1993 LEXUS LS400 Complaints

THE INSTURMENT PANEL ON MY 93 LEXUS LS400 WORKS ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS WARM. IF THERE'S COLD ENOUGH WEATHER IT WILL NEVER LIGHT UP. I WORK ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM HOME AND I NEVER CAN SEE HOW FAST I'M GOING, HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, ETC. THE ONLY TIME IT EVER COMES ON IS IF IT'S VERY WARM OUT AND I DRIVE FOR 45 MINUTES OR MORE.*AK

THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER NEEDLES ON MY DASHBOARD WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ARE USUALLY STUCK AT "0," BUT SPORADICALLY JUMP TO LIFE ON OCCASION AND WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. VERY FRUSTRATING. THE CAR IS A 1993 LEXUS LS400. *LA

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE A '93 LEXUS LS400. APPARENTLY, 80% OF THESE CARS IN THIS YEAR HAVE FAULTY INSTUMENT PANELS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH NEEDLES DO NOT WORK, GAS GAUGE IS HARDLY RESPONSIVE, AND AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON LEAVING THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS OF COURSE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW, WHICH LEXUS SHOULD HELP RESOLVE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LINGERING FOR OVER 6 YEARS NOW BECAUSE LEXUS HAS QUOTED ME AT $1500 TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD!!!! HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS??? MAYBE PEOPLE NEED TO DIE IN CAR ACCIDENTS FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION AND GET THESE FAULTY PARTS RECALLED!!!!!! I REFUSE TO SPEND HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ALREADY GAVE LEXUS OVER $50,000 FOR THE CAR AND SERVICE. MY OPINION ABOUT LEXUS AND ITS "PERSUIT FOR PERFECTION" HAS CHANGED; THEY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF THIEVES. IF YOU SEARCH YOUR RECORDS I AM SURE THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SOME ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CARLOS.*AK

THE FRONT SEAT BELT BECAME UNBUCKLED WITHOUT PUSHING THE RELEASE BUTTON. ALSO, FRONTO SEAT BELT GOT STUCK IN THE LOCKED POSITION. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DOES NOT TURN ON IN THE MORNING, AN IT TAKES 30-45 MIN TO FLICKER AND LIGHT UP. THE COST TO INSTALL AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR NEW MOTHERBOARD AND LABOR IS ~$1,100. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL ITEM BY LEXUS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE DONE WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO MITIGATE THIS ISSUE. *LA

I AM EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 1993 LEXUS LS400. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 70 DEGREES, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES COMPLETELY OUT. THE DASH BOARD PANEL FAILS TO LIGHT UP IN THE MORNINGS WHEN I START THE CAR. I HAVE TO BE DRIVING FOR 45 MIN'S TO AN HOUR BEFORE IT STARTS FLICKERING THEN EVENTUALLY COMES BACK ON. IF I TURN ON THE A/C ON RE-CIRCULATING MODE, IT GOES BACK OFF WHEN EVER THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR GETS COOL. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING SINCE I AM NOT ABLE TO TELL WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY CAR, NO GAS GAUGE, NO TEMP GAUGE, NO SPEEDOMETER GAUGE, NO TACHOMETER NO NOTHING. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH UNIT AT A COST PLUS LABOR TOTALING BETWEEN $1500 - $2000. AFTER CHECKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE, THEY TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE AND A VERY DANGEROUS ONE. LEXUS NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE TO HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY RETURN EMAIL OR GIVE ME A CALL AT (973) 503-517 TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER IN MORE DETAILS. *JB THANK YOU. *JB

1993 LEXUS LS 400- DASH ILLUMINATION FAILS, PREVENTING DRIVER FROM SEEING SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS AND GEAR INDICATOR. THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND A RECALL IS REQUIRED. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN THE MORNINGS, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE INFORMATION ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH. *AK *JB

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB THE VEHICLE HAD TAKEN 30 MINUTES OF WARMING BEFORE THE PANEL TURNED ON AND THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 93 AND 94 MODEL LS 400'S. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES DASH LIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER THEN ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACING. *NLM *SCC