1993 Lexus LS400

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY '93 LS 400 IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. SOMETIMES WHEN IT IS COLD IT WON'T LIGHT UP. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE TACHOMETER ONLY WORK SPORADICALLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH LEXUS VEHICLES FOR YEARS AND I WANT TO LEND MY VOICE TO THE MANY WHO HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THIS HAS TO DO WITH A DESIGN FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS COMPONENT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE DEALER WANTS ALMOST $2000 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD NEVER EXIST. THE WORST PART ABOUT THAT IS THAT THE NEW MODULE WILL HAVE THE SAME DESIGN FLAW THAT THE OLD ONE HAS. EVEN MY '58 CHEVY HAD A SPEEDOMETER THAT WORKED. I BELIEVE THAT LEXUS HAS TAKEN A HEAD IN THE SAND ATTITUDE TOWARD THIS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE.

DIGITAL DASHBOARD PROBLEMS THIS IS MY SECOND LEXUS LS , AND ON BOTH CARS THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE FAILED TO WORK . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST YOUR ARE GOING , AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SRS OR ANT LOCKING SYSTEM THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING THERE IS A PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS TO LATE. *NM

1993 LEXUS LS 400 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE - SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE DO NOT WORK IN COLD WEATHER UNTIL VEHICLE WARMS UP. OCCASIONALLY THE ELECTROLUMINESCENT INSTRUMENT LIGHTING FAILS TOO. EITHER SITUATION RESULTS IN A SAFETY CONCERN RELATED TO VEHICLE OPERATION. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS MODEL YEAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT CONTROLS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AS OTHER COMPLAINANTS HAVE STATED, THIS CLEARLY SEEMS TO BE A RECURRENT AND COMMON FAILURE IN THIS VEHICLE AND IMPEDES THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I WOULD ASK THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE AND DETERMINE IF A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *NM

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL LIGHT FAILURE..UNABLE TO READ FUEL QUANTITY OR SPEED..PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM I WILL HOLD THE NHTSA SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL ACCIDENTS INCLUDING SPEEDING TICKETS PERTAINING TO THIS VEHICLE AS FROM TODAY 09/23/06. I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE THAT YOU CONTACT THIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURE AND URGE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL REGARDING THIS MAJOR SAFETY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BACK LIGHTING FOR THE GAUGE CLUSTER DID NOT COME ON, UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WARM. THE MILEAGE WAS NOT RECORDED PROPERLY. THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED,CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GASOLINE. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS DID NO STAY LIGHTED IN THE DARKNESS, AND NOTHING ON THE DASHBOARD WAS WORKING CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND THEY DETERMINED THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB