Model year record
2001 Lexus IS 300
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 29 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | 50,000 mi |
| Suspension | 2 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2 | 29,200 mi |
| Air bags | 1 | 62,745 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | 68,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 1 | 154,000 mi |
| Engine | 1 | 295,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 1 | 114,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 1 | 31,111 mi |
| Power train | 1 | 154,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: constant velocity joint | 1 | 67,700 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 1 | 51,200 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper | 1 | 33,790 mi |
| Steering | 1 | — |
| Structure | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front | 1 | 118,426 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | 8,000 mi |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Visibility | 1 | 65,000 mi |
| Visibility/wiper | 1 | 154,000 mi |
The 2002 model has about half as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Lexus IS 300 model years
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