JTHBD19284008**** Lexus IS 300 2004

Full technical specifications (NHTSA)

• Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
• Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
• Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
• Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
• Displacement CC: 3000.0
• Displacement CI: 183.07123228419
• Displacement L: 3.0
• Doors: 4
• Drive Type: 4x2
• Engine Configuration: In-Line
• Engine Cylinders: 6
• Engine HP: 215
• Engine KW: 160.3255
• Engine Model: 2JZ-GE
• Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
• Make: LEXUS
• Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC
• Manufacturer Id: 962
• Model: IS
• Model Year: 2004
• Plant City: Iwate
• Plant Company Name: Kanto Auto Works
• Plant Country: Japan
• Seat Belts All: Manual
• Series: JCE10L
• Trim: 300
• Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR

EPA Fuel Economy & Environment

18combined
MPG

16 city · 22 highway

Annual fuel cost $4,300 15,000 mi/yr at current EPA fuel prices · you spend $10,500 more in fuel over 5 years vs the average new vehicle

Smog rating 1/10

CO₂ 493 g/mi

matched to EPA record: IS 300 u2014 Auto (S5), 6 cyl, 3.0 L, Rear-Wheel Drive. Source: U.S. EPA, fueleconomy.gov — official government fuel-economy record for this configuration.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Model year	COMPONENT	Complaint
2004	WHEELS	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS IS 300. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE FAILURES, IN WHICH THEY SPONTANEOUSLY FLATTENED. SHE HAS LOW PROFILE CHROME-PLATED WHEELS. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE CHROME WHEELS WAS CORRODED AND DID NOT SEAL PROPERLY DURING INFLATION. AS A RESULT, AIR INEVITABLY LEAKED FROM THE TIRES. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
2004	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE MADE OF CHROME PLATES THAT CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SLIP OFF THE PEDALS DURING NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CHROME PLATED PEDALS. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - THE ONLY SHOES THE CONSUMER COULD WEAR TO ALLEVIATE THE SLIPPAGE WAS ATHLETIC SHOES, LIKE SNEAKERS, WHICH HAVE A RUBBER SOLE. *NM

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