general problems of the 2005 Lexus RX330

Takata recall, I called about the recall for the engine cooling and the brakes hydrulic and they say my car is not in the recall but I am having problem with my cooling.

Periodically the brake,abs,vsc, and low pressure light blinks while driving , as soon as the key is turned off then back on the warning lights disappear.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Lexus Rx330. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in park, the steering wheel felt loose and a noise was coming from the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to a dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. In addition, the contact stated that while in park,the contact heard a noise when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician stated that the steering shaft and rack and pinion nut needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. However, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,594. Oo.

On September the 1st we had just had extreme thunder and lightning, terrential downpour's,I had just dropped my girlfriend off at work ,and at this time it was only raining moderately,and the time was 1:20pm,and then I started the 15 minute trip back home,I was 1/3 of the way back home and noticed as I was driving a pedestrian wanting to cross the street so at this time I stopped and the vehicle's breaking system seemed to work just fine at that time. I then startd driving the final 2/3rd's of the way home,I was about one and a half to 1-3/4 of a mile to home and thank goodness no pedestrian or vehicle was in front of me because for approximately 1400 to 1600 feet the Lexus SUV would not stop or slow down and thankfully I was only going 30 to 35 mph and the vehicle fortunately had enough distance to slow itself down before the hairpin left curve in the next part of the road. And then strangely enough the brakes seemed to be operating properly again. Please note that I am mechanically inclined, and can name all of the part's in the vehicle's braking system.

The contact owns a 2005 Lexus RX-330. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact applied the brakes but the vehicle would not stop and crashed. During the failure, the contact could smell a burning odor and noticed smoke was escaping from under the vehicle. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the brakes were repaired. The failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 52,000. Updated 03/16/11 updated 03/21/11.

On October 17, 2010 I was driving my 2005 Lexus Rx330 into my garage at less than 10 mph. On my way up the driveway, I put my foot on the brake pedal. While my foot was on the brake pedal, the car made a noise and accelerated forward. I pumped the brakes several times and eventually forced the car to stop right before hitting the garage cabinets. Later my husband started the vehicle in the park position. When he stepped on the brake, the rpms zoomed from 1,000 rpm to 3000 rpm (racing the engine). My husband was able to duplicate this dangerous phenomenon four consecutive times. Simply stated, the brake was acting as an accelerator. We attempted to videotape the problem, but couldnt recreate the situation. Upon further investigation I found dozens of other incidents filed through the national highway transportation administration of the same year, make, and model as my vehicle. Many of these vehicles were also engaged in the parking process. After considerable coercion with Lexus, we convinced them to tow vehicle into the local dealership. The Lexus described national inspector examined the vehicle and found nothing wrong. ¿ there is unequivocally a dangerous problem with the vehicle and yet, the Toyota corporation refuses to acknowledge the potential for future occurrences or attempt any sort of repair. The fact that Lexus couldnt duplicate the problem doesnt absolve their responsibility to our family and the american public. We consider ourselves credible witnesses to the problem, considering both my husband and I experienced the extremely dangerous mechanical anomaly and are not attempting to sue for property damage or personal injury.

While braking from 50 to 60 mph the vehicle would not stop properly. The consumer would have to appliedthe brake pedal harder to get the vehicle to stop. Vehicle has been to the dealer on two separte occasions. The dealer replace the brake booster the first and the second time they was unable to locate a problem.