PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON WHEN SEATED
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON WHEN SEATED
PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON WHEN SEATED
THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE COMPLAIN ANOTHER CAR OWNER HAS FILED. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE LEXUS OF PLEASONTON,CA DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR ACCIDENT OR NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CAR HAS BEEN LIGHTLY USED WITH 80K MILES ON THE ODOMETER CURRENTLY. THE AIRBAG CONTAINER ON THE PASSENGER DASH HAS PROGRESSIVELY CRACKED AT THE TOPICAL SEAMS OVER TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD AN AIRBAG SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THIS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AN UNTIMELY DEPLOYMENT AND IF THE CONTAINER WILL GET WORSE. AT NO TIME HAS THE AIRBAG BEEN MANIPULATED, REPAIRED, ETC SINCE MY OWNERSHIP.
THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM THE LEXUS OF MEMPHIS DEALERSHIP AS USED IN 2010. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I AM.NOT AWARE OF ANY A EVIDENT HISTORY FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE AIRBAG CONTAINER ON THE PASSENGER DASH HAS PROGRESSIVELY CRACKED AT THE TOPICAL SEAMS OVER TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD AN AIRBAG SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THIS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AN UNTIMELY DEPLOYMENT AND IF THE CONTAINER WILL GET WORSE. AT NO TIME HAS THE AIRBAG BEEN MANIPULATED, REPAIRED, ETC SINCE MY OWNERSHIP.
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN THE DIGANOISED CODE CHECK IS PERFORMED "NO CODES APPEAR," BUT I DO HAVE A POWER STEERING LEAKAGE AND I HEAR THE POWER STEERING NOISE WHEN I AM TURNING AND FROM THE RECALL 11V53900 11/09/2011 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ITS A HUGE PROBLEM. I CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WHERE NO HELP! I CALLED FOR SERVICING AND THEY STATED ON MY VIN THERE IS NO RECALL BUT ON THE NHTSA THERE POPS UP THIS RECALL SO NO COOL. I AM GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS AND SUE THE HELL OUT OF LEXUS FOR REFUSING TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE AND NEGLECTING THE ISSUES WHEN I CALLED AND ALL THE CALLS ARE RECORDED. TROUBLE & HORRIBLE SERVICE I AM NOT A SATISFIED CUSTOMER. I GUESS YOU NEED TO BE IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL BRACKET TO RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN THE DIGANOISED CODE CHECK IS PERFORMED "NO CODES APPEAR," BUT I DO HAVE A POWER STEERING LEAKAGE AND I HEAR THE POWER STEERING NOISE WHEN I AM TURNING AND FROM THE RECALL 11V53900 11/09/2011 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ITS A HUGE PROBLEM. I CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WHERE NO HELP! I CALLED FOR SERVICING AND THEY STATED ON MY VIN THERE IS NO RECALL BUT ON THE NHTSA THERE POPS UP THIS RECALL SO NO COOL. I AM GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS AND SUE THE HELL OUT OF LEXUS FOR REFUSING TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE AND NEGLECTING THE ISSUES WHEN I CALLED AND ALL THE CALLS ARE RECORDED. TROUBLE & HORRIBLE SERVICE I AM NOT A SATISFIED CUSTOMER. I GUESS YOU NEED TO BE IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL BRACKET TO RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN THE DIGANOISED CODE CHECK IS PERFORMED "NO CODES APPEAR," BUT I DO HAVE A POWER STEERING LEAKAGE AND I HEAR THE POWER STEERING NOISE WHEN I AM TURNING AND FROM THE RECALL 11V53900 11/09/2011 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ITS A HUGE PROBLEM. I CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WHERE NO HELP! I CALLED FOR SERVICING AND THEY STATED ON MY VIN THERE IS NO RECALL BUT ON THE NHTSA THERE POPS UP THIS RECALL SO NO COOL. I AM GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS AND SUE THE HELL OUT OF LEXUS FOR REFUSING TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE AND NEGLECTING THE ISSUES WHEN I CALLED AND ALL THE CALLS ARE RECORDED. TROUBLE & HORRIBLE SERVICE I AM NOT A SATISFIED CUSTOMER. I GUESS YOU NEED TO BE IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL BRACKET TO RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.
PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD IS OPENING, AND MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN IMPACT.
TAMARA RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS,NEVER REPAIRED. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY FEW MONTHS ON THIS CAR ALSO
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TAMARA RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS,NEVER REPAIRED. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY FEW MONTHS ON THIS CAR ALSO
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FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER APPEARS TO BE SEPARATED ALONG THE SEAM NEAR WINDSHIELD ON DASHBOARD AND THERE IS A WIDER GAP ON THAT SIDE VS THE SIDE CLOSEST PASSENGER. I'VE NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE IN ANY OF MY OTHER LEXUS VEHICLES AND IT'S CAUSE FOR CONCERN OF SAFETY AS A RESULT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER WAS BULGING AND HAD SEPARATED ALONG THE SEAM NEAREST THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DASHBOARD. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUTLER LEXUS OF SOUTH ATLANTA (LOCATED AT 4025 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (678) 783-2703) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,000. *TT *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE HER KEY WITH ANOTHER KEY CHIP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE HER KEY WITH ANOTHER KEY CHIP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR MY 2005 LEXUS ES-330. WHILE TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE THE CASE THAT HOUSES THE KEY BROKE APART. THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR RUNNING, BUT THE OTHER HALF OF THE CASE WAS DANGLING FROM THE KEY ITSELF.AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE BY TURNING IT OFF WITH THE KEY ITSELF AND GATHERING UP ALL THE PARTS OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, UPON OBSERVATION I FOUND A VERY SMALL SCREW THAT SUPPOSEDLY WAS USED TO SECURE THE SWITCH CASE TOGETHER HAD BECOME LOOSE AND THEREFORE ALLOWED THE SWITCH CASE TO BREAK OPEN FROM THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO START THE ENGINE. WITH A LITTLE BIT OF GLUE AND TRANSPARENT TAPE I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALER ON ATLANTIC BLVD.IN JACKSONVILLE, FL.THE SERVICE MANAGER SEEMED UNCONCERNED ABOUT MY PROBLEM, AND SPOKE MOSTLY ABOUT THE REDESIGNED SWITCH PRESENTLY AVAILABLE, AND WAS TOTALLY UNCONCERNED ABOUT MY PROBLEM. I ASKED ABOUT OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE KEY CASE AS MINE AND IF A REMEDY HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SECURING OF THE SMALL SCREW THAT HOLDS THE CASE TOGETHER, HE SAID NOT HIS KNOWLEDGE. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS SIMPLY WHY NOT? THE SERVICE MANAGER IS [XXX], I WAS TOLD BY HIM MY ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER KEY AS IF THE PROBLEM WAS MINE INSTEAD OF THE DEALERS.COULD THERE BE A SAFETY CONCERN HERE? I AM [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
SHRINKING DASHBOARD AIRBAG COVER - THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR LEXUS OWNERS - - LEXUS SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD AND DOES NOT WARRANT REPAIR - ONLY COSMETIC. THEY ARE REPAIRING SOME DASHBOARDS FOR CRACKS ON OTHER MODELS. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2013.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V539000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,108. *CONSUMER REQUEST TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT. UPDATED 10/21/16*LJ THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB
THE AUTOMOBILE SEEMS ACCELLERATE JUST A LITTLE BIT.WHEN YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE GAS IT, KIND OF JUMPS FORWARD SOME, WITHOUT PUTTING MORE PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL.IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED.
THE AUTOMOBILE SEEMS ACCELLERATE JUST A LITTLE BIT.WHEN YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE GAS IT, KIND OF JUMPS FORWARD SOME, WITHOUT PUTTING MORE PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL.IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED.
