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This cracked emblem is a manufacturing defect, my 2016 Lexus is mostly kept in a garage and the emblem has never been hit. I can see it cracking and it is coming from the inside of the emblem.
While at Lexus the other day I met an other Lexus driver with exactly the same problem. So my guess is that there many Lexus drivers experiencing this problem, this should be cover under warranty.
This is a 2022 Lexus RX350 purchased earlier this year and yesterday I noticed that the rear door emblem/badge had, what I thought, were scratches on it. However, it's not scratched on the surface at all. The surface is perfectly smooth and there are no scratches on the perimeter of the badge - the body is in pristine condition. Upon close inspection, these appear to be cracks under the surface. I checked the interior of the rear door and it looks fine; I checked to see if there was any tampering with the badge and there's nothing that would indicate that; I checked the garage door to see if there could have been contact and there's nothing indicating that as I would have expected see and feel surface scratches, but the badge surface is blemish-free. Any ideas on what could have happened? We're taking it to the dealership on Tuesday to have it checked out. It's in the garage at least 4 days per week and it appears to have happened yesterday after it was parked in the hot sun for a few hours not to say it was caused by the heat, which shouldn't happen, but I'm struggling to determine the cause.
Mine did the same thing. I had some water spots on it and rubbed with slight pressure to remove them and mine cracked. Yours should be under warrenty. I ordered a plastic $5 tool that was listed as body molding removal tool. Don't think I needed it but be careful not to scratch the paint. I just pryed it out. I had the rear sensor on the emblem to open the trunk. The one without the sensor was $60 and the one with was $450. Since I never used the hand over the emblem anyway to open the trunk ordered the less expensive one.
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Interesting. Mine doesn't have the rear sensor on the emblem, but rather the kick sensor to open/close the door (which doesn't work great, BTW), so thankfully a replacement should be on the cheaper end. My husband noticed, what looked like some pitting on the inside edge, so it may just be a dud like the oxygen sensor was (which had to be replaced the day after I brought it home from the dealer). Hoping the dealership does replace it under warranty, but then ya never know with them. Thank you very much for the reply!
08-29-20, 04:37 AM
Rear door emblem cracking under surface
