Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / SC430 / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002089942 Incident Date: Jan, 02 2002
Consumer's City: SANTA CLARITA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: SC430 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires:tread/belt
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTHFN48Y820 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 12 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: About a year ago i bought a 2002 lexus sc 430 hardtop convertible. the tires had to be replaced at 11,000 miles because the inside tread was cupping and making horrendous growling and vibration noise. i called lexus and the factory rep came out and talked to me and said they all do the same thing and the problem can't be fixed. i could not see the problem and the tires looked perfect until you removed them and examined them. my worry, apart from the $2,000.00 to replace the tires is that the vibration of the tire at high speed could cause a failure. i feel that lexus knowingly sold a car with an inherent defect in the steering which could cause serious harm if not fixed. lexus gave me a new set of tires but i don't believe they should get a pass on this. *ak