2006 Lexus RX Hybrid problems
NHTSA has received 214 complaints about the 2006 Lexus RX Hybrid, and 23% of them involve brakes. Next are electrical system (14%) and cruise control (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 214 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 20 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 190 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 20 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 26 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 22 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 16 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 190 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 80,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 55,000 miles (43 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 20 complaints mention a crash; 11 injuries reported.
It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Lexus rx400h, accelerated while brakes were applied causing an accident. Also the vehicle's brakes were such that the there was a slight delay that had to compensated for or you would pass intersections or turns. The vehicle still accelerates at times when brakes are applied.
Lexus rx 400h accelerated suddenly as I was pulling into a parking space, and crashed into a brick building. Incurred $10,000 damage to vehicle as a result of unexplained acceleration. Never has happened again-took to lexus dealer to have it checked after damages repaired at body shop. The consumer and her daughter suffered minor injuries. Updated 05/04/10
Dashboard has developed cracks in 2017 and am told there was a recall. Contacted lexus and was told that the recall has ended. I never received notification of recall. Lexus is refusing to honor the recall.
The hybrid system light turned on. Next were the brake and ABS lights turned on, then the was stalled in the middle of the road. The car was in motion and I was able to steered it to the side of the road. It was on the street road. I checked for the recalls related to the VIN, but no recalls for this vehicle although there were 6 recalls total. One of the recall related to the inverter coolant. It happened to me twice once at around 120k and now 135,828 miles.my VIN is [xxx].