LEXUS Complaints

I EXPERIENCED LOUD ENGINE VIBRATION AT COLD STARTS FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THEN I STARTED SEEING WHITE SMOKE FROM MY TAILPIPE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO LEXUS RIVER-CENTER, COVINGTON, KY, ON 14FEB19 TO COMPLETE TSB L-SB-0004-13 WHICH REPLACES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH A NEW PART NUMBER. THE VIBRATIONS AND WHITE SMOKE SEEMED TO BE REMEDIED; HOWEVER, A WEEK LATER, 22FEB19, WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY ON-RAMP, MY CAR ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE LIKE A SHOTGUN BLAST WHILE IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY, METAL FRAGMENTS WERE EXPELLED FROM MY ENGINE BLOCK, THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR DIED, AND I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO KERRY TOYOTA THE SAME DAY FOR DIAGNOSIS. ON 24FEB19, KERRY TOYOTA INFORMED ME THAT MY ENGINE THREW A ROD AND THERE WERE 3 HOLES IN MY ENGINE BLOCK (I CHANGE MY OIL AT REGULAR INTERVALS WITH MOBILE 0W-20 AS PRESCRIBED BY THE MANUFACTURER). THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THIS MODELS' HEAD GASKET, EGR VALVE, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ON CT200H AND LEXUS FORUMS TO JUSTIFY A RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THE TSB TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MERELY ADDRESSES PREMATURE SYMPTOMS AND DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROLONGED EFFECT OF EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THE ENGINE.

TIMING BELT BROKE ON THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING 65 MPH CAUSING ME TO LOOSE POWER AND ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING CAUSING THE CAR TO HEAT UP. THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND THE MECHANIC SAID THE CAR HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR AND IS NOT WORTH FIXING.

VEHICLE LOCKS UP ON RIGHT HAND CURVES OVER 30 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO OTHER LANES. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR ACROSS THE WEB.

WHILE DRIVING, FRONT DOORS UNLOCK THEMSELVES. ITS BEEN HAPPENING OFTEN OVER 3 YEARS.THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. WHILE PARKED, ALARM SOUNDS ITSELF. TODAY IT HAPPENED TWO TIMES. THIS IS NEW.

THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS WITH THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS. MANY CARS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING MY CAR. THE WIRING HARNESS GETS DISCONNECTED FROM THE AIR BAG ITSELF AND DISCONNECTS PUTS ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT. TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE $2,500 OUT OF POCKET. LOOKING THROUGH THE FORUMS MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS A VERY NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS.

BOTH WHEELS ARE NOT STOPPING AT THE SAME TIME. THE CAR HAS A SLIGHT JUMP FORWARD WHEN YOU EXPECT TO BE TOTALLY STOPPED. THE CAR HAS NEW FRONT AND BACK BRAKES.

WHILE DRIVING FROM FLORIDA TO FAIRFAX, CA THE VEHICLE STALLED ~10 TIME UNEXPECTEDLY WITH LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, MAKING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM" SHOWED ON THE DASH. CLEARING THE CODES RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I STOPPED IN DENVER, CO AT KUNI LEXUS OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, WHOM ROAD TESTED THE VEHICLE FOR 30 MILES BUT WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAULT. OBDII DTC P3105 WAS READ ON MY SCANNER BEFORE ARRIVAL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE FAILURE MORE AND FOUND OUT ON LEXUS TIS SYSTEM; ON 01/15/2014, LEXUS OF MIAMI CLAIMED TO HAVE COMPLETED SAFETY RECALL 13V396000 (INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) SOLDER FAILURES) BUT THEY ONLY DIAGNOSED SOME OTHER PROBLEMS AND DID NOT HAVE TIME TO PERFORM THIS RECALL, NEITHER DID THE INFORM ME OF IT! I STOPPED AT LEXUS OF TACOMA AT FIFE, WA AND THEY DENIED DIAGNOSIS DUE TO MINOR BODY DAMAGE ON THE REAR QUARTER PANEL WHERE THEY CLAIM WATER CAME IN. THIS IS NOT THE LOCATION OF WATER INTRUSION! THE LOCATION IS DUE TO BODY SEAM CRACKS ABOVE THAT PLAIN OF THE QUARTER PANEL DAMAGE, NEAR THE REAR GATE STRUTS AND HINGES (SEE L-SB-0019-09), BUT THEY WOULDN'T LOOK AT THAT EITHER AND TOLD ME TO GO TO THEIR SUBLET BODY SHOP WHERE THE MANAGER AGREED WITH ME THAT THE WATER LEAKS INTO THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY PACK/CONTROLLER AREA WAS FROM THE L-SB-0019-09 AND NOT THE QUARTER PANEL AREA. I SEALED UP ALL POSSIBLE WATER INTRUSION AREAS AND DISASSEMBLED THE HV BATTERY PACK AREA TO SEE HOW MUCH AND WHERE THE WATER WAS (MANY PHOTOS) AND DRY IT OUT WITH SEVERAL DAYS OF SUNSHINE HERE IN FAIRFAX, CA. I INFORMED LEXUS CORP ABOUT THE RELATIVE RECALL/SB AND THEY DENIED TO COMPLETE IT! THE VEHICLE IS BACK TOGETHER AND I AM WAITING ON YOUR RESPONSE. I CAN BE REACHED BY EMAIL (I DON'T CARRY A CELL PHONE) THANK YOU!

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS THE DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE DASH CAMERA VIDEO AT THE EXACT MOMENT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS WAS BEYOND FRIGHTENING TO HAVE THEM DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY DO NOT SEEM THAT CONCERNED. THERE IS SOME SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT A CRASH. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE. I WOULD NEVER WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY AROUND 5,000. TO FIX SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AND SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER SERIOUSLY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS OUT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED SCOTT MURPHY@TOYOTA CORPORATION AND HE CAN'T CONCEPTUALIZE THAT IT WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEM I WONDER IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND THEY JUST SAID ' IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY'?? THANK YOU AND I HOPE NO ONE EVER HAS TO EXPERIENCE THERE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR DEALING WITH LEXUS. THANK YOU.

HI WHEN I AM DRIVING A STRONG ODOR COMES INTO CAB SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS AND FUEL ITS VERY OVER POWERING WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TALKED TO MECHANICS AND THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS OR WHERE IT COMES FROM. I HAVE READ ON FORUMS AND IT IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL

THE VEHICLE BACK DOOR HATCHBACK IS IS VERY HAVEY ONCE THE TO CLOSE BUTTON IS PRESSED THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP AND DOOR CRASHED EVERY THING ON ITS WAY. THIS DOOR HAS NO SENSOR IT MUST BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WOULD RESULT IN A CHILD DEATH OR A MAJOR INJURY!