION. … |
| 2014-09-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS TOLD BY THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE A POWER STEERING RACK LEAK ON MY 2005 LEXUS RX330. TO REPAIR THE LEAK W… |
| 2013-04-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG WAS DESIGNED WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE… |
| 2012-08-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LEXUS RX 330 HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE. EVERYTIME I WASH MY RX330 OR IF IT RAINS, WATER LEAK IN THE HEADLIGHT A… |
| 2011-08-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING PLACE IN OUR UNDERGROUND GARAGE I PUT ON THE BRAKE TO GO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. WHEN I … |
| 2011-06-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE CHROME IN THE INTERIOR OF THE WHEELS BUBBLE AND DELAMINATE. THIS CAUSED THE TIRE TO LOSE PRESSURE SLOWLY, UNTIL TIR… |
| 2010-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND CRACKING. IT STARTED BACK IN 2009-2010 WHEN MY FINGERNAIL WOULD CATCH IN THE PLASTIC WHEN T… |
| 2010-03-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UPON SLOWING FROM 40MPH TO A STOP OR ALMOST A STOP, TO MAKE A TURN, THE CAR HESITATES BEFORE ACCELERATING. THIS HESITAT… |
| 2007-08-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS RX 330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS LIFTGATE HAS AN AUTOMATIC PNEUMATIC DOOR LIFT DEV… |
| 2006-08-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 40 MPH. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE V… |
| 2006-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (HUNTING FOR GEARS, JERKING AND HESITATION) ON A 2005 LEXUS RX330 - AWD. HAVE EXPERIENCED NEAR A… |
| 2005-07-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | IN 2005 I BOUGHT THE LEXUS 400 HYBRID. I IMMEDIATELY DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES - THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN … |