2002 Lexus LS430 Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 33%of 30 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 65,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the body and structure of the 2002 Lexus LS430, 33% of the 30 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 65,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The trunk lid of a 2002 Lexus LS430 landed on my wife's head causing injury and bleeding. Gas cylinders are used to hold trunk lid up which failed. I complained about gas cylinders holding hoods up on Lexus automobiles in the past and you people did nothing about it. I even contacted Lexus about it but went unacknowledged.”
NHTSA complaint #10363481, filed 2010-11, 120,000 miles“On dec. 27, 2009 ,fully opened the trunk lid of my LS430 & within seconds it crashed down on my neck as I was leaning in to get something. Thought it was just a fluke. Again on march 3,2010, it happened again , hitting me on my head. The 3rd time was on memorial day, may 31, 2010, again on my head. Now I will only open my trunk lid when someone else is present to hold it open for me so it won't fall on me again.”
NHTSA complaint #10336124, filed 2010-06, 100,000 miles“As I was turning onto a road from a private driveway the car suddenly accelerated causing the car to cross over both lanes of the road and crash into a mailbox. The result was damage to the front of my car and a broken mailbax post.”
NHTSA complaint #10508825, filed 2013-04, 46,000 miles“The trunk lid of my 2002 Lexus ls 430 has two pneumatic struts which provide lift and keep the lid up in the open position. Now, over time the struts slowly failed to keep the trunk lid open, and in a gentle breeze, the lid will come down with guillotine force. It has hit my head several times with painful results and now I am afraid to load items in my trunk without another person there to hold it open. I think that the lift assist of the pneumatics should be only auxiliary to a mechanism that holds the trunk in a full open position. …”
NHTSA complaint #10384496, filed 2011-02, 40,000 miles“I own a 2002 Lexus ls in dec. 2010, while I was taking the groceries out of my trunk, the trunk fell on my head and created an injury to my eyes, I had two surgeries, the trunk unexpectedly just crash on my head, it was very painful, I almost passed out,apparently the springs wore out, there was no warning, I am still hurting and get severe headaches, I wrote to Lexus, they just ignored me completely, in my opinion, this is a safety issue and should be dealt with accordingly. I am asking for your immediate attention I saved the old springs for review. …”
NHTSA complaint #10454698, filed 2012-04, 65,000 milesBody and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Lexus LS430
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Lexus LS430
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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