NHTSA Complaint #11240569 — 2015 LEXUS NX
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11240569 |
| Vehicle | 2015 LEXUS NX |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 51,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | SC |
Consumer Description
ON 7/29/2018 - WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN ROUTINE STREET (NON-HIGHWAY) TRAFFIC I FELT A SLIGHT DRAG AND THEN THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT APPEARED INDICATING 'AWD SYSTEM MALFUNCTION 2WD ENGAGED.' LESS THAN A WEEK EARLIER I HAD THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED AT A LOCAL AUTO SHOP AND THEIR DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THIS WAS A TURBO GATE PROBLEM AND THE GATE WAS NOT CLOSING ELECTRONICALLY. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IF THE PROBLEM RETURNS. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND SEE THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR OTHER NX300T OWNERS AND CONSIDER THIS MALFUNCTION CAN BE CATASTROPHIC SHOULD THIS MALFUNCTION OCCUR WHILE DRIVING DURING BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION TO THIS PROBLEM I WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 2018 WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE SURGINDAS THOUGH HYDROPLANING BY THERE WAS NO BAD WEATHER AT THE TIME. I HAVE NOT HAD A REPEAT OF THIS OCCURRENCE.
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