Tire Related Problems of the 2000 Lexus GS400

Table 1 shows two common tire related problems of the 2000 Lexus GS400.

Table 1. Tire related problems of Lexus GS400

Problem Category Number of Problems
Tire problems
1
Tire Tread/belt problems
1

Tire problem #1

The tire had an undisclosed defect that caused a split on the inside of the left front tire, the dealer said this occured because the vehicle was misaligned the consumer believes the tires are defective because all four tires show similar inside wear (bridgestone protenza re 030 235/45z417). Nlm.

Tire Tread/belt problem #2

Bridgestone potenza re 030 tire (p235/45r17) was flat and consumer could see a long split on the inside of the tire also exposing the steel belts, the Lexus service manager and bridgestone dealer state that all 4 tires show signs of similar inside tire wear, consumer is requesting that the tires be replaced and also stated that there was some vibration in the left front tire.


Tire related problems in other Lexus GS400 model year vehicles:



GS400 Service Bulletins
GS400 Safety Recalls
GS400 Defect Investigations