2004 Lexus RX330 review from North America
"Hype is better than its performance"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
- Towed from my house because it would not start due to an electrical problem
- Towed from my house because of a flat which both the roadside assistance and I cannot remove the tire.
- Changed the radiator (leaking)
- Changed the key fob (broken)
- Replaced the rear seats (rattling)
- Adjusted doors (rattling)
- Removed and re-fixed the dashboard (rattling). Still rattling though.
- Replaced/repaired rear window power windows motors (stopped working)
- Leakage of brake power (recall)
- No response from Lexus except that they will use the above information for future improvement of quality.
General comments?
The car gives good mileage and is perhaps the best fuel efficient SUV in the market.
The seats can be better (especially thigh support).
The car was very quiet when I bought it - but over the three year period that I have owned it has progressively become noisy.
ABS brakes are scary (it makes a lot of noise, but does not give you a comfort feeling that the car will stop.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 2004 |
| Year of manufacture | 2004 |
| First year of ownership | 2004 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 3 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 6 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 2 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 20 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 80000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Honda Accord |
| Date of Entry | 31st December, 2007 |