VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. YH
1999 Lexus RX300 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1999 record →
VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
GAS GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER THE CORRECT FUEL LEFT IN TANK. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE FAULTY GAS GAUGE. *AK
SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY & HAS COME LOOSE FROM THE CAR FRAME.
CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE POSITION. CAR WAS STOPPED ONLY BY FORCING LEVER INTO PARK POSITION. *AK
WITH THE SUN ROOF OPENING WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 35 MPH, WIND THROBBING OCCURS WITHIN CAR, CAUSING PAIN IN EARS. *AK
FAILURE BEGAN AS A THUMPING IN RIGHT FRONT. PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE ALTHOUGH DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. CONTINUED UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT MANUFACTURER REP GOT INVOLVED AT WHICH TIME PARTS WERE FINALLY REPLACED. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM IN OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES BUT APPARENTLY DID NOT NOTIFY OWNERS.
TIRES ARE NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO MEET SPECIFICATIONS. VEHICLE MAY HAVE HAD PRIOR DAMAGE. *AK
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, RODENTS CAN FIND THEIR WAY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. A POOR STRUCTURE DESIGN FOR VEHICLE. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER. COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
THE DISPLAYS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE TOO DIM . THE DRIVER HAS TO TAKE EYES OFF THE ROAD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO READ. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
WIND DEFLECTOR BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE DUE TO THE WEAK NYLON NUT INSERT,SCREWS AND CRUDE WORKMANSHIP. NLM
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ON THE ROOF. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO THE ENGINE WOULD NOT CUT OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THERE WAS A POWER DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM IN THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AT 60MPH. DLR IS REPLACING TRANSFER CASE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE THAT WAS GOING AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER , FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO WARNING OF DEFECT.MANIFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED . *AK
CAR WAS BROADSIDED AND FLIPPED, YET NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED *AK
WHEN THE TEMPERTURE IS 50 DEGREES OR LOWER OUTSIDE VEHICLE DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY. OWNERS GUIDE SAYS AFTER 2 MINUTES VEHICLE SHOULD BE READY TO OPERATE, BUT WHILE DRIVING IT TAKES VEHICLE 3 MINUTES TO SHIFT UP TO 3RD GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL AT 30 MPH OR LESS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARK AND HER LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL. TIRES ARE MADE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING ONLY, AND VEHICLE'S MANUAL DOES NOT IDENTIFY THE TIRES THAT ARE ON THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAY THE TIRES ARE FACTORY INSTALLED. *AK
DURING HARD ACCELERATION FROM A STANDING START, ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE LOSES TRACTION AND SPINS FREE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO TO THE LEFT. AFTER TURNING STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT AND BACK OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE TIRE GRABS AND VEHICLE VIOLENTLY GOES TO THE RIGHT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
UPON BACKING UP THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE A HORRIBLE SQUEALING NOISE. DEALER STATED CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 30 MPH, ACCIDENT OCCURRED, INVOLVING IMPACT ON DRIVER'S LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO THE PORTION OF BACK REAR DOOR. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER STATES IMPACT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO TRIGGER AIR BAGS. *AK
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