Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Apr 28, 2010
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
28%
of 29 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Lexus ES300 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 28, 2010
2001 LEXUS ES 300. ACCELERATION ISSUES *GR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO FULL RPM, PROBABLY AROUND 6,000 PLUS. HER FEET WERE FLAT ON THE FLOOR. SHE HAD NOT PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE, NOR HAD SHE TOUCHED THE BRAKE OR THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN THE RPMS BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. THE CONSUMER STATED ONLY A COMPUTER FAILURE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE RPM TO INSTANTLY INCREASE IN THAT MANNER. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WENT TO THE GARAGE TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONSUMER RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEHAVED IN A NORMAL MANNER.
NHTSA ID
10327463
Incident
Feb 15, 2010
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 16, 2010
Crash reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS ES 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A JERSEY WALL CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. THE CONTACT FEELS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND NOT STOP AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,014 UPDATED 08/19/10*BF UPDATED 08/24/10
NHTSA ID
10310740
Incident
Feb 3, 2007
Mileage
41,014 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 22, 2007
Crash reported1 injury reported
ON 2 RECENT OCCASIONS (NOV 13, 2006 AND MAY 5, 2007) MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND SLAMMED INTO A WALL. BOTH INCIDENTS WERE ALMOST IDENTICAL. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE FRONT SHEET METAL (ABOUT $9,000 ON EACH INCIDENT). IT'S POSSIBLE THAT MY WIFE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR WHEN SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE BUT SHE SWEARS THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. ALSO, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS HAVE HAPPENED TWICE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10193988
Incident
May 5, 2007
Mileage
82,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 30, 2005
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP ON OWN WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I FOUND MY CAR GOING FROM 40 TO 60. IN PARK POSITION THE CAR WILL REV TO HIGH RPM BUT IF I AM IN DRIVE MODE IT WILL JUST ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO LEXUS AND THE TECHNICIAN SAYS THE IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE WAS NOT WORKING AND THE REPAIR WORK WOULD BE $500. *NM
NHTSA ID
10138278
Incident
Sep 25, 2005
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 15, 2004
Crash reported
ACCERATOR STICKING
NHTSA ID
10062245
Incident
Dec 20, 2003
Mileage
23,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Dec 12, 2001
ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2001 I EXPERIENCED A TERRIFYING AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING INCIDENT WITH MY CAR. ON THAT EVENING, I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULDNT STOP AND INSTEAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORCED ME INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. SINCE THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMED TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY FOR THE NEXT WEEK OR SO, WHEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN. ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 21ST, 2001 I WAS DROPPING A FRIEND OFF AT HOME WHEN I PROCEEDED INTO A PARKING SPACE. AS I PULLED FORWARD, OUT OF NOWHERE, A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AND FORCED THE CAR OVER THE CURB AND UP A HILL. THE PASSENGER IN MY CAR PULLED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. ANOTHER WITNESS SAW THE REAR TIRES SPINNING AS THE CAR TOOK OFF OVER THE CURB AND UP THE HILL. OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR.*AK
NHTSA ID
755573
Incident
Nov 11, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 29, 2001
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DECELERATION AND HESITATION WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP WAITING ON A COMPUTER REPLACEMENT ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNNING THIS MATTER. *AK
NHTSA ID
899675
Incident
Sep 22, 2001
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 5, 2001
STICKING ACCELERATOR. *AK
NHTSA ID
740462
Incident
Jan 15, 2001
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.