2000 LEXUS LX Complaints

Tire size is a P275 / 70 / R18 On 10/11/2025 I experienced a belt separation on my driver side rear tire which resulted in a noticeable bulge in the tread area. I had similar issues with two other matching tires in this set and one of them blew out leading to a rapid loss of air. I am sure if I wouldn't have been hyper-aware of early tell tale signs of this potential issue from the previous incidents, this tire may have also blown out on me. This is three out of the five General ATP tires in this set of five that have failed from the same belt separation issue.

A RAPID DISCHARGE OF BRAKE FLUID OCCURRED FROM THE ABS VALVE BODY ON THE MASTER CYLINDER. I DROVE THE VEHICLE THAT DAY AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER I WENT OUT TO MOVE IT AND WHEN I DID THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE WHERE IT WAS PARKED. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND FLUID WAS DRIPPING OFF THE FRAME RAIL ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD I COULD SEE FLUID DRIPPING AT ABOUT A DRIP A SECOND FROM BELOW THE MASTER CYLINDER/ABS VALVE BODY. THE DRIP RATE WAS DEPENDENT ON THE KEY BEING IN THE 'ON' POSITION AND THE BOOSTER PUMP RUNNING. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION THE DRIP APPEARS TO POSSIBLY BE COMING FROM A PORT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ABS VALVE BODY.

OWNER OF A NEWLY ACQUIRED '00 LX470 FROM TOYOTA/LEXUS. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT PASSED SAFETY AND MECHANIC INSPECTION. AFTER OWNING FOR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON STREET ROADS. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON SUDDENLY, AND I HEAR A HIGH-PITCHED BEEPING NOISE FROM THE DASH. WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, I AM MOVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT-COMPLETELY. AS IN, PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO SLOWING. WAS FORCED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, THANKFULLY WITH NO INJURIES OR CRASH. WENT TO GET A PROFESSIONAL INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER/ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. THIS REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY, AND HAS SO FAR AMOUNTED TO NEARLY 5K TO FIX. UNSURE AS TO HOW TOYOTA HAS NOT RECEIVED CRITICISM FOR THIS POTENTIAL DANGER YET. *TR

HI THERE. HAVE BEEN A LATER OWNER OF A '00 LX470 WITH ROUGHLY 250K MILES. EARLY ON IN MY OWNERSHIP--WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AND NO PRIOR WARNING-- THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND A LOUD BEEPING NOISE STARTS. WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL SUDDENLY GOES DEAD (PUSHES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR), AND I WAS FORCED TO BRING THE CAR TO A SAFE STOP WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CURRENT REPAIR FOR THIS HAS BEEN COSTLY AND DIFFICULT--WITH A PROFESSIONAL SHOP INSPECTION INFORMING ME THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER/ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. THANKFUL NO DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 30 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR SUDDENLY HAS SINGLE WHEELED FRONT BREAKING ON LEFT WHEEL OR RIGHT WHEEL ALL OF A SUDDEN. TENDS TO FEEL LIKE WHAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM DOES DURING THE ACTIVATION OF THE VEHICLE SKID CONTROL SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES IN WINTER LIGHT CONDITIONS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO REVERSE AFTER FIRST STARTING ENGINE, SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND BACKING UP SHORT DISTANCE. THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE DOES IT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR IS QUITE DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENS ALL THE SUDDEN AND DRY PAYMENT. THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED'S IN TRAFFIC WITH US COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THOUGH I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER.

VEHICLE LOCKS UP ON RIGHT HAND CURVES OVER 30 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE INTO OTHER LANES. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION WHICH INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE. SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR ACROSS THE WEB.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SWAY BAR MOUNT ON FRAME BREAKS FREE DUE TO CORROSION FROM A/C CONDENSING WATER DRAIN ABOVE,

SEVERAL TIMES NOW THE VSC (ELECTRONIC VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) ENGAGES AT VERY INAPPROPRIATE TIMES NEARLY RESULTING IN A COLLISION OR BEING PULLED OFF THE ROAD. IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAYS, IN CLEAR WEATHER, AND ALMOST ALWAYS ON A VERY SLIGHT TURN. THE SPEED HAS VARIED BETWEEN 45 - 65 WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I WANT TO STRESS THAT THIS WAS IN 70 DEGREE WEATHER. NO RAIN. NO SNOW. NO ICE. THERE WAS ZERO TRACTION SLIPPAGE THAT COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE NEARLY STOPS AND WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO NOT BE REAR ENDED BY SEMI-TRUCKS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING FROM LEXUS LX470 OWNERS, BUT WITH VERY LITTLE SUCCESS IN IDENTIFYING AND FIXING THE PROBLEM FROM LEXUS DEALERSHIPS AND CORPORATE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND REQUIRE A MANDATORY RECALL FROM LEXUS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

PAINT DEFECT ON 1999 AND 2000 LEXUS LX 470. EXCEEDINGLY BAD FADING PAINT ON MANY PANELS OF THE CAR.

THE ABOVE VIN IS FOR A VEHICLE THAT I OWN BUT HAVE OWNED FOR ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY SAFETY ISSUES OVER THE SHORT PERIOD THAT I HAVE OWNED IT. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR I HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT SIMILAR 2000 AND 2001 MODEL YEARS LX470S HAVE EXPERIENCED VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO REPRESENT A SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE SUBMITTED A COPY OF A THREAD ON A LEXUS OWNER FORUM THAT DESCRIBES THE ISSUE - WHICH IS OFTEN DESCRIBED AS TERRIFYING, OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT, BY THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED IT. THIS LX470 PROBLEM DESCRIBED SEEMS TO BE VERY SIMILAR TO THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED ON THE 2001 AND 2002 TOYOTA SEQUOIA - FOR WHICH I UNDERSTAND THE NHTSA HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TWO TOYOTA STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE VERY SIMILAR, AND OF COURSE THE TIMEFRAMES ARE VERY SIMILAR. (THE 2000 MODEL YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF VSC ON THE LX470. 2001 WAS THE FIRST MODEL YEAR FOR THE SEQUOIA.) I AM MAKING THIS SUBMISSION ONLY TO MAKE THE NHTSA AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERRELATION BETWEEN THE SEQUOIA AND LX470 PROBLEMS.