TOYOTA announced a problem with the LEXUS affecting a total of 223 vehicles.
An inner part of the transmission, may receive a greater force than originally anticipated should the driver operate the accelerator pedal quickly. This may result in a small piece of metal becoming dislodged, and in the worst case it may become lodged in the parking lock mechanism. Thus in the resulting in the parking brake failing to operated when "P" is selected on the transmission. Vehicles built from 08/01/2003 to 01/12/2004 are at risk.
The following remedial action is necessary to address this problem. Recall likely to be affected vehicles and replace the transmission.
Vehicles with the following identification numbers are affected:
If you think that your vehicle may be affected by this recall you should
find your nearest TOYOTA dealer
who will be able to confirm whether or not your car is safe and arrange its free repair if necessary.
Source: UK Government's Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA).
