2001 Lexus Ls430
Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Lexus Ls430.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2001 Lexus LS430 equipped with Cooper Tires, Tire Line: Evolution Tour, Tire Size: 225/60/R16, DOT N… |
| 2015-03-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE DRIVER/OWNER OF THE LEXUS LS 430 WAS PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPOT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR AT A PRIVATE CLUB. IT WAS STR… |
| 2015-02-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATES RATHER THAN STOPPING. THE FIRST TIME WA… |
| 2014-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE BASS OF THE SPEAKER IN THE REAR OF THE CAR IS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE HEARD FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS YEAR / MAKE T… |
| 2013-10-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | IN THE COURSE OF OPENING THE CLOSED CAR TRUNK LID IN ORDER TO RETRIEVE THE GROCERIES THAT WERE INSIDE THE TRUNK, , I PU… |
| 2011-05-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS LS430. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOORB… |
| 2011-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 1 | THE TRUNK STRUTS FAILED TO SUPPORT THE TRUNK AND SLAMMED SHUT AS I WAS RETRIEVING GROCERIES OUT OF THE TRUNK. IT LEFT A… |
| 2011-03-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT BY BACKING UP AND REVERSING MY DIRECTION, AFTER I REVERSED MY DIRECTION THE CAR SHOT F… |
| 2010-09-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE TRUNK DECK LID ON MY 2001 LEXUS LS430 WILL NOT STAY OPEN. THE TRUNK STRUTS HAVE FAILED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 77,000 MIL… |
| 2010-07-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | CAN NOT OPEN DRIVERS DOOR FROM INSIDE. *TR |
| 2010-06-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | LEXUS 430LS LEXUS TRUNK STRUT FAILURE. 55000 MILES ON ODOMETER. TRUNK LID FELL ON HEAD CREATING BUMP. *TR |
| 2010-01-31 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS LS430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SUDDENLY OPENE… |
| 2010-01-12 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | LEXUS FLOORMATS, SAME PROBLEM AS TOYOTA, UNABLE TO CONNECT TO FLOOR, THEY SLIDE AND GET UNDER ACCELERATOR... *TR |
| 2009-12-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | LIFT SUPPORTS UNABLE TO SUPPORT TRUNK. IN 2006 LEXUS LAS VEGAS, NV QUOTED US $750.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. FOUND THE COS… |
| 2009-12-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 5 | TRUNK STRUTS ON LEXUS LS430 2001 MODEL FAILS RESULTING IN TRUNK LID FALLING ON HANDS, HEADS, AND BODIES. *TR |
| 2009-11-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR NO LONGER CLOSES. DEALER SAID THE PLASTIC LATCH DETERIORATED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLAC… |
| 2009-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TRAVELING AT 45 50 MPH WHEN APPROACHING TRAFFIC APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THE BRAKES DID NOT S… |
| 2009-10-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A RED LIGHT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKES FROM ABOUT A B… |
| 2009-04-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TRUNK LID STRUTS ON 2001 LEXUS LS 430 FAILED AND THE HEAVY TRUNK LID NEARLY BASHED MY BRAINS OUT. *TR |
| 2009-04-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 1 | I HAVE A 2001 LEXUS LS430 WITH APPROX. 72,000 MILES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE TRUNK LID DOES NOT STAY UP SECURELY AND… |
| 2009-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | RADIATOR CRACKED. *TR |
| 2009-01-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | SUDDENLY THE DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE. WHILE INSIDE THE CAR I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE … |
| 2008-12-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2001 LEXUS LS430 - POWER TELESCOPIC STEERING WHEEL TILT UP/DOWN SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING (MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC). *TR |
| 2008-09-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS LS430. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE… |
| 2008-05-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 1 | PNEUMATIC TRUNK LID SUPPORTS FAIL AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR |
| 2008-03-11 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TILT STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. NOW ONLY TELESCOPIC FEATURE WORKS. *TR |
