Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 Lexus LS400

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
13
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
36
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

13 filed
2
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Tires
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Engine
    2
  • VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
    1
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    1
  • Unknown OR Other
    1
  • Service Brakes
    1
  • Structure
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
06E049000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2006-05-24

CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

RiskWITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

FixCK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

98V016000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY1998-01-27

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE TERMINAL FOR THE STARTER MOTOR MAGNETIC SWITCH, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT CAN OCCUR IF ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE LIQUID, SUCH AS ROAD SPLASH WITH DEICING SALT, ENTERS THIS AREA.

RiskA STARTER MOTOR NO-START CONDITION OR AN UNDERHOOD FIRE CAN RESULT.

FixDEALERS WILL REPAIR THE MAGNETIC SWITCH.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
DP03003·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2003-07-17 → 2003-09-23

UNINTENDED ENGINE SPEED INCREASE/SA

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