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THE FIRST TIME MY ECU FAILED WAS WHEN I WAS PARKED I WANT TO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1000RMPS. I GOT THE ECU REPLACED THIS WAS AROUND 2013. THE SECOND TIME WAS A MONTH AGO. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK HAD A HUGE THUD IN THE ENGINE AND THE SAME THING MY CAR COULD NO LONGER GO ABOVE 1000RPMS AND COULDN'T GET THREW THE INTERSECTION. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THERE BREAKS BECAUSE MY CAR HAD LOST ALL POWER. I MADE IT HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET A TOW TRUCK. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THE CAR WOULD START BUT THEN COMPLETELY DIE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK SAID IT FIXED ITSELF. ONE HOUR AFTER I GOT IT THE CAR STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP. THEY HAD TO SEND THE ECU OUT TO GET REPAIRED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY THE PARTS LEXUS USED ON THE ECU ARE FAULTY AND LEEK. CAUSING THE MOTHERBOARD TO SHORT. I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN MY CAR BACK AND DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR WILL BE FIXED ONCE THEY GET THE COMPUTER BACK. PLEASE RESEARCH MORE AS THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX AND FOR IT TO HAPPEN TWICE....WHICH I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW IS NOT SOMETHING COMMON TO HAVE TO REPAIR ON A CAR LET ALONE TWICE. WILL SEND MORE DOCUMENTATION ONCE I GET MY CAR BACK. OR FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
THE FIRST TIME MY ECU FAILED WAS WHEN I WAS PARKED I WANT TO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1000RMPS. I GOT THE ECU REPLACED THIS WAS AROUND 2013. THE SECOND TIME WAS A MONTH AGO. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK HAD A HUGE THUD IN THE ENGINE AND THE SAME THING MY CAR COULD NO LONGER GO ABOVE 1000RPMS AND COULDN'T GET THREW THE INTERSECTION. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO SLAM ON THERE BREAKS BECAUSE MY CAR HAD LOST ALL POWER. I MADE IT HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET A TOW TRUCK. BY THE TIME THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THE CAR WOULD START BUT THEN COMPLETELY DIE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THEY HAD IT FOR A WEEK SAID IT FIXED ITSELF. ONE HOUR AFTER I GOT IT THE CAR STARTED TO ACT UP AGAIN. THE CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP. THEY HAD TO SEND THE ECU OUT TO GET REPAIRED. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND APPARENTLY THE PARTS LEXUS USED ON THE ECU ARE FAULTY AND LEEK. CAUSING THE MOTHERBOARD TO SHORT. I STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN MY CAR BACK AND DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR WILL BE FIXED ONCE THEY GET THE COMPUTER BACK. PLEASE RESEARCH MORE AS THIS IS NOT A CHEAP FIX AND FOR IT TO HAPPEN TWICE....WHICH I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW IS NOT SOMETHING COMMON TO HAVE TO REPAIR ON A CAR LET ALONE TWICE. WILL SEND MORE DOCUMENTATION ONCE I GET MY CAR BACK. OR FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 LEXUS LS400. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A CURB AND CRASHED UP A SLOPE NEAR A WOODED AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE SURGED AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,600.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1993 LEXUS LS400. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A CURB AND CRASHED UP A SLOPE NEAR A WOODED AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE HEARD NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AS THE VEHICLE SURGED AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 201,600.
THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER NEEDLES ON MY DASHBOARD WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ARE USUALLY STUCK AT "0," BUT SPORADICALLY JUMP TO LIFE ON OCCASION AND WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. VERY FRUSTRATING. THE CAR IS A 1993 LEXUS LS400. *LA
THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER NEEDLES ON MY DASHBOARD WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THEY ARE USUALLY STUCK AT "0," BUT SPORADICALLY JUMP TO LIFE ON OCCASION AND WORK FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. VERY FRUSTRATING. THE CAR IS A 1993 LEXUS LS400. *LA
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE A '93 LEXUS LS400. APPARENTLY, 80% OF THESE CARS IN THIS YEAR HAVE FAULTY INSTUMENT PANELS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH NEEDLES DO NOT WORK, GAS GAUGE IS HARDLY RESPONSIVE, AND AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON LEAVING THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS OF COURSE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW, WHICH LEXUS SHOULD HELP RESOLVE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LINGERING FOR OVER 6 YEARS NOW BECAUSE LEXUS HAS QUOTED ME AT $1500 TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD!!!! HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS??? MAYBE PEOPLE NEED TO DIE IN CAR ACCIDENTS FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION AND GET THESE FAULTY PARTS RECALLED!!!!!! I REFUSE TO SPEND HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ALREADY GAVE LEXUS OVER $50,000 FOR THE CAR AND SERVICE. MY OPINION ABOUT LEXUS AND ITS "PERSUIT FOR PERFECTION" HAS CHANGED; THEY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF THIEVES. IF YOU SEARCH YOUR RECORDS I AM SURE THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SOME ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CARLOS.*AK
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE A '93 LEXUS LS400. APPARENTLY, 80% OF THESE CARS IN THIS YEAR HAVE FAULTY INSTUMENT PANELS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH NEEDLES DO NOT WORK, GAS GAUGE IS HARDLY RESPONSIVE, AND AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON LEAVING THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS OF COURSE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I BELIEVE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW, WHICH LEXUS SHOULD HELP RESOLVE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN LINGERING FOR OVER 6 YEARS NOW BECAUSE LEXUS HAS QUOTED ME AT $1500 TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD!!!! HOW CAN THEY GET AWAY WITH THIS??? MAYBE PEOPLE NEED TO DIE IN CAR ACCIDENTS FOR SOMEONE TO TAKE ACTION AND GET THESE FAULTY PARTS RECALLED!!!!!! I REFUSE TO SPEND HARD EARNED MONEY ON THIS REPLACEMENT. I HAVE ALREADY GAVE LEXUS OVER $50,000 FOR THE CAR AND SERVICE. MY OPINION ABOUT LEXUS AND ITS "PERSUIT FOR PERFECTION" HAS CHANGED; THEY ARE JUST A BUNCH OF THIEVES. IF YOU SEARCH YOUR RECORDS I AM SURE THERE IS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SOME ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. CARLOS.*AK
CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT. STARTED, PUT IN REVERSE, THEN PUT IN DRIVE AND CAR TOOK OFF STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT TWO OTHER PARKED CARS BEFORE I GOT CAR IN NEUTRAL. MOTOR STILL REVING TILL IGNITION TURNED OFF. CAR ONLY TRAVELLED ABOUT 25 YARDS BUT WAS LITERALLY UNCONTROLLABLE FROM AN ACCELERATOR OR THROTTLE STANDPOINT--FELT LIKE IT WAS IN A FULL OPEN POSITION--IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST--HARDLY ANY TIME TO REACT, LUCKILY NO INJURIES. WAS WITNESSED.*AK
CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT. STARTED, PUT IN REVERSE, THEN PUT IN DRIVE AND CAR TOOK OFF STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND HIT TWO OTHER PARKED CARS BEFORE I GOT CAR IN NEUTRAL. MOTOR STILL REVING TILL IGNITION TURNED OFF. CAR ONLY TRAVELLED ABOUT 25 YARDS BUT WAS LITERALLY UNCONTROLLABLE FROM AN ACCELERATOR OR THROTTLE STANDPOINT--FELT LIKE IT WAS IN A FULL OPEN POSITION--IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST--HARDLY ANY TIME TO REACT, LUCKILY NO INJURIES. WAS WITNESSED.*AK