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2006 Lexus SC430 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 Aug 28, 2018
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 6, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Lexus SC430. 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

Airbags
Filed Aug 28, 2018

TAKATA INFLATORS OR POTENTIAL OF RUPTURED INFLATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THIS RECALL AS OF YET AND I DO SEE THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED IN MAY OF 2015. PLEASE NOTE NOTHING HAS HAPPENED BUT MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY COMMUNICATION ON THE RECALL AS OF YET.

NHTSA ID
11122880
Incident
Aug 27, 2018
Airbags
Filed Dec 1, 2015

15V285 RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED 6/15/15. .AS OF 12/1/15 LEXUS HAS NOT PROVIDED SUFFICIENT PARTS TO THE LAS VEGAS DEALER TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR.. 20 CARS ARE AHEAD OF MY REPAIR AND IT WILL BE SEVERAL WEEKS. MEANWHILE NO ONE SHOULD BE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. UNACCEPTABLE!

NHTSA ID
10807856
Incident
Dec 1, 2015
Airbags
Filed Sep 10, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS SC430. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
10762875
Incident
May 13, 2015
Airbags
Filed Sep 2, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS SC430. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V285000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
10761045
Incident
Jun 16, 2015
Electrical
Filed Aug 21, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS SC430. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VOLUME AND THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE ACTIVATED AND THE RADIO AND NAVIGATION FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

NHTSA ID
10750348
Incident
Jul 31, 2015
Mileage
33,000 mi
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Nov 6, 2009
Crash reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS SC430. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. CONSEQUENTLY HE CRASHED INTO 2 IRON GATES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16000.

NHTSA ID
10291217
Incident
Oct 26, 2009
Mileage
16,000 mi

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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