Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1997 Lexus Ls400.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2018-06-15	TIRES	No	0	CRASH CAUSED BY POOR WET TRACTION OF GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES. ACCIDENT WAS PRECEDED BY NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF LOST LATE…
2015-08-13	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	VEHICLE DOES NOT START WHEN HOT. STARTER DOES NOT TURN. VEHICLE WAS NEVER RECALLED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 98V016000. …
2014-12-09	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	AS I WAS DRIVING, MY VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING ON IT'S OWN. WHEN I HAD PREVIOUSLY CHECKED THE SPEED ODOMETER IT SAI…
2002-01-13	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	A FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED VIA LETTER. *AK …
2001-09-08	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	2	VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DRIVER SIDE FRONT FENDER COLLISION AT 50 MPH, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR BAGS DI…
2001-01-01	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM	No	0	LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS WEARING OUT. THEN, SHIFTED THE TIRE TO RIGHT FRONT AND WEARING CONTINUED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHIC…
2000-12-17	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	No	0	WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD GRINDING NOISE, DEALER HAD TO SAND ROTORS TO REMOVE …
1998-03-31	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	1	WHILE DRIVING MY 1997 LEXUS LS400 IN CA ON THE 605 FWY, WEST TOWARD 210 FWY, ALL SYSTEMS ON THE CAR LOCKED (STEERING WH…
1997-08-10	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD	No	0	VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD IN THE ENGINE AREA. ATTEMPTED TO OP…
—	TIRES	No	0	NEW TIRES WERE NEEDED AT 20,000 MILES. *YC
—	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	DASHBOARD INDICATORS LIGHTS WORKING IMPROPERLY, ILLUMINATING WHEN NO PROBLEMS ARE FOUND.
—	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH	No	0	DOORS NOT DESIGNED TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, TRAPPING PASSENGERS WHO ARE LEFT IN VEHICLE.
—	STRUCTURE	No	0	COTTER PINS ON THE UPPER FRONT 'A' FRAME WERE UNDERSIZED AND RUSTED.