Table 1 shows one common equipment related problems of the 2025 Lexus RX.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Equipment problems |
Around 11 am on sat. , may 2, 2026, I was sitting in a very long line in starbuck's drive thru when my 2025 Lexus Rx hybrid suddenly and uncontrollably accelerated--like an uncontrollable bucking horse. Brakes didn't work. I couldn't stop my out of control car, and the multiple computer sensors also didn't stop the car. It was like the throttle was engaged because of a computer glitch. In an effort to avoid hitting the car in front of me, I immediately tried to swerve, but still hit the car, then jumped the exceptionally high curb and ended up in the grass below and almost into the busy road ahead of me. It was terrifying. The car in front of me hit the car in front of her. The exact same issue happened to me on June 18, 2025 when my car unintentionally accelerated--also in a very tight space and going at 2 mph. There was no accident at this time because my car's computer stopped me from plowing into the building immediately in front of me after unintentionally accelerating. The next day at the recommendation of the person who sold me the car, I took my new Lexus to the service department. They gave me a loaner and told me to contact Toyota's/Lexus' brand engagement department in order to start the review, which I did. The review was conducted and ended around July 9, 2025 . On mon. , may 4, 2026 I took my car back to the Lexus dealer where I purchased, but was not given a loaner, which I requested, and was told I would need to wait several hours to have this inspected. I then took my car to boyce body werks. A state farm agent examined my car and initially approved almost $24k worth of damages. Boyce body werks is saying when they disassembled my car that there was more damage underneath my car. I also notified Toyota/Lexus about the same issue that happened one year prior. They also refused to give me a loaner, and I am now forced to pay my rental fees. Boyce body werks--a Lexus certified dealer has multiple pictures of the damage. My car is still under warranty.
I bought a cpo Lexus 2025 Rx 350 in Jan 9, 2026. This car was lightly used in less than 3 months and right now it's around 7685 mileage. However, just with 3 months I purchased this car, the a/c stops cooling and the dealership said this is due to the condenser was damaged by small road stones where the small road stones can easily pass through the grille. - we have noticed that there are multiple reports of Lexus/Toyota suvs with condensers easily punctured by normal road debris. - dealers acknowledge it as a common pattern. - loss of a/c can affect defogging/visibility and is risky in extremely hot weather, e. G. Causing hard breathing, etc for driver and passengers in the car. This issue needs to be fixed by Lexus/Toyota.
2025 Lexus Rx350h purchased new on 09/04/2025. The sunroof portion of the panoramic sunroof exploded, sounded like shotgun blast. Then we heard some wind noise but realized none of the windows were open/affected. I started to open the inside electronic sunscreen but noticed glass shards so I immediately closed it back up. We were greatly startled and I could have swerved/loss control of the car, thankfully I did not. Also, if the interior electronic sunscreen would have been open at the time of explosion we could have been cut from falling glass shards and would have probably lost control of the car. We were crossing the old tampa bay on the howard frankland bridge (I-275) heading to tampa, FL airport. There are no overpasses on the bridge so no falling debris was possible and we did not see any air-born road debris that impacted the roof of the car. There were no other dents etc. In the roof or car body indicating an impact. When I took the car to Lexus to get the sunroof replaced the service representative stated it was the third replacement recently. When I picked the car up a couple days later I spoke with the service manager about my extended warranty coverage and the lack of evidence of an impact from road debris. He stated warranty would not cover the replacement and Lexus would not cover the replacement even on a 4 month old vehicle.
I bought my car on may 30, 2025, and on June 3, 2025 while driving, the driver’s side rear window behind the passenger’s seat shattered. It sounded like an explosion. No cars were around at the time of the incident. Luckily, the window stayed intact.