1994 Lexus LS400

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATION FAILS, LEAVING INSTRUMENTS INVISIBLE DUE TO INSTRUMENT DESIGN. AT THE SAME TIME, THE FUEL GAUGE STOPS INDICATING FUEL LEVEL. ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE, THIS HAPPENS WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDS 75 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. IN COOLER TEMPERATURES, THE ILLUMINATION AND FUEL GAUGE RESUME FUNCTION. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NEEDLES WILL STICK AT ZERO, WILL RESUME FUNCTION WHEN HITTING THE DASH OVER TOP OF THE GAUGES HARD WITH FIST. THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATOR NEEDLE HAS STOPPED ILLUMINATING UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. CAR HAS 159K MILES AND JUST PURCHASED 4 DAYS AGO. I HAVE READ THAT THESE ARE VERY COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I REALIZE THE CAR IS NOW 23 YEARS OLD, BUT THERE SHOULD BE AN INEXPENSIVE SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS, OR AT LEAST SOME COMPENSATION OR CO-PAYMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO THE EXPENSE OF THESE REPAIRS. REPAIR COST WOULD BE 30% OF WHAT I PAID FOR THE CAR.

BOTH SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DO NOT RETRACT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LEXUS LS400. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT FIT SNUG AROUND A PERSON. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH THREE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR SEAT. THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,950.

THE DASHBOARD PANEL GOES "BLACK" AND ALL INSTRUMENTATION FAILS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. THEN SECOND TIME AT ABOUT 115000 AND THEN AGAIN AT APPROX 129500. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR IS NOT LEGALLY DRIVABLE AS THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW EXACT SPEED ETC. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS NOT UNCOMMON I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY REPAIR SHOPS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO VERIFY THE REAL UNREPORTED BY OWNERS TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED. IT IS A VERY POTENTIAL NOT TO MENTION EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR BOTH IN TIME AND DOLLARS, OUT OF SERVICE APPROX. 10 DAYS AND COSTS OVER $1,150.00 UNTIL TODAY WHEN I HEARD ABOUT YOUR SITE I DID NOT KNOW IT EXISTED OR I WOULD HAVE REPORTED EACH INCIDENT AS IT HAPPENED. NOTE INCIDENT DATE ABOVE INACCURATE BUT IT WAS THE ONLY DATE THE COMPUTER WOULD INPUT SO THAT IS WHY IT IS WHAT IT IS. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED AND THEN WENT COMPLETELY DARK. FIRST IT WOULD COME BACK ON AFTER THE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE. NOW IT DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP. IT TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR OF DRIVING TO "WARM UP" THE DASHBOARD AND WILL EVENTUALLY FLICKER. THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY AND SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH ALL LEXUS LS400S. I AM ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING LEAKING. THE LEAKAGE HAS CAUSED MY ALTERNATOR TO GO BAD. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, STEERING PUMP AND STEERING RACK. THE ISSUE ALSO SEEMS TO BE FOR ALL LEXUS LS400S. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LEXUS LS400. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 LEXUS LS400. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE ANY OF THE GAUGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *TR

1994 LEXUS LS400..DASH LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT GAUGES WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMP IS IN THE 60'S OR BELOW..WHEN THE CAR WARMS, THE LIGHTS AND GAUGES WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF TIL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS WARMED COMPLETELY, USUALLY 5-7MINS..HOWEVER, IF THE OUTSIDE IS 45DEGREES OR BELOW, THE WARM UP TIME FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO BE FUNCTIONAL IS GREATLY INCREASED 2 AS MUCH AS 20MINS IN MY EXPERIENCE.. THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AS YOU ARE UNABLE TO SEE THE GAUGES, MORE SO @ NIGHT..I EMAILED LEXUS CORP AND THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS AN ISSUE W/THIS ITEM BECAUSE THERE WEREN'T ANY COMPLAINTS BY THE DEALERSHIPS OR CONSUMERS(THAT IS NOT TRUE OBVIOUSLY)..THEY INSTRUCTED ME THAT ANY OF THEIR DEALERS ARE CAPABLE OF MAKING THE REPAIR AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CONTACT ONE..AFTER SPEAKING TO SERVICE @MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP,I FOUND THIS IS A $1,300 PARTS AND LABOR REPAIR AND MY CAR NEEDED TO BE GROUNDED IMMEDIATELY CAUSE IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT AND NO LOANER CAR WOULD AVAILABLE AS IT WAS A REPAIR ITEM THAT'S NOT COVERED TO RECEIVE A LOANER...ESTIMATED DOWN TIME OF VEHICLE, 2.5 WEEKS..I SEE AND HEAR SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEMS FAILURE AND WANT TO KNOW WHY ISN'T A MANDATORY RECALL PUT RECALL PUT FORTH? MANUFACTURER WON'T OBVIOUSLY, IT WOULD COST THEM MONEY, NEVERMIND THAT CAN BE A DANGEROUS FAILURE TO ANYONE DRIVING. *TR

THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS JUST FLICKER AWHILE BEFORE COMING ON. I HAVE TRIED TO GET LEXUS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT ON WARRANTY. THEY WOULD FIX IT FOR 1400.00. IT IS NOW WORSE AND DO NOT LIGHT UP. *KB

I HAVE A 1994 LEXUS LS 400, ON DAYS WHEN THE TEMP IS BELOW 70 DEGREES THE CLUSTER LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WARMS UP, WHICH THE TIME VARIES, THE CLUSTER LIGHTS FLICKER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN THEY GO ON. WHEN ITS COLDER THEY DON'T GO ON AT ALL. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE AT NIGHT TO SEE ANY GAUGES. NOT SURE WHY NOTHING IS BEING DONE WITH LEXUS ON THIS. *TR

1994 LEXUS LS400 INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN COLD, AND NOW EVEN IN THE SUMMER IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE LIGHTS TO COME ON. IN COLDER WEATHER MY LIGHTS DON'T GO ON UNTIL THE CAR IS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES. I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING, AND THE SAFETY OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IS A HUGE ISSUE AND I WANT TO MAINTAIN A SAFE THE SAFE LEGAL SPEED. THE ODOMETER DOESN'T REGISTER, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE,. THIS CONTINUES TO WORSEN AND MY FEAR IS THAT EVENTUALLY I WILL HAVE NO LIGHTS AT ALL. HAVE CHECKED INTO MANY WEB SITES AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

1994 LEXUS LS400 INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS NOT WORKING WHEN COLD, AND NOW EVEN IN THE SUMMER IT TAKES LONGER FOR THE LIGHTS TO COME ON. IN COLDER WEATHER MY LIGHTS DON'T GO ON UNTIL THE CAR IS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES. I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING, AND THE SAFETY OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IS A HUGE ISSUE AND I WANT TO MAINTAIN A SAFE THE SAFE LEGAL SPEED. THE ODOMETER DOESN'T REGISTER, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, THE MILEAGE IS INCORRECT. THIS CONTINUES TO WORSEN AND MY FEAR IS THAT EVENTUALLY I WILL HAVE NO LIGHTS AT ALL. HAVE CHECKED INTO MANY WEB SITES AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *TR

OUR 1994 LEXUS LS400 HAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES CURRENTLY. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BECAME ERRATIC, FREQUENTLY FAILING TO COME ON DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS WOULD REQUIRE THAT WE WAITED WITH THE ENGINE ON UNTIL THE CAR HEATED UP BEFORE BEING DRIVABLE SAFELY. THE LENGTH OF WARM UP TIME HAS GRADUALLY INCREASED TO AN INTOLERABLE LEVEL, WHERE I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT INSTRUMENT LIGHTS DUE TO MY WIFE'S EMERGENT MEDICAL CONDITIONS. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS, NOT KNOWING VEHICLE SPEED, FUEL SUPPLY, CHARGING STATUS, POSSIBLE ENGINE OVERHEATING ETC., ANY OF WHICH COULD CAUSE VEHICULAR FAILURE OR ACCIDENT. WE ARE RETIRED AND NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WHICH I HAVE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE ARE REQUIRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

LEXUS INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILURE RESULTS IN DRIVER'S INABILITY TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE VEHICLE SPEED. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING IN MY 1994 LEXUS LS400 FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 123000 MILES AND STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 90000. IN COLDER WEATHER ESPECIALLY, THE DASHBOARD READOUT IS INVISIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. WHEN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IS SUFFICIENTLY WARM THEY DO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS IS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION. TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE DEFECTIVE NATURE OF THEIR PRODUCT AND WANTS APPROXIMATELY 1200.00 TO REPLACE THEIR DEFECTIVE PART. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE I'VE DESCRIBED ON VARIOUS LEXUS OWNERS WEBSITES. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE RECALL TO CORRECT THE MATTER. *TR

