Consumer Reports Lifts 'Don't Buy' Rating for Lexus SUV

Software update fixes handling problem
By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted May 7, 2010 7:25 AM CDT
Consumer Reports Lifts 'Don't Buy' Rating for Lexus SUV
A 2010 Lexus GX 460 is seen at a dealership in Portland, Maine.   (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach, file)

Consumer Reports has lifted the bombshell "Don't Buy" recommendation it dropped on the 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV, the AP reports. After the software that runs the vehicle's electronic stability control system was updated, the Lexus passed the emergency handling tests it had flunked last month. Toyota recalled thousands of the luxury SUVs and temporarily stopped selling them because of the failed test. Software updates are available at Lexus dealerships.
(More Consumer Reports Lexus stories.)

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