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1996 Lexus LX450 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
6
Latest Apr 1, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
3
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Oct 1, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Lexus LX450. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Suspension
Filed Apr 1, 2002
Crash reported

SUSPENSION TO HEAVY FOR THIS SUV. *AK

NHTSA ID
760054
Incident
Jul 10, 1996
Airbags
Filed Jan 23, 2002
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
8002688
BrakesHeating & air conditioningSuspension
Filed Jan 29, 2001
Crash reported

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
740070
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 26, 1999

HAVING TO REPLACE THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR. REPLACED AT 28,000 MILES NOW AGAIN AT 34,000 MILES. DO NOT RIDE BRAKES WHEN DRIVING. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER SAID THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRUCK BECAUSE OF IT'S WEIGHT. YET, DEALER IS CHARGING ME FOR REPAIRS !!!

NHTSA ID
706904
Incident
Nov 16, 1998
Suspension
Filed Oct 27, 1997

SHOCKS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
605507
Incident
Feb 2, 1996
Brakes
Filed Oct 1, 1997

BRAKE PADS WEAR EXCESSIVELY.

NHTSA ID
605095

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.

Data sources

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