Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing: Engine
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 4, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 101,584. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 vehicles manufactured June 19, 2006, through July 12, 2011; and model year 2006-2011 Lexus IS350 vehicles manufactured May 27, 2005, through July 13, 2011; and model year 2010-2011 Lexus IS350c vehicles manufactured November 25, 2009, through July 19, 2011. These vehicles, equipped with the 2GR-FSE engine, use bolts to secure the housing and sprocket of the Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) system gear assembly. These bolts could become loose due to abnormal impacts generated within the gear assembly immediately after a cold start-up.
The risk
The loose bolts could cause the VVT gear housing and sprocket to separate and result in the engine stopping while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will replace the VVT unit free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Lexus GS 350 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Lexus IS 350 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Lexus IS 350c | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Lexus GS 350 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Lexus IS 350 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Lexus IS 350c | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Lexus GS 350 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 Lexus IS 350 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Lexus GS 350 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 Lexus IS 350 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 Lexus GS 350 | 57 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 Lexus IS 350 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 Lexus IS 350 | 93 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V395000.
Full record for the 2011 Lexus GS 350 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →