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1992 Lexus SC300 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.
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Latest Oct 10, 2011
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.
4
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 Sep 19, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 Lexus SC300. 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 1–10 of 10

Transmission
Filed Oct 10, 2011

CLUTCH PEDAL (5 SPD. MANUAL) BROKE IN HALF NEAR PIVOT POINT, AND FELL ON FLOOR. *KB

NHTSA ID
10429337
Incident
Oct 7, 2011
Mileage
170,000 mi
Transmission
Filed May 11, 2005
Crash reported1 injury reported

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED MOVING. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE JUMPED INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP IT. THE CONSUMER IS AWAITING THE SERVICE DEALER TO COME TO THE INCIDENT LOCATION.

NHTSA ID
10120701
Incident
May 9, 2005
Visibility
Filed Mar 22, 2004

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A POWER WINDOW PROBLEM. WINDOWS WENT DOWN BUT WON'T GO UP. DRIVER WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR WAS BAD, AND REPLACEMENTS WILL COST $1000.00. *AK

NHTSA ID
10064655
Mileage
85,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Aug 14, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported

VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 50 MPH. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10033905
Incident
Apr 1, 2002
Mileage
110,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jul 28, 2003
Fire reported

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10031259
Incident
Jun 9, 2003
Filed Apr 21, 2003

THE VEHICLES GAUGES WERE HARD TO SEE DURING THE DAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM *TS

NHTSA ID
10017216
Incident
Apr 21, 2003
Mileage
120,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 31, 2001

GAS FUMES DETECTED IN CAR AND TRUCK. TOOK TO LEXUS OF ANNAPOLIS, MD. IN JULY 2001. THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK AS IT HAD A LEAK ON 7-23-01. I AM RETURNING THE CAR TO LEXUS OF ANNAPOLIS AS I AM STILL DETECTING FUMES IN THE CAR ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 FOR A NEW INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE FUMES HAVE AFFECTED ME.

NHTSA ID
751463
ElectricalInterior & seatsPowertrain (other)
Filed Apr 23, 2001

CD PLAYER DOES NOT FUNCITON PROPERLY, OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAM PROBLEMS TO ME ; SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL NOT LIGHT UP AND CAN NOT TELL SPEED DUE TO THE LIGHTING SETUP OF INSTRUMETN PANEL SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME BY FRIENDS WHO OWN SAME CAR

NHTSA ID
744394
Incident
May 1, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jun 9, 1997

WHEN FOOT BRAKE IS DEPRESSED IT REACHES THE SAME HORIZONTAL PLANE AS THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WILL ON OCCASION ACCELERATE, ONCE RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
518280
Incident
Jun 4, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 19, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

DURING REAR IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK FELL BACKWARDS. *AK

NHTSA ID
801539
Incident
Mar 18, 1996

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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