TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LEXUS RC 200T. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT JOLTED FORWARD. LATER, WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS FLASHING, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED 360 DEGREES, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION, INDICATORS SHOWING THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND THE VEHICLE IGNITION WAS STILL ON WERE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (LEXUS OF WINTER PARK, 305 N SEMORAN BLVD, WINTER PARK, FL 32792, (407) 678-2000) WHERE IT WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FAULTY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A WEEK PRIOR AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A POSSIBLE UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD THE DEALER KEEP THE VEHICLE ANOTHER DAY FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONTACT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE WITH NO EXPLANATION, BUT WITH A PROMISE OF A CALL BACK FROM MANAGEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
2015 Lexus RC 200t
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsElectrical System
Filed Aug 16, 201850,000 milesFL
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2017Reading this record
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.