NHTSA Complaint #10188875 — 2007 LEXUS ES350

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 LEXUX ES350 ON APRIL 12, 2007. IN A RIGHT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE SEVERELY OVERSTEERED. IMMEDIATELY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE TO CHECK VSC. AS A RESULT I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE SMITHTOWN LEXUS SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON APR. 19, 2007 WITH 244 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THEY TOOK OVER TWENTY-FOUR HOURS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAULT. THEY ALLEGE THAT THE FAILURE IS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH I HAVE REQUESTED CORROBORATION OF THE CAUSE FROM A LEXUS FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AND CONFIRMATION OF THE INABILITY TO OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT PART FOR A WEEK, AND INSPECTION OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE NONE OF THESE REQUESTS HAVE BEEN MET AS OF APRIL 25, 2007. AS THE DEFECT IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE OF VEHICLE STABILITY I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CAR POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC. *JB