Cars
Though it's not E85, the gasoline you're purchasing at the gas station has some ethanol content. Because of their inability to deal with this ethanol content, the Lexus IS from model years 2006-2008 as well as the the Lexus LS from '07 and '08 and the Lexus GS from '06 and '07 are under a Recall banner from NHTSA.
- Lexus Issues Voluntary Recall On 245,000 Gs And Is Models In The U.s.
Lexus has issued a voluntary safety recall involving some 245,000 cars in the U.S. because of a potential defect that may cause fuel leakage. The models affected by the recall include the GS300 and GS350 from the 2006-2007MY, the IS 250 from the 2006-2009MY,...
- New Toyota Recall, This Time For Toyota Avalon And Highlander, And Lexus Gs300, Is250, And Is350
Toyota has announced a voluntary recall of some 740,000 vehicles in the United States to address a potential leak problem with a seal in the brake master cylinder. The models that are being recalled in the U.S. are the 2005-2006MY Toyota Avalon, 2004-2006MY...
- Lexus Brings Its Awd Hybrid Bike To The Uk
Lexus has been drastically improving its designs for the past few years now, evolving from tricked-out Toyota and outdated Mercedes clone to having its own, relatively unique lines throughout its model range. Now, Lexus wants to do the same thing for...
- Lexus Is 250c Convertible Raises The Heat In Sydney
We can't quite put our finger on it, but there was something scorching hot about the Lexus IS 250C Coupe Convertible that made its Asia-Pacific premier at the 2008 Australian International Motorshow in Sydney motorshow about a week after its Paris...
- 2009 Lexus Is And Is-f Facelift: 36 Official Photos, Details And U.s. Pricing
These are the first photos of the U.S. spec 2009 Lexus IS that is already available for order in the North American market. In Europe, the revised IS will be unveiled along with the IS Coupe Cabriolet Concept (see details here) at the Paris International...
Cars
LEXUS FORCED TO RECALL THE GS, IS, AND LS FOR POTENTIAL FUEL LEAKAGE ISSUE
Though it's not E85, the gasoline you're purchasing at the gas station has some ethanol content. Because of their inability to deal with this ethanol content, the Lexus IS from model years 2006-2008 as well as the the Lexus LS from '07 and '08 and the Lexus GS from '06 and '07 are under a Recall banner from NHTSA.These are, in case you hadn't noticed, three of the four rear-wheel drive cars which Lexus offers. Something is obviously shared by the gigantic LS, the midsize GS, and the small IS. NHTSA says 214,570 cars are potentiall involved in the Recall.
Indeed, these cars, when equipped with aluminum fuel delivery pipes, will be corroded by ethanol-laded fuels. While this may illuminate the engine malfunction light inside the car, the more serious issue resides in the fuel pipes where a pinhole may open up causing - obviously - leakage.
Specific Lexus models available over these model years:
2006 Lexus GS300 & GS430
2007 Lexus GS350 & GS430
2006-2007 Lexus IS250 & IS350
2008 Lexus IS250, IS350, and IS-F
2007 Lexus LS460
2008 Lexus LS460 & LS600h L
- Lexus Issues Voluntary Recall On 245,000 Gs And Is Models In The U.s.
Lexus has issued a voluntary safety recall involving some 245,000 cars in the U.S. because of a potential defect that may cause fuel leakage. The models affected by the recall include the GS300 and GS350 from the 2006-2007MY, the IS 250 from the 2006-2009MY,...
- New Toyota Recall, This Time For Toyota Avalon And Highlander, And Lexus Gs300, Is250, And Is350
Toyota has announced a voluntary recall of some 740,000 vehicles in the United States to address a potential leak problem with a seal in the brake master cylinder. The models that are being recalled in the U.S. are the 2005-2006MY Toyota Avalon, 2004-2006MY...
- Lexus Brings Its Awd Hybrid Bike To The Uk
Lexus has been drastically improving its designs for the past few years now, evolving from tricked-out Toyota and outdated Mercedes clone to having its own, relatively unique lines throughout its model range. Now, Lexus wants to do the same thing for...
- Lexus Is 250c Convertible Raises The Heat In Sydney
We can't quite put our finger on it, but there was something scorching hot about the Lexus IS 250C Coupe Convertible that made its Asia-Pacific premier at the 2008 Australian International Motorshow in Sydney motorshow about a week after its Paris...
- 2009 Lexus Is And Is-f Facelift: 36 Official Photos, Details And U.s. Pricing
These are the first photos of the U.S. spec 2009 Lexus IS that is already available for order in the North American market. In Europe, the revised IS will be unveiled along with the IS Coupe Cabriolet Concept (see details here) at the Paris International...