1994 LEXUS LS 400 DASH LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. WHERE AS YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. ALSO THE GAUGES DO NOT WORK. IF THE ENGINE GETS OVER HEATED , THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW. AS I AM 74 YEARS OLD WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING I HAVE RUN OUT MANY TIMES. I FEEL LEXUS SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE 94 LS400 AND WHEN THE PLACE IS COLD INSTRUMENT PANEL TAKES 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO LIGHT UP AND THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE PLACE IS COLD. WHEN THE PLACE IS HOT EVERY THING IS FINE. *TR

TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH, I REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. MY FRONT END WAS DESTROYED. *TR

1. TIME AS IN ITS INEVITABLE, COLD START, COLD CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS OF 50F AND A COLD START ARE NEARLY GUARANTEED TO EXHIBIT THIS ISSUE. 2. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES, ITS ILLUMINATION, THE CENTER CONSOLE & SHIFTER ILLUMINATION FAILS EVERY COLD START BELOW 70F AND CAN OCCUR BELOW 85F. A COLD START IN VERY WARM CONDITIONS OF AROUND 80F WILL TEND TO HIDE THE SYMPTOMS AND OR HAVE THE SYMPTOMS SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR HAS WARMED UP. WHEN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT FUNCTION, IT GENERALLY MEANS THE SHIFTER AND CONSOLE FAIL TO ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT WHICH MAKES CHOOSING THE CORRECT GEAR AND SELECTING THE CORRECT CLIMATE CONTROL AT NIGHT A CHALLENGE AND SAFETY HAZARD. DURING A COLD START, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT FUNCTION OR HAS LIMITED/SELECTIVE FUNCTIONALITY UNTIL IT IS WARMED UP AND THAT USUALLY OCCURS ONLY WHEN THE CABIN IS BROUGHT TO AN INHOSPITABLE 80-90F. SO UNTIL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS BEEN HEATED UP TO AROUND 70-80F, THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND ODOMETER ARE NOT ILLUMINATED AND NOT FUNCTIONING EITHER. ANOTHER WAY OF LOOKING AT IT IS THIS: THE ODOMETER IS NOT REGISTERING MILES, ONE DOES NOT KNOW HOW FAST THEY'RE GOING AND DOES NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS AVAILABLE/LEFT ALL BEFORE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS WARMED UP. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEVER CAME ON DESPITE DRIVING 25 MILES FOR A TOTAL TIME OF 20 MINUTES AND THE ENGINE FULLY WARMED UP. 3. I HAVE DONE NOTHING AT THIS TIME TO CORRECT THIS ERROR, BUT

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND CLIMATE CONTROL LCD FAILURES. *TR

1994 LEXUS LS 400 MY CLUSTER LIGHTING AND SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER CABLES ARE FAULTY I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS PROBLEMATIC FOR THIS LEXUS MODEL. IT IS QUITE UNSAFE AND THE DEALER WANTS $3,000 TO REPAIR. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED SINCE IT HAS BEEN QUITE UNSAFE FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. *TR

I 'M THE OWNER OF A 1994 LEXUS LS 400. THE REASON I AM PLACING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOING CONSTANT RESEARCH ON THE REASON OR/S MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS GONE OUT. I'M VERY SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT A COMPANY WHO PRIDES THEMSELVES ON THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION HASN'T ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS AN RECALL.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO TRAVEL AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED, GAS CONSUMPTION LEVEL OR ANY OTHER WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS TO GIVE US ONGOING KNOWLEDGE OF THE VEHICLE IN OPERATION. BECAUSE THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THIS REPLACE IS EST. AT $1200 THIS IS A VERY BIG INCONVENIENCE. NOT TO SAY PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK. I HAVE TRULY ENJOY DRIVING MY LEXUS AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ENJOYING DRIVING IT, I WOULD HOPE LEXUS WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY OPERATE THEIR VEHICLES ON THESE HIGHWAYS.THIS HAS DISCOURAGED ME TO EVEN PURCHASE ANOTHER LEXUS BECAUSE OF FEAR THAT ANOTHER ISSUE LIKE THIS WILL NOT BE ADDRESS IN A RECALL FOR CONSUMER SAFETY.*CN

DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON. *NM

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE LEXUS LS400. IT SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN JUST A RANDOM FEW, AS I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING AND BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT LEXUS REFUSES TO ADDRESS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT THE EXPENSE OF LEXUS. *NM

1994 LS 400, DASH WILL NOT COME ON FOR ABOUT THE FIRST 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING EACH MORNING THEN FLICKERS FOR AWHILE THEN COMES ON. *NM

DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY...*NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY A DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. UPDATED 05/03/06. *JB

SINCE 80,000 MILES, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE DISPLAYED INTERMITENT LIGHTING. THE PROBLEM IS WORST WHEN THE CAR IS COLD (BELOW 60F). WHEN YOU START IT UP, THE DASH IS DARK. THEN, AS THE CAR WARMS UP, THE NEEDLES WILL FLICKER AND COME ON ( IF YOU ARE LUCKY), FOLLOWED BY THE BACKGROUND FLICKERING AND THEN COMING ON. WHILE THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING, GENERALLY IT IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. NOW, WITH THE MILEAGE OVER 100,000 BLACKOUT IS NEARLY 100% OF THE TIME. LEXUS DOES NOT ADMIT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL YOU JUST REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER FOR $1200-$1500. SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO THROW AWAY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL IS WARRANTED. ONE DOES NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE: OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, LOW ON FUEL, OVERHEATING OR THE BATTERY IS WEAK. FOR OTHER LEXUS LS400 OWNERS, I AM SURE THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND NEEDS. *NM

I HAVE A 1994 LEXUS LS400. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 65F, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND ODOMETER GO DARK. AFTER 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THEY FINALLY COME ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM GOING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE LS 400 FOR THIS YEAR AS WELL AS OTHERS. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO BE REPLACED BY LEXUS AT A COST OF $1000+. SOME OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED BY ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS FOR ABOUT $500.*JB

ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE DO NOT RETRACT BACK, MAKING THE SEAT BELT LOOSE. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED BY CONSUMER.*AK

I HAD A 1994 LS400. EVERY MORNING, UPON A COLD START FIRST TIME, MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP IMMEDIATELY. THE FOLLOWING INSTRUMENTS ARE COMPLETELY DARK:- TACHOMETER (NEEDLE IS MOVING) SPEEDOMETER (NEEDLE IS MOVING) OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE (DEAD) FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR (DEAD) ODOMETER (DEAD IE NO MILEAGE INCREMENTING) D, 2, L GEAR POSITION NOT SHOWING (P, R, N IS OK) CRUISE, POWER EC INDICATORS NOT SHOWING USUALLY AFTER 15 MINUTES OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING, THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER FOR A MINUTE AND THEN COME ON FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE. THE PROCESS IS REPEATABLE EVERY DAY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I HAVE NO IDEA AT WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING AT OR THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE THAT IS IN MY CAR. MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO DIRVE THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AS SHE MAY BE STRANDED ANYTIME. *AK

I HAVE A '94 LEXUS LS400 THAT HAS INTERMITTENT DASH LIGHT PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOL THERE ARE NO DASH LIGHTS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, ETC. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $2,400. TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND VERY COMMON TO SEVERAL YEARS AND MODELS OF LEXUS. THANKS FOR ANY HELP.*AK

I HAVE 1994 LS400. THE WHOLE DASH WILL NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, CAUSING DRIVER NOT TO SEE ANY OF THE WARNING LIGHTS, SPEED, OR FUEL LEVEL. I BELIEVE THIS LEAVES THE CAR OCCUPANTS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE LEXUS DEALER WANTS AN ABSURB AMOUNT OF MONEY ($1200) TO FIX PROBLEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *AK

