1993 Lexus LS 400 Service and Repair Manual

DRIVING WHILE IT WAS RAINING THE VEHICLE SPINNED AROUND AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, AT SPEED 20MPH APLLIED THE BRAKES, EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP VEHICLE PULL VERY HARD TO RIGHT IMPACT 1:00 POSITION. TT

CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT. STARTED, PUT IN REVERSE, THEN PUT IN DRIVE AND CAR TOOK OFF STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT TWO OTHER PARKED CARS BEFORE I GOT CAR IN NEUTRAL. MOTOR STILL REVING TILL IGNITION TURNED OFF. CAR ONLY TRAVELLED ABOUT 25 YARDS BUT WAS LITERALLY UNCONTROLLABLE FROM AN ACCELERATOR OR THROTTLE STANDPOINT--FELT LIKE IT WAS IN A FULL OPEN POSITION--IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST--HARDLY ANY TIME TO REACT, LUCKILY NO INJURIES. WAS WITNESSED.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 LEXUS LS400. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A CURB AND CRASHED UP A SLOPE NEAR A WOODED AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE SURGED AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK ON THURSDAY. AFTER WORK WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME, I SMELLED GAS. WHEN I GOT HOME THE CAR WAS SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. MY SON ALMOST OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK THE SMOKE; HE BURNED HIS FINGER. A PASSERBY TOLD HIM NOT TO OPEN IT BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE. MY SON CALLED 911. I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY THE FIRE STARTED, BUT IT STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THE 93 LEXUS, LS 4

THE LIGHTS DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES, AND WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE READINGS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. TS SCC

MY LEXUS 1993 LS400 INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN CAR IS STARTED. IT TAKES ABOUT 25 MINUTES OF THE CAR RUNNING UNTIL THE LIGHTS START TO FLICKER AND FINALLY COME ON. WHEN THEY AREN'T ON, WE CANNOT TELL HOW FAST WE GOING, HOW MUCH GAS WE HAVE AND ETC. I HAVE BEEN ON MANY SITES ABOUT THIS AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. THE DEALERS WANT ABOUT 2-3 GRAND TO FIX. WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN DR

DASH FUNCTIONS DON'T WORK AT TIMES. SPEED, FUEL LEVEL,ETC ARE NOT INDICATED WHEN CAR IS AT REST OR MOVING. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE RESULT THAT I FEAR DRIVING THE CAR AND WON'T SELL IT AS IT IS NOW. AT AROUND $1800 TO REPAIR WITH NO GUARANTEE THE REPLACEMENT IS NOT BUGGY, I FEEL BETRAYED AND DISMISSED BY TOYOTA.

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL APPEAR DARK INTIL THE VEHICLE WARM UP. CAUSING THE CONSUMER UNABLE TO SEE. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

THE VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD APPEAR ON AND OFF INTERMITTENLY WITHOUT PRIOR. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE GAUGE CLUSTER LIGHTING ON MY 1993 LEXUS LS400 DOES NOT COME ON UNLESS IT IS ABOVE 75 DEGREES OR SO OUTSIDE OR IN THE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT. THE LIGHTING OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER IS NOT JUST NEEDED AT NIGHT. WITH THE GAUGES BEING ELECTRONICLY LIT YOU CAN'T SEE YOUR SPEED, REVS, ENGINE TEMP, OR FUEL LEVEL DAY OR NIGHT UNLESS THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP OR IT'S HOT OUTSIDE. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT IN THE WINTER EVEN DURING THE DAY, THE LIGHTS ARE NO WHERE NEER WARM ENOUGH TO LIGHT UP. LEXUS HAS NO SUGG

1993 LEXUS LS400 CLUSTER LIGHT FAILURE RESULTING IN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS BEING COMPLETELY UNREADABLE. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED, GAS LEVEL OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS. READ IN THE LEXUS FORUMS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND LEXUS REFUSES TO RECALL EVEN THOUGH DEATH OR INJURY COULD RESULT. *TR

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTING DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED, BUT SOMETIMES WILL COME ON AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE PROBLEM HAS JUST RECENTLY STARTED, BUT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE (TAKING LONGER FOR THE LIGHTS TO COME ON IF AT ALL). NO STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN YET TO REPAIR, BUT GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT, SAFETY CONCERNS WILL PROBABLY FORCE ME TO PAY A SIGNIFICANT SERVICE BILL AT THE DEALER SOON. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND CENTER CONSOLE IS DAR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FLICKERS OR GOES BLANK MAKEING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU ARE GOING AND HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR. *TR