10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
72,490 miles

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problem #3

May 022014

RX 300

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Lexus RX300. The contact stated that while traveling 60 mph, the vehicle crashed head on into another vehicle and the rear passenger side seat belt failed to secure the passenger. As a result, the passenger sustained a broken leg, broken wrist and needed to undergo surgery. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was 120,000.

- Bolivar, TN, USA

problem #2

Dec 052010

RX 300

  • 97,470 miles
My son (2.5-year-old, 32lbs) was sitting in his child seat which was on right rear seat. The child seat was secured with lap&shoulder seat belt. While I was driving on a curvy freeway on-ramp at about 25mph, the seat belt unbuckled itself and my son fell with his child seat onto the floor. His head hit the seat back of the driver seat. The speed post on that ramp is 25mph. Actually, this is the 2nd occurrence of the same problem. The first accident happened on 11/20/2010 on another curvy freeway on-ramp. My kids have been sitting on that child seat on the same seat for the past 5 years. There was no issue until 11/20/2010. Also, my son was very tightly secured in his child seat. His hand was at least 10-15" from that buckle. So there was no way he could unbuckle himself. I called Lexus, but was told to visit a local dealer. I took the car to the service department of a local dealer. The service guy did some simple tests of that seat belt, but could see nothing wrong. He then suggested the only solution is to get a new car.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #1

Jun 282002

RX 300

  • miles
Throughout the life of seatbelt on the drivers side, it has loosened 4 to 5 inches during normal driving conditions and sometimes while braking. Consumer had a rear end collision, and seatbelt didn't hold. Same seatbelt has been replaced twice prior to accident. Consumer sustained neck and chest injuries from hitting steering wheel. The antenna makes noise when going down, the center high mount brake light bulb was replaced.

- Long Beach, CA, USA