NHTSA Complaint #759322 — 2002 LEXUS SC430

ABOUT A YEAR AGO I BOUGHT A 2002 LEXUS SC 430 HARDTOP CONVERTIBLE. THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 11,000 MILES BECAUSE THE INSIDE TREAD WAS CUPPING AND MAKING HORRENDOUS GROWLING AND VIBRATION NOISE. I CALLED LEXUS AND THE FACTORY REP CAME OUT AND TALKED TO ME AND SAID THEY ALL DO THE SAME THING AND THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE FIXED. I COULD NOT SEE THE PROBLEM AND THE TIRES LOOKED PERFECT UNTIL YOU REMOVED THEM AND EXAMINED THEM. MY WORRY, APART FROM THE $2,000.00 TO REPLACE THE TIRES IS THAT THE VIBRATION OF THE TIRE AT HIGH SPEED COULD CAUSE A FAILURE. I FEEL THAT LEXUS KNOWINGLY SOLD A CAR WITH AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE STEERING WHICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HARM IF NOT FIXED. LEXUS GAVE ME A NEW SET OF TIRES BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THEY SHOULD GET A PASS ON THIS. *AK