Major Problems with 2001 Lexus IS 300 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2001 Lexus IS 300

2001 Lexus IS 300 AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 62745 miles

2001 Lexus IS 300 STEERING Victims: 2

2001 Lexus IS 300 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Victims: 2

Browse 2001 Lexus IS 300 complaints by category

Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL and SIDEWALL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Lexus IS 300 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ongoing problem with hesitation when accelerating. vehicle been to dealer on three occasions and the problem was reoccurring. feel free	3 ~ 16667 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL on three separate occasions within prior three months of incident date when tapping accelerator to the floor briefly (fraction of...	2 ~ 47100 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES total failure of tire while going down the highway - in fact tire came off the rim - tire was	2 ~ 4000 miles
SUSPENSION consumer had purchased over 14 tires. the problem was not the tires but the problem has not been determined. *ak...	2
ENGINE engine crank pulley/harmonic balancer came apart while driving....	1 ~ 295000 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2001 lexus is 300. while driving at approximately 70 mph the accelerator pedal was depressed...	1 ~ 154000 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2001 lexus is 300. while driving at approximately 70 mph the accelerator pedal was depressed...	1 ~ 154000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2001 lexus is 300. while driving at approximately 70 mph the accelerator pedal was depressed...	1 ~ 154000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION i purchased a car from a dealer in malden i heard a sound that was not familiar to me and...	1 ~ 118426 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2001 lexus is300. while driving approximately 45 mph the contact noticed smoke emitting from the engine....	1 ~ 114000 miles
VISIBILITY driver's side front window glass bolts loose. glass separates from regulator. glass doesn't fit into window frame causi ng cracking	1 ~ 65000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2001 lexus is 300. while driving 50 mph the contact noticed smoke rising from under the...	1 ~ 70000 miles
CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN dt*: the contact stated while driving the vehicle jerked and pulled to the right. the pulling progressively got worse over...	1 ~ 67700 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC failure of abs feature / malfunction of brakes around 07/14/05 when my wife braked while driving the car on the...	1 ~ 51200 miles
AIR BAGS i was recently in an accident at which the front and side airbags did not deploy causing my friend in...	1 ~ 62745 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS a near head-on accident involving a lexus is300 and an suv. the is300 was traveling at approx. 40 mph and...	1 ~ 68000 miles
LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT passenger side control arm made tapping sound. took to park place lexus plano tx - car is under warranty so...	1
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS when applying the brakes pedal vibrated violently resulting in extended stopping distance. the dealer stated the brake caliper broke. *ak...	1 ~ 33790 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i have a 2001 lexus is300 which has been in the shop mulitple times for self flooding. this past winter...	1 ~ 31111 miles
STRUCTURE when the driver side window is completely closed you can hear the wind blowing sound. it usually starts off at...	1
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING consumer states that when coming to a complete stop and trying to make a left or right turn the vehicle	1
PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN consumer was traveling about 45mph on highway and without prior warning vehicle turned off. he was forced to pull over	1
STEERING car lost control on its own and eventually steered off the road to the right and the car then hit	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the driver lost control while driving and the vehicle ran off the road causing a collision. after the collision a	1
TIRES driver's side rear inner tire sidewall separated. this resulted in a crash. bridgestone potenza 215/45zr17 dot ejokjbj360. *ak...	1 ~ 8000 miles

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