2006 Lexus ES330

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/2020· AIR BAGS

  THE PASSENGER AIR BAG APPEARS TO BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE DASH. IT SEEMS THAT IT MAY DEPLOY AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO ME AS MY FAMILY RIDES IN THE CAR WITH ME.

• 11/24/2007· POWER TRAIN

  SEVERE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THROUGH OUT THE CAMRY AND LEXUS ES V6 ENGINE LINE. *TR

• 11/15/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WOBBLE WHEN BRAKING DIAGNOSED AS FRONT BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM. AT 32,000 MILES HAD TO PAY $500+ FOR REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND PADS. SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH TOO SOON ON A CAR OF THIS QUALITY! *TR

• 11/05/2017· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG COVER WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE DASHBOARD HAS SEPARATED. THE SEPARATION BEGAN ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND THE GAP CONTINUES TO WIDEN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE TAKATA RECALL AND AM UNSURE IF THE AIRBAG MAY INFLATE IF THE GAP CONTINUES TO OPEN.

• 11/03/2011· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR IN THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AFTER THE CRASH AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/14/11

• 10/23/2019· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED AND LOOKS AS IF IT IS GOING TO POP. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD.

• 10/23/2018· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Crash

  MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO PICK-UP OUR GRANDDAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL ON 10-22-2018. SHE MADE A FULL STOP AT THE CORNER AND TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHEN SHE STARTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY, THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO FULL THROTTLE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND LUNGED UNCONTROLLABLY FORWARD. HER STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. BECAUSE OF THIS ACCELERATION, SHE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WITH GREAT FORCE AND SEVERELY DAMAGING OUR FRONT END AND THE CAR BUMPER IN FRONT OF HER. SHE WAS GETTING GET IN LINE TO WAIT FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO LET OUT. HAD HER THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WHEN CHILDREN WERE CROSSING THE STREET, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT CATASTROPHE AND DEAD CHILDREN. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO ALERT THE PUBLIC. ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OUR CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000. EACH TIME I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. THEY SAY THE FLOOR MAT CAN GET IN THE WAY OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I DON'T THINK SO, BUT WE KEEP THE FLOOR MAT IN THE TRUNK. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO A LEXUS HEADQUARTER IN TEXAS, (800) 255-3987. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID A CASE MANAGER WILL BE CONTACTING ME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY WILL DO. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PREVENT RUNNING OVER PEOPLE. THERE WILL BE DEATHS IF NOTHING IS DONE!

• 10/21/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S NOR THE DOOR SWITCH WILL OPEN THE WINDOW. WHEN PUSHED THERE IS A CLICK BUT THE WINDOW DOESN'T OPEN.

• 10/21/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DASH IS DISTORTING, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE AIR BAG LOCATION. FABRIC LINER HAS EXTENDED OUTSIDE THE LEATHER TRIM.

• 10/06/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHEN APPROACHING 4-WAY STOP, BRAKES FAILED AND CAR ACCELERATED. CHANGED LANES TO MISS 3 CARS IN FRONT. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE; BRAKES DID NOT WORK. WENT ON SIDEWALK TO MISS ANOTHER CAR. WENT OVER CROSS STREET & ONTO MEDIAN, HIT SIGNS AND SMALL TREES, CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING, WENT OVER OTHER SIDE OF CROSS STREET, UP ON GRASS, HITTING SIGNS AND SMALL TREES, HIT BRICK WALL HOLDING SHELL STATION SIGN. CAR STOPPED. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN MEDIAN. CAR WAS TOTALED, EVEN SUN ROOF BROKEN, ALL TIRES FLAT. DRIVER & PASSENGERS EXPERIENCED CUTS AND SEVERE BRUISES. WITNESS SAID BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. ACCIDENT NOT CAUSED BY FLOOR MAT. MY CAR DID NOT HAVE THEM. THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM & COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE ENGINE SPEED IN THE LEXUS ES AND IS MODELS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED ACCIDENTS WITH THESE CARS. DISAPPOINTED THAT NHTSA SIDES WITH TOYOTA AND ACCEPTS ITS COVERUP THAT IT'S A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM! SOMEONE AT NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM BEFORE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS ARE KILLED OR INJURED. TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS. MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FLOOR MAT RECALL YET IT WENT INTO THE SAME UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION AS HUNDREDS OF OTHER LEXUS CARS HAVE IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. WHAT DO WE HAVE TO DO TO GET THE NHTSA TO DO ITS JOB? *TR

• 10/02/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA INFLATOR . PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATING DUE TO HEAT. DASH BUMPED. LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE EVENTUALLY.

