2004 LEXUS RX330 Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

DEAR SIR/MADAM: I AM WRITING YOU BECAUSE I AM BEING IGNORED BY A LARGE PRODUCT MANUFACTURER. LEXUS/TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO HEAR MY CLAIM OR EVEN CONSIDER MY SITUATION ON THE CAR. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CLAIM DENIED BY LEXUS BECAUSE THEY SIMPLY WILL NOT EVEN CONSIDER MY ISSUE. I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 LEXUS RX 330 THAT HAS A FAILED ENGINE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY VEHICLE MAINTAINED AT A LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND I GET THE OIL CHANGED IN A TIMELY MANNER. MY CAR HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT AND LAST SUNDAY THE ENGINE FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. IT NOW REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE THAT IS ESTIMATED TO COST ME $3,600 . THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY (1/9/10) SO I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO USE THE ONE TOWING OPPORTUNITY THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY GAVE ME TO TOW MY...

2004 LEXUS RX 330: I WAS A VICTIM OF SUDDEN UNATTENDED ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURRED ON DRIVE PAVEMENT ON A STREET WITH AN UPHILL GRADE. I WAS ABOUT TO PARK MY VEHICLE BEHIND A PARKED CAR. AS I WAS COASTING TO STOP, MY FOOT WAS BARELY TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL - I WAS WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE PARKED VEHICLE. SUDDENLY I HEARD A "CLICKING" SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY I FELT THE PEDAL LEAVE MY FOOT. THE CAR ENGINE REVVED TO THE HIGHEST RPM. THE LEXUS SLAMMED INTO THE PARKED CAR. I TRIED BRAKING AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. MY VEHICLE KEPT ON SLAMMING INTO THE PARKED VEHICLE WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE PARKED CAR WAS PUSHED OVER THE CURB ON TO THE SIDEWALK. AT THAT POINT, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO PULL AWAY FROM THE PARKED VEHICLE. THE LEXUS KEPT ON TRAVELING ON...

MY LEXUS RX 330 HAS HAD REPEATED TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE PROBLEMS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES, HUNTS, SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY, HANGS IN BETWEEN GEARS, DELAYS, ETC. THE THROTTLE DELAYS AT THE FIRST APPLICATION OF GAS AND THE RATE OF ACCELLERATION SURGES UP AND DOWN UNEVENLY. THE RESULT IS THAT THE CAR OFTEN CANNOT AVOID HAZARD SITUATIONS. IF ONE IS TRYING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC THE DELAYS CREATE HAZARDS. IF ONE ANTICIPATES AND APPLIES THE THROTTLE EARLY TO COMPENSATE, ONE SOMETIMES LURCHES INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT A LANE CHANGE THE SAME PROBLEMS CAUSE THE SAME TROUBLES: DELAYS AND A HAZARD. THE DELAY ALSO HAS CAUSED ME TO BE ALMOST REAR ENDED AT STOP LIGHTS. I HAVE REPEATEDLY REPORTED THIS PROBLEM OR PACKAGE OF PROBLEMS TO MY LOCAL SERVICING DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT LEXUS KNOWS OF THE WIDESPREAD NATURE OF THE COMPLAINTS BUT THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT LEXUS WILL DO...

VEHICLE HESITATES AND ACCELERATES ERRACTICALLY CAUSING A HAZARD WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC. DEALER TECH STATES VEHICLE IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED". *JB