Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES300 / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280710 Incident Date: May, 11 2004
Consumer's City: ALPHARETTA Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES300 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 23 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a 1999 lexus es-300 automobile that was purchased used in 2002. the engine stopped running as i was driving home from the atlanta airport and would not restart. just prior to stopping the car began making a rattling noise and then simply stopped while i was driving it. upon inspection of the engine by lexus mechanics i was informed that there was "oil gel" in the engine and that a new engine would be required. *ak