1995 Lexus ES300 Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FRACTURED BONES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10928784

Incident

Nov 29, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

ACCELERATED AROUND A VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ITSELF. I PUMPED BREAKS. TRIED TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL UNSUCCESSFULLY. WHILE HEAVILY PUMPING BREAKS, VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WENT OUT.

NHTSA ID

10744515

Incident

Jul 29, 2015

Mileage

103,283 mi

TWO GAUGES HAVE STOPPED ILLUMINATING. A THIRD IS ABOUT TO GO. I AM UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEED AT NIGHT WHICH LIMITS USE OF THE VEHICLE THE CAR IS 18 YEARS OLD WITH 118,000 MILES AND RIDES BEAUTIFULLY BUT IT SEEMS THAT IS TOO SOON FOR A LUXURY CAR TO LOSE USE OF SUCH VITAL FUNCTIONS. FROM RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE,IT APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR AND MODEL. I HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT LATER MODEL CLUSTERS CAN BE REPAIRED BUT THE 1995'S HAVE TO BE REPLACED EXCLUSIVELY BY LEXUS AT AN EXORBITANT COST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10557353

Incident

Nov 12, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* LEXUS SUDDEN ACCELERATION COMMENTS: MY 1995 LEXUS ES300 HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010. AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY CHANGING A PART THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE OK, HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 28, 2011, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED NORMALLY WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE ENGINE ROARED SUDDENLY FOR A SECOND AND THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 167,825. THE CONTACT WANTS TO USE THE COMPLAINT THAT WAS SENT VIA EMAIL. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 3/01/2012 *LN *TR

NHTSA ID

10405762

Incident

Nov 10, 2010

Mileage

167,825 mi

IN APRIL 2008, DRIVER WAS DRIVING HOME IN A 95 LEXUS ES300 AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE GARAGE. AS SHE PULLED UP TOWARDS THE GARAGE WHILE WAITING FOR THE GARAGE TO OPEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. IT CONTINUED RACING FORWARD AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. DRIVER TRIED TO BRAKE BUT THAT SEEMED TO HAVE NO EFFECT AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL RPM. DRIVER THEN TRIED TO GET THE GEAR FROM DRIVE INTO PARK, UNFORTUNATELY, IT ENGAGED IN REVERSE AND THE CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL BACKWARDS AND INTO THE STREET. AS IT REVERSING OUT OF CONTROL AFTER HITTING THE FIRST PARKED VEHICLE IT SEVERELY DAMAGED A MAIN COLUMN OF THE HOUSE ON ITS WAY OUT AND HIT ANOTHER CAR THAT WAS PARKED IN THE STREET. AFTER WHICH IT CAME TO A STOP. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED THIS TO THE AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) AND HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY (RESIDENTIAL MUTUAL). GEICO RULED THAT BOTH OF THE VEHICLES WE OWNED AT THE TIME THE LEXUS ES300 AND THE PARKED VAN IN THE GARAGE THAT WAS HIT WERE A TOTAL LOSS. IN ADDITION, THE NEIGHBOR'S CAR WAS ALSO BADLY DAMAGED BUT THE EXACT DISPOSITION OF THAT VEHICLE IS NOT KNOWN. THE POLICE WAS CALLED BUT THEY DID NOT CREATE A REPORT BECAUSE THE WAY THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A POLICE MATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10323717

Incident

Apr 24, 2008

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDLES BURNED OUT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10269100

Incident

Dec 25, 2000

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE NEEDS FUEL, WHAT SPEED HE IS TRAVELING, OR IF THERE IS ANY FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND SENT TO THE FACTORY. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. HE BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE ALL OF THE GAUGES SHOULD NOT BE FAILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000. UPDATED 10-29-08 *BF U[DATED 10/30/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10244003

