2005 Lexus RX330 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 8%of 165 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 51,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2005 Lexus RX330, 8% of the 165 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,000 miles. 5 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
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.
“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10541750, filed 2013-09, 107,304 miles“Unexpected acceleration when entering my driveway at a very low rate of speed (2 MPH maybe) when the car suddenly accelerated out of control for about 6 feet. I was standing on the brake pedal & it finally stopped. There was no sign of a problem with the rug bunching up. Had vehicle towed to japanese car care specialist, llc the next day (was afraid to drive it). They could not find anything wrong with it; no warning lights came on, no sign of transmission trouble. We are now driving the car again without incident but it's hard to trust it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10744228, filed 2015-07, 38,473 miles“2005 Lexus RX330 would not stop nor brake as headed downhill in slightly snowy weather at about 25mph. As road curved, I could not slow vehicle and thus started to lose steering control. I attempted to accelerate thinking it wa a forward slide but that didn't change things and vehicle continued to accelerate. So I hit the breaks hard-- no result, no additional control. Vehicle continued for about a block, hit curb, then tree. Totaled vehicle and injury to myself. …”
NHTSA complaint #10357721, filed 2010-09, 28,401 miles“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. …”
NHTSA complaint #10554268, filed 2013-12, 80,000 miles“Vehicle's svc system malfunctions which causes the vehicle's steering to operate erratically-particularly at speeds above 50mph. Please investigate this matter.”
NHTSA complaint #10597712, filed 2014-06, 101,000 milesRelated recalls
- 11V112000Feb 24, 2011Toyota is recalling certain model year 2004-2006 highlander, highlander hybrid, and model year 2004-2007 lexus rx330, rx350, and rx400h vehicles. If the…Covers: Lexus RX330 2004–2007, RX Hybrid 2004–2007, RX350 2004–2007 +2 more
- 06V253000Jul 13, 2006On certain sport utility and hybrid vehicles, the two retaining clips for the driver's side forward center console can become loose. If both clips separate…Covers: Lexus RX330 2004–2005, Toyota Highlander 2004–2005, Lexus RX Hybrid 2006 +1 more
Related service bulletins
- 10132855Oct 11, 2016TSB: REVISION NOTICE October 11, 2016 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2011 ? 2015 model year RX 330 and RX 350 vehicles. Any previous printed versions of this…
- 10045639Jul 10, 2012Lexus: precaution information on removal, inspection, installation of accelerator pedal sensor assembly, which requires no lubrication. Models 2001-13 ct200h, es300, 300h, 330…
- 10018446Nov 1, 2005Repair manual supplement: laser cruise control beam axis adjustment.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Lexus RX330
32 complaintsBody and structure
32 complaintsSteering
29 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
18 complaintsOther or unknown
15 complaintsAir bags
14 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Lexus RX330
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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