• 10/02/2016· AIR BAGS

  SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE AND ON THIS SITE, MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS BULGING AND APPEARS TO BE PARTIALLY COMING OUT. PICTURE INCLUDED. I HAVE RAISED THIS TO MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP SERVICE ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, AND THEY DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE ARE QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AIR BAG EITHER DEPLOYING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, OR NOT DEPLOYED WHEN IT NEEDS TO. IT SEEMS TO BE FAILING. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE OVER TIME.

• 09/28/2012· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE A 2006 LEXUS ES-330. A FEW YEARS BACK I NOTICED THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER DASH SEEMED TO BE SHRINKING. WHEN I WENT IN FOR SERVICE, I ASKED ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING. HOWEVER, THE COVER LOOKS SMALLER. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS ADVISED, AFTER MUCH ARGUING, THAT THE DASHBOARD IS SHRINKING. MY CONCERN, OF COURSE, WAS THAT THE COVER WOULD LOOSEN, FALL OFF AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOY WHILE I AM DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN BUT I COULDN'T GET GUARANTEES. I PRESSED ON BUT WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY ACCEPT NO LIABILITY. AFTER SOME ARGUING, THE MANAGER AGREED TO CONTACT THE LEXUS REP WHO, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, AGREED TO SHARE THE EXPENSE IN A TOTAL DASH REPLACEMENT. THE APPROXIMATE COST IS $2200 OF WHICH I SHOULD PAY 50% AND THEY WOULD ABSORB THE OTHER 50%. I DECLINED THEIR OFFER AND CONTINUED TO MAKE SOME NOISE. TODAY, I WAS INFORMED BY LEXUS CORPORATE THAT THE OFFER WAS FAIR AND I SHOULD ACCEPT. AGAIN, I ASKED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE COULDN'T ASSURE ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. SO WHY SHOULD I ACCEPT LIABILITY? REGARDLESS OF THE WARRANTY, A DASHBOARD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO SHRINK! NOR IS THE CAR MANUFACTURER SUPPOSED TO PUT THE LIABILITY ON ME. I'VE GONE ON CLUBLEXUS.COM FORUMS AND APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I AM LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER, PLEASE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, I AM LISTENING. YES, I WOULD LIKE THIS REPAIRED BUT I WILL NOT PAY A CENT! MORE IMPORTANTLY, HOWEVER, IS MY SAFETY. I WANT TO KNOW DEFINITIVELY THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY SHOULD THE COVER BECOME LOOSE. A DASHBOARD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO SHRINK. HELP! *TR

• 09/22/2018· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE NOTICED THE AIR BAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS POPPING UP AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE. REFERENCING ANOTHER COMPLAINT # 11118471. CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT.

• 09/22/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL

• 09/22/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THERE WAS A LIMITED RANGE OF THE HEADLIGHT BEAMS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THIS WAS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED, AND WITHIN COMPLIANCE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

• 09/21/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT 35 MPH HE APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. TO AVOID CRASHING INTO A VEHICLE HEAD ON, HE CRASHED INTO THE CENTER BARRIER AND A STOP SIGN AT THE GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE GAS STATION BRICK SIGN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND A TIRE BLOW OUT ALSO OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

• 09/04/2014· AIR BAGS

  THE SEAL AROUND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS DETERIORATED, WITH A BULGE FORMING IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

• 09/02/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE MERGING INTO THE RIGHT LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. THE PEDESTRIAN DIED DUE TO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ALSO REAR ENDED TWO OTHER VEHICLES AND DROVE THROUGH A FENCE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN THE FLOORMAT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER BACK, NECK, AND LEG. TWO OTHERS WERE ALSO INJURED. STATE POLICE REPORT NUMBER 5271887 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,286. UPDATED 10/01/08. *LJ THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE FLOOR MATS MAY HAVE BECOME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW UPDATED 10/12/11 *BF

• 08/29/2007· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2006 LEXUS 330 FLOOR MAT GOT LODGED UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CUSTOMER STATES THE FLOOR MAT GOT STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP AND BRAKES NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE CLIPS WHICH ARE INTENDED TO HOLD THE FLOOR MATS INTO TO PLACE ARE WORTHLESS. THEY HAVE SHARP EDGES AND ARE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET INTO PLACE. *JB

• 08/28/2017· AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER IS BULGING SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY PRESSURE.

