NHTSA Complaint #11315904 — 2010 LEXUS RX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS RX 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE OIL. THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL COOLANT LINE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO THE CONTACT. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.