Incident

Sep 1, 2008

Mileage

93,000 mi

CURRENTLY HAVE 1995 LEXUS ES300. THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY HAS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS, AND IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT. BEING A PHYSICIAN I SEE MANY PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS WITH FULLY FUNCTIONAL CARS. SEEING YOUR SPEED AT NIGHT IS IMPERATIVE, AND I BELIEVE IT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF LEXUS TO SUBMIT A RECALL TO HAVE THE THOUSANDS OF UNITS REPAIR BEFORE COUNTLESS ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND DEATHS OCCUR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10230074

Incident

Jun 3, 2008

Mileage

138,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF NOVEMBER 7, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

NHTSA ID

10208174

Incident

Nov 4, 2007

Mileage

200,000 mi

I HAVE 95 LEXUS ES300. THE ELECTRO SPEEDOMETER POINTER(NEEDLE) HAS FADED AND I CAN NOT SEE MY SEED ANY MORE. I CHECKED WEB SITE AND I FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE NO ANSWERS. IT SEEMS TOYOTA IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM WHILE CREATING VERY UNSAFE CARS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10174578

Incident

Nov 26, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT MEASURE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. ALSO, THE GAUGE PANEL SURROUNDING THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

NHTSA ID

10148472

Incident

Jan 24, 2006

Mileage

71,200 mi

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SURGING WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP AROUND THE THROTTLE, THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS WORN OUT, THE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN, THE STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED, THE TEMPERATURE WOULD STAY THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE TEMPERATURE SETTING, AND THE TRANSAXLE ASSEMBLY OIL PUMP DID NOT SHOW THE PRESSURE. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10083638

Incident

Mar 15, 2004

Mileage

111,000 mi

OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO THE MECHANIC IT MADE A FUNNY NOISE. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE MECHANIC. AFTER EXAMINING THE VEHICLE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM WAS THE OIL PRESSURE AND ITS HAD AFFECT ON THE ENGINE. VEHICLE NEEDED AN ENGINE OVERHAUL. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER/MECHANIC. THEY TOLD CONSUMER THE SAME THING THAT IT WAS THE OIL PRESSURE, AND THAT IT WOULD COST CONSUMER $10,000-15,000.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *AK LOW OIL PRESSURE CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A DEFECT WITH THE TIMING OF THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10056129

Incident

Jan 29, 2004

Mileage

122,563 mi

LOW OIL PRESSURE - ENGINE DAMAGE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10054734

Incident

Jan 19, 2004

CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER CONCERNING OIL GELLING PROBLEMS IN REGARD TO HER 1998 ES300, HOWEVER THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITH HER 1995 ES300, WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, ENGINE CUT OFF AND CONSUMER HAD TO COAST INTO A GORE BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE AND AN INTERSTATE ENTRANCE RAMP. *SLC

NHTSA ID

567203

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

8016571

Incident

Aug 12, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AND JUMP THE CURB, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE ROTORS WERE BROKEN INTO PIECES, AND THEY WERE REGROUNDED TWICE BEFORE THE INDCIDENT. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE BEING REPLACED FREQUENTLY, AND ALSO EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS FREQUENTLY, AND THE BUSHINGS WERE ALSO REPLACED.*SLC

NHTSA ID

8002890

Incident

Nov 22, 2001

VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH AN ANCHOR BRACKET, CONSUMER REQUESTED TO THE DEALER THAT IT BE ADDED, HOWEVER WAS INFORMED IT COULD NOT BE, CONSUMER LATER FOUND IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT IT IN FACT COULD BE ADDED AND INSTALLED THE BRACKET HIMSELF. *SLC

NHTSA ID

563981

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS FOUR TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

