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1990 Lexus ES250 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 25, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
7
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since May 26, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Lexus ES250. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

Suspension
Filed Apr 25, 2014

THEY WONT HONOR THE RECALL THE PHONE NUMBER GIVEN IS A BUSY SIGNAL AND THE CAR CANT DRIVE CAUSE THE STRUTS ARE REALLY BAD. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

NHTSA ID
10584820
Incident
Apr 25, 2014
Mileage
160,000 mi
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Jun 14, 2004
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE PULLING INSIDE A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP REQUESTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID
10071980
Incident
May 3, 2004
Mileage
74,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jul 24, 1998
1 injury reported

WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY ABOUT 60 MPH, HER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT A REASON. SHE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO SEE IF SHE HAD HIT ANY THING, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY POTHOLES, NOR ANY OBSTACLES AND NO DAMAGES ON HER VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
825864
Incident
Jun 5, 1998
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Jul 17, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION CAUSED CERVICAL SPINE DAMAGE. DUP OF 812606, ADDED ON 25-FEB-98. *AK

NHTSA ID
519472
Incident
Dec 26, 1991
Airbags
Filed May 30, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE DRIVING AT 10-15 MPH THERE WAS A SMALL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER SEVERE DAMAGE TO HER UPPER BODY. DRIVER IS NOW DISABLED FOR LIFE BECAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING. SHE HAS HAD SEVERAL OPERATIONS ON HER NECK. DEALER WAS A WARE OF THE AIR BAG PROBLEM, AND DID NOT WARN ANY OWNERS OF THE DEFECT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK

NHTSA ID
812606
Incident
Dec 26, 1991
Airbags
Filed Mar 18, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

OWNER WAS DRIVING CAR WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
809235
Incident
Jan 31, 1997
Brakes
Filed Feb 21, 1997
Crash reported

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING 15-20MPH, DRIVER CRASHED INTO A PARKED CAR .THE MASTER CYLNDER IS LEAKING AIR INTO BRAKE LINE AND CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID. *AK

NHTSA ID
809195
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
Airbags
Filed Aug 15, 1996
Crash reported

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE FULLY IN FRONT END COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
507581
Incident
Mar 8, 1996
Fuel system
Filed May 26, 1995
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
965983
Incident
May 25, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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