• 08/26/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF APPLYING AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,907.

• 08/24/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE ALSO COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

• 08/21/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I ACQUIRED AN 06 LEXUS ES330. I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, NOTABLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND COMMENCING ACCELERATION WHILE STILL MOVING. I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CLOSE CALLS WHEN IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FROM A SLOW SPEED. THE DEALER TELLS ME LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, CLAIMING THAT'S HOW IT WAS DESIGNED. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS POSTED ON THE NET ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE AN ACCIDENT RISK TO ME. THE DATE INSERTED BELOW IS THE DATE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THERE WAS NO "INCIDENT." FOR THE MILEAGE, I PUT IN 000001 BECAUSE THIS IS A DESIGN AND ENGINEERING DEFECT THAT WAS PRESENT IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED. THANK YOU. *TR

• 08/15/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY 2006 LEXUS I250 DASH BROAD IS CRACKING AND STICKY AND SO WHEN I'M DRIVING IN THE SUN, IT CREATES A GLARE ON YOUR DASHBOARD. NEVER RECEIVE A RECALL. I DID GO TO A LOCAL LEXUS IN 2014 AND TOLD THEM THAT THIS CAR WASN'T LIKE THIS WENT I PURCHASED IT. WORKED IN AL (BALDWIN COUNTY) AND I NOTICE THAT MY LEXUS INTERIOR STARTED TO CRACK AND MELT DUE TO MY CAR BEING PARKED OUT IN THE SUN DURING MY WORKING HOURS. THIS SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPEN TO A LEXUS

• 08/09/2019· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IS STARTING TO CRACK AND LIFT,SEEMS LIKE PRESSURE IS CAUSING THE LIFT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT'S BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD IS OLD. COMPARED IT TO AN ES300, THE AIR BAG DEFINITELY HAS STARTED TO LIFT.

• 08/08/2018· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE NOTICED THE AIR BAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS POPPING UP AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE

• 08/06/2019· AIR BAGS

  CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG LINING. THIS LOOKS LIKE A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

• 08/05/2017· AIR BAGS

  FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON THE DAH BOARD IS CRACKED AND SLIGHTLY PROTRUDING I AM AFRAID THIS WILL EXPLODE WHILE TRAVELLING CHECKED WITH LEXUS THEY SAY IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL - ANYONE HAD INFORMATION ON THIS WOULD APPRECIATE IT

• 07/29/2014· VISIBILITY

  SINCE THE BEGINNING THE BACK DOOR'S WINDOWS ALWAYS GET STUCK AND I HAD TO TAKE THEM TO LEXUS TO HAVE THEM FIXED. WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. LEXUS SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT THERE IS NOT A FIX. *JS

• 07/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IS STARTING TO LIFT,SEEMS LIKE PRESSURE IS CAUSING THE LIFT. I LOOKS LIKE ITS READY TO BLOW OUT.

• 07/26/2010· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OVER THE CURBSIDE AND CRASH INTO A HOUSE. THE DAMAGED EXTERIOR SIDING OF THE HOUSE EXPOSED AN ENORMOUS HOLE THE WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE WHICH EXTENDED THROUGH THE INTERIOR WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT WITH NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

• 07/08/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG HAS DEFECTS. I CALLED LEXUS AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL GROUP. BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN TRAVELING WITH PASSENGERS SPECIALLY MY CHILDREN. THIS THING IS BASICALLY READY TO BREAK OFF. THIS IS A SECURITY CONCERN.

• 07/08/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN

  IN CITY TRAFFIC, ACCELERATION WITH MY 2006 ES330 IS NOT PREDICTABLE AND IT HESITATES RATHER THAN RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY AS THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. HAS ALSO HAPPENED AS I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. OCCURS SPORADICALLY AND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. CAN GO WEEKS WITHOUT IT HAPPENING. NO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS - YET. I HAVE TAKEN CAR BACK INTO LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND GOT A CANNED RESPONSE OF IT ADAPTING TO THE DRIVER PATTERNS AND IT IS RESPONDING THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO - BASICALLY TELLING ME THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER LEXUS AND WILL PROBABLY GET RID OF THIS ONE MUCH SOONER THAN HOW I NORMALLY KEEP VEHICLES. *TR

• 07/06/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE YET THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND FEARED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,366.

