Lexus Recalls 138000 Cars—Including LS 600h—For Engine Defect - TheCarConnection.com (blog)
In some 4. 6- or 5. 0-liter V-8 engines, along with some 3. 5-liter engines, valve springs might be contaminated with foreign material, leading to—based on the automaker’s description—severe and costly engine failure. In a Toyota Motor Sales description, the company says that “If a vehicle is affected, there is a remote possibility that abnormal engine noise or idling may occur. Only a very small fraction (two-tenths of one percent) of vehicles—or about 276 vehicles—are affected, Lexus says, but it will inspect and diagnose all vehicles potentially affected and replace engine valve springs at no charge. Vibration, rough idling, unusual engine sounds, or poor performance—all quite unusual from a Lexus, based on our experience with these phenomenally refined cars—are indicated as likely tip-offs that there’s a problem. , Lexus will be filing a Defect Information Report (DIR)—formally initiating the recall—with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the week of July 5. The recall is part of a larger global recall of 270,000 cars that parent... In March, in addition to its accelerator-related recalls , the automaker announced a service issue pertaining to the V-6 engines on many popular models including the Toyota Camry, Avalon, and RAV4, as well as the Lexus ES 350 and RX 350, for an... Source: www.thecarconnection.com
