1996 Lexus SC400 problems

Filed Mar 31, 2006 · Lights · 70,290 miles · CA

On two occasions just before coming to a complete stop at a signal, the car suddenly lurched forward for no reason, and I was unable to control this motion with the brakes, so I quickly put the transmission in neutral, and noticed that the engine was racing at 6,000 RPM. After this occurred the second time, when parking in the garage, I noticed that the engine rpms would change by about 200-300 rpms about every 5th time when just applying the brakes while car was in park. A possible problem could be related to the fact that when I bought the car 2/20/06, I noticed that the rear mounted high brake light LED built into the rear wing was not working. The dealer repaired this by locating a broken (cut?) wire in the wiring harness. This repair was done on 3/20/06, and from the time I had bought the car, (2/20/06) there had been no problem until 3/21 when the problem first showed up. The second time it happened in just the same way was the evening of 3/29 while at a stop signal. Each time, I was able to put car into neutral to avoid hitting the car in front of me. I am not quite sure what I did each time to slow the engine back down.

Filed Jul 19, 2004 · Tires · FL

While the vehicle was parked both passengers and driver rear tires tread separated. Consumer took the tires to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined the tires were worn out. *ak ply separation occured on the inside of both tires. The problem was found during the installation of new tires. The tire had 3/32 tread remaining.

Filed Jun 24, 2004 · Tires · FL

While the vehicle was parked both passenger and driver rear tires tread separated. Consumer took the tires to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the tires were worn out. *ak there was 3/32 tread remaining on the tire. The ply's separated on the inside of both tires. This problem was found during the installation of new tires.

Filed May 18, 2004 · Locks · 157,000 miles · CA

Passenger door lock assembly failed and would not allow door to be opened from the outside, only would open from the inside; causing a over $500 repair because a small piece of metal in the assembly broke. Lexus could/would not replace just the small metal piece, and the entire assembly had to be replaced causing a very costly repair; this occured in 2003. In may of 2004, the driver's door then failed, and also would not open from the outside, would only open from the inside. This time they were able to correct with a $7.00 part and a $120 labor cost to replace.