2001 Lexus Is 300
Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
26
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Lexus Is 300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CRANK PULLEY/HARMONIC BALANCER CAME APART WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2014-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS IS 300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AN… |
| 2011-03-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A CAR FROM A DEALER IN MALDEN I HEARD A SOUND THAT WAS NOT FAMILIAR TO ME AND REQUESTED THE DEALER CHECK IT… |
| 2010-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS IS300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE… |
| 2010-01-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS IS300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN FROM A SERVICE ROAD ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY T… |
| 2008-07-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW GLASS BOLTS LOOSE. GLASS SEPARATES FROM REGULATOR. GLASS DOESN'T FIT INTO WINDOW FRAME CAUS… |
| 2006-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS IS 300. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, F… |
| 2006-01-07 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE JERKED AND PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PULLING PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE… |
| 2005-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | Yes | 2 | FAILURE OF ABS FEATURE / MALFUNCTION OF BRAKES AROUND 07/14/05 WHEN MY WIFE BRAKED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWA… |
| 2005-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS, WHICH BOTH OCCURED RANDOMLY WITH NO PRIOR ENGINE PROBLEMS OR … |
| 2005-02-24 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 4 | I WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT AT WHICH THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MY FRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SE… |
| 2004-12-03 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | A NEAR HEAD-ON ACCIDENT INVOLVING A LEXUS IS300 AND AN SUV. THE IS300 WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH AND THE OTHER VE… |
| 2004-11-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM MADE TAPPING SOUND. TOOK TO PARK PLACE LEXUS, PLANO TX - CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY REPLA… |
| 2004-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL VIBRATED VIOLENTLY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER STATED THE BRA… |
| 2004-02-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN PRIOR THREE MONTHS OF INCIDENT DATE, WHEN TAPPING ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR BRIEFLY (… |
| 2003-11-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 LEXUS IS300 WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULITPLE TIMES FOR SELF FLOODING. THIS PAST WINTER THE CAR SUDDENL… |
| 2002-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS COMPLETELY CLOSED, YOU CAN HEAR THE WIND BLOWING SOUND. IT USUALLY STARTS OFF AT 40 MIL… |
| 2001-09-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES S… |
| 2001-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS MAKE/MODEL I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT GOES THROUGH TIRES LIKE NOT OTHER CALL I HAVE EVER KNOW… |
| 2001-05-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE TURNED OFF. HE WAS FORCED TO PULL OVE… |
| 2001-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 2 | THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD CAUSING A COLLISION. AFTER THE COLLISION A FUE… |
| 2001-01-05 | STEERING | Yes | 2 | CAR LOST CONTROL ON ITS OWN AND EVENTUALLY STEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR THEN HIT A TREE AND BURST INTO… |
| 2000-09-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM WAS REOC… |
| 2000-09-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM REOCCU… |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD PURCHASED OVER 14 TIRES. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE REAR INNER TIRE SIDEWALL SEPARATED. THIS RESULTED IN A CRASH. BRIDGESTONE, POTENZA, 215/45ZR17, DOT E… |