Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| LSB-0033-11 | 06/20/2011 | 10041079 | Ready | 09/19/2011 | |
| LSB-0033-11 | 06/20/2011 | 10041079 | Toyota: malfunction light is on with diagnostic trouble codes stored. *rm | 09/19/2011 | |
| LSB-0028-09 | 03/19/2009 | 10032528 | Lexus: engine ticking noise and/or mil on p0014, p0015, p0024, p0025, p0017, or p0018. engine mechanical. *pe | 04/09/2010 | |
| L-SB-0109-09 | 09/02/2009 | 10032515 | Lexus: engine control. some vehicles may exhibit a mil on diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0138 and/or p0158 (oxygen sensor circuit high voltage bank 1 or 2). in some instances a p2195 or 02197 (a/f sensor signal stuck lean) dtc may also | 04/07/2010 | |
| 01107 | 04/12/2007 | 10021550 | 2gr-fe engine oil leak from front timing cover. *kb | 05/14/2007 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 05/05/2012 | 71000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 lexus rx350. the contact stated that the engine oil was spilling all over the engine and under the bottom of the vehicle. the check engine light was illuminated due to all of the engine oil leaking. there was a rubber hose that was found to be fractured and leaking. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who advised that they would repair the failure but the parts would take nine days to arrive. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 71,000. kmj | |||
| 05/05/2012 | 71000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 lexus rx350. the contact stated the engine oil spills all over the engine and underneath the bottom of the vehicle. there was a broken rubber hose that has the leakage. the engine light started to illuminate due to the oil leak and no oil was in the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated they will repair the failure but the parts will take nine days to come in. the manufacturer was not notified of this failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 71,000. mw | |||
| 04/23/2012 | 65647 | ||
| On april 23, while driving home through my neighborhood thought i heard a knocking noise in my engine. next morning drove about a mile from the house and knocking noise started again. took vehicle to mechanic and after inspection found that most of my oil had leaked out because the oil cooler hose assembly/gasket blew out. towed car to sterling mccall lexus because our mechanic said there was a recall. at sterling they said the recall was for the other side oil cooler hose assembly/gasket which they replaced. so, they wanted to charge me $643 to fix the identical hose parts that were recalled on the other side. towing to sterling $168. towing back to my mechanic $86. - charged double at sterling for towing. our mechanic did work for about half of what sterling wanted. please recall the left and right side oil cooler hoses. they are identical and both will blow out causing major engine damage. i would like to be reimbursed for the work done - please recall! | |||
| 08/20/2011 | 72230 | ||
| Lexus rx 350s have defective ignition coil packs. they are failing like bad light bulbs. when one fails the vsc and check engine lights come on; drive too far and the engine starts to shake so violently you simply can not drive. two of the six in my car have failed so far. i am told toyota used the same engine in their '07 avalons with the same results. they need to recall and replace all of them. | |||
| 10/25/2010 | 48100 | ||
| The oil cooler hose burst without warning, spewing oil all over the road and in our driveway and garage. in addition to a safety hazard, this is an environmental problem. the car is a 2007 lexus rx350. the hose was replaced by the dealer under a campaign, but no prior notice of the problem was issued. | |||
| 09/05/2010 | 63000 | ||
| I have 2007 lexus rx 350, while i was driving the car on september 5, 2010, my a/c light started blinking and then gave me check air condition sign. start to smell gas/oil smell and also saw some smoke from the engine. i pulled over and saw oil leaking by the front passenger tire side. opened my hook and check for oil level and i was almost out of oil. i figured my oil might be leaking for a while and when i got back home i realized there was some oil in my driveway as well. so i think this problem started a day ago. i added 3 quats and drove the car back home (about 4 miles). since i had added additional oil, it had more oil to leak out. which made my driveway covered with more oil. i have not had any kind of accident on this car and have done my oil change very regularly while i was browsing this issue online, i realized there are number of people who have report same problem for same model of lexus on different forms and blogs. it is my request for you to look into this and see if this is manufactures issues. this situation is very hazardous and unsafe for the vehicle to drive. i would appreciate your help on this. | |||
| 03/11/2010 | 1 | ||
