Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006071220 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 11 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 09 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: During a drive home, the car suddenly jerked coming to an almost complete stop. the panel light came on with the abs. it then returned to running smoothly> i returned home within i mile without further problems, no odor or panel signs showing. the car was put into our garage and turned off, within minutes my husband saw the car on fire. the fire dept put out the fire and the car became a total loss. calls to lexus and follow-up with toyota were not answered at all, no comment. has there been a previous complaints with that model car? thank you. *jb