2011 Lexus Ct Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine (3) · Structure:body (1) · Air Bags (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Air Bags:side/Window 2016-06-30 · campaign 16V487000 · 482,002 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 Toyota Prius, 2010 and 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, and 2011-2012 Lexus CT200h vehicles. A weld in the curtain shield air bag inflator may crack causing one or both portions of the inflator to eject into the passenger cabin.
Risk: If either portion of the curtain shield air bag inflator ejects into the passenger cabin, there is an increased risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will install retention brackets to the curtain shield air bags, free of charge. The recall began on October 17, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota Customer Service Department at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is Toyota G0U, and Lexus GLJ.
Service bulletins (269)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2025-12-15 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2026 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Service Brakes 2025-07-16 · 21LE01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
all vins under 21le01 are expired as of july 10, 2025 although the brake booster and brake booster pump assemblies are covered by lexus’ new vehicle limited warranty for 4 years or 50,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at lexus care about the customers’ ownership experience. lexus is providing co
Structure:body 2025-02-07 · L-SB-0017-19 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2010 – 2026 model year lexus vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of rapgard™. the paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard™. the wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on
Structure:body 2025-02-07 · L-SB-0017-19 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2010 – 2026 model year lexus vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of rapgard™. the paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard™. the wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Showing the 6 most recent of 269 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-02-26 · Engine · 147,000 mi“i experienced loud engine vibration at cold starts for a couple of weeks, then i started seeing white smoke from my tailpipe. i took my vehicle to lexus river-center, covington, ky, on 14feb19 to complete tsb l-sb-0004-13 which replaces the intake manifold with a new part number. the vibrations and white smoke seemed to be remedied; however, a week…”
2018-08-02 · Structure:body“takata recall involves problems that crack welds. it should be fixed.…”
2018-02-19 · Engine“my engine, when in use, burns oil. it will burn about 5 quarts over the time between oil changes. i have contacted lexus about this issue, and although they (and toyota) have a service bulletin regarding the 2zr-fxe engine (the same one found in my car and various prius models) they've told me that this is a very rare issue. this is the second e…”
2017-01-05 · Air Bags“tl* the contact owns a 2011 lexus ct 200h. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v487000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the vin was not availa…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.