tex2670 - Thanks for the above explaination. Is this post by Jetson related and can you explain what caused that? The same thing happened to me on Sunday while I was driving 80+ mph on a 2 lane highway from Dallas to Houston. The gas light came on and I was planning to stop at the next exit but the "Check VSC" light came on, the car surged briefly and then started to decelerate quickly. I pulled over and turned it off and tried to turn on the car again, while also trying brake and gas pedals but it sputtered, lights flashed and died again. Several hours and $200 later, my dog, the car and I were all towed to the dealership in Houston. Several weeks before this, I was experiencing the low idle at stop lights.
I have a 2006 IS250 AWD and just got this bulletin as well. Unfortunately, I'm pretty ticked right now.
First of all, I'm 99% certain that this issue has been affecting my car since I've had it, especially the running rough when coming to a stop part. Also, twice, I have taken it to Lexus because of the misfiring. I was accelerating after slowing down, and the engine basically started shuddering, and I couldn't accelerate, or get above about 25 MPH. The check engine light was on and a "Check CVS" message was displayed on the console. Pretty much exactly what's described in the bulletin. The first time, they found a diag code and cleaned the carbon from the engine. The 2nd time, about 2 weeks ago, it happened, so I pulled into a parking lot, shut the car off for a while, and when I started it again, everything was back to normal. Once at the dealership, they said they couldn't find a diag code, and sent me home with no repairs done, but no bill either.
My car is ~90,000 miles. The dealership initially thought I had run out of gas but after I explained the low idle, they knew the issue and are doing the piston replacement. Really thankful the people at Westside Lexus are so great. Just curious if you had heard of the "check VSC" light and deceleration examples as well?
Received Csp For 2010 Is250
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tex2670 - Thanks for the above explaination. Is this post by Jetson related and can you explain what caused that? The same thing happened to me on Sunday while I was driving 80+ mph on a 2 lane highway from Dallas to Houston. The gas light came on and I was planning to stop at the next exit but the "Check VSC" light came on, the car surged briefly and then started to decelerate quickly. I pulled over and turned it off and tried to turn on the car again, while also trying brake and gas pedals but it sputtered, lights flashed and died again. Several hours and $200 later, my dog, the car and I were all towed to the dealership in Houston. Several weeks before this, I was experiencing the low idle at stop lights.
My car is ~90,000 miles. The dealership initially thought I had run out of gas but after I explained the low idle, they knew the issue and are doing the piston replacement. Really thankful the people at Westside Lexus are so great. Just curious if you had heard of the "check VSC" light and deceleration examples as well?