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1992 LEXUS ES300 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

fire · 227316 · 2000-08-06

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES300
Year
1992
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY LIGHTING THAT LIGHTS UP THE SPEEDOMETER HAVE FAILED, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ODOMETER HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT @82,500 MILES, SMOKE FROM THE ODOMETER SHORT CAUSED DRIVER TO PANIC, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, AND I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BUT TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER WOULD COST AT LEAST $2,000. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, AND THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ABSORB ALL OF THIS COST. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO NHTSA ABOUT THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH... CHRIS HALL. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
726841
Machine
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