NHTSA Complaint #11353574 — 2016 LEXUS NX

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11353574
Vehicle 2016 LEXUS NX
Component FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 125,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CO

Consumer Description

9/5/2016. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN DESPITE PRESSING ACCELERATOR. RPMS WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1200 RPM. MESSAGE DISPLAYED "REDUCED ENGINE POWER. VISIT YOUR DEALER" CONTINUED TO DRIVE A SLOW SPEED TO NEARBY DESTINATION. MORE MESSAGES APPEARED, TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED FOLLOWED BY 4WD SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, 2WD MODE. PARKED VEHICLE OVERNIGHT. 4WD SYSTEM MALFUNCTION MESSAGE WAS THE ONLY ONE REMAINING. ENGINE ACCELERATED NORMALLY. PULLED CODE AT NEARBY AUTO PARTS STORE P0087 "FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE TOO LOW". CLEARED CODE. PROBLEM 2 MORE TIMES ON 9/6/2020. THE FIRST TIME I PULLED OVER BEFORE ANY MESSAGES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN. ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER, SPUTTER, AND STALL. AFTER WAITING 5-10 MINUTES ENGINE STARTED NORMALLY AND RAN FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER 30 MINUTES. ENGINE LOST POWER AGAIN. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND WAITED 15 MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN FINE FOR THE NEXT 3 HOURS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. COMMON FACTORS, UP HILL ACCELERATING, HALF TANK OR LESS OF FUEL, DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR.

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