Interior & seats
Filed May 25, 2007
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY '93 LS 400 IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS COLD IT WON'T LIGHT UP. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH LEXUS VEHICLES FOR YEARS AND I WANT TO LEND MY VOICE TO THE MANY WHO HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO DO WITH A DESIGN FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS COMPONENT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $2000 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NEVER EXIST. THE WORST PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE NEW MODULE WILL HAVE THE SAME DESIGN FLAW THAT THE OLD ONE HAS. EVEN MY '58 CHEVY HAD A SPEEDOMETER THAT WORKED. I BELIEVE THAT LEXUS HAS TAKEN A HEAD IN THE SAND ATTITUDE TOWARD THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 10191753
- Incident
- May 25, 2007
Interior & seats
Filed Nov 13, 2004
INSTRUMENT PANEL IS UNREADABLE--LIGHTING IS COMPLETELY OUT. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10098790
- Incident
- Oct 10, 2004
- Mileage
- 80,500 mi
Body & structureDriver assistanceFuel system+2 more
Filed Apr 25, 2004
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE A '93 LEXUS LS400. APPARENTLY, 80% OF THESE CARS IN THIS YEAR HAVE FAULTY INSTUMENT PANELS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH NEEDLES DO NOT WORK, GAS GAUGE IS HARDLY RESPONSIVE, AND AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON LEAVING THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS OF COURSE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW, WHICH LEXUS SHOULD HELP RESOLVE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LINGERING FOR OVER 6 YEARS NOW BECAUSE LEXUS HAS QUOTED ME AT $1500 TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD!!!! HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS??? MAYBE PEOPLE NEED TO DIE IN CAR ACCIDENTS FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION AND GET THESE FAULTY PARTS RECALLED!!!!!! I REFUSE TO SPEND HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ALREADY GAVE LEXUS OVER $50,000 FOR THE CAR AND SERVICE. MY OPINION ABOUT LEXUS AND ITS "PERSUIT FOR PERFECTION" HAS CHANGED; THEY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF THIEVES. IF YOU SEARCH YOUR RECORDS I AM SURE THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SOME ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CARLOS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10067776
- Incident
- Feb 2, 1998
- Mileage
- 65,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 2, 2003
INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DOES NOT TURN ON IN THE MORNING, AN IT TAKES 30-45 MIN TO FLICKER AND LIGHT UP. THE COST TO INSTALL AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR NEW MOTHERBOARD AND LABOR IS ~$1,100. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL ITEM BY LEXUS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE DONE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO MITIGATE THIS ISSUE. *LA
- NHTSA ID
- 10041121
- Incident
- Dec 15, 2002
- Mileage
- 105,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 16, 2003
I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 1993 LEXUS LS400. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 70 DEGREES, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES COMPLETELY OUT. THE DASH BOARD PANEL FAILS TO LIGHT UP IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I START THE CAR. I HAVE TO BE DRIVING FOR 45 MIN'S TO AN HOUR BEFORE IT STARTS FLICKERING THEN EVENTUALLY COMES BACK ON. IF I TURN ON THE A/C ON RE-CIRCULATING MODE, IT GOES BACK OFF WHEN EVER THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR GETS COOL. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE I AM NOT ABLE TO TELL WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR, NO GAS GAUGE, NO TEMP GAUGE, NO SPEEDOMETER GAUGE, NO TACHOMETER NO NOTHING. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH UNIT AT A COST PLUS LABOR TOTALING BETWEEN $1500 - $2000. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE, THEY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. LEXUS NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE TO HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY RETURN EMAIL OR GIVE ME A CALL AT (973) 503-517 TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER IN MORE DETAILS. *JB THANK YOU. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10039012
- Incident
- Sep 2, 2003
- Mileage
- 103,440 mi
EngineFuel systemInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Aug 21, 2003
1993 LEXUS LS 400- DASH ILLUMINATION FAILS, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM SEEING SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS AND GEAR INDICATOR. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND A RECALL IS REQUIRED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10033277
- Incident
- Jul 29, 2003
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 17, 2003
DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK UNTIL VEHICLE HAS BEE DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.
- NHTSA ID
- 10002871
- Incident
- Nov 1, 2002
- Mileage
- 88,000 mi
Fuel systemInterior & seats
Filed Jan 17, 2003
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN MY '93 LEXUS LS400 GOES DEAD INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, EVERY INDICATOR STOPS WORKING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGES DO NOT OPERATE. THIS HAS CAUSED 2 CLOSE CALLS RECENTLY FOR MY WIFE. SHE RAN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ONCE. SHE JUST GOT A SPEEDING TICKET THIS WEEK FOR 45MPH IN A 35MPH ZONE. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 10002838
- Incident
- Jan 13, 2003
- Mileage
- 93,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 17, 2003
LEXUS - 93 LS400 - DASH CLUSTER NO LONGER SHOWS SPEED, ENGINE RPM, AND FUEL LEVEL. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 10002833
- Incident
- Mar 6, 1992
- Mileage
- 97,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 8, 2003
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING ADISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS *DT
- NHTSA ID
- 10002336
- Incident
- Dec 28, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 23, 2002
THE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE READINGS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TS SCC
- NHTSA ID
- 10001378
- Incident
- Dec 1, 2002
- Mileage
- 130,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 20, 2001
DOOR LOCK WILL NOT RELEASE ON DRIVERS SIDE. *YH
- NHTSA ID
- 785459
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2001
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.