ON COLD MORNINGS DASH CLUSTER WILL NOT LIGHT UP. AFTER A WHILE WHEN CAR WARMS UP LIGHTS WILL START TO FLICKER AND THEN WORK FOR REST OF DAY. WHEN CLUSTER DOES NOT LIGHT UP NOTHING IS VISIBLE ON DASHBOARD. APPARENTLY THIS IS COMMON ENOUGH THAT THERE ARE TWO ENGINEERS ON EBAY SELLING REPAIRS. LOOK ON EBAY UNDER LEXUS CLUSTER REPAIR.PARTIAL COPY OF AD IF YOU OWN A 1993 OR 1994 LEXUS LS400 YOU ARE PROBABLY HAVING TROUBLE WITH YOUR DASH LIGHTS OR SOON WILL HAVE. LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T WARRANTY IT SINCE THESE CARS ARE NOW 10 YEARS OLD. THE LEXUS DEALER WILL CHARGE YOU FROM $1400 TO $2000 TO REPAIR YOUR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS. ACTUALLY, THEY REPLACE 2 CIRCUIT BOARDS LOCATED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THEY THEN THROW YOUR OLD BOARDS AWAY, THEY DON'T REPAIR THEM. THE NEW BOARDS THAT YOU JUST PURCHASED FROM LEXUS HAVE THE SAME BUILT-IN DESIGN FLAW AS THE ORIGINALS AND ARE DOOMED TO FAIL AS WELL. I'M AN ELECTRONICS ENGINEER AND I HAVE REVERSE ENGINEERED THEIR BOARDS AND HAVE FOUND THIS DESIGN FLAW. I HAVE REPAIRED MY OWN AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. I GUARANTEE MY WORK FOR AS LONG AS YOU OWN THE CAR.WHEN YOU FIRST START YOUR 1993 OR19 94 LS400 ESPECIALLY ON COLD MORNINGS, THE DASH LIGHTS WON'T COME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY. THEN AS THE CAR WARMS UP, THE LIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF RAPIDLY AND THE FUEL GAUGE SWINGS FROM EMPTY TO WHATEVER AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT YOU HAVE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THEY WILL FINALLY COME ON AND STAY ON FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. T

MY SITUATION DEALS WITH TWO OF BRIDGESTONES POORLY CONSTRUCTED TIRES WHICH I HAD PURCHASED NOT TOO LONG AGO. BELOW, I HAVE INCLUDED THE LETTER I HAD WRITTEN TO BRIDGESTONE. I TOOK MANY PICTURES OF THE TIRES THE DAY I DISCOVERED THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKS. THE TIRES ARE CURRENTLY IN MY GARAGE AND ARE STILL MOUNTED ON THE RIMS I HAD TAKEN OFF. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PICTURES. THANK YOU. MARCUS LO 1381 SAN MARINO AVE SAN MARINO, CA 91108 (626)318-5322 -----ORIGINAL MESSAGE----- FROM: "MARCUS LO" <[email protected]> SENT: 24 NOV 03 01:34 TO: [email protected] DEAR BRIDGESTONE, I BOUGHT A PAIR OF BRIDGESTONE S-03 245/35ZR19 TIRES IN SEPTEMBER 2002 AT 67,731 MILES. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE ALL FOUR WHEELS WERE ALIGNED. NOW AT 75,000 MILES, THESE TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKS AROUND THE INNER SIDEWALLS ADJACENT TO THE TREADS. I WAS SHOCKED AND SCARED TO FIND THESE CRACKS EARLIER TODAY. I HAD THOUGHT BRIDGESTONE MADE GOOD TIRES, BUT THESE CRACKED TIRES PROVE THAT I WAS WRONG. CRACKS LIKE THESE WILL DEFINITELY LEAD TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AT ANY TIME AND IT WILL BE DISASTROUS. I FEEL REALLY FORTUNATELY THAT I DISCOVERED THEM BEFORE I GOT KILLED. I CANNOT IMAGINE ANY TIRE MANUFACTURER WILL MAKE SUCH INFERIOR AND DANGEROUS PRODUCTS. THESE ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE TIRES- I PAID MORE THAN $500 FOR THEM, AND THEY HAVE NOW FAILED AFTER ONLY 7200 GENTLE MILES. ATTACHED ARE DIGITAL PHOTOS SHOWING THE CRACKS. I AM WRITING TO DEMAND A F

1994 LEXUS LS400 WITH BAD INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE PANEL FAILS TO LIGHT UP BELOW 55-60 DEGREES. SAFETY HAZARD. *LA

INSTRUMENT PANEL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. SPEEDOMETER/ GASOLINE/ OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NOT WORKING AT ALL. ALSO THERE IS NO LIGHT AT INSTRUMENT PANEL. . DEALER NOTIFIED WILL COST TO FIX $950.OO.*AK *NLM

THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE DASH LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

1994 LS400 DASHLIGHT PROBLEM,WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD NONE OF THE DASHLIGHTS WORK...???? WHAT IS GOING ON? THIS OCCURS DAILY, AND IS GETTING WORSE. I HAVE CALLED LEXUS ON THIS PROBLEM (ALONG WITH THE PEELING PAINT) AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PAINT (VEHICLE ALWAYS GARAGED) UNLESS I PAY THEM $8000.00, AND INFORMED ME THAT THE DASHLIGHT PROBLEM CAN BE FIXED FOR $3000.00. I THOUGHT I BOUGHT A LEXUS, NOT A CHEVROLET. VERY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER.*AK

ELECTRONIC GUAGE CLUSTER FAILS WHEN STARTING UP IN THE MORNING. ONCE THE CAR (DASH) WARMS UP, THE NEEDLES AND LIGHTS FLICKER AND FINALLY TURN ON. UNABLE TO SEE FUEL GUAGE, MILEAGE AND TACH.SPEEDO FOR UP TO 20 MINUTES AFTER STARTUP.*AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT ON COLD/COOL MORNINGS. THEY WILL COME ON AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME IN WARM MONTHS, THEY DO NOT COME ON AT ALL DURING COLD WEATHER. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE 1994 LEXUS LS400. POSSIBLY A DEFECTIVE UNIT. DEALER WANTS 1200 TO CORRECT WHAT I BELIEVE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE INCIDENT DATE GIVEN IS DATE OF THIS SUBMISSION. THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR YEARS. *JB

I OWNED A LEXUS 1994 LS400 CAR. I HAD A SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST LEXUS FOR PRODUCING FAULTY INSTRUMENT COCKPIT. WHEN I START THE CAR IN THE MORNING, THE INSTRUMENTATION COCKPIT IS COMPLETELY DARK IE NO ILLUMINATION. I HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY IDEA ON SPEED, OR MILEAGE, OR FUEL TANK LEVEL OR WHATEVER INDICATORS. THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT AND A LOT OF OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM. *NLM

DASH BOARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. BEFORE THEY WOULD FLICKER AND COME ON, NOW NOTHING

I OWNED A LEXUS 1994 LS400 CAR. I HAD A SAFETY COMPLAINT AGAINST LEXUS FOR PRODUCING FAULTY SEAT BELTS. MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TENSION TO PROTECT THE SEATED PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR. THIS HAD BEEN A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE INCIDENT DATE. I DID NOT REPORT THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW THIS WONDERFUL WEB-SITE EXISTED AT THE TIME. *JB

1994 LEXUS MODEL LS400. INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL NOT LIGHT UP IN COLD WEATHER. CANNOT SEE SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES DO NOT WORK. THIS DEFECT DID NOT MANIFEST ITSELF UNTIL I MOVED FROM CALIF TO IOWA WHERE THE WEATHER IS COLD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND LEXUS WILL NOT ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT SAY THEY CAN FIX IT FOR $2000+. I THINK THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL. THE GUAGES WILL NOT ILLUMINATED, YOU CANNOT TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE, OR IF THERE ARE HAVE BEEN ANY TYPE OF ENGINE FAILURES, BRAKE FAILURES, ETC. THIS CONTINUES FOR DAYS TO WEEKS AT A TIME. THIS IS WORSE AT NIGHT, YOUR COMPLETELY IN THE DARK, YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE WHAT GEAR YOUR IN - IT IS VERY DANGEROUS.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS AND NEEDLES INDICATORS WENT BAD. NO SPEED DISPLAYED

THE WHOLE DASH WILL NOT LIGHT UP WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, AND CAUSE DRIVER NOT TO SEE ANY OF THE WARNING LIGHTS, SPEED, OR FUEL LEVEL. THIS LEAVES THE CAR OCCUPANTS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER WANTS AN ABSURB AMOUNT OF MONEY ($1200) TO FIX PROBLEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED.

I HAVE A 1994 LEXUS LS400 WITH DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING AND IT IS A PROBLEM ON A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF LS400 AUTOMOBILES. THIS PROBLEM PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. LEXUS DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT TO THIS DESIGN FLAW OVIOUSLY.