2007 Lexus RX 400h Service and Repair Manual

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE HAS BEEN ADDED TO A BULLETIN FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY AND NOT A RECALL. THIS IS A COSTLY MALFUNCTION THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF AND THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL VEHICLES AS NOT TO COMPROMISE BRAKING AND ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HER CHEST AND KNEES. AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2007, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THEY STATED THAT IT COULD TAKE 4-6 WEEKS BEFORE THE VEHICLE COULD BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 RX400 LEXUS HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE MAT WAS BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM BRAKING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER, THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED, AND THE DRIVER'S REAR WHEEL WELL WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER CHEST AND BACK WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR B

2007 LEXUS RX400H. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND TO AVOID INJURING OTHER PEOPLE AND PROPERTY, HE DECIDED TO CRASH CRASHED INTO A TREE. AFTER STRIKING THE TREE, HE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE THAT WAS OCCUPIED AND IT IN TURN STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE COLLISION CAUSED THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE TO FLIP ONTO ITS SIDE. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V112000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT OF MY BUSINESS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE. AS I WAS TRYING TO STOP I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND I APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LEAPT FORWARD AND HIT A WOODEN POST DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, UP ON A WALKWAY. IN ORDER TO STOP I PUT THE SHIFT INTO REVERSE WHILE CONTINUING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER WAS REPAIRED. THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT REPAIRED. LEXUS WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A REPORT SO THAT THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WHICH WOULD TAKE 4 TO 6 WEEKS. THE FAILURE AND CUR

I HAVE A 2007 LEXUS 400H HYBRID. I WAS COMING UP BEHIND A CAR COMING OFF THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. THE BRAKES WORKED AT FIRST THEN THEY LET UP AND THEN KICKED IN AGAIN, BUT THAT DELAY IN BETWEEN CAUSED A LUNGE INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO LEXUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR A YEAR. THEY SAY MY BRAKES ARE FINE, BUT NOW THAT I SEE ALL OF THESE RECALLS I REALIZE THEY MAY BE TRYING TO COVER UP THE ISSUES WI

MAY 2008: PURCHASED 2007 LEXUS 400H SUV. CAR GREAT EXCEPT BRAKES. SOMETHING WAS ODD. JUNE 2008: SENT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK BRAKES. THEY INSISTED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. MY DISCOMFORT WAS DUE TO MY INEXPERIENCE WITH THE 'REGENERATIVE' BRAKING SYSTEM. I TRIED TO GET USED TO IT. IT SEEMED TO GET WORSE OVER TIME. AT AROUND 10 MPH, THE BRAKING MOMENTUM CHANGES SUDDENLY. THE CAR FLOATS BRIEFLY THEN SURGES A LITTLE. IT WAS UNCLEAR IF IT HAPPENED ALL THE TIME, OR ONLY WITH GRADUAL BRAK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAI

BRAKES DID NOT APPLY AS EXPECTED, EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT "PUSH" WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEED. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS THAT I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE CAR FROM RUNNING OUT INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. THIS ONE TIME I CRASHED INTO FRONT CAR. I TOOK IT TO DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKES, AND HE IS SAYING THEY ARE HYBRID AND THATS HOW THEY WORK. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS THE BRAKES ARE MEANT TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. THIS IS NOT HAPPENING WITH MY RX 400H, I BOUGHT THIS CAR I

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