Lexus RX330 steering problems
48 complaint narratives mention steering 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.
Steering behavior evidence
48 of 526 complaints match this topic (9.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10116645 · 2005-04-09 (April 9, 2005)
AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, APPLIED BRAKES, AND CAR SHOOK SEVERLY, STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND MOVED ABOUT 4 INCHES, LEFT AND RIGHT. I PULLED OFF FREEWAY. THINKING I HAD A FLAT. NO FLAT. ROTORS WERE RED HOT. I LET IT COOL, CHECKED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT WAS OFF. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DASH. LEXUS REPLACED ROTORS, BRAKE PADS PER SOME BULLETIN: TSIB BR004-04 43512-48081 T-1 9B T-2 13. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 12,901 miles reported. Look up ODI 10116645 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10121750 · 2005-05-20 (May 20, 2005)
MY 2004 LEXUS RX330 HAS NOISY RATTLING SUSPENSION WHEN DRIVING OVER UNDULATING SURFACES OR SPEED BUMPS, ALSO THE STEERING APEARS TO DRIFT WHEN TRAVELLING IN A STRIAGHT LINE,. DEALER HAS CHECKED ON NUMBER OF OCCASIONS BUT STATED IT IS JUST A CHARACTRISTIC OF THE VEHICLE, BUT I HAVE DRIVEN MANY OTHER SIMILAR CARS WITH NO SUCH NOISE OR DRIFT.
Owner-reported narrative. 29,850 miles reported. Look up ODI 10121750 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10126134 · 2005-06-21 (June 21, 2005)
HIGHWAY DRIVING @ 70 MPH DRIVING AFTER 360 MILES AND 250 MILES, CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND PAVEMENT SMOOTH AND CLEAR IN BOTH CASES, NO CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA. VEHICLE STARTED WITH A SLIGHT VIBRATION AND EVENTUALLY IT LED UP TO A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATIONS THAT SHOOK THE CHASSIS INCLUDING THE STEERING WHEEL. VIBRATION WORSENED AS THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO PULL OVER. THE FIRST TIME WE CHECKED VEHICLE OUTSIDE AND NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUAL AND RESTARTED TESTING THE BRAKES THE FIRST FEW HUNDRED FEET AND THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE DURING BRAKING BUT NO…
Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10126134 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10149380 · 2006-02-03 (February 3, 2006)
WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 LEXUS RX330 ON THE FREEWAY, TRYING TO AVOID A CAR ON MY LEFT LANE THAT SUDDENLY SWERVED TO MY DRIVER SIDE. TO AVOID BEING HIT, I STEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SPEED, THE CAR WENT OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING BACK TO THE LEFT, THE CAR SKID AND LOST CONTROL. SKIDDED ACROSS TWO LANES TO THE RIGHT, HIT A TRUCK TRAILER, TRAILER OVER TURNED, MY LEXUS THEN GOT BOUNCED BACK, ROLLED OVER ACROSS 5-6 LANES ON THE FREEWAY, LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE DIVIDER, DRIVER WAS KNOC…
Owner-reported narrative. 30,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10149380 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10188035 · 2007-04-16 (April 16, 2007)
NOISE, THUMPING, STEERING VIBRATION CAUSED BY GOODYEAR EAGLE RS A TIRES ON 2004 LEXUS. AFTER READING ABOUT OTHER COMPLAINTS, ETC. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF TIRES.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10188035 at NHTSA ↗