2013 LEXUS RX 350 Structurebody Problems

3 NHTSA complaints on file

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Structurebody Issues in the 2013 LEXUS RX 350

3 structurebody complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 LEXUS RX 350. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

All Structurebody Complaints

#11328944 |
MY LEXUS VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH ITS LOCKS AND TRUNK. SOMETIMES THE TRUNK CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL EVEN IF I ATTEMPT TO OPEN IT MANUALLY. ALSO, MY DOORS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED MOST OF THE TIME. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK/UNLOCK USING THE REMOTE. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ALL OF THE DOORS. THERE ARE TONS OF VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE ABOUT THIS ISSUE WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE LOCK ACTUATORS. THERE ARE ALSO A PLETHORA OF FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL. MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE CHOSEN TO NOT REPLACE THE LOCK ACTUATORS THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL DOOR HAS BECAUSE IT IS VERY COSTLY. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT SOMETIMES THE LOCK ACTUATORS WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE, THIS IS A COMMON DESIGN FLAW FOR MY CAR AS WELL AS OTHER LEXUS VEHICLES. EVEN NEWER MODEL LEXUS...
#11120486 | Fire
DRIVING DOWN I-85S IN BETWEEN MORELAND AND GRANTVILLE, GA MY CAR MADE A THUMP SOUND AND THEN CUTOFF. I PULL THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE TO SEE WHY IT CUT OFF. I EXITED THE CAR WITH MY PASSENGERS AND WE NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THE NEXT THING WE NOTICE IS THAT THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND WENT UP IN FLAMES.
#10958485 |
ON 3-2-2017, I WAS DRIVING 60-65 MPH IN MY 2013 LEXUS RX ON I-10 GOING WEST IN THE LEFT LANE TOWARD DOWNTOWN HOUSTON. SUDDENLY, I HEARD WHAT WAS A LOUD BANG ON MY ROOF - AND THEN SEVERAL SMALLER BANGS. ALMOST LIKE GUNSHOTS. I NEARLY WRECKED MY CAR BECAUSE IT STARTLED ME SO BADLY. WHAT APPEARED TO BE GLASS WAS FLYING OFF MY ROOF (THIS SOUNDED LIKE SPARKLERS). I COULD SEE IT THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. SINCE I COULD NOT GET SAFELY OFF OF I-10, AS THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND WE WERE ALL GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OR OVER, I DROVE INTO DOWNTOWN HOUSTON, PARKED IN THE PARKING GARAGE AND THEN STEPPED UP ONTO THE CHASSIS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY ROOF. MY ENTIRE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERING AND BOWING. IT WAS CLEAR TO ME THAT IT HAD EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. NOTHING HIT MY ROOF. I NEVER...
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