| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005009088 | Incident Date: Feb, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WARREN | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: IS 300 | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBD192320 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 19 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 5-speed manual 2002 lexus is300. currently, my car has 40,000 miles. everything in the vehicle is stock, no modified parts and accesories. i drive this car normal like any other manual transmission cars. i rev match when i downshift, never ride the clutch etc...i have been driving manual cars for the last 10 years. a few days ago, i noticed that the transmission clutched began to slip as i was accelerating on-ramp onto freeway. the car is drivable but i have to be careful accelerating and passing or else, the clutch slips and car won't accelerate. because of this premature clutch failure, i can't drive the car as it was intended to be. i drive it really slow. painfully slow. i can't believe lexus (toyota) won't warranty this item. most manual transmission cars' clutches have a lifetime of at least 100,000 miles. as an engineer, i see this as a manufacturer defect. because of this incident, i will never ever persuade potential lexus buyers in buying lexus vehicles. |
