The GX 460 has been on sale for about three months in the US Japanese carmaker Toyota has announced that it will suspend sales in the US of one of its luxury vehicles. The move came after a US consumer organisation warned customers not to buy the Lexus GX 460 four-wheel drive because of fears it could roll over. The last time it judged a vehicle's performance unacceptable was in 2001. Toyota said it remained confident that the vehicle was safe, but would suspend its sale to identify and correct the safety issues identified. The carmaker has recalled over eight million cars globally due to safety fears over faulty accelerators, floor pedals that stuck in mats and braking issues. 'Injury risk' Consumer Reports said it had judged the Lexus GX 460 a "Don't Buy: Safety Risk" because of a problem experienced during its standard emergency-handling tests. "When pushed to its limits on our track's handling course, the rear of the GX we bought slid out until the vehicle was almost sideways before the electronic stability control system was able to regain control," it said. We will try to duplicate the Consumer Reports' test to determine if appropriate steps need to be taken
Toyota statement "We believe that in real-world driving, that situation could lead to a rollover accident, which could cause serious injury or death." However, it also said that it was not aware of any such reported incidents. The GX 460 has been on sale for about three months in the US and, according to the consumer group, about 5,000 vehicles have been sold. Toyota said in a statement: "Our engineers conduct similar tests and we feel these procedures provide a good indication of how our vehicles will perform in the real-world. "However, we will try to duplicate the Consumer Reports' test to determine if appropriate steps need to be taken." Toyota is currently facing a record $16.4m (£10.7m) fine from the US Transport Department for failing to notify it about defective accelerator pedals. The company must decide by the end of this week whether to challenge the fine.
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2010 Lexus GX 460.
Japanese auto maker Toyota is to temporarily suspend sales of its luxury Lexus GX 460 SUV following an unfavorable verdict from ''Consumer Reports'', which concluded ''"Don't Buy: Safety Risk,"'' the first such warning in almost a decade.

After conducting its standard emergency handling tests on the 2010 version of the Lexus GX 460, ''Consumer Reports'' became concerned that the rear of the vehicle had a tendency to slide out, which in real life situations could lead to rollovers. However, the consumer organisation is also unaware of any such incidents with the 5000 GX 460s sold since its launch three months ago.

Already embattled with ongoing safety issues with its vehicles, Toyota has been quick to act, though it did claim that the car was safe to drive and that it had passed internal safety standards. According to Toyota, "Lexus' extensive vehicle testing provides a good indication of how our vehicles perform and we are confident that the GX meets our high safety standards."