• 07/06/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY LEXUS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. I COULD NEVER REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM HENCE DID NOT REPORT TO THE DEALER. LAST WEEKEND I CAME TO KNOW VIA NEWSPAPERS AND TV THAT SOME OF THE LEXUS CARS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM RELATED TO ENGINE STALLING. MY PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY THE SAME WITH THE LEXUS AND I HAVE NOTICE MORE THAN 35/40 TIMES BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE WHEN I WANTED. I FELT AT TIMES THAT THE ENGINE STALLING MAY BE DUE TO IMPURITIES IN THE GAS BUT WAS NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT IT. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT EVENTHOUGH LEXUS HAS NOT RECALLED MY MODEL, I HAVE NOTICED ENGINE STALLING (WHILE IN MOTION) NUMEROUS TIMES. AT TIMES, I HAVE FELT THE CONDITION TO BE UNSAFE. I HAVE NOTICED ENGINE STALLING AT LOWER SPEEDS. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I HAVE NOT NOTICED SUCH AN OCCURRENCE WHILE DRIVING CONTINUOUSLY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS. *TR

• 07/01/2016· AIR BAGS

  THE EDGES AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CRACKING AND THE CONDITION KEEPS DETERIORATING AS TIME GOES BY. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS WE USE THE CAR ALL THE TIME. WE CONTACTED A LOCAL LEXUS DEALER AND WE TOLD THE SAME THING AS REST OF THE FOLKS EXPERIENCED WITH DEALERS.

• 07/01/2016· AIR BAGS

  ALL ALONG THE AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD; THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ALL AROUND THE AIR BAG. THERE IS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO MY DASHBOARD AND EXCEPT WHERE THE AIRBAG WAS INSTALLED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I AM TRYING TO MAKE PEOPLE AWEAR BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED.

• 06/25/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A NUMBER OF WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,800. UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/27/2017*CN

• 06/22/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION LAGS DANGEROUSLY FROM A STOP AND HESITATES FOR A FEW SECONDS UPON ACCELERATION, WHICH IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTIONS, WHEN PASSING, AND ANYTIME PROMPT RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR IS NEEDED. ALSO EXPERIENCING FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHAT I WOULD CALL A SLING-SHOT EFFECT, WHERE THE GEARS EITHER WIND OUT EXCESSIVELY AND SEEM TO CATCH UP WITH ITSELF AT NORMAL ACCELERATION OR A FEELING OF NOT DOWNSHIFTING NORMALLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

• 06/22/2006· SUSPENSION

  STARTING AT APPROX. 4,000MILIES, MY 2006 ES330 HAS VIBRATION THROUGH FLOOR AND STEERING WHEEL. DEALER HAS MADE MORE THAN 4 REPAIR ATTEMPTS, INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF A TRANSMISSION AT APPROX. 8,500 MILES. *NM

• 06/05/2013· STEERING

  DURING OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTICES POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. WORRIED THAT THIS IS SAFETY PROBLEM AND COULD LOSE STEERING IF SEALS BREAK. HAD RACK AND PINION REPLACED. COST OVER $1000. FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. *TR

• 05/29/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  CAR WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL AT LOW SPEEDS, CRASH INTO BUILDING IN PARKING LOT DUE TO FAILURE

• 05/27/2016· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING THERE WAS A BULGE ALONG THE INNER LINING OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,838.

• 05/27/2010· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10 MPH DURING A RAIN STORM, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, UNUSUAL POP AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR HAD SHATTERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MIRROR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE EXACT SAME AREA AS THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,200.