898583

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

898580

THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE FIRE BEGAN OR WHY THERE WAS A FIRE AFTER I HAD TO PAY FOR THE TEARDOWN. THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT I COULD HAVE BURNED UP WHILE RIDING IN THE MOVING VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY SISTER. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. NO LIGHTS WERE SHOWN ON THE DASHBOARD, NO KNOCKING SOUND BEFORE THE ROD BLEW, NO OVERHEATING INDICATGOR SHOWED, PLENTY OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS VERY WELL SERVICED AND ONLY BY A LEXUS CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. THE REPORT SHOWED THAT IN 6/99 AN OIL LEAK WAS CHECKED BY TWO DEALERSHIPS IN DALLAS. THEY FOUND NOTHING, YET, A YEAR LATER, THERE WAS SMUDGE IN THE ENGINE CAUSING THE EXHAUST TO GET TOO HOT AND START THE FIRE. THE DENTON FIRE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED THE CAR AND SAW NO OIL SPLATTERED OR CLOGGED IN THE ENGINE AND NEITHER DID I OR MY SISTER (ELMERINE BURTON). IN FACT, THE TOP OF THE ENGINE WAS VERY CLEAN. ONLY THE BOTTOM WAS BURNED AND A HOLE WAS IN THE ENGINE. THE GRASS CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE OIL LEAKAGE, FIRE TRAILED UNDERNEATH THE ENTIRE CAR BURNING LIKE THE STEM FROM DYNAMITE. I JUST KNEW THE CAR WAS TO BLOW FROM THE GAS TANK , FOR THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDERNEATH. TRAFFIC WAS A STEADY STREAM FROM THE TIME WE LEFT TULSA ON NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND LANES WITH BOTH LANES PACKED. IT WAS AS IF HOLIDAY TRAFFIC WAS TRAVELING. IT WAS 6PM WHEN THE ENGINE BLUE AND THE RUSH HOUR WAS ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SAFETY OF MANY VEHICLES ALONG WITH PASSENGERS WERE AT STAKE IF THE CAR WOULD HAVE EXOLODED FOR WE DID NOT MOVE OVER VERY FAR INTO THE CENTER GRASSY MEDIAN. LEXUS HEADQUARTERS SAYS THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO "ANY" OF THEIR AUTOS BEFORE. PAY THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-35 SOUTH TO DALLAS , ENTERING DENTON, 45 MI. FROM DALLAS, TRAVELING FROM TULSA, OK.*AK

NHTSA ID

732797

Incident

Jun 23, 2000

I AM TOLD THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE RECALL LIST. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ANY INFORMATION FIRESTONE HAS RELEASED. THEY HAVE BEEN DECEPTIVE IN THEIR PRODUCT NOTIFICATION DISCLOSURES. I WANT THESE TIRES OFF OF MY CAR BEFORE I TOO SUFFER A FATAL ACCIDENT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205 65R15 )

NHTSA ID

731523

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

730880

PLASTIC CLIP IN DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY BROKE 3 TIMES. . CAN NOT OPEN DOOR THIS WAS REPAIRED 2X RIGHT FRONT DOOR, 1X LEFT FRONT DOOR. I TRANSPORT OLDER INLAWS AND CAN NOT OPEN DOOR TO LET THEM OUT. FISRT TIME SHORTED OUT ELECTRICAL SOLENOID ALSO. POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS FOR CLIP

NHTSA ID

726941

Incident

Apr 21, 2000

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 6 2000, AT LUSKIN, ON 5/17/2000 VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY POHANKA LEXUS, FAIRFAX, VA, FOLLOWING DEFENCIES WAS NOTED: BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NEEED FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, MISMATCH TIRES AND CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN RIGHT FRONT END. THIS WAS INSPECTED BY A VA LICENSE STATION (494) ON 5/2/2000, ACCORDING TO THIS INSPECTION THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT IT PASS ALL VIRGINIA SAFETY CRITERIA. BUT THIS DEALER SHIP LUSTINE PUT AN UNSAFE VEHICLE ON THE ROADWAY ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WIFE AND THREE YOUNG CHILDREN. THROUGH PURE NEGLECT OWN THE DEALERSHIP PART. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED BY THE USED CAR MANAGER, MADE COMMENT OF THIS NATURE "I WILL NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK NOT UNLESS THE FRAME WAS BENT. IT IS NOT HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY ON THE VEHICLE BUT JUST TO SELL THE VEHICLES ON HIS LOT. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MECHANICS AND TECHNICIAN. HE WAS NOT A MECHANIC AND HE DOES NOT DO MECHANIC WORK. ( MR. GEORGE ROSSER) " *AK

NHTSA ID

723736