Lexus Rx350 2012

• Recall 101540 [USA]: If this occurs, these systems could become inoperative, reducing the directional control assistance, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012 and 2013 toyota tacoma and lexus rx350 vehicles and certain model year 2012 toyota rav4 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the brake system contains a brake actuator that adjusts the fluid pressure of each wheel cylinder. An electrical component within the actuator may experience an increased resistance resulting in the illumination of various warning lights, including those for the vehicle stability control (vsc) system, antilock brake system (abs), and traction control system.
  toyota will notify owners, and toyota and lexus dealers will update the software for the skid control electronic control unit, free of charge. The recall began on march 28, 2014. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2021723 [Canada]: Accessories
  Issue: this recall is for certain block heater kits installed on certain vehicles or sold as accessories at toyota or lexus dealerships. On certain vehicles, the engine block heater cable may not have enough heat protection and could be damaged by high temperatures. If this happens, the cable could short circuit while plugged in, and cause the wiring to overheat or melt. Note: this recall only affects the following block heater/cord part numbers: C014003034 pk5a408j09 pU14000904 C014003151 pk5a408j13 pU14000905 C014000885 pk5a489j11 pU14000907 C014000888 pk5a489j22 pU14000909 C014000907 pk5a410h00 pU14000911 C014100904 pU14000900 pU14000913 C014100907 pU14000901 pU14003571 C014100911 pU14000902 pk5a408j05 pU14000903 safety risk: engine block heater wiring that overheats or melts could create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: toyota recommends that you should stop using the engine block heater immediately. Toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to disable the engine block heater. For some vehicles, the corrective actions for this recall are under development. For others, a new engine block heater cannot be installed, and the owner will receive a refund of the purchase price of the engine block heater.

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• Recall 2014043 [Canada]: Brakes
  On certain vehicles, a manufacturing defect could affect the functioning of the electric brake actuator, illuminating various warning lights in the instrument panel of the vehicle and disabling the antilock braking system (abs), traction control and vehicle stability control systems. This could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will update the vehicle stability control ecu software and affect repairs as necessary.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

The following is a list of any known keyfobs for the Lexus Rx350 2012 as well as their FCC IDs if available

• RSK-LEX-AEM-4H: 2008-2016 Lexus LX570 / RX350 / 4-Button Smart Key w/ Hatch / PN: 89904-60A00 / HYQ14AEM (AFTERMARKET)
  FCC ID: HYQ14AEM

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 lexus rx330. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the abs and brake system warning lights illuminated when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to respond. The vehicle was taken to audi pensacola located at 6303 pensacola blvd, pensacola, fl 32505, (844) 313-0046, and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 14v054000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control), however the vin was not included. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 lexus rx330. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the abs and brake system warning lights illuminated when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to respond. The vehicle was taken to audi pensacola located at 6303 pensacola blvd, pensacola, fl 32505, (844) 313-0046, and the dealer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 14v054000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control), however the vin was not included. The manufacturer was informed of failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

The cfei (certified fire & explosion investigator) fire lieutenant/investigator with the city of ft. Lauderdale's fire dept, who also responded to my 911 call, had pointed out and explained to me the intensity of flame, heat and burn pattern in the engine and stated that this was caused by a mechanical engine malfunction. What happened: i had just driven my 2012 lexus rx350 a short distance on the highway when i pulled into a 7-11 parking lot not far from the gas pumps and put the car in park. With the engine still running, i opened my drivers side window to talk to a friend when i immediately smelled something burning. I filed a report with lexus the very next day and received a letter 3 weeks later. Their last paragraph says "we understand that you reported this to geico as well. If their investigation has revealed any evidence of product liability, we will gladly review that information." i called out to him as he was walking from his vehicle towards my car and yelled out to him that something smelled like it was burning. He then told me to release the hood because he noticed smoke coming from the engine. He slightly raised the hood, saw a flame, slammed the hood shut, then he yelled out to me "get out of the car now your engine is on fire". I jumped out, called 911, then started taking photos with my phone while watching as my vehicle became engulfed in flames and smoke. First i heard the tires blow out then i heard the windshield blow out. My friend saw the flames when he lifted the hood and said he observed that the fire was burning in the center of the motor at the fuel manifold. The fire dept arrived about 5-7 minutes later and proceeded to try to put out the fire. The car is a total loss!