THE AUTOMOBILE SEEMS ACCELLERATE JUST A LITTLE BIT.WHEN YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE GAS IT, KIND OF JUMPS FORWARD SOME, WITHOUT PUTTING MORE PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL.IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DROVE OVER A CURB, AND THEN ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A RESTAURANT AND THREE PARKED VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE OF HIS VEHICLE, CAUSING THE HIM TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED BUT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000....UPDATED 09/08/16 *BF UPDATED 09/26/16.*JB
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ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD.
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ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD.
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ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD.
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AS CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID TWO TEENAGERS RUNNING ACROSS IN FRONT OF HER, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM 20-30. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT ENGAGE AND LOCK TO PREVENT ME FROM SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ABS BRAKES WERE SLAMMED AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK LIKE THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE SYSTEM. I CRASHED INTO THE HYUNDAI. TOTALED MY CAR AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR FRAME WAS BENT. CALLED THE POLICE, BUT DID NOT TAKE A REPORT SINCE NO ONE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE. WENT DO MY DOCTOR AND REPORTED THIS TO LEXUS-INCIDENT NUMBER 150922-00272 ON 9/22/15. LEXUS WILL INSPECT THE CAR ON 10/9/15...UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF ...UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF, UPDATED 4/9/18*JB *TR
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AS CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID TWO TEENAGERS RUNNING ACROSS IN FRONT OF HER, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM 20-30. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT ENGAGE AND LOCK TO PREVENT ME FROM SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ABS BRAKES WERE SLAMMED AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK LIKE THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE SYSTEM. I CRASHED INTO THE HYUNDAI. TOTALED MY CAR AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR FRAME WAS BENT. CALLED THE POLICE, BUT DID NOT TAKE A REPORT SINCE NO ONE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE. WENT DO MY DOCTOR AND REPORTED THIS TO LEXUS-INCIDENT NUMBER 150922-00272 ON 9/22/15. LEXUS WILL INSPECT THE CAR ON 10/9/15...UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF ...UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF, UPDATED 4/9/18*JB *TR
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AS CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID TWO TEENAGERS RUNNING ACROSS IN FRONT OF HER, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM 20-30. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT ENGAGE AND LOCK TO PREVENT ME FROM SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ABS BRAKES WERE SLAMMED AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK LIKE THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE SYSTEM. I CRASHED INTO THE HYUNDAI. TOTALED MY CAR AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR FRAME WAS BENT. CALLED THE POLICE, BUT DID NOT TAKE A REPORT SINCE NO ONE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE. WENT DO MY DOCTOR AND REPORTED THIS TO LEXUS-INCIDENT NUMBER 150922-00272 ON 9/22/15. LEXUS WILL INSPECT THE CAR ON 10/9/15...UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF ...UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF, UPDATED 4/9/18*JB *TR
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AS CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID TWO TEENAGERS RUNNING ACROSS IN FRONT OF HER, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM 20-30. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT ENGAGE AND LOCK TO PREVENT ME FROM SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ABS BRAKES WERE SLAMMED AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK LIKE THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE SYSTEM. I CRASHED INTO THE HYUNDAI. TOTALED MY CAR AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR FRAME WAS BENT. CALLED THE POLICE, BUT DID NOT TAKE A REPORT SINCE NO ONE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE. WENT DO MY DOCTOR AND REPORTED THIS TO LEXUS-INCIDENT NUMBER 150922-00272 ON 9/22/15. LEXUS WILL INSPECT THE CAR ON 10/9/15...UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF ...UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF, UPDATED 4/9/18*JB *TR
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PASSENGER AIRBAG DETERIORATION (SEPARATED) ON DASHBOARD.
DID NOT HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT, OR EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES OR CAR DAMAGE, BUT THIS CAR, LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAS SOME SERIOUS TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES AT TIMES. IT HESITATES AND LURCHES OFTEN. I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY AND THE CAR ACTED UP IN THE WORST WAY EVER.BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WITH INFORMATION ON THESE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YOUR ORGANIZATION WOULD MAKE TOYOTA ENGINEER A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND RECALL AND FIX THESE CARS.
