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1997 Lexus SC300 Engine problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 1997 Lexus SC300's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 40% of all its complaints, most recently on March 26, 2002. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

Consumer states that the bracket that holds exhaust to vehicle is defected, consumer states that when the bracket gets hot it expands, this causes the bracket to crack, dealer states it was poorly designed. Nlm

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 8006430
Engine & cooling

EXHAUST PIPE BRACKET FAILED. YH

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 609890

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