Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lexus ls430. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle jerked from side to side. The vehicle spun to the left and struck the guard rail, in addition to the guard rail on the other side of the street. The contact was injured and a police report was filed. The vehicle was deemed as destroyed by the insurance company. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the passenger side front ball joint caused the failure. The current and failure mileages were 59,000.
Suspension
2001 Lexus LS430 Suspension problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2001 Lexus LS430's suspension with NHTSA - 4% of all its complaints, most recently on September 8, 2008. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 1 injury. Broken springs, struts, control arms, ball joints, noises and alignment that won't hold.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Suspension complaints
This vehicle is equipped with an air suspension that failed, resulting in the vehicle leaning to one side. Three times, the owner took his vehicle to the dealership where purchased and was denied repair. Months later, the vehicle was repaired by another lexus dealership. Mr
Lexus LS430 suspension complaints by year
LS430 suspension problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data