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Lexus IS250C Engine problems by year

9 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Lexus IS250C's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Engine complaints by model year

YearEngine complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest IS250C engine complaints

2011 Lexus IS250CEngine & cooling

Valley Plate Leak. The Valley Plate Leaks are notorious on this vehicle. There have been several forums about it.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11448300
2012 Lexus IS250CEngine & cooling

While stopped at a stop light vehicle RPM went very high. It reached the red zone. Vehicle started moving forward (while still on Drive and the brake pedal fully pressed). I immediately put the vehicle in Park. RPM continued to remain high. I removed my foot off the brake when the vehicle was in park. I turned the engine off, waited couple of seconds and turned it back on. At that point everything worked normally. Outside temperature was about 38 deg F. Car was not fully warmed up at the time. Floor mat had...

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nothing to do with this incident. After restarting the engine it is working fine without any adjustment to the floor mat. Incident could have resulted in major crash or injury. Luckily it happened when the vehicle was stopped at at red light. Putting the car in PARK and turning off the engine resolved the issue. This is a serious issue on 2012 IS250. Check engine light is not on. Vehicle will be taken to the Lexus dealer for checking. If the car was in drive, this kind of revving up of the engine would have caused serious accident. Also, if I had not put the car in Park, it would have overcome the braking power and pushed the car to the intersection at red light. Engine RPM went way too high (in the red zone). This is the first incident. This 2012 Lexus IS250 has 69364 miles.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11446748
2013 Lexus IS250CEngine & cooling

Valley plate leak due to the fact that toyota/lexus utilized the improper sealant and used the improper amount, leading to the heat exchanger leaking coolant once the original, inadequate sealant begins to disentegrate. This could cause a condition where the engine could fail and someone could get hurt. Furthermore, all isfs will eventually have a cracked rh manifold on the #8 runner. This can cause a fire hazard in addition to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11321929
2011 Lexus IS250CTransmission & drivetrainEngine & coolingFuel system

Fuel is not delivered to firing chamber due to failure of fuel pressure sensor. This will cause engine to shut off when on the road. No obd-ii code is present since the failure of the fuel pressure sensor will put the car in protected mode, no code can be read. When engine is shut off, it will have no power to steering or brake system, put driver in a very dangerous situation. I was lucky enough to find out after arriving home. The problem appeared the next morning.

Filed Incident Power train · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 11307324
2012 Lexus IS250CAirbagsBody, doors & structureEngine & coolingCrash1 injury

Takatabrantakata recall my vehicle was rear ended at 34 to 50 miles an hour. The vehicle behind me impacted me so hard that it pushed me into the vehicle in front of me and in turn she hit the vehicle in front of her. There was damaged to the front and side panels of my car as well. The air bags failed to deploy. I sustained and suffered injuries. This occurred on a busy city street while at a traffic light.

Filed Incident Air bags · Structure · EngineNHTSA 11234294
2012 Lexus IS250CElectrical systemBrakesEngine & coolingCrash

Unintended acceleration while inching into parking space at very slow rate of speed. Engine raced unexpectedly and car jumped curb with all 4 tires, across a small median, and down another curb with 3 tires, striking a parked car, which stopped forward motion.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Service brakes · EngineNHTSA 11122773
2013 Lexus IS250CEngine & cooling

The engine could stall in the middle of driving because of misfire. My lexus 250 only 40k mileage and always do proper maintenance to the engine every 3000 mile. I do research that lexus is 250 cause carbon build up because of the wrong design of the direct injection. Here's the youtube link: https://www.Youtube.Com/watch?V=ytquqflawr8. I brought the car to lexus dealer, they won't admitted, instead they blame me using a wrong fuel. Before I used 91octane shell, then I switch to 91octane chevron. Still has the problem. They should recall for this matter, because it's about safety and the engine could suddenly stall in the middle of driving.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11114087
2011 Lexus IS250CEngine & cooling

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 lexus is 250c. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle surged without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 20,000.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10550095

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