2010 Lexus Hs

ON OR ABOUT DEC 2ND,2010 TWO PASSENGER SIDE MICHELIN TIRES FACTORY INSTALLED ON A LEXUS HS 250 H BLEW OUT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 110 MILES WITHOUT HITTING ANY OBJECT AT A SPEED OD 5-10 MILES /HOUR.THE BRAND :MICHELIN ENERGY MXV S8 IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR WEB SITE.MICHELIN AND LEXUS DENY DEFECTS BUT GOOGLE SITE HAS A LONG LIST OF BLOW OUT OF THIS BRAND OF MICHELIN TIRE(ENERGY MXV4 215/55/R17.MICHELIN AND LEXUS INTERFERED/REJECTED INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION OF THEIR DEFECTIVE TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS HS250 HYBRID WITH THE ORIGINAL MICHELIN TIRES, LINE SIZE 215/55/R17. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT MINIMAL SPEED WHEN BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY OR TRADE THE VEHICLE IN. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TIRES BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110.

THE CAR HAD A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OF BRAKE FAILURE ON UNEVEN, BUMPY PAVEMENT. HAD PROBLEM AT LEAST HALF DOZEN TIMES BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE. IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, USUALLY IN MONMOUTH COUNTY, MOST TIMES NEAR MY HOME, BUT LAST TIME IN LONG ISLAND FREEWAY. THE BRAKES DO NOT SLOW DOWN/STOP VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND, AND THEN START TO WORK. IT IS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. I HAD LEXUS REP COME TO TEST MY CAR YESTERDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SIMULATE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE ADVISED THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SIMULATE PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR. THEY ADVISED THAT EVEN IF THEY SIMULATE THE NON-BRAKING, THIS IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL" BASED ON THE LEXUS ENGINEERS. I WANT A CAR THAT BRAKES EVERY TIME. IT IS NOT SAFE VEHICLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS HS250. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR RECALL 10V285000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE). WHEN THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE VEHICLE BACK AND WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, HE HEARD A RATTLE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. ONE WEEK LATER, HE COULD NO LONGER HEAR THE RATTLING. HE THEN NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD TO TIGHTEN THE GAS CAP. THE FAILURE CONTINUED WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE GAS CAP STILL WAS NOT TIGHTENED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS HS250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BRAKE AS NORMAL BEFORE THE BRAKES FELT TIGHTER AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL. WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL IT BEGAN TO SLIDE AND THEN BEGAN BRAKING AS NORMAL AGAIN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS HS250 HYBRID. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH EXTREME FORCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. WHENEVER IT RAINED, THE VEHICLE SLID WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE MID-OCTOBER 2010. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FIALURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,316.

MY LEXUS HS250H PERIODICALLY LUNGES FORWARD WHEN I'M AT A COMPLETE STOP. THIS LUNGING OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE WHILE USING THE FOOT-BREAK (SUCH AS AT A STOP LIGHT). IT ALSO OCCURS WHEN IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BREAK ON. THE LUNGING HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN I'VE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HAVE SAT IDLE (IN PARK WITH THE EMERGENCY BREAK ON) FOR A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE PUTTING THE CAR IN GEAR. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS MOVEMENT CAUSED BY THE GAS ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY SHUTTING OFF, BUT HAVE RULED THIS OUT AFTER PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO EACH INCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN OCCURRING WEEKLY, FOR MONTHS-SOMETIMES THE LUNGE IS MORE FORCEFUL THAN OTHER TIMES. I'M INDICATING TODAY'S DATE AS THE INCIDENT DATE AS THIS IS THE DATE I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS- 2 TIMES EACH FOR 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS, OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY 1200 MILES, OUR LEXUS HS250H ACCELERATED DURING A STOPPED OR BRAKING SITUATION. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED LEXUS CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE RESPONSE: [THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING NORMALLY. YOU ARE EITHER USING THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE AT SAME TIME OR JUST EXPERIENCING THE GAS ENGINE STARTING UP WHICH IS GIVING YOU THE SENSATION OF MOVING WHEN YOU ACTUALLY AREN'T MOVING. THIS SENSATION IS NORMAL FOR BOTH PRIUSES AND HS 250 MODELS.] I CAN USUALLY TELL WHEN THE GAS ENGINE FIRES UP AND THE SENSATION IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT THAN THE SCARY PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING. WHEN ASKED WHAT TO DO IF THIS CAUSES AN ACCIDENT THE RESPONSE WAS: [CONTACT YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY]. CLEARLY LEXUS HAS NO INTENTION OF ADMITTING THAT THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG. NO SALESPERSON INFORMED US THAT THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE CAR INCLUDES SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR THE "SENSATION" OF IT. TWO INCIDENTS CAUSED MY WIFE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR`IN FRONT AND ONE INCIDENT CAUSED ME TO HIT AN OBJECT IN MY GARAGE. *TR

I HAVE A LEXUS HS250H YEAR 2010. WHEN YOU GO OVER A SERIES OF BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS AT ABOUT 40MPH WHILE HITTING THE BRAKES TO SLOW UP THE BRAKES FAIL. EVEN WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKES FAIL AND I HAVE TO RELEASE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES ANDPRESS DOWN AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK AT 1,000 2,500 AND 5,000 AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT EACH TIME AND WAS TOLD THE FIRST TWO TIMES THAT IT WAS FIXED. WELL THE LAST TIME IN WHEN I TOLD THEM AGAIN ABOUT IT THE DEALER SAID WHEN I WAS LEAVING AND ASKED IF THEY FIXED THE BRAKES HE SAID "IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE HYBIRD CAR TO HAVE THE BRAKES REACT LIKE THAT". WELL IT IS NOT SAFE LIKE THAT. GET ONE AND TRY GOING FAST OVER A SERIES OF HOLES OR BUMPS OR ROUGH RAILROAD TRACKS AND PUT THE BRAKES ON JUST BEFORE YOU HIT THEM AND THE BRAKES RELEASE EVEN WITH YOUR FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR