Lexus Rx450h 2013

• 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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• Pedestrian alert sounds investigation # DP22005

  Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11486072.Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.The petitioner asserts that hybrid and electric vehicles to which the standard does not apply should be found to contain a safety defect. In support of the petition, the petitioner includes findings contained in a bill introduced in the house of representatives in 2009, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2009, h.R. 734, 111th cong. (2009). A related bill, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2010, became law in january 2011 (pub. L. 111-373). The petitioner requests that nhtsa require all electric and hybrid vehicles comply with fmvss 141, regardless of production date.The defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition.The associated product list is not exhaustive and may contain vehicles that are equipped with pedestrian alert sounds.
  

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Sunroof exploded while driving on the highway, raining glass on the driver, who sustained minor cuts.

When pulling out of our neighborhood, my husband slowed down to turn right. Upon turning into the middle lane, all side airbags, front and back blew. While the intensity from the blast rocked the car, there was nothing nearby that he hit. No visible damage was done to the car, with the exception of, the air bags. We had never had any issues with this car, and in fact, had just been at the dealership the saturday prior getting a state inspection and a new battery. The service rep even mentioned how impressed he was that this was the car's first battery in 7 years and over 90k miles. He told us the car looked great and to keep it up! And then tuesday came around and the air bag malfunction occurred. Not only was this an extremely scary event, but it could have been that much worse had my 2 month old son been in the car at the time. We are thankful no one was seriously hurt. However, the story only gets worse with lexus's (toyota headquarters) lack of response. 4/14 ' car towed to dealership 4/16 ' dealership recommends call corporate as it was a malfunction ' i call corporate 4/20 ' call corporate asking where my 24 hour call back was 4/21 - call again asking where my 24 hour call back was 4/22 ' finally get call. Provide statement. Told i will hear from case manager in 7-10 business days for further steps. Asked to fill out nda and send pictures. Nda provided was for wrong car, immediately called back and requested new nda. Emailed pictures. 4/23 ' finally new nda sent and signed. 5/4 ' call corporate wondering when case manager will call 5/11 ' call corporate again asking when i will hear 5/12 ' call again 5/13 ' call again 5/14 ' finally hear from case manager only to be told no one would be coming out to look at the car and a loaner could not be provided because 'it's not their job' requested to speak to their manager - waiting. *tr

My 2013 rx450h' abs light suddenly turned on while i was driving in a local road. Along with the abs light, there were brake warning light, master maintenance warning light, slip light on along with "check abs" "brake system malfunction" warning messages appearing on the dash board. Very unsettling. I took the car to a lexus dealership and they retrieved error code as "C1391, abnormal leak in accumulator. " they didn't detect any leakage or moisture in the diagnosis, they recommended to replace the abs actuator and booster bump/accumulator assembly for a price of over $4300. After i did some research of this problem, i ran into many complaint of the same issue with various toyota and lexus cars, especially on hybrid models. I also learned the faulty component is the issue and the issue has been there on my car for a long time without my realizing it. Because 1) the abs assembly would make the chirping sound when i start the car. Since the sound isn't loud, i wasn't aware it was any indication of a problem. 2) i encountered an even more serious symptom of this issue many many times. When i put the gear on reverse shortly after i switch on engine, even while i am stepping on the brake, the car would just move backward, out of control of the brake. I have to release and reapply my foot on the brake to stop its movement. I failed to recognize that this is the symptom of a failing abs actuator earlier, as i thought it was something the hybrid model has with its electric motor kick in instantly. I also learned toyota/lexus offered customer support programs for this specific issue across many models as detailed in this post http://www.Diy-time.Com/automotive/toyota/faulty-brake-actuator-brake-booster-pump-on-toyota-lexus-cars/. Lexus should issue sweeping recall to address this prevalent issue in its products. The issue would lead to real safety issues for drivers.

I took my car to dealership for warning lights on, hybrid battery malfunction and brake malfunction. Our local dealership here on guam diagnosed and provided me an estimate of over $4k to replace the brake actuator because it's leaking, along with the pump. Car was in motikn when it first came on.

The brake actuator is failing this is a large scale problem as evident on the lexus/toyota forums. Lexus issued a small extended warranty for select models but failed to include all effected models

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 lexus rx450h. The contact stated while the brake pedal was applied, the brakes locked up and became difficult to stop the vehicle. The brake system warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to keyes lexus (5905 van nuys blvd, van nuys, ca 91401, (818) 538-2990) where it was diagnosed that the brake actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the mechanic was informed that the brake actuator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted but, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 83,000.

Brake actuator needs replaced. Car has only 65,000 miles many people are complaining about the actuator not stopping the vehicle according to manufacture standards. As well i personally have issues when at low speeds the brakes make a squeak. When diagnosed at the dealer the dealer noted that this is an an issue with brake actuator and needs replaced. Which is a very common problem.

I was backing out of a parking space suddenly and for no apparent reason the my car sped up.My break did no stop my car. I was finally able to stop my car by putting into park. The stop was so abrupt that i didn't realize i hit anything. This same scenario happened about two week ago, except i didn't hit anything

It sounded like a gun went off inside the car. We were traveling about 60 mph on the interstate and after the initial shock i looked both behind me as well as to the side to see what may have caused the noise. To see if something had hit the car on top, we pulled back the sunroof visor a few inches, enough to see and hear that the sunroof had a large hole in it. After pulling off at the nearest exit and climbing out of the car we could see that the sunroof looked as if the had exploded upwards and outward. An irregular hole about 5" x 15" across was evident and the edges were arching upwards as if something has exploded inside the car. Safety glass fragments were on top of the sunroof and there were some on the visor inside. No glass had entered the car because the visor was closed at the time. We were not near any bridges at the time of the explosion, we saw no rocks. The temperature outside was 75-80 degrees and the air-conditioner was on inside the car. There is no evidence of anything hitting the car. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C0140 [1] C0140
• C0141 [1] C0141
• U1400 [1] U1400
• P0A0F [3] Engine Failed to Start
• P3190 [1] P3190
• P2111 [2] Throttle Actuator Control System - Stuck Open
• C1391 [1] C1391