2016 Lexus NX200T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LEXUS NX200T. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PLACING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE, THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEXUS CARLSBAD (5444 PASEO DEL NORTE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008) WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

REPORTED SUDDEN DROP IN FUEL MILEAGE AT 1+YR, DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM DETECTED, SHORTLY AFTER (10K? MILES) NORMAL MAINTENANCE PLUG REPLACEMENT ENGINE WARNING CAME ON, ENGINE RAN ROUGH, #1PLUG WAS "BURNED UP", 7 MONTHS LATER ENGINE WENT TO SAFE MODE AT 65MPH, NO POWER, DRIVE TRAIN DISABLED, NO SHIFT... DEALER CLAIMED #2 INJECTOR FAILED, RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THEM. SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM IF THEY RECOMMENDED REPLACING ALL OF THEM. LEXUS WOODLAND HILLS.

I ENTER THE VEHICLE, APPLY MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE TO START THE VEHICLE, ENGAGING THE REAR END LIGHTS. I KEEP MY FOOT APPLIED TO THE BRAKES, NOT SHIFTING THE CAR OUT OF PARK, WHILE I RESEARCHED DIRECTIONS TO MY DESTINATION. MY VEHICLE REMAINED STATIONARY I REALIZED I HAD FORGOTTEN SOMETHING, SO DISENGAGE THE BREAKS AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I BEGIN TO EXIT AND AS MY SECOND LEG IS HALF WAY OUT, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I WAS ALMOST PINNED BY A STREET SIGN, AND AFTER AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO GET IN AND GAIN CONTROL, MY NEIGHBOR HOLLERED FOR ME TO LET IT GO, AS THE BACK END OF THE VEHICLE FORCED ME TO BE PUSHED TO THE GROUND. IT PROCEEDS DOWN THE HILL MAKING CONTACT W FOUR VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LEXUS NX200T. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PRE-COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LEXUS OF HUNTSVILLE IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. COMPUTER PRINTOUTS CONFIRMED THAT THE AVOIDANCE SYSTEM HAD ACTIVATED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 10/18/17*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LEXUS NX200T. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (KOONS LEXUS OF WILMINGTON, 2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, WILMINGTON, DE 19806, (302) 427-4400) REPLACED THE SUN ROOF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO SERVICE CAMPAIGN OR RECALL TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.