2009 LEXUS IS Engine Problems
3 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine Issues in the 2009 LEXUS IS
3 engine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2009 LEXUS IS. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Engine Complaints
THE VEHICLE HAS LUNGED FORWARD WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, AND THE BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE EFFECTIVELY. THE BRAKE IS ALWAYS PRESSED DOWN AS FAR AS IT GOES WITHOUT AVAIL. THERE IS NO PRECURSOR AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IN TOTAL, THE ENGINE LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 6 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I NEARLY HIT A VEHICLE WITH MY MINOR DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. THE NEXT FEW TIMES WERE NOT AS SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF EMINENT DAMAGE. THE NEXT INCIDENT WAS WORSE. IT HAPPENED IN JULY OF 2019 IN A DRUG STORE PARKING LOT. I WAS PARKING IN A STALL AND THE VEHICLE SPED UP, SQUEALED THE TIRES, JUMPED THE CEMENT PARKING BLOCK, HIT SOME BUSHES, AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT. ON THIS OCCASION THERE WAS DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THERE ARE DENTS AND SCRATCHES FROM THE BUSHES, A TIRE SENSOR OR TWO IS NOT...
2009 LEXUS IS 250 AT ONLY 63000 MILES. ENGINE RANDOM MISFIRES ON COLD START. CAR SHAKES BADLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. ENGINE ERROR CODES P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306. WHEN ENGINE RPM DROPS FROM HIGH TO LOW, -4000RPM TO -500, IT SOME TIMES STALLS. CAR HAS TO ADD ENGINE OIL ABOUT 3 QUARTS BETWEEN 8500 MILES CHANGE INTERVALS. PROBLEMS STATED AT LESS THAN 50000 MILES, GETTING WORSE AND WORSE.
I HAD 2 TIMES WERE THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLED AT DIFFERENT RED LIGHTS WITHIN A TIME FRAME OF 2 DAYS. SHORTLY AFTER THIS I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS DRIVING LIKE A 4 CYLINDER INSTEAD OF A 6. I TOOK IT IN TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT THE CAR ON THE COMPUTER AND FOUND 4 CODES IN THE CARS HISTORY. 1 STATED MULTIPLE ENGINE MISFIRES, 2 STATED MISFIRE ON NUMBER 2, 3 STATED MISFIRE ON NUMBER 4 AND 3, STATED MISFIRE ON NUMBER 6. IN ALL THESE INSTANCES I NEVER HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE DEALER CONTACTED CORPORATE AND A TAS WAS OPENED FOR MY CAR AND CORPORATE TOLD THE DEALER TO WATCH THE SITUATION AND IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN AGAIN FURTHER ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK IN FRIDAY FOR A DIFFERENT ISSUE (RADIO PROBLEMS) AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS...
Other 2009 LEXUS IS Problem Areas
Vehicle Speed Control
10 complaints
Unknown Or Other
9 complaints
Visibilitywiper
5 complaints
Air Bags
4 complaints
Exterior Lighting
3 complaints
Electrical System
2 complaints
Structure
2 complaints
Structurebody
2 complaints
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
2 complaints
Electrical Systeminstrument Panelspeedometerodometer
1 complaint
Electronic Stability Control Esc
1 complaint
Equipment Adaptivemobility
1 complaint
Equipmentelectricalinfotainment
1 complaint
Fuelpropulsion System
1 complaint
Parking Brake
1 complaint
Power Train
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Service Brakes
1 complaint
Steering
1 complaint
Suspensionrear
1 complaint
Wheels
1 complaint