2022 Lexus RX problems
NHTSA has received 47 complaints about the 2022 Lexus RX, and 13% of them involve brakes. After that come electrical system (13%) and fuel system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 47 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2022 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 23 model years of the Lexus RX with enough data (47 complaints in that window).
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.
The accident happened when I was using the "BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM". It is designed to use when the needs to stop briefly. When the Brake Hold button is touched while the driver's foot is on the brake pedal, the driver do not need to step on the brake even though the shift lever is in D. After I finished paying for a car wash, I touched the Brake Hold button. Then the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward and ran at a high speed. I was pushing the brake pedal, when I touched the button.
The contact owns a 2022 Lexus RX350. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle started shaking; excessive force was needed to depress the brake pedal. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the brake pads and rotors had failed and needed to be replaced. The rotors were resurfaced; however, the failure persisted.
The contact owns a 2022 Lexus RX 350. The contact stated that after refueling, there was an abnormally strong fuel odor coming from the vehicle. The odor was more pronounced while the vehicle was parked in the garage, and the garage was filled with a gasoline odor. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle with a failure of the high-pressure fuel pump. The high-pressure fuel pump was replaced; however, the failure persisted.