1993 Lexus LS400 Problems, complaints & recalls

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...

Dash functions don't work at times. Speed, fuel level,etc are not indicated when car is at rest or moving. This has been a recurring problem with the result that I fear driving the car and won't sell it as it is now. At around $1800 to repair with no guarantee the replacement is not buggy, I feel betrayed and dismissed by toyota.

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...

Recently the car began to stumble under acceleration while driving up a hill or merging into traffic or maintaining speed while driving on the interstate. I initially thought it was a fuel supply issue so I changed out the fuel filter, without any improvement in the problem. I was going to change the fuel pump also and while researching on the internet I learned of a problem with bad electrolytic capacitors inside the car's ecu (engine computer) which can mimic a fuel supply problem. I am a trained...

While traveling on the interstate at night-time, the lighting on the instrument panel went completely dark and it became impossible to read any of the cars instrumentation such as vehicle speed and warning indicators. At various times since then the gauges in the instrument panel have also become unreliable, these include the fuel level gauge, the speedometer, and the tachometer. At times they will not move from their "0" setting, such as when the vehicle is powered off, until they warm-up or you bang the dash...

While driving or when first starting the vehicle the whole dash will go dark and not light back up or keep flickering. You are unable to see how fast you are going or any warning lights and the gas gauge does not work when the dash lights go out. Driving alone is unsafe and even with our 2 children makes it very unsafe not knowing how fast you are going and fuel gauge not working so you could run out of fuel and left stranded with kids on the road. Many complaints have been made about this problem and lexus refuses any acknowledgement of this problem and something really needs to be done! *Tr

My 1993 lexus ls400 dashlights went out while driving from atlanta, ga to miami, fl on january 8th, 2011. I could not see the speedometer or any gauges! I have sent the circuit boards to a licensed electrical engineer to get it fixed. Everything is good now but almost crashed at night and almost got a ticket because I could not see the gauges! *Tr

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL. *TR

The gauge cluster lighting on my 1993 lexus ls400 does not come on unless it is above 75 degrees or so outside or in the passanger compartment. The lighting of the gauge cluster is not just needed at night. With the gauges being electronicly lit you can't see your speed, revs, engine temp, or fuel level day or night unless the car is fully warmed up or it's hot outside. Needless to say that in the winter even during the day, the lights are no where neer warm enough to light up. Lexus has no suggestions other than...

1993 Lexus ls400 cluster light failure resulting in the dashboard lights being completely unreadable. Unable to determine speed, gas level or any warning lights. Read in the lexus forums that this is very common and lexus refuses to recall even though death or injury could result. *Tr

Speedometer - instrument cluster lighting failure. Because of some faulty condenser spillage cluster lighting fails. *Tr

1993 Lexus ls 400 dash lights don't work, including speedometer. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lexus ls400. While driving approximately 40 mph on normal road conditions, the instrument cluster failed to display readings for the speedometer, tachometer, and fuel gauge. There were no warnings prior to these failures. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing and it was confirmed that the instrument cluster required replacement. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were unknown.

My lexus 1993 ls400 instrument panel does not light up when car is started. It takes about 25 minutes of the car running until the lights start to flicker and finally come on. When they aren't on, we cannot tell how fast we going, how much gas we have and etc. I have been on many sites about this and it seems to be a very big problem with these cars. The dealers want about 2-3 grand to fix. Why hasn't a recall been done about this problem. These cars are notorious for this problem. When driving at night its...

My instrument cluster lighting does not illuminate when the car is started, but sometimes will come on after several minutes. The problem has just recently started, but seems to be getting worse (taking longer for the lights to come on if at all). No steps have been taken yet to repair, but given the severity of the impact, safety concerns will probably force me to pay a significant service bill at the dealer soon. When I drive at night, the entire instrument cluster and center console is dark. Even during full...

'93 Lexus ls400 instrument cluster does not illuminate until car is warm (30-60 minutes) unable to see how fast I am going. *Tr

No light in instrumental cluster. Empty fuel tank. Outside temperature off. Odometer and trp off. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1993 lexus ls400. The contact stated that the instrument cluster was vibrating and the gauges displayed inaccurate readings. The contact believed that it was a safety hazard. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they stated that the cluster needed to be replaced. The contact replaced it approximately four years ago, but the failure still exists. The powertrain and purchase date were unknown. The current mileage was approximately 200,000 and failure mileage was 190,000.

1993 Lexus ls400--failure of dash lights--started with flicking and proceeds to no lights at all--no way to read speed and other information. Car has less then 50,000 miles and has been maintained well. *Cn

Instrument cluster flickers or goes blank makeing it impossible to know how fast or slow you are going and how much gas is in the car. *Tr

1993 Lexus ls400 malfunctioning front display panel customer is asking for a recall to be done**cc the defective panel at times lights up initially and immediately goes off. The consumer is unable to read odometer, fuel level and temperature gauges. *Jb

DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK WHEN COLD. *AK

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...

Instrument cluster does not come on until the car warms up, sometime it takes 30 minutes. You can not see how fast your going,fuel level or anything related to dash lights. *Jb

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