Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| LSB-0057-09 | 05/13/2009 | 10030352 | Lexus: ig1 relay freezing. some vehicles may experience multiple warning lights illuminated, vehicle not shifting from park to drive, and other accessories becoming inoperative after the vehicle has cold soaked in sub freezing (below 14 %f | 09/23/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| LSB-0015-10 | 02/04/2010 | 10034245 | Lexus: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field fix procedures des | 10/29/2010 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| LSB-0057-09 | 05/13/2009 | 10030352 | Lexus: ig1 relay freezing. some vehicles may experience multiple warning lights illuminated, vehicle not shifting from park to drive, and other accessories becoming inoperative after the vehicle has cold soaked in sub freezing (below 14 %f | 09/23/2009 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| RQ10003 | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 02/16/2010 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION | |||
| On september 26, 2007, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that some of its model year (my) 2007 and 2008 lexus e350 and toyota camry vehicles could experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the optional all weather floor mat offered on those vehicles and the vehicles' accelerator pedal.this decision was influenced by an office of defects investigation (odi) engineering analysis.this recall was designated 07e082.two years later, on october 5, 2009, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that a number of its my 2004-2009 lexus and toyota vehicles may also experience unintended and uncontrolled acceleration due to interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver's floor mat.this recall was designated 09v388.several months later, on january 27, 2010, toyota filed an amended, or supplemental, defect information report and expanded the population of vehicles to include additional my 2008-2010 toyota and lexus vehicles.since this expansiontook place in a different calendar year, this recall was designated 10v023.separately on january 21, 2010, toyota filed a defect information report and notified nhtsa that certain toyota vehicles and certain pontiac vibe vehicles contained a safety defect in the accelerator pedal assembly that may cause the accelerator pedal to become harder to depress, slower to return, or in the worse case, mechanically stuck in a partially depressed position.nhtsa designated this recall 10v017.in total, the four recalls cover over 7.6 million toyota and lexus vehicles as well as the pontiac vibe product made by new united motor manufacturing, inc., a venture of toyota and general motors corporation.nhtsa requires additional information from toyota to more fully understand and evaluate, among other things, whether the scope of the recalls identified above (makes, models and model years) is sufficiently broad.the agency is seeking to determine whether toyota viewed the underlying defects too narrowly as interference between the accelerator pedal and the driver | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/23/2012 | 35000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 lexus es350. the contact stated that while parked the she noticed flames coming from the front drivers side door. the contact used a piece of clothing to put out the fire. the fire department was called to the scene and a report was filed. the contact sustained burns to her left wrist and hand. as a result, the contact had to undergo surgery. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the cause of the fire was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000. | |||
| 08/23/2012 | 35000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 lexus es350. the contact stated that while parked the she noticed flames coming from the front drivers side door. the contact used a piece of clothing to put out the fire. the fire department was called to the scene and a report was filed. the contact sustained burns to her left wrist and hand. as a result, the contact had to undergo surgery. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. the cause of the fire was unknown. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the approximate failure mileage was 35,000. pmb | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 20204 | ||
| Lexus 2009, model es350. all windows and sunroof open by themselves at the same time at different occaisons. vehicle has been brought and left at keyes lexus in van nuys, ca. numerous times to correct from beginning of my purchase. they failed to correct the problem to this date after promissing to do so. the danger exists if this happens while driving, it could cause an accident. | |||
| 12/21/2010 | 20000 | ||
| Lexus 2009, model es350 security system goes off by itself at odd hours all windows and sunroof open by themselves at the same time on different occaisons. now toyota is replacing all computers that relate to this electrical problem. the vehicle has been at the service department over a week. | |||
| 02/03/2010 | 1 | ||
| Lexus recall on es 350 i took my lexus in to the dealer for the recall action i was told that a accelerator override system was installed and if the gas pedal and the brake was applied the engine would shut off. i fear that this is unsafe due to the loss of power steering and power braking. *tr | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 2000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 lexus es350. he was concerned because the push switch starter button does not allow the driver to turn the engine off in the event of an emergency. he has not had a failure with the vehicle. the failure and current mileages were 2000. | |||