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2005 Lexus IS300 Engine problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2005 Lexus IS300's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 12% of all its complaints, most recently on August 5, 2015. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Body, doors & structureEngine & cooling

Not sure if this is the correct forum. My car has a defect that is not considered a safety defect toyota lexus is repairing all vehicles 2006 and up leaving mine out where can I go for help please I went to servco lexus and they treated me very badly [[redacted]] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

Filed Incident Structure · EngineNHTSA 10746615
Engine & coolingAcceleration & cruise control

Coasting into a parking spot , my foot not on the gas , the car took off. I had to slam my foot on the brake and with the help of the parking spot stopper the car stopped. The car felt like it was going to go over the stopper. *Tr

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10453704

Lexus IS300 engine complaints by year

IS300 engine problems, every year

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