WE WERE GOING ON A TWO WAY STREET, (OLD ANNAPOLIS ROAD, ELLICOTT CITY, MD-21042) ANOTHER CAR CROSSED THE TWO YELLOW LANES (MEDIAN) AND HIT OUR CAR HEAD- ON. THE FRONT PORTION OF OUR CAR AND THAT CAR HIT US WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE CAR BEHIND US COULD NOT STOP AND HIT OUR CAR FROM THE REAR. WE NOTED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS IN OUR 2005 LEXUS 330 DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AND THE PERSON CAME IN TO OUR LANE MAY BE 35 TO 40 MILES. I TRIED TO APPLY THE HORN AND STOP MY VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE OTHER DRIVER PROBABLY DOZED OUT, BUT THE AIR BAGS IN HIS CAR DEPLOYED. WHY THE AIR BAGS IN OUR CAR DID NOT DEPLOY? .. UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF
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THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND LOOKS TO BE EXPANDING. THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAM AND IT STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I AM VERY CONCERN THIS MAY COMPROMISE THE AIRBAG AND SAFETY. I CALLED MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AFTER HEARING ABOUT MANY OTHER MODELS BEING REPLACED BUT MY MODEL IS NOT ON THE LIST. ON CLUBLEXUS.COM, MANY USERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THEY HAVE FILE A VEHICLE COMPLAINT YET. HERE IS THE LINK: HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/ES300-AND-ES330/657687-ES330-SHRINKING-DASH-AIRBAG-COVER.HTML. *TR
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND LOOKS TO BE EXPANDING. THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAM AND IT STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I AM VERY CONCERN THIS MAY COMPROMISE THE AIRBAG AND SAFETY. I CALLED MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AFTER HEARING ABOUT MANY OTHER MODELS BEING REPLACED BUT MY MODEL IS NOT ON THE LIST. ON CLUBLEXUS.COM, MANY USERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THEY HAVE FILE A VEHICLE COMPLAINT YET. HERE IS THE LINK: HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/ES300-AND-ES330/657687-ES330-SHRINKING-DASH-AIRBAG-COVER.HTML. *TR
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS PROTRUDING. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT IF ONE WERE TO OCUT, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ UPDATED 9?19/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO A DIFFERENT LANE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 1/7/15*CN UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN
1. HEADLIGHTS: BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE BLINKING CAUTION LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT WAS WORKING FINE AND TO IGNORE THE BLINKING CAUTION LIGHT. NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I LATER RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. 2. TRANSMISSION LAGS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING THROUGH TRAFFIC CIRCLES AND GOING THROUGH BUSY INTERSECTIONS. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS IS NORMAL OPERATING AND TO USE A HIGHER OCTANE GAS. I AM RETURNING VEHICLE TO LEXUS. *TR
1. HEADLIGHTS: BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE BLINKING CAUTION LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT WAS WORKING FINE AND TO IGNORE THE BLINKING CAUTION LIGHT. NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I LATER RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. 2. TRANSMISSION LAGS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING THROUGH TRAFFIC CIRCLES AND GOING THROUGH BUSY INTERSECTIONS. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS IS NORMAL OPERATING AND TO USE A HIGHER OCTANE GAS. I AM RETURNING VEHICLE TO LEXUS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NOT INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,575.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING INTO A GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE REAR OF THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE AGENCY, WHO DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND RULED THAT THE CONTACT HAD ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AS OPPOSED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DUE TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INTERFERENCE OF THE FLOOR MAT THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND SECURED BY THE DESIGNED HOOKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,575. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN CONSUMER HANDWRITING IS ILLEGIBLE. UPDATED 06/12/14 UPDATED 8/15/17*CN
