1993 LEXUS LS400 Complaints

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT COME ON UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP, SOMETIME IT TAKES 30 MINUTES. YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST YOUR GOING,FUEL LEVEL OR ANYTHING RELATED TO DASH LIGHTS. *JB

DIGITAL DASHBOARD PROBLEMS THIS IS MY SECOND LEXUS LS , AND ON BOTH CARS THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO WORK . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST YOUR ARE GOING , AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS OR ANT LOCKING SYSTEM THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS TO LATE. *NM

1993 LEXUS LS 400 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE - SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE DO NOT WORK IN COLD WEATHER UNTIL VEHICLE WARMS UP. OCCASIONALLY THE ELECTROLUMINESCENT INSTRUMENT LIGHTING FAILS TOO. EITHER SITUATION RESULTS IN A SAFETY CONCERN RELATED TO VEHICLE OPERATION. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS MODEL YEAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS OTHER COMPLAINANTS HAVE STATED, THIS CLEARLY SEEMS TO BE A RECURRENT AND COMMON FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE AND IMPEDES THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD ASK THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRACKETS USED TO HOLD THE HOOD OPEN FAILED TO KEEP PRESSURE AND ALLOWED THE HOOD TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL LIGHT FAILURE..UNABLE TO READ FUEL QUANTITY OR SPEED..PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM I WILL HOLD THE NHTSA SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL ACCIDENTS INCLUDING SPEEDING TICKETS PERTAINING TO THIS VEHICLE AS FROM TODAY 09/23/06. I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE THAT YOU CONTACT THIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURE AND URGE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL REGARDING THIS MAJOR SAFETY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NM

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE LEXUS AUTOS THAT I OWN AND OWNED IN THE PAST. IT INVOLVES THE GAS CYLINDER THAT HOLDS THE HOOD UP. AFTER A FEW YEARS THE GAS LEAKS OUT MAKING THE HOOD A HAZARD BY COMING DOWN ON YOUR HEAD UNEXPECTEDLY. IF IT IS A WARM DAY, IT STAYS UP A LITTLE LONGER THAN A COLD DAY. I HAVE TO USE A PAPER CLAMP TO HOLD THE HOOD UP. I TOOK THIS PROBLEM UP WITH THE LEXUS COMPANY WITH NO INTEREST. SO I AM TAKING IT UP WITH YOU PEOPLE. WHY DON'T THEY USE SPRINGS LIKE THE OLDER CARS USE. THEY NEVER COME DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. *NM

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK ON THURSDAY. AFTER WORK WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME, I SMELLED GAS. WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR WAS SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. MY SON ALMOST OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE SMOKE; HE BURNED HIS FINGER. A PASSERBY TOLD HIM NOT TO OPEN IT BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE. MY SON CALLED 911. I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY THE FIRE STARTED, BUT IT STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THE 93 LEXUS, LS 400. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE 95, WHERE A FIRE CAN START UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. IS MY YEAR FINE. THE CAR IS TOTALED. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BACK LIGHTING FOR THE GAUGE CLUSTER DID NOT COME ON, UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. THE MILEAGE WAS NOT RECORDED PROPERLY. THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GASOLINE. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NO STAY LIGHTED IN THE DARKNESS, AND NOTHING ON THE DASHBOARD WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY DETERMINED THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB

HELLO, HAVE A 1993 LS400, WHICH HAS BAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NO LIGHTS TURN ON IN COLD DAYS. THE FUEL GAUGE IS ALSO NOT WORKING, EVEN THE TRIP COMPUTER DOSE NOT RECORD WHILE THE LIGHTS ARE OFF. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND OUT HOW MUCN FUEL IS LEFT. THIS CAR IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE IS REALLY FRUSTRATED ABOUT THE WHOLE SITTUATION BECAUSE THE GAS RAN OUT TWICE IN LAST MONTH AND SHE WAS STUCK ON THE ROAD. DEALER ARE ASKING 1200-1500 TO FIX THIS WHICH IS NOT FAIR BECAUSE THIS IS MANUFACTURE DEFECT THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL.*AK I BOUGHT LEXUS BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY HERE IS THE COMPANY IN RELENTLESS PERSUIT OF PERFECTION, MAYBE NOT I WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING LEXUS AGAIN. THANKS JIGAR. *AK

I BECAME A VICTIM OF A CURBSTONER ON AUGUST 30, 2004, WHEN I BOUGHT A USED VEHICLE (93 LEXUS LS400, VIN: [XXX]) FROM A "SUPPOSED" WASHINGTON AUTO DEALER. HIS DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] HE DID NOT CHECK ANY BOXES ON ODOMETER DISCLOSURE/TITLE EXTENSION STATEMENT, AND TOLD ME THAT VEHICLES OLDER THAN 10 YEARS ARE EXEMPT FROM MILEAGE STATEMENT REQUIREMENT. HE WROTE DOWN EXEMPT IN PLACE OF ODOMETER READING. WHEN I CHECKED WITH THE LEXUS SERVICE CENTER AFTER THE PURCHASE, THEY GAVE ME THE HISTORY OF THE VEHICLE WHICH SHOWS THAT THE MILEAGE IS 230,086 INSTEAD OF 86,223. I PAID $6,951 BY A CASHIER'S CHECK. I USED EXPERIAN AUTOCHECK SERVICES AND THIS ODOMETER DISCREPANCY DID NOT SHOW ON THEIR RECORDS. MARK VAYNER INTENTIONALLY AND MATERIALLY DEFRAUDED ME. UTILIZING THE E-BAY MOTORS VEHICLE PURCHASE PROTECTION PLAN, I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO FORMALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ODOMETER FRAUD. NOW, WHAT CAN I DO AT THIS POINT? PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANKS. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX]. *AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)