NHTSA vehicle safety data
2006 Lexus RX Recalls & Complaints
The 2006 Lexus RX has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 32 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Lexus dealer.
NHTSA also files the 2006 Lexus RX separately as RX Hybrid — 5 recall campaigns.
NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2006 Lexus RX. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
2006 Lexus RX owner complaints
Owners have filed 32 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Lexus RX, describing incidents dated November 9, 2011 to August 30, 2026.
Most-cited components
- Electrical System 10 complaints
- Engine 8 complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System 7 complaints
- Service Brakes 7 complaints
- Steering 5 complaints
- Electronic Stability Control (ESC) 3 complaints
Of the 32 complaints on file, 1 reports a crash and 2 a fire; across all 32 complaints, owners report 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
Newest complaints
ODI #11762434 · Filed
My vehicle runs hot after just five minutes and steam or smoke starts emitting from engine with a strange smell. It left me stranded on a narrow and busy highway where I felt unsafe
ODI #11710717 · Filed
Brake system sets a high tone pitch indicating failure accompanied by all Brake, ABS, PS, Traction Control Lights. This is an know failure for Hybrid systems. It can occur completely random, while driving without notice. Complete brake pressure is lost with exception of a hard feel to the pedal that…
ODI #11691039 · Filed
After adding gasoline to the tank, gasoline begins dripping from the left rear of the vehicle to the rear of the left rear wheel well. This happens even if the tank is only filled to 2/3 of a tank. I have stopped filling up since when the tank is filled up a LARGE amount of gasoline leaks out onto…
NHTSA defect investigations
NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2006 Lexus RX in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.
- Recall Query RQ10-003: Unintended and Uncontrolled Acceleration
Closed March 1, 2011
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER
NHTSA #10V499000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Master Cylinder · NHTSA notice
Reported October 21, 2010 · TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Potentially affected: 728,544 vehicles
Owners notified November 15, 2010
Defect description
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 AVALON, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 LEXUS RX, AND MODEL YEAR 2006 LEXUS GS AND IS VEHICLES. BRAKE FLUID CONTAINING POLYMERS IS USED THAT ACTS AS LUBRICANTS FOR CERTAIN BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. IF REPLACEMENT BRAKE FLUID IS USED THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN SUCH POLYMERS, OR THAT CONTAINS ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS, A PART OF THE RUBBER SEAL LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER MAY BECOME DRY, AND THE SEAL MAY CURL DURING MOVEMENT OF THE PISTON. IF THIS OCCURS, A SMALL AMOUNT OF BRAKE FLUID COULD SLOWLY LEAK FROM THE SEAL INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
Safety consequence
A LEAK OF BRAKE FLUID COULD LEAD TO A CHANGE IN BRAKE PEDAL FEEL AND OVERTIME A DEGRADATION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAL WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED ONE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 AND LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Other Lexus RX model years
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