2004 Lexus Is 300 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (3) · Structure (3) · Tires (2)
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (56)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Equipment 2022-04-13 · Safety Recall 22 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
lexus safety recall and service campaign - technician certification requirements 4.13.2022
Wheels 2022-01-12 · Lexus PRO19-02 - · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
pol: this consolidated tire warranty guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground and spare tires currently in use by lexus. this information must be kept near the point of vehicle sale and be available to any customer that requests it. customers can find this information o
Power Train:automatic Transmission:fluid/Lubricant 2020-08-05 · L-SB-0002-20 Rev · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tsb: vehicles may display evidence of a fluid leak or fluid seep from powertrain components. this bulletin explains how to determine the differences between a fluid leak versus a fluid seep. cases that are determined to be a ?leak? should be repaired accordingly and will be covered under warranty
Power Train:manual Transmission:lubricant 2020-08-05 · L-SB-0002-20 Rev · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tsb: vehicles may display evidence of a fluid leak or fluid seep from powertrain components. this bulletin explains how to determine the differences between a fluid leak versus a fluid seep. cases that are determined to be a ?leak? should be repaired accordingly and will be covered under warranty
Steering 2020-06-23 · L-SB-0174-08 Obs · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tsb: obsolete notice june 23, 2020: this bulletin is now obsolete. please see l-sb-0023-20.
Wheels 2020-06-23 · L-SB-0023-20 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
tsb: supersession notice the information contained in this bulletin supersedes service bulletin nos. st004-01, su001-08, and l-sb-0174-08. the aforementioned bulletins are obsolete, and any printed versions should be discarded. be sure to review the entire content of this service bulletin before
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What owners report
2018-09-11 · Electrical System · 253,000 mi“the gas pedal will intermittently stop working. forcing one to pull over, restart the car, and/or have the vehicle towed for repair.…”
2018-05-22 · Engine · 100,000 mi“engine quit on highway at 65 mph coasted of shoulder of road. wrecker dropped at dealer. they mis diagnosed a bad coil. approximately 6 hours later the car quit in same way again. another repair shop properly diagnosed the problem as an ignitor control module. the original repair co.community toyota will not take responsibility for the unsafe cond…”
2017-03-13 · Unknown Or Other · 50,000 mi“sticky residue due to the melting material on the dashboard causes fumes. fumes are toxic and is getting in the ac and ventilation. melting dashboard. sticky residue. clothes will stick to it. melts when it gets hot in the car. currently living in california where it is summer weather 9 out of the 12 months. please help.…”
2016-11-07 · Unknown Or Other · 130,000 mi“the lexus is300 have the worst dash, i don't understand why lexus didn't have a recall on them as they did for the is250 or the is350. god forbids you park your car at work and at the end of the day when you get in your vehicle and you touch the dash or around the shifter, it feels like it is melting. and sometimes i wonder if there is some type …”
2016-09-26 · Structure:body · 123,000 mi“dashboard is melting and has become sticky and rubs off on clothing. this includes the passenger side airbag surface. this happens when vehicle is parked in the sun.…”
2015-05-15 · Unknown Or Other · 80,000 mi“the dashboard on my lexus is300 is melting and reflects off the windshield during the daytime causing a terrible glare that at times affects driving vision. this is the same problem that lexus has identified in other lexus vehicles (06 and up is, ls460 etc)and will replace those dashboards. i have contacted lexus customer service and took my vehicl…”
2014-08-02 · Structure · 26,236 mi“the dash board is melting since 2007, lexus did not do any more than change passenger air bag cover that after a wile starter melting again, they blame at sun exposure, the car is always in the garage and is used very little today the mileage is 48,000, we complained to lexus a little after the warranty was over with no result. we are afraid of to…”
2014-06-23 · Structure · 55,000 mi“my 2004 lexus is 300 has a melting dashboard. the dashboard has become sticky to the touch and leaves marks when you touch it. *tr…”
2013-06-24 · Tires · 91,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2004 lexus is-300 equipped with nexen n-5000 tires (n.a), line size 215/45/17. the contact stated that he noticed large circular cracks on the sidewall of three of the four tires. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the technician verified the failure and advised the contact that the problem was a manufacturing …”
2010-04-19 · Vehicle Speed Control · 34,527 mi · 💥 crash“tl*the contact leased a 2004 lexus is300. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated, drove over a curb, and crashed into the steps on a railing of a building. the contact continued to apply pressure to the brake pedal in order to gain control of the vehicle. a police report was filed, but she did not recei…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.