2001 Lexus IS 300 Service and Repair Manual

THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD CAUSING A COLLISION. AFTER THE COLLISION A FUEL FED FIRE ENSUED WHICH RESULTED IN THE OCCUPANTS BEING BURNED. *MR *CB *NLM

CAR LOST CONTROL ON ITS OWN AND EVENTUALLY STEERED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR THEN HIT A TREE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****760770. *AK *TS *NLM

I WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT AT WHICH THE FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MY FRIEND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT TO HIS THE DASH, BREAKING HIS CHEEKBONE. AND I HIT MY CHEEK ON THE STEERING WHEEL, BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.*AK

FAILURE OF ABS FEATURE / MALFUNCTION OF BRAKES AROUND 07/14/05 WHEN MY WIFE BRAKED WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE CAR SKIDDED WITH THE REAR WHEELS PULLING OUT TOWARDS RIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AS SHE WAS EXITING AND WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED (<45 MPH) ON 7/23/05 WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, TO AVOID A CAR THAT WAS GETTING IN MY LANE (THE LEFT MOST LANE) I BRAKED HARD. THE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS ABOUT 65 MPH. THE BRAKES JUST LOCKED EVEN AFTER I REMOV

A NEAR HEAD-ON ACCIDENT INVOLVING A LEXUS IS300 AND AN SUV. THE IS300 WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 40 MPH AND THE OTHER VEHICLE, APPROX. 20 MPH. THE DAMAGE TO THE LEXUS IS EXTENSIVE (MORE THAN $9,000). THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO INJURIES OF THE DRIVER - BRUSING ON SHOULDER AND HIP FROM THE SET BELT.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH HAD FRONT END COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RESULTUING IN INJURIES. TS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS IS300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN FROM A SERVICE ROAD ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY THE CONTACT HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN THE CONTACT SLOWLY REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS AN EXTREME INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY AND IT ACCELERATED AT A RAPID RATE OF SPEED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACTS VE

I HAVE A 2001 LEXUS IS300 WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULITPLE TIMES FOR SELF FLOODING. THIS PAST WINTER THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO MY GARAGE. LEXUS CAME UP AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND THAT IT CHECKED OUT FINE. BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK THE ECM. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO CERTAIN MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS CAR IS A HAZARD AND WE WERE LUCKY NOBODY WAS HURT.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN PRIOR THREE MONTHS OF INCIDENT DATE, WHEN TAPPING ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR BRIEFLY (FRACTION OF A SECOND) AND THEN RELEASING, CARS THROTTLE REMAINED COMPLETELY OPEN (MAXIMUM RPMS) EVEN WITH FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CARS THROTTLE SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH "DRIVE BY WIRE" OR A WIRELESS COMPUTER CONTROLLED THROTTLE. ON PRIOR TWO OCCASIONS, VEHICLE'S IGNITION HAD TO BE SHUT OFF BY REMOVING KEYS FROM IGNITION WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. ON THIRD

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 2001 LEXUS IS300 THAT WAS PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHILE PARKED. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE GOT JAMMED INTO A POLE CAUSING IT TO DAMAGE THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED VEHICLE TO MOVE IT OFF OF THE STREET, THE CONTACT NOTICED RED FLUID COMING OUT THE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS, SOMETHING THAT PENETRATED A RADIATOR HOSE. THE HARNESS BALANCE BROKE AND APPARENTLY FLEW INTO THE HOSE. THE TRANSMISSION LINE SNAP A

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS IS 300. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS THE TIMING BELT. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL BUILD-UP INSIDE THE ENGINE. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. AS OF JUNE 6, 2007, THE ENGINE

CONSUME STATED THE TRUNK WOULD NOT STAY UP, AND IT CAME DOWN FAST CAUSING INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB

PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM MADE TAPPING SOUND. TOOK TO PARK PLACE LEXUS, PLANO TX - CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY SO THEY REPLACED FOR FREE. THEY TOLD ME THAT A RUBBER GROMMET/GASKET WAS MISSING AND THAT METAL HAD RUBBED METAL UNTIL SEVERE RUST DEVELOPED. ONLY ABOUT 1 MONTHS LATER THE NOISE IS BACK AND EVEN MORE FREQUENT THAN BEFORE WITH ITS "PEK" "POP" "TIK" "TAP". ALSO THE SUSPENSION HAS A TREMENDOUS VIBRATION IN IT, WHENEVER I TRAVEL OVER THE SLIGHTEST CRACK IN THE PAVEMENT - IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING

BOTH RIGHT SIDE TIRES DEVELOPED 2-3 IN. "BLISTERS" IN THE OUTSIDE SIDEWALL, APPARENTLY AFTER HITTING EITHER A CURB OR POTHOLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY NEAREST LEXUS DEALER (ALBUQUERQUE), BUT LEXUS WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES EVEN AFTER I INFORMED THEM OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH AUDI TIRES. I EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TIRES MYSELF AT A COST OF $400. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215145ZR17)

AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS MAKE/MODEL I HAVE NOTICED THAT IT GOES THROUGH TIRES LIKE NOT OTHER CALL I HAVE EVER KNOWN. I AM LUCKY TO GET 10-12K MILES FROM A SET OF TIRES. IN THE TIME I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE MULTIPLE TIRE SETS AS WELL AS A LIFETIME ALIGNMENT DUET TO THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE TIRES, THIS WEAR IS ON THE INNER PORTION OF THE FRONT TIRES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE CAMBER PORTION OF THE SUSPENSION THAT CAUSES THIS. I AM A MODEL DRIVER WHO TAKES ALL PR