• 05/25/2010· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE OPENING RELEASE OF THE AIR BAG. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT YET IS WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

• 05/23/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 14, 2010. AT AROUND 2:30PM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 LEXUS ES 330 TO A SHOPPING CENTER. THE CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF 75 AND LEGACY DRIVE, IN PLANO, TEXAS. WHEN I ARRIVED TO THE CENTER, I FOUND THE NEAR-BY PARKING SPACES WERE ALL PACKED. SO I DECIDED TO PARK MY CAR AT FAR WEST CORNER OF THE PARKING LOT. I FOUND A SPOT THAT WAS NOT VERY OCCUPIED. WHEN I SLOWLY APPROACHED TO A PARKING SPACE, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PREPARED FOR THE FULL STOP. BUT INSTEAD OF EXPERIENCING A FULL STOP, I WAS PULLED FORWARD AT FULL SPEED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FULL ACCELERATION. THE CAR WENT UP THE CURB FOR A PLANT-BED/MEDIUM AND CLEARED A COUPLE OF BIG PLANTS. I TURNED THE WHEEL AS I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FINALLY IT STOPPED AFTER WENT THROUGH THE PLANT-BED/MEDIUM. AFTER IT MADE A FULL STOP, FIRST THING I DID WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AND IT WAS. AFTER I CALMED MYSELF DOWN, I MENTALLY REVISITED THE INCIDENT. ONE FEELING STANDING OUT WAS THAT THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM MY STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IN NORMAL DRIVING, THE ACCELERATING IS GRADUAL AS THERE IS A LAG BETWEEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE GAINING OF THE SPEED. IN THIS CASE, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY GARNERED SPEED AND 'RUNNING' THROUGH THE BUMP AND PLANT-BED/MEDIUM. I CALLED PARK PLACE LEXUS WHERE I DO ALL THE MAINTENANCE SERVICES. THEY ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. AN ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LEXUS RECORDED THE INCIDENT AND TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINEERS WOULD LOOK INTO THAT ON FOLLOWING MONDAY. ON MONDAY, I WAS ADVISED TO CALL 1-800-255-3987. I DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT TO A TOYOTA SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE AND EXPRESSED MY WORRY AND CONCERN OF THE SAFETY OF DRIVING MY LEXUS. HE TOLD ME THEY WILL ESTABLISH A CASE FOR THE INCIDENT AND IT WILL TAKE ABOUT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS TO FINISH THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

• 05/23/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrashFire

  COLLISION WITH A DEER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HOOD, GRILLE, RIGHT FENDER AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT (HID). IMPACT CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT TO IGNITE RESULTING IN A FIRE THAT SPREAD OVER THE HOOD TOTALLY DESTROYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED DURING THE FIRE. MY CONCERN IS THE FACT THAT HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LIGHTS IGNITE ON IMPACT. THESE LIGHTS ARE WIDELY USED TODAY EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FIRE HAZARDS. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ANY OTHER REPORTS OF FIRES RESULTING FROM THESE HID LIGHTS. *JB

• 05/18/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE IN MY 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CAR WAS IDLING AT ABOUT 1400 RPM, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE AND STARTED TO SLOWLY BACK UP. SUDDENLY, THE CAR SHOT OUT OF MY GARAGE, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, JUMPED THE FAR SIDE CURB TURNING RIGHT AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHICH WAS BROKEN OFF. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON ITS OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AT THIS TIME, IN A STATE OF CONFUSION AND EXTREME AGITATION I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT INSTEAD I ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. I WENT FORWARD CONTINUING IN A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BACK ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT AT NO TIME DID I EVER TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL! THIS APPEARS TO ELIMINATE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDALS AS A CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MAY 14, 2010, ALSO BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, ALTHOUGH AT THAT TIME I HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS TOYOTA PROBLEM AND DID NOT REALIZE EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY LEXUS DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO THIS LEXUS MODEL PRIOR TO THIS. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 09/22/10

• 05/14/2015· AIR BAGS

  MY DASHBOARD HAS SEVERE CRACKS ALL AROUND THE AIRBAG. THAT IS THE ONLY AREA ON MY DASHBOARD WITH CRACKS. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY AIRBAG MAY EXPLODE AND INJURE ME OR MY PASSENGERS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY SERVICEMEN THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO LEXUS. SO, I CONTACTED THEM ON APRIL 27, 2015 AND AGAIN ON MAY 11, 2015 AND FILED 2 INCIDENT REPORTS TO NO AVAIL, THEY FINALLY CONTACTED ME ON MAY 14, 2015 TO INFORM ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. SO THAT IS WHY I'M FILING THIS VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AS MUCH AS THAT VEHICLE COST I SHOULD NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG. I WANT MY VEHICLE DASHBOARD REPAIRED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS.