The Japanese automaker Toyota has stopped the sales of a SUV Lexus GX 460 after the findings published by the Consumer Reports. The publication labeled the car as "Don't buy: Safety Risk".
Consumer Reports conducts tests for every reviewed product. While doing a common test drive for SUVs, the experts found that when turning the car, the driver can't regain stability control fast enough, which can cause the car to roll over.
To be more sure with the results, the test-drive was done for another car of the same model, which showed the same result.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was informed about the issue. Consumer Reports has informed Toyota as well. This resulted in an announcement from the company, which told Toyota takes the reports seriously. This later on resulted into a stop in sales.
The issue concerned only Lexus GX 460, though another car, Toyota 4Runner is built on the same platform.
The overall buzz in the news has confused many customers, who though they have bought a lemon.
But actually, to be considered a lemon a car should meet the following points under the California Lemon law
A reasonable number of repairs should have been done within the first 18 months or 18,000 miles.
The manufacturer has had a reasonable number of attempts to repair the vehicle. This can be identified by:
-The manufacturer has had two or more opportunities to fix a problem, which could cause a safety issue with a death or serious body injury.
- The buyer ahs at least once notified the manufacturer about the issue and the dealer or the manufacturer has had four or more attempts to repair.
-The vehicle has been out of service for a cumulative total of more than 30 days since the delivery because of the repair attempts.
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