# 2004 LEXUS SC430 — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
> NHTSA complaint `712886` · 2009-03-20 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** SC430
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
- **Miles at failure:** 35,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS SC430.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS MOLD GROWING ACROSS THE CLIMATE EXCHANGE.  HE SMELLS MILDEW COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITION DUCT AND SOME DOCTORS STATED THAT HE WAS TERMINALLY ILL.  THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE FAILURE.  THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR THREE MONTHS AND THEY CLEANED AND INSTALLED A NEW AIR CONDITION UNIT.  THE CONTACT BECAME ALLERGIC TO THE ANTIFREEZE THAT WAS BEING INSTALLED.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
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