2005 Lexus RX Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 4%of 27 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2005 Lexus RX, 4% of the 27 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While backing out of my parking place in our underground garage I put on the brake to go from reverse to drive. When I put the vehicle in drive the engine raced up and the car surged forward. I was only 15 feet from a brick wall of which I hit at an angle. I bounced off this wall and went 10 feet further head on into another wall. I did not touch the gas petal, the mats are rubber and were not a problem. The vehicle just suddenly accelerated. …”
NHTSA complaint #10425322, filed 2011-09, 80,000 milesEngine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Lexus RX
5 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Lexus RX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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