2003 Lexus IS 300 problems
NHTSA has received 25 complaints about the 2003 Lexus IS 300, and 36% of them involve body & structure. After that come air bags (8%) and cruise control (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 22 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 | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 22 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 50,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 89% 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.
While driving at 60 MPH on the highway, the vehicle struck a boat that broke free from a towing vehicle and ended up in the middle of the lane. The seat belts were being used at the time of accident, but none of the six air bags deployed. The police did arrive on the scene and no one was injured. *scc
While driving through an intersection the consumer's vehicle was broadsided. The side impact air bags did not deploy.
I special ordered a 2003 lexus is 300 in 2002 in which waited 2 months for its arrival. There has been several recalls with components on my car but lexus selected just a few to send letters to. Initially, the dashboard was manufacture with defective material and lexus corporation refused to take care of it. I am still working on this issue then there is the sensor2 bank1 which my trac off blinking and check engine light stays on.
High wind noise and flapping noise from the driver door; it's very annoying and unconvertible driving on the highway because of the noises produced by this problem. Lexus claims their cars as luxury cars, but also claims that a wind noise and a flapping noise are normal for $34k luxury cars. I took the car in and they even did not want to try to fix the problem.
The dashboard is in very poor condition with a sticky and melting appearance. I complained to lexus of toyota and was told that the warranty would not cover to replace or fix the problem. Considering that I did not have money to replace this with my own funds, I did not pursue it.