Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / LS400 / 1998

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000140440 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2000
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: LS400 Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT8BH28F6W0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 18 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Automatic traction control light comes on, there is a beeping sound, and vehicle swerves like it is going into a curve, usually to left. problem will occur randomly over 40 mph, weather conditions do not play a factor in defect. *ak consumer states when problem occurs, the accelerator, brakes, and steering are actuated without any input from the driver and problem is not weather related, dealer has kept vehicle long periods of time, one instance for almost 1 month, always comes back and can not figure out the problem, consumer feels the problem is related to computer or sensor defect. *slc