1994 Lexus LS400

I 'M THE OWNER OF A 1994 LEXUS LS 400. THE REASON I AM PLACING THIS COMPLAINT IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOING CONSTANT RESEARCH ON THE REASON OR/S MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS GONE OUT. I'M VERY SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT A COMPANY WHO PRIDES THEMSELVES ON THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION HASN'T ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS AN RECALL.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY TO TRAVEL AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED, GAS CONSUMPTION LEVEL OR ANY OTHER WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS TO GIVE US ONGOING KNOWLEDGE OF THE VEHICLE IN OPERATION. BECAUSE THE EXPENSE OF HAVING THIS REPLACE IS EST. AT $1200 THIS IS A VERY BIG INCONVENIENCE. NOT TO SAY PUTTING MY FAMILY AT RISK. I HAVE TRULY ENJOY DRIVING MY LEXUS AND WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE ENJOYING DRIVING IT, I WOULD HOPE LEXUS WOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY OPERATE THEIR VEHICLES ON THESE HIGHWAYS.THIS HAS DISCOURAGED ME TO EVEN PURCHASE ANOTHER LEXUS BECAUSE OF FEAR THAT ANOTHER ISSUE LIKE THIS WILL NOT BE ADDRESS IN A RECALL FOR CONSUMER SAFETY.*CN

SINCE 80,000 MILES, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS HAVE DISPLAYED INTERMITENT LIGHTING. THE PROBLEM IS WORST WHEN THE CAR IS COLD (BELOW 60F). WHEN YOU START IT UP, THE DASH IS DARK. THEN, AS THE CAR WARMS UP, THE NEEDLES WILL FLICKER AND COME ON ( IF YOU ARE LUCKY), FOLLOWED BY THE BACKGROUND FLICKERING AND THEN COMING ON. WHILE THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING, GENERALLY IT IS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD. NOW, WITH THE MILEAGE OVER 100,000 BLACKOUT IS NEARLY 100% OF THE TIME. LEXUS DOES NOT ADMIT THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. THEY TELL YOU JUST REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER FOR $1200-$1500. SORRY, I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO THROW AWAY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL IS WARRANTED. ONE DOES NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE: OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, LOW ON FUEL, OVERHEATING OR THE BATTERY IS WEAK. FOR OTHER LEXUS LS400 OWNERS, I AM SURE THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AND NEEDS. *NM

I HAVE A 1994 LEXUS LS400. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 65F, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, AND ODOMETER GO DARK. AFTER 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THEY FINALLY COME ON. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO SEE THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM GOING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE LS 400 FOR THIS YEAR AS WELL AS OTHERS. MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM REQUIRES THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO BE REPLACED BY LEXUS AT A COST OF $1000+. SOME OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED BY ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS FOR ABOUT $500.*JB