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2009 Lexus IS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	944296
Internal NHTSA #	10478615
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	LEXUS
Model	IS
Model Year	2009
File date	26/09/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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 acting up again. They found no misfires and the mechanics said it was running within specs. Saturday the 29th my check engine light came on and stayed on until monday afternoon. Contacted dealership and they scheduled an engine overhaul for october 15th and said it would be completed in about 1 week. I them filed a claim myself with lexus corporate to evaluate the numerous problems and the fact that a 2009 with 37,500 miles needed an engine overhaul. The car is very unreliable. I am supposed to hear back from lexus thursday the 4th of october. No news as of 14:05 est.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	37500
Number of Occurences	2
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MELBOURNE, FL
VIN pattern	JTHBK262795XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	24/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Lexus IS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Lexus IS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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