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Consumer Reports rarely comes out with a "don't buy" on a new vehicle, but it is saying that with respect to a Lexus SUV, the 2010 Lexus GX 460. The problem is that when pushed to its limits on CR's track’s handling course, the rear of the GX slid out until the vehicle was almost sideways before the electronic stability control system was able to regain control. This, CR explains, could lead to a rollover accident, which could cause serious injury or death.

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The typical new car has 20 million lines of code with as many as 2,000 bugs according to Dr Keith Armstrong, an electrical engineer. In a recent press conference hosted by ToyotaTruth.com, he and other experts opined that under certain conditions, one or more bugs may cause a car to suddenly accelerate. But finding the bug after the fact may be almost impossible.

One problem is that each car manufacturer considers its code proprietary ruling out collaborative efforts to improve the safety of the computerized controls on each manufacturer's code.

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