Toyota Claims Lexus Engine Fault Due To Components;

Toyota, announced that defective components may be responsible for the engine flaw that may cause up to 270,000 models to stall. Toyota models can be purchased at a Minneapolis Toyota dealer. Volkswagen has not had recall issues as of late and their models can be test driven at a local Volkswagen dealer or at a Bradenton used cars dealer.

The general manager of Lexus for the United States, Mark Templin, said that the defect in the engine might have been resulting from "contaminated materials used in valve springs."

Toyota is facing criticism from auto safety proponents and others after having to issue recalls of over 10 million models total for various problems. Toyota is currently attending government meetings about how to deal with the defects and the reason why they were happening.

Up to 7 Lexus models and a few other Toyota models might be affected by the defect. Toyota is currently planning its next steps on dealing with problems related to the defect. So far there are no reported injuries from the car defect.

Affected models may include the Lexus GS 350, GS 450h, GS 460, IS 350, LS 460, LS 600h and LS 600hL, and the Toyota Crown, Toyota said today. There may be up to 90,000 vehicles in Japan that are affected by the defect.

Recent problems with the HS250h Lexus model prompted a recall of Lexus HS250h sedans. The sedans were recalled due to a risk of automobile fire during a fuel leak that was found during government safety crash tests. The recall was issued last week for those models.

Toyota is hoping that the problem is not serious and they will likely announce a move in the upcoming days as to how they are going to address the fault. The company may or may not choose to perform a recall.