2005 Lexus RX330 Brakes Problems

“On september the 1st we had just had extreme thunder and lightning, torrential downpours. I had just dropped my girlfriend off at work and at this time it was only raining moderately, and the time was 1:20 pm, and then I started the 15 minute trip back home. I was 1/3 of the way back home and noticed as I was driving, a pedestrian wanting to cross the street so at this time I stopped and the vehicles braking system seemed to work just fine at that time. …”

“I started the car as usual, let it idle for 10-15 seconds, put it in drive and left the driveway. Seconds later or 150-200 feet later, I applied the brakes, felt the brakes getting mushy followed by a huge billow of white smoke blowing out of the exhaust. I used the emergency brake to stop the car (was only traveling at 5-8 MPH) and turned the ignition off. When I inspected the master cylinder, I noticed it was empty - absolutely no fluid in it. Surmised the white smoke coming out of my exhaust was the brake fluid being drawn into it but I didn't know how or why. …”

“On october 17, 2010 I was driving my 2005 Lexus RX330 into my garage at less than 10 MPH. On my way up the driveway, I put my foot on the brake pedal. While my foot was on the brake pedal, the car made a noise and accelerated forward. I pumped the brakes several times and eventually forced the car to stop right before hitting the garage cabinets. Later my husband started the vehicle in the park position. When he stepped on the brake, the RPM's zoomed from 1,000 RPM to 3000 RPM (racing the engine). My husband was able to duplicate this dangerous phenomenon four consecutive times. …”

“Periodically the brake,ABS,vsc, and low pressure light blinks while driving , as soon as the key is turned off then back on the warning lights disappear. Trouble code scanned c 1249, and c 1223 open circuit in stop light switch or ABS control fault error. Oxide grease residue on electrical contact points make the brake light switch susceptible to failure. Toyota Lexus had a recall that only covered certain dates while the problem brake light switch failures continued in newer models. …”

“While braking from 50 to 60 MPH the vehicle would not stop properly. The consumer would have to appliedthe brake pedal harder to get the vehicle to stop. Vehicle has been to the dealer on two separte occasions. The dealer replace the brake booster the first and the second time they was unable to locate a problem.”