NHTSA Complaint #10610248 — 2007 LEXUS RX350
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10610248 |
| Vehicle | 2007 LEXUS RX350 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 92,235 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT NIGHT I NOTICED TO ENGINE GOT VERY LOUD, I PULLED OVER NOTICED BLUISH-WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE, ENGINE OIL LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON. GOT OUT THE CAR NOTICED A STREAM OF OIL BEHIND THE CAR. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF WHEN I SEEN THE SMOKE. I LEFT THE CAR THERE. I CONTACTED THE LEXUS DEALER OF MT KISCO WHICH REFUSED TO COME AND GET THE CAR SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED AT MY EXPENSE, TO THEIR DEALER. RECEIVED A PHONE FROM DEALER THAT DAY THAT THE CAR WAS FIXED, REPRESENTATIVE WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR ONLY THAT IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS RUDE! I FOUND OUT LATER THE NEXT DAY THE OIL COOLER LINE LEAKED OUT WHICH I FOUND OUT ON THIS SITE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE RX350. AND THEY KEPT TELLING ME THE ENGINE WAS NOT DAMAGED. RECEIVED THE CAR BACK, ENGINE WAS NOT RIGHT, NOW THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED! RECEIVED THE CAR AGAIN ,WITHIN A WEEK NOTICED A SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, DEALER PICKED CAR AGAIN AND THEY PUT IN A CAMSHAFT! BEFORE THIS INCIDENT, I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, IT WAS THE BEST CAR I EVER HAD, NOW, IT IS A NIGHTMARE! AT THIS PRESENT TIME, THE CAR IS LEAKING AGAIN!! IT LOOKS LIKE OIL! *TR
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