What 36 owners told NHTSA about the 2022 Lexus RX 350h

My wife was driving the subject car She intended to come off the road to give a way to on coming car. She got in naghbour's drive way and intended move 10 feet. When she tried to put more gas to move the car was hyper accepting drove 50 feets away and hit naghbour's ion gate and stopped. When she back off it did again and hit street lamp. It did two more time. Ended up damaging 4 corners of the car and all the material that the car hit. I could not understand that she hit the 4 corner of the car. That is why I suspected engine problem. When I tried the same movement nàghbour came out and worry that the car will do the same thing. While I was talking to him. He told me he has security camera and he noticed excess unning of the engine. He sent me the clip I couldn't see the car but certainly I could hear the engine. The end of the report.

NHTSA ODI 11748336

I have a 2022 Lexus RX350 F Sport. There are many complaints for this problem with this era of Lexus that happen daily. When pulling out into traffic the vehicle stutters or hesitates; this could cause a serious accident with injuries or death. I think it is a problem with the transmission shift programming. In an attempt to be fuel efficient, Lexus created a serious safety problem in my opinion. My car is under warranty, I brought it to the dealer and they said that is normal and a known issue with that era of Lexus; there is no fix or repair. Despite being under warranty, I paid to have the transmission system reset to learn my style of driving. The reset had no effect positive or negative. There were 750,000 Lexus RX's made between 2016 and 2022. Nearly all are affected by this problem. Note: Lexus RX450 hybrid uses a different transmission and likely does not have this problem. Please force Lexus to find a fix for this likely injurious, potentially deadly issue. Gemini AI reports this as a very common problem with this generation of Lexus RX. https:XXX I know it may have been helpful to have had a crash, injury, or fatality to help bolster my argument, but isn't the point to avoid that? Please don't let a numbers game cause more injuries or deaths. This is a known wide-scale problem that Lexus is not fixing. Thank you for your consideration. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11699530

Severe droning vibrations coming from the exhaust when driving at 1500rpm @ 30mph and 60mph. Can be easily repeated at the aforementioned speeds. Problem has been identified by dealer, but dealer does not have a fix for 2022 RX350 model. Problem appeared while taking the suv home after delivery.

NHTSA ODI 11551738

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The exhaust in my 2022 RX350 causes droning and vibrations at 1500rpm while driving at 25-30mph and 55-60mph. Most of the vivrations can be felt at the catalytic converter exhaust assembly. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? The vibrations and droning causes a sensory “shock” as the vehicle approaches 1500rpm at 25-30 and 55-60mph. This has caused me to be caught off guard while I am focused on driving on busy streets and on the highway. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? I have brought my vehicle in several times to 3 different Lexus dealerships. I have sat with 2 shop foreman’s and driven with them in which they have said that such vibrations are “normal”. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? The vehicle has not been inspected by any of the above. It has been only brought to Lexus dealerships for inspection (I am not counting dealerships as the manufacturer). Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? There were no warning lamps or messages prior to the first droning/vibration. The first sign of the droning was the same night I had purchased my car and drove it home. I immediately emailed my dealer about this issue as it felt abnormal compared to the RX350 I had test driven earlier that week.

NHTSA ODI 11526488