2013 LEXUS CT Exterior Lighting Problems
3 NHTSA complaints on file
Exterior Lighting Issues in the 2013 LEXUS CT
3 exterior lighting complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 LEXUS CT. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Exterior Lighting Complaints
LED headlights are pointed downward and is set with auto leveling to adjust. The distance you can see isn't far enough and these need to be higher. There is no way to adjust these LED lights. With the halogen bulbs you have a level option to raise or lower. You do not with LEDs factory fitted.
THE WHITE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE REAR END OF SOME LEXUS MODELS ARE HAZARDOUS. WHITE LIGHTS INDICATE AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, SO REAR WHITE RUNNING LIGHTS VIOLATE THAT RULE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING BEHIND THESE VEHICLES IN FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HAD MOMENTARY CONFUSION, SO I IMAGINE THAT IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS, THIS COULD REALLY CAUSE A PROBLEM. PLEASE CONSIDER PROHIBITING THE PLACEMENT OF WHITE RUNNING LIGHTS ON THE REAR END OF VEHICLES. THANK YOU. *TR
DESIGN DEFECT: TURN SIGNAL FAILS TO CANCEL AFTER A SWEEPING TURN (E.G., RIGHT OR LEFT TURN FROM 2ND LANE, OR A "CORNER CUT" YIELD-TYPE TURN). SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT A NON-CANCELLED TURN SIGNAL CAN THEN CAUSE OTHER DRIVERS TP BELIEVE YOU WILL BE TURNING, WHEN NO SUCH TURN IS CONTEMPLATED. THIS VEHICLE EMPLOYS "PROGRESSIVE STEERING", WHICH MEANS THAT STEERING WHEEL ROTATION IS PROGRESSIVELY MAGNIFIED IN THE TURN OF THE FRONT WHEELS. IT APPEARS THIS MINIMAL STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENT REQUIRED FOR A SWEEPING TURN WAS NOT CONTEMPLATED IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL CANCELLATION MECHANISM ON THE STEERING COLUMN. BEST SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REPOSITION THE AUTO-CANCELLATION TABS SO THAT ALL TURNS WOULD PROPERLY CANCEL. SECONDARY -- EASIER & CHEAPER -- REMEDY WOULD BE TO ADD A PROFOUNDLY AUDIBLE INTERIOR SIGNAL FOR A SIGNAL LEFT UNCANCELLED FOR GREATER THAN (20?) SECONDS. *TR
Other 2013 LEXUS CT Problem Areas
Service Brakes
17 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Structurebody
3 complaints
Unknown Or Other
3 complaints
Air Bags
2 complaints
Electrical System
2 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Adaptive Cruise Control
2 complaints
Power Train
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulic
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint
Wheels
1 complaint