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2021 Lexus RX 350 SUV FWD Early Release

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Overall rating

Safety Ratings.

NHTSA’s 5-Star Safety Ratings help consumers compare vehicle safety when searching for a car. More stars mean safer cars.

Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Front Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side
Overall Side Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Rollover Star Rating

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Rollover Risk: 17.9%

Complaints
Recalls

4 Complaints

for 2021 LEXUS RX 350
01/31/2022
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/28/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2t2hzmda5mc******
Summary

while driving on the interstate the moon roof exploded into little glass fragments. It sound like a bomb going off. if the slider would have been open, it would have been critical for anyone sitting in the back seat There was no other cars around me or in front of me. it was day light and nothing hit the car

01/12/2022
Components: TIRES
Incident Date: 01/06/2022
Crash: Yes
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2T2SZMDA9MC******
Summary

I had previously owned a 2018 Lexus RX350L that came with OEM Michelin Premier LTX tires. That car handled very well on rain, snow and ice. I eventually replaced those tires with Continental Crosscontact LX25 that were even better to the point that I woud say they were excellent on snow and ice. When I purchased my 2021 Lexus RX350 F Sport, it came with Bridgestone Ecopia H/L 422 Plus tires in 235 / 55 R 20. The Bridgestone tires were more prone to hydroplaning but I was able to adjust driving in wet rainy situations. The Bridgestone tires however are absolutely useless in even the slightest dusting of snow. They are prone to locking the Anti-Lock Brakes at single digit speeds and are resistant to making even slight turns or steering corrections. On the morning of February 6th 2021 I experienced driving in light snow for the first time with new car equipped with the Bridgestone tires. While making a right turn, I noticed that there was a multiple car accident on the road I was entering. As I had only begun to enter the turning lane, I decided to abort that turn. I attempted to ease the car back to the left but it would not correct. At this point, I was at single digit speeds already and I pressed the brakes. The Anti-Lock brakes locked and the car began sliding forward regardless of steering input. I released the brakes but they remained locked which I assume is because the car kept them applied because it was sliding. I slid into a car at the opposite stop light. After the accident, I drove to an empty parking lot and attempted snow driving maneuvers such as stopping slowly and making gentle turns. These tires proved incapable of the slowest, gentlest of maneuvers in a light snow situation. I am attaching both the Review and Ratings from the Tire Rack website which support that these "All Season" tires should likely not see rain and are most definitely dangerous if not deadly on snow and ice.

08/03/2021
Components: STRUCTURE
Incident Date: 07/30/2021
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2T2HZMAA1MC******
Summary

The drain system failed to properly route water out of the car after heavy rain and an automatic car wash in two separate incidents. The water would leak through the sunroof along the edges and leak down into the passenger side compartment and land on the floor mats.

12/13/2020
Components: STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Incident Date: 12/13/2020
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: 2T2JZMDA5MC******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON US HIGHWAY 82 AND MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I KNOW THE DOOR WAS COMPLETELY CLOSED BEFORE I BEGAN DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR AUDIBLE ALARMS UNTIL THE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

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