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2015 Lexus IS Engine problems

Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2015 Lexus IS's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 11% of all its complaints, most recently on October 3, 2023. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Injuries
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Engine complaints

Wheels & tiresBrakesEngine & cooling

On Friday, September 15, 2023 3:00PM, I had a "horrible" experience with my Lexus this weekend and sudden unintended acceleration. I was sitting at a red light, with my foot on the brake. Without warning the engine began to rev, the tires squealed and the car lurched forward. I through the car into park & turned of the car as quickly as I could react and "thank god" no one was injured and there was no accident. I was in the car with my wife and she reminded me she had a similar experience a month ago. I didn't...

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know what to think when she told me. Until I experienced it myself I didn't really understand how dangerous this problem is. She experience this sudden unintended acceleration when the car was in park after she got in the car and started it. I've read of this sudden unintended acceleration but never experienced it until this weekend. It was exactly this.. an unintended, unexpected, uncontrolled acceleration of a vehicle, accompanied by an apparent loss of braking effectiveness. This was not driver error. It is some kind of mechanical, software problem, electrical problem, or some combination of these factors. There was no driver error. This is not an issue with the floor mats. I drove the car home into the garage. I took it to the dealership the first available appointment on Monday. I had another incident on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. I was at the gym. My wife went to move my car as my parking time limit in La Jolla had expired. She experience sudden unintended acceleration when the car was in park after she got in the car and started it. The car had high engine revs and the car lurched forward while in park. The Lexus Dealership kept the car for a week. Mileage 67,249 Vehicle Report - [[redacted]]. Reviewed and analyzed by Lexus Factory. No recommended repairs are needed or required at this time. I opened TAS Case# [[redacted]] . I contacted Lexus Product Liability Team Case # [[redacted]] but, no one from corporate will look at the car. What should do? [[redacted]] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Incident Wheels · Service brakes · EngineNHTSA 11548073

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