NHTSA Complaint #10660330 — 2007 LEXUS LS 460

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10660330
Vehicle	2007 LEXUS LS 460
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	November 4, 2014
Date Filed	November 23, 2014
Mileage	91,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

THE CAR HAS A RANDOM DELAY PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY CAN CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION THAT LEXUS TRY TO FIX BY CHANGING THE BOTH ENGINE HEADS COMPLETELY BUT IT DIDNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ENTIRELY. AFTER OIL CHANGES THE CAR LAGS AND DELAYS DUE TO VALVES NOT SITTING CORRECTLY (VALVES ARE IN THE HEADS). LEXUS IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NO RESOLUTION AND DO NOT SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS VERY SCARY AND HAS BEEN TOLD TO LEXUS BY A NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS. IT IS ALL OVER ONLINE FORUMS AND IT AFFECTS 2007-2009 LEXUS LS460 (ALL TRIMS) HAS 5 SEC. DELAY WHILE TRYING TO PASS ON OCCASIONS. *TR

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