Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system › instrument cluster/panel. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LEXUS LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RETRACT BACK INTO POSITION. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE INTO HIS LOCAL DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE REPAIR COST WAS AT HIS EXPENSE FOR $502.00 . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS STARTED TO GO OUT ON MY LEXUS LS400. INITIALLY THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON WHILE THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND AFTER A FEW MONTHS THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON AT ALL. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND WONDER WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL YET. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD, NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED AND ALSO NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. *TR
RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 1994 LEXUS LS 400. WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW 50 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND GAUGES CEASED OPERATING FOR A PERIOD OF 15 TO 30 MINUTES , UNTIL THE ENGINE AND /OR INTERIOR TEMPERATURE WARMED SUFFICIENTLY. LEXUS DEALERSHIP QUOTED $1200 TO REPAIR AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THIS WAS APPARENTLY A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. CAN VBE ERIFIED BY GOOGLING LEXUS INTRUMENT CLUSTER REPAIR AND REFER TO THE CLUBLEXUS WEB SITE.*AK
DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER BUT DO NOT COME ON, WE CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR IS INOPERABLE. *JB
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 — this page | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.