| This complaint is regarding the vvt-i oil hose on a 2007 lexus rx350. either the current rubber hose or the improved rubber hose with lexus | |||
| 11/23/2009 | 90000 | 1 | |
| I was driving down the street and my car started making a ticking noise. it got louder and would barely accelerate. it smelled like it was burning and it was smoking. once i got it to the mechanic, he said my oil line burst and i all the oil gushed out. he said he has seen this problem many times before. lexus said they have not heard of this issue, even though when my mechanic called they had over 200 of these parts in stock! *tr | |||
| 08/20/2009 | 39500 | 1 | |
| The engine in my 2007 lexus rx-350 began making a loud noise and eventually stopped. fortunately, i was able to maintain control and there was no fire, but the result could have been very different had the event happened on the freeway rather than on a surface street since steering and stopping the vehicle was extremely difficult when the engine died. when i stopped, oil was dripping out onto the ground. after taking the vehicle to westside lexus in houston, it was discovered that a rubber hose on the oil pipe sub assembly (part no. le15707-31030, i believe) had failed, causing the crankcase oil to spray out over the engine and firewall. thankfully, there was no fire--this time! failure of the hose and loss of the crankcase oil caused a number of catastrophic failures to occur. first, since the camshaft or some other valve train component was seizing up, the timing chain jumped time from one of the sprockets, causing at least two of the intake valves to be struck by the pistons, this necessitated replacement of over $2750 worth of parts under warranty, including the alternator which was apparently directly hit with a spray of oil. i asked that the engine be replaced, but westside lexus refused, saying there would be no reduction in engine longevity due to loss of the engine oil. there was no oil showing on the dipstick when it was checked after the incident, but the service technician, mr. tam, reported that there was an estimated 2 quarts remaining in the crankcase when he drained it and that he didn't expect bottom end damage to the main bearings, crankshaft, and connecting rods. i don't know whether this is true or not, but i am concerned that something like this could happen with catastrophic results. the service manager, mr. michael lorch, indicated that lexus had experienced similar problems on other vehicles and that the part has been redesigned, but no formal recall has been undertaken. why isn't the hose metal braid instead of rubber? *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 08/20/2009 | 39500 | 1 | |
| The engine in my 2007 lexus rx-350 began making a loud noise and eventually stopped. fortunately, i was able to maintain control and there was no fire, but the result could have been very different had the event happened on the freeway rather than on a surface street since steering and stopping the vehicle was extremely difficult when the engine died. when i stopped, oil was dripping out onto the ground. after taking the vehicle to westside lexus in houston, it was discovered that a rubber hose on the oil pipe sub assembly (part no. le15707-31030, i believe) had failed, causing the crankcase oil to spray out over the engine and firewall. thankfully, there was no fire--this time! failure of the hose and loss of the crankcase oil caused a number of catastrophic failures to occur. first, since the camshaft or some other valve train component was seizing up, the timing chain jumped time from one of the sprockets, causing at least two of the intake valves to be struck by the pistons, this necessitated replacement of over $2750 worth of parts under warranty, including the alternator which was apparently directly hit with a spray of oil. i asked that the engine be replaced, but westside lexus refused, saying there would be no reduction in engine longevity due to loss of the engine oil. there was no oil showing on the dipstick when it was checked after the incident, but the service technician, mr. tam, reported that there was an estimated 2 quarts remaining in the crankcase when he drained it and that he didn't expect bottom end damage to the main bearings, crankshaft, and connecting rods. i don't know whether this is true or not, but i am concerned that something like this could happen with catastrophic results. the service manager, mr. michael lorch, indicated that lexus had experienced similar problems on other vehicles and that the part has been redesigned, but no formal recall has been undertaken. why isn't the hose metal braid instead of rubber? *tr | |||
| 05/02/2009 | 35503 | 1 | |
| I purchased my lexus rx 350 dec 2006. i have 35, 500 miles on my car. my car is used for personal usage. my transmission was recently replaced march 2009. now i recently had engine failure one month after transmission failure. to make matters worse, i was informed that my transmission is leaking. this problem was discovered after engine failure and replacement transmission. *tr | |||