Complaint 1303259
2015 LEXUS RX350 • POWER TRAIN • incident Jul 29, 2016
Crash
Yes
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1303259
- Make
- LEXUS
- Model
- RX350
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Jul 29, 2016
- Date Received
- Jul 30, 2016
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
TRANSMISSION UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT TIMING IS WEIRD. PRESS ACCELERATOR TO GET MORE POWER TO PASS ANY VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND TRANSMISSION VERY UNTIMELY UPSHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR REDUCING THE POWER TO WHEELS. CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE LACK OF POWER REQUIRES PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR EVEN HARDER. ENGINE REACTS BY DOWNSHIFTING BUT POWER COMES TO WHEELS FEW SECONDS LATER AND OTHER CARS ON ROAD ALREADY CLOSE IN AND START HONKING.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.