Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 10, 2011170,000 milesAZ
CLUTCH PEDAL (5 SPD. MANUAL) BROKE IN HALF NEAR PIVOT POINT, AND FELL ON FLOOR. *KB
1992 Lexus SC300
Routine
Owners filed 10 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats › front assembly › recliner. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown or Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Power Train › Manual Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsPower Train › Automatic TransmissionCrash1 injured
Filed May 11, 2005FL
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DECLINE. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED MOVING. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE JUMPED INTO THE MOVING VEHICLE TRYING TO STOP IT. THE CONSUMER IS AWAITING THE SERVICE DEALER TO COME TO THE INCIDENT LOCATION.
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Mar 22, 200485,000 milesMN
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A POWER WINDOW PROBLEM. WINDOWS WENT DOWN BUT WON'T GO UP. DRIVER WAS TOLD THAT THE MOTOR WAS BAD, AND REPLACEMENTS WILL COST $1000.00. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 14, 2003110,000 milesCA
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AT 50 MPH. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A CONCRETE BARRIER. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER'S HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Jul 28, 2003IL
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 21, 2003120,000 milesOK
THE VEHICLES GAUGES WERE HARD TO SEE DURING THE DAY. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM *TS
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 31, 2001MD
GAS FUMES DETECTED IN CAR AND TRUCK. TOOK TO LEXUS OF ANNAPOLIS, MD. IN JULY 2001. THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK AS IT HAD A LEAK ON 7-23-01. I AM RETURNING THE CAR TO LEXUS OF ANNAPOLIS AS I AM STILL DETECTING FUMES IN THE CAR ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2001 FOR A NEW INSPECTION OF THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE FUMES HAVE AFFECTED ME.
Power Train
Filed Apr 23, 2001DC
CD PLAYER DOES NOT FUNCITON PROPERLY, OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAM PROBLEMS TO ME ; SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL NOT LIGHT UP AND CAN NOT TELL SPEED DUE TO THE LIGHTING SETUP OF INSTRUMETN PANEL SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ME BY FRIENDS WHO OWN SAME CAR
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jun 9, 1997NJ
WHEN FOOT BRAKE IS DEPRESSED IT REACHES THE SAME HORIZONTAL PLANE AS THE ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WILL ON OCCASION ACCELERATE, ONCE RESULTING IN A MINOR ACCIDENT.
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 19, 1996NY
DURING REAR IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK FELL BACKWARDS. *AK
10 of 10 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading 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.