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I PURCHASED A 2010 HS 250H LEXUS IN AUG 8, 2016. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IT HAS BEEN RECALLED 7 TIMES WITH SERIOUS UNDER THE HOOD ISSUES AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY ONE OUTSTANDING THE ONE I STUMBLED UPON DUE TO RESEARCH. THIS CAR HAS RUINED MY LIFE.IT HAS NEEDED ALL SORT OF REPAIRS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAS HAD TO JUST SIT IN THE YARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS AND STILL IS, AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.. IT STARTED JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER MY DEALER WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE,ETC. ONE DAY DURING WORK TRAFFIC IT CUT OFF ON ME AND TRAFFIC STAYED BACKED UP FOR MILES BEFORE I COULD CALL AND PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK. IN FACT, NOWADAYS, THAT'S BEEN THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO AND FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I SOCKED MUCH OF MY SAVINGS INTO THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAD JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED MY TEACHING CERTIFICATION AND EXPECTED TO BE WORKING FULL TIME AND WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS. I'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS OFFERS TO APPLY FOR NUMEROUS TEACHING POSITIONS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO APPLY DUE TO THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE A LOAN AND INSURANCE THAT HAD TO BE MAINTAINED. I ALSO HAVE A MORTGAGE THAT I EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR DUE TO MY NEWLY ACQUIRED CERTIFICATION AND OBTAINING A DEPENDABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION BECAME A NECCESITY. AT THIS POINT I HAVE HAD TO MOVE IN WITH RELATIVES BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THE HOUSE AND DUE TO CONTINUOUS CAR REPAIR COST, MAY EVEN BE LOSING THE NON OPERATING 2010 LEXUS HS250H, THAT I HAVE BASICALLY NEVER BEEN ABLE UTILIZE FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR MYSELF. THE LEXUS DEALER WHO NOW HAS THE CAR HAS GIVEN ME A LOANER. I THINK THAT DRIVING THE CAR FOR EIGHT YEARS WITH THIS LAST TWO RECALLS, HAS DESTROYED IT.LIES HAVE BEEN TOLD BECAUSE A RECALL DATED 8/11/2016, 3 DAYS AFTER MY PURCHASE CONTRACT, AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THIS RECALL NON WORK DONE.
I PURCHASED A 2010 HS 250H LEXUS IN AUG 8, 2016. I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT IT HAS BEEN RECALLED 7 TIMES WITH SERIOUS UNDER THE HOOD ISSUES AND WAS TOLD THE ONLY ONE OUTSTANDING THE ONE I STUMBLED UPON DUE TO RESEARCH. THIS CAR HAS RUINED MY LIFE.IT HAS NEEDED ALL SORT OF REPAIRS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. MOST OF THE TIME IT HAS HAD TO JUST SIT IN THE YARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS AND STILL IS, AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.. IT STARTED JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER MY DEALER WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT. IT CUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE,ETC. ONE DAY DURING WORK TRAFFIC IT CUT OFF ON ME AND TRAFFIC STAYED BACKED UP FOR MILES BEFORE I COULD CALL AND PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK. IN FACT, NOWADAYS, THAT'S BEEN THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET IT TO AND FROM THE REPAIR SHOP. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT I SOCKED MUCH OF MY SAVINGS INTO THIS CAR BECAUSE I HAD JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED MY TEACHING CERTIFICATION AND EXPECTED TO BE WORKING FULL TIME AND WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS. I'VE RECEIVED NUMEROUS OFFERS TO APPLY FOR NUMEROUS TEACHING POSITIONS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO APPLY DUE TO THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. I HAVE A LOAN AND INSURANCE THAT HAD TO BE MAINTAINED. I ALSO HAVE A MORTGAGE THAT I EXPECTED TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR DUE TO MY NEWLY ACQUIRED CERTIFICATION AND OBTAINING A DEPENDABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION BECAME A NECCESITY. AT THIS POINT I HAVE HAD TO MOVE IN WITH RELATIVES BECAUSE I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD THE HOUSE AND DUE TO CONTINUOUS CAR REPAIR COST, MAY EVEN BE LOSING THE NON OPERATING 2010 LEXUS HS250H, THAT I HAVE BASICALLY NEVER BEEN ABLE UTILIZE FOR A BETTER LIFE FOR MYSELF. THE LEXUS DEALER WHO NOW HAS THE CAR HAS GIVEN ME A LOANER. I THINK THAT DRIVING THE CAR FOR EIGHT YEARS WITH THIS LAST TWO RECALLS, HAS DESTROYED IT.LIES HAVE BEEN TOLD BECAUSE A RECALL DATED 8/11/2016, 3 DAYS AFTER MY PURCHASE CONTRACT, AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THIS RECALL NON WORK DONE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEXUS OF MELBOURNE (6927 BROMLEY DR., MELBOURNE, FL 32940) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V619000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEXUS OF MELBOURNE (6927 BROMLEY DR., MELBOURNE, FL 32940) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V619000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2010 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, SLIP INDICATOR LAMP, BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR, AND MASTER INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT LEXUS OF ROUTE 10 (130 NJ-10, WHIPPANY, NJ 07981, (973) 319-7900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER INVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE FEE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT'S WIFE OWNS A 2010 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP, SLIP INDICATOR LAMP, BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR, AND MASTER INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT LEXUS OF ROUTE 10 (130 NJ-10, WHIPPANY, NJ 07981, (973) 319-7900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER INVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE FEE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS H250SH (NA). WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (JM LEXUS, 5353 W SAMPLE RD, MARGATE, FL 33071, 954-972-2000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY INVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JM LEXUS AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DECLINED TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS H250SH (NA). WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (JM LEXUS, 5353 W SAMPLE RD, MARGATE, FL 33071, 954-972-2000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY INVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JM LEXUS AGAIN WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT DECLINED TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AS I WAS SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AFTER THE CRASH I OBTAINED THE EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) READING FROM A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY TOYOTA. IT SHOWED THAT FOR THE LAST 5 SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH, I WAS APPLYING VERY LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL UP UNTIL THE LAST .8 SECONDS. FOR THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE EDR SHOWS THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK AND THE THROTTLE WAS AT NEARLY MAXIMUM VALUE. DURING THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE CAR WENT FROM 5 MPH TO 9.9 MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT FROM 1200 TO 2800. I DID NOT APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AT THIS TIME. I WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL. THIS IS A CASE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) SOFTWARE. SINCE THE EDR GETS IT DATA FROM THE ETC SOFTWARE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL ITSELF, IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS A FAULT, AS I WAS NOT APPLYING THE GAS DURING THE LAST SECOND BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO APPLY FULL PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL WHILE APPLYING THE BREAKS AT THE SAME TIME ON THIS CAR. FIRST OF ALL MY SHOE WIDTH IS SMALLER THAN THE SPACE BETWEEN BREAK AND GAS PEDALS. FURTHERMORE THE BREAK PEDAL IS ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO APPLY THE BREAKS AND FLOOR THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A CASE OF FAILED ELECTRONIC CONTROL SOFTWARE, WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SEVERAL LAWSUITS THAT TOYOTA HAS LOST RECENTLY. IN SPITE OF ALL THESE LOST CASES, A LOST CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, AND NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ACCIDENTS WITH NHTSA, TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SOFTWARE.
MY ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AS I WAS SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING PLACE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH CAUSED THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THE CAR THAT IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. AFTER THE CRASH I OBTAINED THE EVENT DATA RECORDER (EDR) READING FROM A CONTRACTOR HIRED BY TOYOTA. IT SHOWED THAT FOR THE LAST 5 SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH, I WAS APPLYING VERY LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL UP UNTIL THE LAST .8 SECONDS. FOR THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE EDR SHOWS THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK AND THE THROTTLE WAS AT NEARLY MAXIMUM VALUE. DURING THE LAST .8 SECONDS THE CAR WENT FROM 5 MPH TO 9.9 MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT FROM 1200 TO 2800. I DID NOT APPLY PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL AT THIS TIME. I WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BREAK PEDAL. THIS IS A CASE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL (ETC) SOFTWARE. SINCE THE EDR GETS IT DATA FROM THE ETC SOFTWARE AND NOT THE GAS PEDAL ITSELF, IT IS MOST LIKELY THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS A FAULT, AS I WAS NOT APPLYING THE GAS DURING THE LAST SECOND BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO APPLY FULL PRESSURE TO THE GAS PEDAL WHILE APPLYING THE BREAKS AT THE SAME TIME ON THIS CAR. FIRST OF ALL MY SHOE WIDTH IS SMALLER THAN THE SPACE BETWEEN BREAK AND GAS PEDALS. FURTHERMORE THE BREAK PEDAL IS ABOVE THE GAS PEDAL MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO APPLY THE BREAKS AND FLOOR THE GAS AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS A CASE OF FAILED ELECTRONIC CONTROL SOFTWARE, WHICH HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN SEVERAL LAWSUITS THAT TOYOTA HAS LOST RECENTLY. IN SPITE OF ALL THESE LOST CASES, A LOST CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, AND NUMEROUS DOCUMENTED ACCIDENTS WITH NHTSA, TOYOTA HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, WHICH IS FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL SOFTWARE.