Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / RX300 / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001157870 Incident Date: Sep, 04 2001
Consumer's City: CLEVELAND Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RX300 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT6HF10U1Y0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2001 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When braking there was a popping noise, and vehicle took longer to slow down. consumer had to apply more pressure. this progressed to clicking and squealing associated with smell of fire, like rotors were grinding. took to dealer, and they lubed the brakes, and pivoted points. this stopped the noise, but did not fix the problem. consumer has continued to have the problem every 3000 miles. please provide any further information. *ak