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Family Wakes, Finds Lexus in Their Pool

Tue, 15 May 2012 09:57:10 CDT

It might've seemed like the most fantastic Mother's Day gift ever had a taken a very wrong turn when the Diaz family awoke Sunday to find a Lexus—at the bottom of their swimming pool. The Southern California family says that drivers navigating the tricky intersection next to their house...

Toyota Settles Runaway Lexus Crash for $10M

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:13:45 CST

Toyota agreed to pay $10 million to the family of four people killed in a runaway Lexus crash that led to recalls of millions of vehicles, attorneys said today. The automaker had sought to keep the settlement amount confidential, but a judge ruled in favor of arguments by the AP...

Toyota Recalls 1.5M Cars

Matt Cantor — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:00:00 CDT

Worries over brake fluid and fuel pump issues have prompted Toyota to recall 1.53 million Lexus, Avalon, and other models, largely in the US and Japan, the AP reports. The US will see some 740,000 models recalled, while 599,000 will be recalled in Japan. Over the last...

Toyota to Recall 270K Cars Over Faulty Engines

Rob Quinn — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:34:16 CDT

Toyota is preparing yet another recall, this time because of engine problems with it's top-end sedans. The company says Crown and seven models of Lexus suffer a valve-spring problem that can cause the engine to stall while the vehicle is moving, the AP reports. No official recall has been announced...

Toyota's Top Test Driver Killed in Lexus 'Supercar'

Nick McMaster — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:54:09 CDT

Toyota's chief test driver has been killed driving a prototype of a Lexus LFA "supercar." Hiromu Naruse, 67, apparently veered out of his lane and collided with test drivers in a BMW. The two drivers in the BMW survived, though one is in critical condition, AOL Autos reports. Naruse was...

Consumer Reports Lifts 'Don't Buy' Rating for Lexus SUV

Sarah Quinn — Fri, 07 May 2010 07:25:01 CDT

Consumer Reports has lifted the bombshell "Don't Buy" recommendation it dropped on the 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV, the AP reports. After the software that runs the vehicle's electronic stability control system was updated, the Lexus passed the emergency handling tests it had flunked last month. Toyota recalled thousands of...

Toyota Recalls Problem Lexus SUV

M. Morris — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:35:00 CDT

In the wake of a Consumer Reports warning, Toyota is recalling the 2010 Lexus GX 460. The automaker had already suspended sales of the SUV, which the magazine rated "don't buy" because of concerns the vehicle was prone to tipping over. Toyota confirmed the problem and said today the Vehicle...

Don't Buy This Lexus: Consumer Reports

M. Morris — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:50:00 CDT

The 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV is so dangerous that Consumer Reports has given it the rarely used "Don't Buy" designation, the magazine said today. The vehicle, which retails for about $52,000 to $57,000 , responded so badly "when pushed to its limits on a handling course" during routine...

Family of Cop Killed in Crash Sues Toyota

Rob Quinn — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:16:39 CST

Relatives of the California Highway Patrol officer whose death sparked the first wave of Toyota recalls are taking the automaker to court. Mark Saylor was killed along with his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law when his Lexus ES350 was involved in a high-speed crash on a freeway last summer. The relatives...