2001 Lexus IS 300 problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 2001 Lexus IS 300, and 17% of them involve cruise control. After that come suspension (14%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 11 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 18 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 66,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 11 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Car lost control on its own and eventually steered off the road to the right and the car then hit a tree and burst into flames. ****dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis****760770. *nlm
The driver lost control while driving and the vehicle ran off the road causing a collision. After the collision a fuel fed fire ensued which resulted in the occupants being burned. *nlm
I was recently in an accident at which the front and side airbags did not deploy, causing my friend in the passenger seat to his the dash, breaking his cheekbone. And I hit my cheek on the steering wheel, because of the airbags not deploying.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lexus is 300. While driving 50 MPH, the contact noticed smoke rising from under the hood, followed by a loud noise. The vehicle shut off and was unable to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed the cause of failure as the timing belt. The dealer did not make the repair. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic who stated that there was oil build-up inside the engine. He recommended that the engine be replaced. As of june 6, 2007, the engine has not been repaired.
Since I have owned the vehicle, I have had two incidents, which both occured randomly with no prior engine problems or indications of issues with the car, in which as I was accelerating, the gas pedal would continue to press down and pin itself to the floor. Both times, the gas pedal was literally stuck to the floor and not able to be loosened. The first time it occured, I pulled the emergency brake and jammed on my brake pedal until the gas pedal popped back up after about a minute pinned to the ground.