NHTSA Complaint #11498387 — 2013 LEXUS CT

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11498387
Vehicle	2013 LEXUS CT
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	May 12, 2022
Date Filed	December 21, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CT

Consumer Description

At about 165-170,000 miles Lexus dealer advised leaking oil from timing chain area. Apparently it is a known issue from this engine (both CT200h and Prius) suffer from this issue. Didn't realize there is a TSB but since way out of warranty and not a recall they offered to fix for $3500. Hard to see the leak as it is in the timing chain area so it rarely comes out of the engine itself. This should be something that Lexus/Toyota should advise their customers. Few months later car was totaled in an accident so I got rid of it.

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