Mar 24, 2019Fuel system
I STARTED TO SMELL A STRONG FUEL SMELL AT STARTUP INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THEN THE FUEL SMELL DISSIPATE AFTER DRIVEN.
NHTSA ODI 11191201
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What 13 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Lexus Ls460
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (13)Crash / fire / injury (1)Brakes (5)Electrical system (2)Engine (1)Engine & cooling (1)Fuel system (1)Steering (1)Suspension (1)
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Working with the data? Download all 13 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Lexus Ls460 verdict →