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2007 Lexus RX350 Brakes Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
2%of 167 total for the year
Median mileage
27,544miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 2007 Lexus RX350, 2% of the 167 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 27,544 miles. 4 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 taking my wife to work on a rainy day in her 2007 Lexus RX350, I stopped in our driveway, which is on an incline, to work on the windshield wipers to try to set them to the automatic mode. Suddenly, the car lurched forward and went through the open garage door, through the garage, through the back wall of the garage, and finally came to a stop close to the back wall of the family room. I tried to stop the car with the brakes, but I could not. I tried three times unsuccessfully. The air bags did not deploy. …”

NHTSA complaint #10218688, filed 2008-02, 11,687 miles

“The contact owns 2007 Lexus rx 350. While the contact drove approximately 20 MPH, in order to prevent a crash with the vehicle in front of her she applied the brakes and the vehicle did not stop causing a crash to occur. There were no injuries or police report filed. The front end of the vehicle was damaged. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or a local mechanic to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 43,400.”

NHTSA complaint #10366745, filed 2010-11, 43,400 miles

“The contact owns a 2007 Lexus RX350. The contact was driving approximately 15 MPH on normal road conditions; howevr, immediately after approaching a traffic signal he had to engage the brakes with aggressive force several times. The vehicle failed to slow down and rear ended the proceeding vehicle. The police was called to the scene. There were no injuries or damages to the vehicle. The vehicle was driven with caution to the residence and towed to an authorized dealer. The technician refused to inspect the vehicle and informed him that the manufacturers engineer would perform an investigation. …”

NHTSA complaint #10310162, filed 2010-02, 57,000 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2019310%
2018317%
20171124%
2016814%
201525%
2014213%
20131322%
2012618%
20111033%
20101112%
200966%
20081210%
200742%

Other parts of the 2007 Lexus RX350

Engine
36 complaints
Steering
25 complaints
Air bags
22 complaints
Vehicle speed control
22 complaints
Body and structure
21 complaints
Other or unknown
13 complaints
Engine cooling
12 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Exterior lighting
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Lexus RX350

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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