Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES300 / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999043415 Incident Date: Oct, 14 1999
Consumer's City: GLASGOW Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES300 Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JT8VK13T8N0 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 05 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The electrochromic display lighting that lights up the speedometer have failed, there is no way to know what speed you are traveling at night. also the odometer had an electrical short @82,500 miles, smoke from the odometer short caused driver to panic, and could have resulted in a serious accident. the car was taken to a local mechanic, and i was told there were no other electrical problems, but to replace the speedometer and odometer would cost at least $2,000. i think this is a safety problem, and that i should not have to absorb all of this cost. i would like to make a formal complaint to nhtsa about this. thank you very much... chris hall. *ak