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1998 Lexus LS400: sudden unintended acceleration

6 of the 45 complaints about the 1998 Lexus LS400 describe sudden unintended acceleration.

owner complaints
6
of this car's complaints
13%
recalls
0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.

Sudden unintended acceleration by model year

  • 2000
    4
  • 1999
    5
  • 1998
    6
  • 1996
    1
  • 1995
    1
  • 1993
    1
  • 1992
    1
  • 1991
    1
  • 1990
    3

What owners say

Filed Apr 2, 2014 · Acceleration · 153,000 miles · WA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 lexus ls400. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle traveled into a residential garage and crashed into a wall. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The shop technician diagnosed the wrong problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 153,000 and the current mileage was 160,000. Updated 07/22/14 ma

Filed Aug 5, 2003 · Acceleration, Brakes · MI

Consumer states while applying brakes suudenly vehicle surged forward. Dealer notified.

Filed May 28, 2002 · Acceleration · TX · crash

While trying to park, vehicle suddenly surged forward and ran into a store before stopping. Consumer had brakes applied. Contacted dealer. *ak jlg

Filed Jun 27, 2001 · Acceleration, Brakes · NY · crash · 1 injury

At a stop vehicle lurched out of control and accelerated without touching gas pedal. Brakes did not stop vehicle, and rearended another vehicle. Damaged hood and grill on vehicle. Contacted dealer and vehicle was repaired.

Filed Jan 12, 2001 · Acceleration · MD

Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration, causing an accident where no one was injured, the vehicle was towed to dealer who could find no problem even though this happened twice in one day.

Filed Mar 15, 2000 · Acceleration · CA · crash · 1 injury

Sudden acceleration when applying brakes to bring vehicle to a stop, causing vehicle to rear end another vehicle in front of consumer. Driver received a sprained waist. Dealer notified. *ak

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 1998 Lexus LS400 sudden acceleration

Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1998 Lexus LS400?

6 of 45 owner complaints about the 1998 Lexus LS400 (13%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1998.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Lexus LS400?

There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.

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