2009 LEXUS RX Engine Problems

Oil line ruptured spilling causing loss of most engine oil on road and potentially ruining engine. Vehicle currently is at Toyota dealership being rep[aired so is available for inspection. Oil on road of course a safety hazard. Oil line rupture was confirmed by Toyota service department. Vehicle had to be towed into repair shop. Rupture occurred spontaneously while drive at 45 MPH on road. No warning lamps on prior to episode and car was driving fine.

There is a known issue with the Toyota/Lexus 2GR-FE (w/ towing package). The engine is present in many V6 model year SUVs 2007-2011. The defect is with the oil cooler return lines for this engine equipped with the towing package. The issue is that a manufacturing defect with these hoses can occur slowly over the life of the vehicle or suddenly without warning. The rubber hoses used are susceptible to extreme and numerous hot-cold cycles due to a hot nearby catalyst. Over time or suddenly, the hoses will begin to deteriorate due to the hot-cold cycles causing accelerated wear on the defective rubber lines. This may manifest as a small amount of oil seepage at first, or may have no warning signs. When total failure of the hoses does occur, it is typically catastrophic and nearly immediate. Once these hoses do fail, oil will pour out of a low point...

Oil leaked substantially while driving on the Highway. As we were slowing down on WB I-94 due to construction, our red oil light was on, and then flashing. The car was driven for about 1.5 miles from the initial lit to a safe location (local Honda dealership) where it was determined that the vehicle was no longer drivable. Engine light and all other warning lights were also on as we arrived in the Honda service garage. Upon inspection, 4 quarts of oil were lost and Lexus service center later confirmed that the rubber oil cooler tubes were broken and had to be replaced by the metal ones. Both Lexus Service & Lexus Corp had confirmed that the defective parts for Lexus RX350 year models 2007 - 2011 were installed. They later issued a campaign to have them replaced with the metal tubes. The incident was quite a safety hazard to...

I have had my 2009 RX350 serviced regularly at Lexus of Maplewood. When I had it routinely serviced earlier this week, the service representative told me that I need to replace the oil cooler hoses with updated pipes and gaskets to prevent an oil hose failure that could cause major engine damage. The cost of this repair will be $595.90. In researching this problem online, it appears that this risk was identified early in the life of this generation of vehicle and the hose was replaced with another rubber hose. Now, the service rep is recommending replacement of the hose again, this time with a metal pipe. There are multiple reports online of 2009 RX350 owners who have experienced the leaks and loss of oil, oftentimes resulting in major engine repair. My vehicle only has 111,000 miles on it. I reported the problem to Lexus, but they claim the vehicle...

RUBBER OIL COOLER LINE DEVELOPED A LEAK CAUSING LOSS OF MOST ENGINE OIL WITHIN A DAY. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO LEXUS WHO REPLACES THIS PART WITH A METAL PART. HOWEVER, LEXUS HAS GOTTEN AWAY WITH A LIMITED TIME EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL VEHICLES AND FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT. TO FURTHER HARM THE CONSUMER, THEIR REPAIR BOOK TIME IS FIVE HOURS WHEN THE ACTUAL REPAIR TIME IS CLOSER TO ONE HOUR FOR ONE MECHANIC! MY REPAIR COSTS WERE CLOSE TO $1,000!!! LEXUS SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PART AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER.

THE OIL COOLER LINE IS MADE FROM RUBBER AND FAILED. THIS FAILURE LED TO THE LOSS OF ALL ENGINE OIL AND CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET.

NOTICED HUGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER CAR AFTER PARKING IN DRIVEWAY. HAD CAR TOWED TO LEXUS DEALER. FOUND OIL COOLER RUBBER HOSE RUPTURED. REPLACEMENT LINE IS NOW CONSTRUCTED OF METAL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AS EVIDENCED IN VARIOUS LEXUS FORUMS.

WATER PUMP FAILED ON 2009 LEXUX RX350 AT 61500 MILES AND JUST 4 MONTHS OVER THE POWERTRAIN WARRENTY. LEXUS DECLINED THE CLAIM. ENGINE OVERHEATING CAUSED HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND WARPED CYLINDER HEAD. 1.AS PER LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED WATER PUMP , THERE WERE INDICATION OF COOLANT LEAKING FROM WATER PUMP SEAL AND IT MUST BE LEAKING FOR QUITE LONG TIME, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THERE WAS ENOUGH VOLUME OF COOLANT WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, INDICATES THAT LEAKAGE WAS VERY MINOR AND MY NOT APPEAR ON THE FLOOR WHERE CAR WAS PARKED. 2.WATER PUMP IS PART OF POWERTRAIN AND HAS NO DIRECT INFLUENCE OF DRIVING PATTERN. FAILURE OF WATER PUMP AT 61000 MILES IS VERY PRE-MATURE AND INDICATE TOWARD INHERENT PROBLEM WITH WATER PUMP QUALITY. 3.SAFETY ISSUE: THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF WATER PUMP FAILURE UNTIL LAST MOMENT WHEN IT ACTUALLY GAVE UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME UP....

WATER PUMP FAILED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF FAILURE. I WAS GOING ON HIGHWAY AND ALL OF SUDDEN VSC LIGHT CAME UP . AFTER DRIVING A MILE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. SINCE NEXT EXIT WAS 3 MILES I DROVE THROUGH EXIST AND PULL CAR ON SAFE PARKING LOT. BY THE TIME I STOPPED VEHICLE, I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE. I HAD TO CALL AAA AND GET IT TOWED TO LOCAL MECHANIC FOR PRIMARY DIAGNOSTIC BEFORE I TOWED IT OVER TO LEXUS DEALERSHIP 25 MILES AWAY. CALLED LEXUS DEALERSHIP BUT THEY REFUSED TO COVER UNDER LEXUS POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ( 72 MONTHS OR 70000 MILES ) JUST BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED 3 MONTHS BACK EVEN THOUGH MILEAGE ARE STILL UNDER THE LIMIT. DEALERSHIP ASKED ME TALK TO LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE. I CALLED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM ASKING THEM TO PROVIDE GOODWILL WARRANTY COVERAGE. LITERALLY , THE WORST PEOPLE...