NHTSA Complaint #10681125 — 2008 LEXUS LS460L

THE "STARTER" ON MY 2008 LEXUS LS 460 L FAILED AFTER ONLY 7 YEARS AND 114K MILES OF SERVICE. IT IS UNFATHOMABLE AND UNCONSCIONABLE THAT THE "STARTER" SHOULD FAIL IN 7 YEARS AT 114K MILES ON ANY VEHICLE; LEAVING ME WITH A $1,900 FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THE REPAIR JOB. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A "ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE" RECALL, ID # 86449, TO REPLACE THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS," CALLED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE "STARTER" IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS" REPAIR, THUS COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE "STARTER," THUS CAUSING THE "STARTER" TO FAIL PREMATURELY. BASED ON MY INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF "STARTER" FAILURE ON LEXUS VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS" RECALL REPAIR. IT IS MY INTENT TO BRING THIS INFORMATION TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE NHTSA, AS A POSSIBLE "RECALL" FOR A DEFECTIVE "STARTER," AND AS A REMEDY FOR LEXUS CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD RECALL ID # 86449 PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLES RESULTING IN THE COMPROMISINGLY OF THE "STARTER" AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL REPAIR. *TR