Lexus RX330 engine problems
10 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
526 owner complaints analyzed
5 distinct recall campaigns
60,586 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 368 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
10 of 526 complaints match this topic (1.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10060498 · 2004-03-05 (March 5, 2004)
MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 AWD HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION "HANGING" ON THE 2-3 UPSHIFT. THE CAR HESITATES THEN ROUGHLY SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR. IT HAS NEVER SHIFTED AS SMOOTHLY IN ANY GEAR AS OTHER LEXUS AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS I DRIVEN. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT CONTROL. THE NET RESULT HAS BEEN THAT THE ENGINE SHIFTS AT A HIGHER RPM THAN IT DID BEFORE, BUT IS STILL NOT SMOOTH. THE HESITATION BETWEEN GEARS WAS LESS FREQUENT FOR A WEEK OR TWO AFTER THE REPROGRAM, BUT HAS NOW RETURNED AND THERE IS…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10060498 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10063670 · 2004-03-23 (March 23, 2004)
TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: SERIOUS LAG BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS. IF I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN TO ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION: NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL, SLOWS DOWN AND THEN ONCE THE ECU HAS DETERMINED WHICH GEAR TO SELECTIT ACCELERATES VIOLENTLY TAKING THE DRIVER BY SURPRISE. ALTOGETHER THE RESPONSE IS FAR TOO SLOW. TRANSMISSION IS NOT SMOOTH. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER CHECKED TRANSMISSION:"WORKING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATIONS" ?! ALSO "THUMP" "CLUNK" NOISE WHEN DECELERATING FROM 50 MPH TO LOWER SPEEDS, OCCASIONALLY…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10063670 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10072835 · 2004-05-18 (May 18, 2004)
I TOO HAVE HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 LEXUS RX 330. I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE REPAIR CENTER THREE TIMES ALREADY FOR HESITATION AND LAGGING BETWEEN GEARS AND VIBRATIONS NOISES THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR BECAUSE IT DRIVES INCONSISTENTLY AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED OR HAVE STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT PROPERLY ACCELARATE. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMEROUS TIMES. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMA…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10072835 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10124872 · 2005-06-10 (June 10, 2005)
ENGINE/TRANSMISSION HESITATION; MISSED SHIFT POINTS; AND STALLS IN TRAFFIC UPON ACCELERATION. USING AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL CAUSES ALL WINDOWS TO FOG UP TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS. LOAD ENGINE NOISES AND POPPING SOUNDS.
Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10124872 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10324986 · 2010-04-11 (April 11, 2010)
I BOUGHT MY LEXUS IN 2007. IT IS A 2004 RX LEXUS 330 IT HAD 31,000 MILES WHEN BOUGHT. SINCE I HAD THE CAR MY RADIATOR WAS BROKEN AND THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. BEFORE THIS I REMEMBER STOPPING TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE FELT THE CAR WAS STALLING AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING WRONG ITS JUST I HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT THE WAY I DRIVE WITH SPEED. NOW IN 2010 I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CAR STALLING OR LAGGING WITH THE RPM AND A LITTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I REALLY THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL THIS OR DO…
Owner-reported narrative. 85,684 miles reported. Look up ODI 10324986 at NHTSA ↗