| 2008-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PNEUMATIC CYLINDERS DESIGNED TO HOLD TRUNK OPEN FAILED CAUSING TRUNK TO CLOSE WHEN IN USE ENDANGERING PERSON USING TRUNK |
| 2008-01-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | ON MY 2001 LEXUS LS 430 THE TRUNK STRUTS DO NOT SUPPORT THE TRUNK VERY WELL AT ALL. THE TRUNK IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND … |
| 2007-11-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, TEMPERATURE POINTS UP AND THEN DOWN TO BOTTOM, AND STAY DOWN. STOP THE CAR, CHECK RADIATOR, IT'S COLD. R… |
| 2007-05-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 2 | I OPENED THE TRUNK OF MY HUSBAND'S LEXUS 430 2001,ON MAY 14, 2007 MY CHILD REACHED INSIDE TO RETRIEVE HIS BACKPACK AND… |
| 2007-04-18 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS LS430. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BEL… |
| 2007-02-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 2 | THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL COMMENT TO MY INITIAL COMPLAINT # 10181946 WHICH IS BASICALLY THE SAME COMPLAINT AS # 10178801. … |
| 2007-01-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 2 | MY WIFE, WHO IS GETTING OVER BREAST CANCER, HAS BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD MANY TIMES, AS I HAVE, BY THE 2001 LS 430 TRUNK LI… |
| 2006-01-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS WHILE BRAKE PRESSU… |
| 2006-01-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 1 | I HAD OPENED THE TRUNK ON MY LEXUS SL-430 TO PLACE SOME PERSONAL ITEMS FOR TRANSPORT. I WAS LEANING DOWN WHEN SUDDENLY… |
| 2005-05-18 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | CD PLAYER, NOT IN WORKING ORDER, DOESN'T EJECT OR LET CONSUMER PUT IN CD'S. NOT USABLE, CD PLAYER SHOULD BE REPLACED BY… |
| 2005-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | DT: THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE BRAKES WERE SOFT AND MUSHY. IT WAS LIKE PUSHING ON A PILLOW. IT WAS HARD TO … |
| 2004-07-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS LS430. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LID FAILED TO REMAIN OPEN. HE FELT THAT THE… |
| 2004-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS A "DRIVE-BY-WIRE" THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM IN WHICH THE THROTTLE IS NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE BU… |
| 2003-02-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RADIO DEAD ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS NAVAGATION SYSTEM PROBLEMS--IN SERVICE 5 OR 6 TIMES ALREADY NAVAGATION MAP OUT OF DA… |
| 2002-10-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEIRS 6 INCHES OF PLAY BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. IF DRIVER KEEPS THEIR FEET ON BRAKE PAD, WITH… |
| 2002-04-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SCC PH |
| 2002-04-21 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG--IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 4/21/02--WHOLE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED & THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR OF THE OTHER CAR… |
| 2002-04-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | LASER SENSOR IS LOCATED, UNPROTECTED, IN RECESS IN FRONT BUMPER OF CAR. AT SOME TIME DURING RECENT ROAD TRIP AN OBJECT… |
| 2002-02-11 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 1 | MY FINGER WAS INJURED WHEN THE POWER WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS RAISED BY THE DRIVER. THE FINGER BLED AND FELLING… |
| 2002-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I OWNED A 2001 LEXUS LS430 FROM 2001 TO 2004. DURING THAT TIME, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHEN GOING SLOWLY -… |
| 2001-10-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AIR SUSPENSION THAT FAILED, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LEANING TO ONE SIDE. THREE TIMES… |
| 2001-03-21 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING THIS VEHICLE FAIL TO STOP AND COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF THIS VEHICLE. D… |
| 1901-01-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT THE LEXUS MAY HAVE MISREPRESENTED THE EMERGENCY FUNCTION OF LEXUS LINK COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. *… |
| — | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | FIRST, THIS COMPLAINT APPLIES TO BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. IN THE SALES BROCHURE FOR THIS CAR ON PAGE 63, UNDER "SAFETY … |