1992 Lexus ES300 Electrical system Problems

“When I purchased my vehicle I noticed that the speedometer was acting a little funny. After about two weeks the speedometer no longer gave an accurate reading and also noticed that the mileage was slow. I compared a few distances and the car's speedometer only recorded half of the actual mileage traveled. The lights on the needles are flickering and the gas light needle is completely out. It is very hard to know at what speed I am traveling, as well as even know if I have enough fuel, without turning on the cabin light. …”

“Replace instrument of the combination meter, involving speedo/tach, temperature gauge unit, gas gauge, when on the indicator needle malfunction, causing light indicator needles to blink or remain off for extended period.”

“Consumer was driving at 20 MPH and vehicle started smoking under the hood. Consumer called the Lexus dealer, and was told to bring it in to the nearest Lexus dealer. Consumer got on the freeway and the vehicle broke down. Consumer was able to coast down the ramp and was pushed a block away. Fire department was called because of the amount of smoke coming from it. Consumer wasn't sure if vehicle was on fire. Dealer told consumer that after reaching so many miles the same thing happened to other ES300's . Also, radiator cap blew out.”