Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / RX300 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270554 Incident Date: Apr, 02 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: RX300 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT6HF10U7X0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 15 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 09 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1999 lexus rx300. five days after discs, calipers, pads replaced, the right front caliper fell off while i was driving on interstate 80 at 65 mph. the car began to violently shake and veer to the right. i was able to safely get the car off the road. the lexus dealer confirmed that the caliper fell off and was wedged between the rim of the wheel and the disc. the bolts were missing. the service manager did not know if the bolts broke from a manufacturing defect or a service defect. *ak