Lexus IS350 Engine problems by year

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

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...

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.

Exhaust header leak, audible ticking sound once warmed up in drive

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.

In a traffic light about to make a left, when lights turned green it accelerated normally until speed was at 25-30mph its stopped there. Will only rev up to 2000 rpm would change gears but in its own desired time . Pulled over turn off the car turned it back on same happnd. Engine light went on and frm there it would run the same accelerate normally and remain in aflactuating speed of 2-30mph until now lexus of las vegas will not aknowledge elf recall stating my car is not included in their list. Will not honor all...

On march 11,2014, I stopped my car at the stop light behind another car. My car's engine suddenly started rev up. I applied the brake as much as I can. Buy my car started to move and hit the back of the car stopped in front of my car. Sudden unintended acceleration. *Tr