{"id":547397,"date":"2010-04-29T16:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-29T20:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/29\/lexus-resumes-sales-of-gx-460-software-update-available-to-owne\/"},"modified":"2010-04-29T16:29:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-29T20:29:00","slug":"lexus-resumes-sales-of-gx-460-software-update-available-to-owners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/547397","title":{"rendered":"Lexus resumes sales of GX 460, software update available to owners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2010 Lexus GX 460 – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nSixteen days after the Lexus GX 460<\/a> landed on Consumer Reports<\/em> “Do Not Buy” list<\/a> and Toyota issued a stop-sale on the luxury ‘ute<\/a>, Lexus has developed a fix for the stability control issue discovered by CR and has begun rolling out the fix.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued by Mark Templin, the Lexus<\/a> Group Vice President and General Manager says that the automaker’s engineers were able to recognize and develop a remedy<\/a> for the stability control system which CR deemed unsafe during its “Throttle Lift Off” test.<\/p>\n

In addition to resuming sales, dealers began contacting customers yesterday to start issuing the software update and Lexus owners can expect their GXs to be reprogrammed within a week. For owners who still don’t wish to drive their affected SUV, Lexus will continue to offer a courtesy vehicle free of charge. Full details in the press release after the jump.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: First Drive: 2010 Lexus GX460<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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