Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
21
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Lexus Ls400.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS LEXUS LS400 CAUGHT ON FIRE DURING SMOG CHECK AND BOTH NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE ON FIRE AND 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHE… |
| 2014-03-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATOR THE AIRBAGS THE MPH GAUGEZ MOST OF DASH BOARD LIGHTS DONT WORK. |
| 2011-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 LEXUS LS 400. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN… |
| 2008-12-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 1 - SEAT BELTS TO NOT FULLY AUTOMATICALLY RETRACT BY THEMSELVES IN COOL WEATHER. *TR |
| 2008-12-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | ITS WELL KNOWN THAT THE POWER STEERING/ALTERNATOR SETUP ON THE 1990-1994 LEXUS LS400S ARE POORLY DESIGNED. THE POWER S… |
| 2001-07-14 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/65-15) |
| 2000-05-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT INDICATOR NEEDLES FAIL TO ILUMINATE. SEE THIS AS A COMMON PROBLEM OF OTHERS AT THIS YAHOO LEXUS CHAT FORUM -… |
| 1999-01-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | STOPPED AT A TOLL BOOTH ON ROUTE 355 AND NORTH AVEUE, AND WAS REAR ENDED BY A GEO METRO TRAVELING 50MPH. UPON IMPACT,… |
| 1998-12-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | PARKED CAR-PUT IN REVERSE AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF FULL THROTTLE, BRAKES DID NOT WORK-TOTALED CAR. *AK |
| 1998-08-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE IDILING IN NEUTRAL, DRIVER PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SURGE FORWA… |
| 1998-06-06 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE ROD FAILURE. |
| 1996-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, FILLED COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE INSTEAD. *AK |
| 1996-10-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | SHIIFTED GEAR SELECTOR IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED REARWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK |
| 1996-08-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE AND STARTED TO FLAKE OFF. WHEN THE DEALER DIPPED THE WHOLE WHEEL, THEN THE CHROME… |
| 1995-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | WATER LEAK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FROM HEADLINER OF DOOR/FLOOR. *SD |
| 1995-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED CAUSED AN ACCIDENT HIT A TREE . TT |
| 1994-12-31 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | PROBLEM WITH REAR WHEEL LOCKING UP. TT |
| 1994-12-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *AK |
| 1994-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKES: EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. TT |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. TOTALLED |