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WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, I REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIE ROD WAS LOOSE, MAKING STEERING CONTROL DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED CITY TIRE WHO DID THE ALIGNMENT OVER 16 MONTHS AGO. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THAT THE PERSON THAT DID THE ALIGNMENT DID NOT TIGHTENING UP THE BOLT AFTER ADJUSTING THE TIE ROD. THIS CAUSED THE THREADS ON THE TIE ROD TO WEAR OUT AND THEN THE TIE ROD TO FAIL. A NEW TIE ROD IS NEEDED. I HAVE A FRIED THAT HAS A CHEVY IMPALA 2003 THIS CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE MANUFACTURE FOR THE PART COULD BE THE SAME FOR BOTH CARS AND THE PART COULD HAVE A DESIGN FLAW IN WHICH THE THREADS INSIDE THE ADJUSTING RODS WEAR OUT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FOR ME. IT DOES SEEM LIKE A MINOR THING BUT IT DOES AFFECT STEERING CONTROLS WHEN IT FAILS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITHOUT A RESPONSE. A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE ALSO EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR
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THE LEXUS DRIVER (DRIVER 1) WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON 112TH AVE SE (IN NEWCASTLE, WA) APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WITH SE 64TH ST. SHE PASSED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AS IT WAS CLEAR AND SHE HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY AS THE STOP SIGN WAS INTENDED FOR THE DRIVER WHO HIT HER. THE 2ND DRIVER SAID HE FORGOT TO LOOK TO HIS LEFT AND ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO HIS LEFT TURN ONTO 112TH AVE SE. DRIVER 2 HIT DRIVER 1 IN THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. THE AIRBAG FAILED DEPLOY CAUSING THE DRIVER 1 TO SUSTAIN MULTIPLE SEVERE INJURIES. SUCH AS, NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, RIBS, TORSO, SPINE INJURIES ETC.... *TR
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I DID NOT HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT, OR EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES OR CAR DAMAGE, BUT THIS CAR, LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAS SOME SERIOUS TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES AT TIMES. IT HESITATES AND LURCHES OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN D4. I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY IN D4, AND THE CAR ACTED UP IN THE WORST WAY EVER. I LATER TRIED DRIVING IN D, AND THE CAR DID BETTER IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WITH INFORMATION ON THESE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YOUR ORGANIZATION WOULD MAKE TOYOTA ENGINEER A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND RECALL AND FIX THESE CARS. BY THE WAY, THIS CAR HAD THE LEXUS SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ITS TRANSMISSION ISSUES LAST SUMMER, AND I ONLY USE THE HIGHEST OCTANE GASOLINE. THE CAR ACTUALLY BELONGS TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER, WHICH MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HER HAVING AN ACCIDENT, OR COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LEAVING HER STRANDED SOMEWHERE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR UPDATED 9/17/13*CN
CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. WHILE APPROACHING AND PREPARING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, NOTICED THE INABILITY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PADDLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AT THIS POINT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNINTENDED (WITHOUT INPUT ON ACCELERATOR), CAUSING TO RAPIDLY SURGE AND LAUNCH STRAIGHT AHEAD UNCONTROLLABLE AT A HIGH SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH, WHICH RESULTED THE CONTACT TO CRASH THOUGH A CUL-DE-SAC BLOCK (BRICK) WALL, BRICKS EXPLODED AND LANDED ON TOP OF ANOTHER PARTY?S PARKED VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER. AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. CONTACT WAS TAKEN VIA AMBULANCE TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION OF INJURIES, RELEASED SAME DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ON THE INCIDENT. FOR VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE FACILITY. INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED DUE TO MAJOR BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,557. *TR
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CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. WHILE APPROACHING AND PREPARING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, NOTICED THE INABILITY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PADDLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AT THIS POINT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNINTENDED (WITHOUT INPUT ON ACCELERATOR), CAUSING TO RAPIDLY SURGE AND LAUNCH STRAIGHT AHEAD UNCONTROLLABLE AT A HIGH SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH, WHICH RESULTED THE CONTACT TO CRASH THOUGH A CUL-DE-SAC BLOCK (BRICK) WALL, BRICKS EXPLODED AND LANDED ON TOP OF ANOTHER PARTY?S PARKED VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER. AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. CONTACT WAS TAKEN VIA AMBULANCE TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION OF INJURIES, RELEASED SAME DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ON THE INCIDENT. FOR VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE FACILITY. INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED DUE TO MAJOR BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,557. *TR
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