April 13, 2010, 9:11 am

Consumer Reports Says Lexus GX 460 Is Unsafe

By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN


Consumers should not buy the 2010 Lexus GX 460 sport utility vehicle because of a handling problem that could lead to a rollover and possibly "serious injury or death," according to Consumer Reports magazine.

A "don't buy" warning is rare for the magazine, but there was no doubt it was necessary, said David Champion, the senior director of the Consumer Reports auto test division. The litmus test was whether the testers would want their families in the vehicle. The answer was no, he said, so "I wouldn't want anybody else in it."