2008 Lexus LS460L

THE "STARTER" ON MY 2008 LEXUS LS 460 L FAILED AFTER ONLY 7 YEARS AND 114K MILES OF SERVICE. IT IS UNFATHOMABLE AND UNCONSCIONABLE THAT THE "STARTER" SHOULD FAIL IN 7 YEARS AT 114K MILES ON ANY VEHICLE; LEAVING ME WITH A $1,900 FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THE REPAIR JOB. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A "ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE" RECALL, ID # 86449, TO REPLACE THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS," CALLED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE "STARTER" IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS" REPAIR, THUS COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE "STARTER," THUS CAUSING THE "STARTER" TO FAIL PREMATURELY. BASED ON MY INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF "STARTER" FAILURE ON LEXUS VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS" RECALL REPAIR. IT IS MY INTENT TO BRING THIS INFORMATION TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE NHTSA, AS A POSSIBLE "RECALL" FOR A DEFECTIVE "STARTER," AND AS A REMEDY FOR LEXUS CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD RECALL ID # 86449 PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLES RESULTING IN THE COMPROMISINGLY OF THE "STARTER" AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL REPAIR. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED WITH THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN:10V309000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER IN ORDER TO RE RECALL 150 VEHICLES TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER REFERENCED THE VINS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED WITH THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAD THEN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT,HOWEVER,THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN TOWN AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER A WEEK LATER REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER GOING TO ACCOMIDATE HIM BECAUSE THE INSPECTORS THAT WERE SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND CLAIMED THAT THEY HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF CONTACTING THE DEALER FOR THE MATTER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.GB