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What 62 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Lexus RX 350h

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (62)Crash / fire / injury (12)Engine (14)Fuel system (8)Speed control (7)Airbags (5)Body & structure (5)Steering (5)Transmission & drivetrain (5)Electrical system (4)Brakes (3)Lane Departure (3)

3 of 62 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Dec 14, 2024EngineLane DepartureCrash

First, We are a victim of fraud and scam and are distressed since day one and loss of thousands of dollars. After searching and reviews, we bought a 2015 Lexus RX350 for family use from a seller who had owned this vehicle for over five years but the seller never disclosed and represented in the sale of this vehicle that It was rebuilt and had engine front cover timing gasket leak! They said it was clean title and didn’t have any issues. Plus the blind spot sensors had issues. The same day these problems were recovered after we bought it and from the same first day we tried to return the vehicle and used all other option legally from day one till now to resolve it with the seller, but they didn’t want to resolve neither return it or fix the problems with vehicle but they kept denying. Vehicle been sitting in parking lot since the first day of bought and never able to register and it’s been over 8 months. Also found out, these year models like mine 2015 RX350 timing cover leak were common problem back then. I’m desperately asking to issue a fix remedy by Lexus or Toyota therefore, please help with this.. thanks in advance!

NHTSA ODI 11630709

Jun 10, 2018EngineFire

ENGINE FIRE WHICH DESTROYED ENTIRE CAR ON A CLEAR 70 DEGREE DAY AT 65 MPH,OPERATOR IS NON SMOKER,ON A WELL MAINTAINED 4 LANE HIGHWAY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AT 12:30PM CAR EXCLUSIVELY SERVICED AT AUTHORIZED LEXUS DEALERS AND ALL SCHEDULED MAINTAINANCE COMPLETED

NHTSA ODI 11100736

Sep 8, 2015Electrical systemEngineFire

MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE ON ITS OWN. I WAS AWAKEN BY THE POLICE WHO SAID THAT MY PARKED CAR IS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE CONFIRMED THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON ITS OWN FROM THE ENGINE AND THERE IS NO LARCENY. THEY MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A VEHICLE RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEN I SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THE RECALL. SEE BELOW HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM465852/RCAK-14V576-3448.PDF HTTP://WEMAKEITSAFER.COM/VEHICLE-RECALL/LEXUS-RX350-RECALL-3507218 NEITHER THE DEALERSHIP (I.E. MCGRAWTH LEXUS) OR THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED ME. I LOSS MY NEW VEHICLE DUE TO BEEN SOLD A DEFECTIVE NEW VEHICLE

NHTSA ODI 10762139

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Lexus RX 350h verdict →