Table 1 shows one common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2025 Lexus RX.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Automatic Emergency Braking problems |
On April 1, 2026, while pulling into a parking space at our church, I was applying the brake when the vehicle suddenly and forcefully surged forward without warning. The unintended acceleration was intense and unexpected, occurring despite continuous braking input. This resulted in the vehicle striking the building and causing significant damage to both the vehicle and the structure. This incident has occurred twice within a 10 day period, both times during low-speed parking/stopping maneuvers. There were no warning lights, alerts, no automatic emergency braking engagement, no air bag deployment, or prior indications of malfunction. I did report this to the police and they filed an incident report. Lexus was notified and an independent analysis engineer examined the data from the vehicle's cdr system. This report was sent to me and to Lexus.
I was driving the vehicle up a road I drive every day, when suddenly the instrument cluster showed a picture of a red pedestrian icon, and slammed on the breaks. It threw me forward, but quickly proceeded on like normal. It detected a pedestrian that was not in front of the vehicle. This was only 20 days after I got the car. It proceeded to do this three more times, with similar severity, but at different speeds and different locations. The fourth instance, I was driving home and the vehicle had the same pedestrian detection of an imaginary person, this time breaking me from 40 mph to 12 mph with a car behind me. Thank the lord I was not hit. I made a service appointment ASAP, and it was there for 8 days. I had it happen to me 5 times in 3300 miles and 2. 5 months, and they drove it 12 miles and said they couldn’t duplicate it. Cooperate told me to send it up to another store which I did. It has now been there for 16 days, and they can’t find an issue either. I am not comfortable driving the car because it could have a breaking incident at any time, and is putting me in danger. Cooperate has told me to file a lemon case or quote “wait for it to happen again and try and document it in better detail. ” I have given them locations, time and date estimates and weather estimates for every instance, and I’m still getting put back in a car that someone at hendrick Lexus north considered a “liability. ” I am beyond disappointed in Lexus for going against their word, is making me the guinea pig in a effort to try to replicate the issue. This is my third Lexus, and my image of the brand is ruined.