2010 LEXUS RX350 Power Train Problems

MY WIFE WAS COMING FROM WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING ON APRIL 1, 2019 AT HIGHWAY SPEED AROUND 70 TO 75MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE COULD HEAR BIG NOISE COMING OUT OF ENGINE, WARNING LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON THE DASH AND SHE COULD MANGE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE EMERGENCE LANE. SHE COULD SMELL THE OIL BURNING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP AND WAS EVALUATED NEXT WEEK. THEY TOLD ME THAT ENGINE HAVE BIG HOLES IN THE FRONT, REAR AND AT THE BOTTOM. TRANSFER CASE ALSO GOT A BIG HOLE ALONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND ROUTING INSPECTION IN ALL THE PREVIOUS YEARS. I HAVE SHOWN THIS TO COUPLE OF REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS KIND OF INSTANCE IN ANY VEHICLE AND ESPECIALLY LEXUS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH STEADY ON HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL SOUND ASSOCIATED. WHILE STATIONARY I TRIED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE OR LOW GEAR WITH NO RESPONSE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE CAR WOULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION FOR A SHORT PERIOD AND THEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN. AFTER MULTIPLE START/STOPS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST LEXUS DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY FOR EVALUATION. IN THE WRONG TRAFFIC CONDITIONS (CONGESTED HIGHWAY OR UNSTEADY TERRAIN) THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY IF MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED. AFTER 2 DAYS OF NO RESPONSE I WAS TOLD THAT THE FAULT CODES INDICATED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION (AT A COST OF $6900), THERE WAS NO WAY...

2010 LEXUS RX350. CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION SHIFTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED. CONSUMER ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF HE CAN BE REIMBURSED. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE, THE SHIFTER WOULD GET STUCK WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE, IT SLIPPED OUT SEVERAL TIMES. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX350. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY WHILE PARKED ON AN INCLINE WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND A LIGHT POST. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NECK AND BACK INJURIES FROM THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY SOMEONE TO READ THE REPORT TAKEN WHEN THE BLACK BOX WAS ANALYZED. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000. UPDATED 03/05/12*LJ UPDATED 03/07/12

I STARTED THE CAR, BACKED IT UP, PULLED FORWARD TURNING TO THE LEFT TO GO DOWN A DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. I STOMPED ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I FLEW OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET AND HIT 3 TREES AND A ROCK BEFORE THE CAR STOPPED. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW LEXUS RX 350 IN AUGUST 2010 AND HAD A COLLISION ON THE THIRD DAY DRIVING THE CAR. I WAS AT A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR A PARKING SPACE. THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN. WHEN I SAW A PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE, I STARTED THE ENGINE BY PRESSING THE ENGINE BUTTON WITHOUT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL (YOU DON'T NEED TO PRESS THE BRAKE WHEN YOU USE A KEY TO START THE ENGINE). I DID NOT KNOW BY DOING THAT, I ONLY STARTED THE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING BUT NOT THE ENGINE ITSELF. I THEN PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED TO THE DRIVING GEAR. AT THAT TIME, ANOTHER CAR WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT. I WAS GOING TO STOP MY CAR TO WAIT FOR THE OTHER CAR TO PASS BY ME. I PRESSED THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND KEPT GOING FORWARD BECAUSE THE...