Parking Brake Related Problems of the 1998 Lexus GS400

Table 1 shows one common parking brake related problems of the 1998 Lexus GS400.

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of Lexus GS400

Problem Category Number of Problems
Parking Brake problems
1

Parking Brake problem

Product defect when the Lexus Gs400 hit head on a concrete anti-terrorist restrain t between 40-50 miles a hr. Speed could have been faster according to the repair shop cause the engine was knowed of its mountings, hand break handle broke and turned 90+ degrees to the left. The coin change closed container broke open and cracked as it through its contents all over the drivers area. The air bag failed to deploy and the I was thrown with full force against the steering wheel which hit me directly in the sternum causing blunt contusion to the rib cage and sternum. The pain cause is greater than a kidney stone and it has been two weeks a go.



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