Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / LX / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000124767 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2000
Consumer's City: BRYAN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: LX Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT6HT00W3X0 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 29 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 lexus lx 470. while inspecting the vehicle, the mechanic shifted the gears and the vehicle caught fire. the center section where the gear shifter is located melted. on several occasions, the contact informed the dealer that there was electrical failure when she brought the vehicle in for routine maintenance. the radio in the vehicle was replaced by the dealer three different times due to an electrical short; however, the radio is currently not working. the daytime running lamp bulbs are constantly being replaced. the vehicle is currently parked. the contact stated that she received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 04v434000 (exterior lighting: headlights). the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was 194,000 and failure mileage was 30,000. updated 10/03/08 *bf updated 10/07/08. 8jb