The cfei (certified fire & explosion investigator) fire lieutenant/investigator with the city of ft. Lauderdale's fire dept, who also responded to my 911 call, had pointed out and explained to me the intensity of flame, heat and burn pattern in the engine and stated that this was caused by a mechanical engine malfunction. What happened: i had just driven my 2012 lexus rx350 a short distance on the highway when i pulled into a 7-11 parking lot not far from the gas pumps and put the car in park. With the engine still running, i opened my drivers side window to talk to a friend when i immediately smelled something burning. I filed a report with lexus the very next day and received a letter 3 weeks later. Their last paragraph says "we understand that you reported this to geico as well. If their investigation has revealed any evidence of product liability, we will gladly review that information." i called out to him as he was walking from his vehicle towards my car and yelled out to him that something smelled like it was burning. He then told me to release the hood because he noticed smoke coming from the engine. He slightly raised the hood, saw a flame, slammed the hood shut, then he yelled out to me "get out of the car now your engine is on fire". I jumped out, called 911, then started taking photos with my phone while watching as my vehicle became engulfed in flames and smoke. First i heard the tires blow out then i heard the windshield blow out. My friend saw the flames when he lifted the hood and said he observed that the fire was burning in the center of the motor at the fuel manifold. The fire dept arrived about 5-7 minutes later and proceeded to try to put out the fire. The car is a total loss!

I was broadsided on my drivers door and not 1 airbag went off. The officer said she was driving at least 40mph. I had left the stop sign to make my left hand turn when it occured. My car was totaled

I was broadsided on my drivers door and not 1 airbag went off. The officer said she was driving at least 40mph. I had left the stop sign to make my left hand turn when it occured. My car was totaled

I am the original owner of a 2013 lexus rx350. On august 14, 2019 as i was parking my car and rolling into a parking spot, with my foot only on the brake pedal, the engine revved and the car accelerated forward. The car hit a curb and gave me the time to react and applied enough brake pressure to stop the vehicle before it went into the street into oncoming traffic. The next day i brought the car into my local lexus dealership. They had the car for the entire day and could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. On august 17, 2019, the exact same thing happened as i was again rolling into a parking spot. Again with my foot only on the brake pedal, the engine revved and the car accelerated forward. This time i was not able to react quick enough as the car hit a concrete pole at the front of the parking spot. I had the car towed to the lexus dealership. Over the next 30-45 days an independent engineer removed the event data recorder (edr)from the car and sent it to toyota for analysis. On oct 3, 2019 toyota responded that based on their findings of the edr the vehicle is not defective. In my own search of the internet, i found numerous incidents on unintended acceleration for the same year, make and model as my car. I have sent letters to the ceo of toyota and lexus but as of this date, oct 15, 2019 neither toyota nor lexus has acknowledged or admitted that anything is defective with the vehicle. *js *js *js

During driving in the highway suddenly the whole vehicle is shaking and reduced speed suddenly; all kind of engine warning lights are turned on as have to pull aside on the highway. Have to tow the car to the dealership and found that cylinder valve spring inside the engine has broken as the car only has about 65000 miles. This causing vehicle to misfire and vehicle is shaking. There are multiple recall of lexus model on valve spring and this obviously seems an manufacturer defect.

Vehicle current mileage is 32k apprx garage kept. Front passenger belt locks frequently. Also the steering got hard. No leaking of any sort of oil too. Currently the vehicle is being used but scared if steering motion would freeze.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C0140 [1] C0140
• C0141 [1] C0141
• U1400 [1] U1400
• P219A [3] Bank 1 Air/Fuel Ratio Imbalance
• P219B [3] Bank 2 Air/Fuel Ratio Imbalance
• P0453 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Pressure Sensor High Input