2017 Lexus RX Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 9%of 47 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2017 Lexus RX, 9% of the 47 complaints for this model year. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“After slowly making a left into a parking space at Dunkin Donuts and trying to deploy my brakes, my car lunged forward spontaneously accelerating, jumped two curbs and hit a barrier and the window of the store. The impact of the crash wrecked my front end and the radiator was damaged and was laying on the ground. With this intense impact, the airbags did not deploy on impact. My insurance agency totaled the car. After the crash the warning came on the screen that the Collision System had malfunctioned.”
NHTSA complaint #11757073, filed 2026-08“I was sitting at a complete stop for more than 45 minutes behind a fatality accident on the highway they had closed while occasionally removing foot from brake to inch forward a few feet a best and then stop again never touching the accelerator when I realized at one point traffic beside me was moving, I thought, it was my RX 350 while pressing brake all the way to the floor with no resistance I attempted to put the car in neutral to see if it was slow me down as an upcoming crash was unavoidable. …”
NHTSA complaint #11543106, filed 2023-09“The lane departure camera is mounted to the windshield and the glass between the windshield and the camera becomes fogged over time. This results in the lane departure system becoming less sensitive or inoperable - in particular in low-light or when sun was shining toward the camera (dusk/dawn). It also results in the adaptive cruise control becoming more erratic (abrupt in stops). This design puts the user of the vehicle and others around them at risk as key safety systems are compromised. This is in an area that is generally not easily accessible for an owner to clean. …”
NHTSA complaint #11538204, filed 2023-08Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 8% |
| 2025 | 2 | 9% |
| 2024 | 5 | 8% |
| 2023 | 2 | 3% |
| 2022 | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 | 4 | 6% |
| 2020 | 3 | 6% |
| 2019 | 11 | 32% |
| 2018 | 2 | 8% |
| 2017 | 4 | 9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 5% |
| 2012 | 1 | 8% |
| 2010 | 2 | 3% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 1 | 3% |
| 2001 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2017 Lexus RX
14 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsLane departure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 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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