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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003244076 | Incident Date: Nov, 02 2003 |
| Consumer's City: CHARLOTTE | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: GS430 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JT8BL69S030 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 02 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 29 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 2003 lexus gs 430 vehicle. during the time that i have owned this vehicle, i continue to experience vibration and brake and wheel wear on the front end assembly. the dealership has aligned the front end and changed tires, but the problem is repeating. i believe that the vehicle is improperly designed either to accept 17 in. tires or to handle a 4.3 liter engine. the dealership insists that all you have to do is rotate tires every 5,000 miles and there is no problem, but this is not the case. as a result of the run-out and out of balance condition in the front end of the vehicle, the braking is unrepeatable, and, i believe, causes a sever safety concern. the problem happens within 3,000 to 4,000 miles of an alignment. i believe that this problem is endemic to lexus gs 430's with 17 inch tires and believe that the dealership is not interested in confronting a design problem. i am asking that this be investigated. i also intend to contact toyota directly. *la |
