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2010 Lexus RX350 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
12about this part
Share
13%of 94 total for the year
Median mileage
7,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the electrical system of the 2010 Lexus RX350, 13% of the 94 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,000 miles. 2 a fire, 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.

“The engine maintenance required light will not reset anymore after an oil change...even after you follow the steps in the users manual. It used to work because I've done it before. Now, no matter what I do, it won't reset.”

NHTSA complaint #10693769, filed 2015-03, 151,000 miles

“I was driving 65 miles per hour on the freeway when I just heard a big loud pop I look at the sun roof and see shadder glass coming down on me. There was a big hole in the middle and nothing could of hit me there was no rocks near me... When I stoped to check inside the truck there was nothing that showed what could of hit the sun roof such as a rock... We took it to the Lexus delaer and said it was the 1st time they heard about this... I research online and this is not the 1st one that has happen to. …”

NHTSA complaint #10701446, filed 2015-03, 52,650 miles

“Takata recall. Started car in the morning drove it to work didn't smell anything it was about 34miles all highway.parked the car ( the car was not in motion at the time)went out in 15 min and the whole front end was on fire. Called fire department by the time they got here it was to late.this was on private property con edison of new york. The car only had 32,000 mile and was only maintained by Lexus all servive records they have now its going to cost me 18,0000 for upgrade or another car when this car was in mint condition don't have any repair records they were stored in the car. …”

NHTSA complaint #11016297, filed 2017-08, 330,000 miles

“2010 Lexus 450h won't start. We bought a new 2010 Lexus 450h about 3 weeks ago, it already happened twice, the car just won't start. But after push power on/off few times, the car starts. …”

NHTSA complaint #10368218, filed 2010-11, 200 miles

“Nav system manual entry is disabled when car is in motion. Forces user to use voice commands. Voice recognition is poor - has difficulty in recognizing words such as montreal, ottawa. Street names have to be exactly for example avenue main, if main is said it will never find it. Does not have the option of selecting intersection when driving. All this make the nav system a safety hazard. Driver becomes distracted trying to get the entry into the system. Slows down, drifts in lane. This is more dangerous than allowing the driver to enter data manually. …”

NHTSA complaint #10336338, filed 2010-06, 1,200 miles

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2022220%
2020114%
201913%
201749%
201659%
201537%
2014213%
20131119%
2012412%
201113%
20101213%
200977%
20081713%
2007117%

Other parts of the 2010 Lexus RX350

Vehicle speed control
38 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsAir bags
9 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsEquipment
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsTires
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 Lexus RX350

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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