2013 Lexus RX 350: problems, recalls and reliability

“Driving in snow storm on side road. Going approx 20 mph road slight incline and curves to left. Tried to turn left and car continued going straight. Anti lock brakes were pumping car seemed to accelerate car headed to telephone pole and hit very directly. Car was totaled telephone pole cracked in half I was thrown into steering wheel windshield and center console. Airbags never deployed. I broke my ribs and was severly bruised and had painful impact injuries. What did the airbag not deploy?”Owner report · Air Bags · Dec 2019

“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 lexus rx 350 equipped with cooper mastercraft tires, size: 235/16r18 (na). While driving 50 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the tires and the vehicle shook violently. The vehicle was taken to new country lexus of westport (1317 post rd e, westport, ct 06880, (203) 255-1531) where it was diagnosed that the tire thread was separating and all four tires needed to be replaced. The tires were not replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The tire and vehicle failure mileage was approximately 72,000. The VIN was unknown.”Owner report · Tires · Aug 2019

“Several ecus failed simultaneously. Car would not start, steering locked. Luckily, my car was parked so I did not loose steering while moving.”Owner report · Steering · May 2019

“Driving down I-85s in between moreland and grantville, ga my car made a thump sound and then cutoff. I pull the car to the side of the interstate to see why it cut off. I exited the car with my passengers and we noticed smoke from the engine area. The next thing we notice is that the car caught fire and went up in flames.”Owner report · Structure · Jul 2018

“Lug nuts on vehicle are 2 piece design with a decorative cap that extends over the physical lug nut. Over time, corrosion builds between the lug nut and decorative cap causing lug nut cap to swell. Eventually, the swelling is so severe that the factory lug wrench will no longer fit over the lug nut. This is a safety concern due to not being able to remove lug nuts in the event of a flat tire. Vehicle is equipped with 21mm lug nuts that swell to 21.65-21.89 or greater. This only occurs on north american-produced rx 350 vehicles. Japanese-production vehicles have a one-piece style lug nut that does not corrode like the two-piece style.”Owner report · Wheels · Jul 2018

“Use handbrake every time. There will be an explosion sound from the back when I release my foot. There has always been this problem. I think it is a design flaw. I try to change the brake pads. It has no effect. *tr”Owner report · Service Brakes · Mar 2018

“Tl* the contact owns a 2013 lexus rx 350. While driving approximately 70 mph on a highway, the sun roof fractured without warning. There were no injuries. The dealer (gettel toyota of charlotte county, 1801 tamiami trail, punta gorda, fl 33950, (941) 347-6867) replaced the part. The contact was uncertain as to what caused the failure and if it would recur. The dealer and the manufacturer stated there was no recall so the contact was advised to replace the part. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000. *tt *tr”Owner report · Visibility · Dec 2017