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1999 Lexus SC400 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 Mar 3, 2003
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Nov 10, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Lexus SC400. 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 1–2 of 2

Exterior lighting
Filed Mar 3, 2003

LEXUS HAD ONGOING HEADLAMP DESIGN SEAL DEFECTS. WATER VAPOR IN HEADLAMPS MADE THEM FOG UP. *AK 8JB

NHTSA ID
10007263
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 10, 1999

THE BRAKE PEDAL IS POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS ALSO PRESSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO STOP. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL COLLISIONS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
852761

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.

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