2007 Lexus ES350

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

• 12/31/2007· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  I'M HAVING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MY LEXUS ES350 AS FOLLOWS: THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND I FEEL THE CAR ACCELERATES BY ITSELF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE PARKING ASSISTANT SYSTEM ALERTS ME WHEN ANY OBSTACLES ARE NEAR MY CAR. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATION IS OFF WHEN AN ADULT SITS THERE. *TR

• 12/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL, THIS IS A HIGH RISK TO THE POTENTIALLY INJURY OF MYSELF AND MY PASSENGERS. TIME FRAME TO RESOLVE THIS HAS BEEN UNACCEPTABLE. AIRBAG LIGHT IS CURRENLTY ON

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  I GOT A RECALL NOTICE SUGGESTING NOT USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OVER 6 MONTHS AGO. THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A REMEDY AVAILABLE. IT IS CAUSING GREAT INCONVENIENCE NOT TO BE ABLE TO USE THE FRONT SEAT.

• 12/29/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THEY BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS. *KB

• 12/29/2009· AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENTCrash

  I OWN A 2007 LEXUS ES 350 AND WAS ON THE 10 FWY IN THE FAST LANE (THIRD LANE) AND A CAR STOPPED FOR NO REASON AND NO TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO STOP AND MY FLOOR MAT SLID FORWARD AND MY CAR WENT FASTER AND I TRIED TO STOP AND PUSH ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR AND STOPPED INTO THE BACK OF A MINI VAN. MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY AND WHEN I CALLED THE CLAIM TO MY AAA INSURANCE COMPANY THE INSURANCE REP LET ME KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR AND I NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTER OR NOTICE IN REGARDS TO A RECALL THIS HAPPENED ON 12/23/09 AND I AM A MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LET ME KNOW THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

• 12/28/2018· AIR BAGS

  DASHBOARD MELTED. WHILE DRIVING, CANNOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AS A RESULT OF THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.

• 12/28/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE WATER PUMP FAILED WITH LESS THAN 40000 MILES AND UNDER 5 YEARS OLD. IT WILL COST $1500. THE PUMP WAS $175. DO TO THE DESIGN OF THE ENGINE AND PLACEMENT OF THE PUMP IT WILL TAKE 11 HOURS. *TR

• 12/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/22/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT IN A PARKING LOT WITH CARS ON BOTH SIDES AND IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE, MY VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION AND RACED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKE WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO EFFECT ON SLOWING DOWN THE CAR. THE LARGE TRUCK IN THE SLOT IN FRONT OF ME WAS THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED THE VEHICLE. $87,43 DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY VEHICLE. NONE TO THE TRUCK THAT STOPPED MY VEHICLE. LEXUS REVIEWED THE ELECTRONIC DATA RECORDER AND RELEASED A STATEMENT THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. LEXUS ALLOWED NO ONE TO TOUCH THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT WAS INSPECTED BY THERE TECHNICIAN. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT OR PREVENT A FUTURE REPEAT OF THE LIFE THREATENING ACCELERATION SURGE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE HAVE REQUESTED FROM THE LEXUS LEGAL DEPARTMENT THAT THE DATA RECOVERED BY THE LEXUS TECHNICIAN BE PROVIDED TO US SO THAT WE CAN ASSESS FOR OURSELVES WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/22/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* - THE CONTACT STATES THAT HIS 2007 LEXUS 250 DASH LIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN GO OUT. THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LOSE POWER. THE DASH LIGHTS HAVE FAILED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED 45 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE TWICE. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED 2 MILES INTO THE DRIVE. THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE IS USUALLY BETWEEN 31-39 DEGREES WHEN THIS HAPPEN. DURING ONE OF THE INCIDENTS, THE TEMPERATURE FLASHED AT 39 DEGREES BEFORE GOING OUT. THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WHEN THE FAILURES OCCUR. THE DEALER STATED THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND FOR THIS REASON THEY WILL NOT LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ANYMORE PER MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THIS IS AN FAILURE WHICH CANNOT BE DUPLICATED; THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAPPEN EARLY IN THE MORNING APPROXIMATELY 5:30-6:30 AM. THE DEALER HAS PERFORMED A CHASSIS ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSIS (TWICE), WINDOW & DOOR DIAGNOSIS AND BODY DIAGNOSIS AND CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 42 DAYS.

• 12/21/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENTCrash

  2007 LEXUS ES350 WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HE ALSO STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL AFTER HE WAS IN THE ACCIDENT. *NJ RECALL# 07E082000 THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE. BOTH TIMES HIS FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO DAMAGE TO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, IT SUDDENLY JUMPED SIX INCHES. UPDATED 03/16/11*JB THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/19/11

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIEND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/26/2017*CT *CN

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ..UPDATED 02/02/17 *BF *CN

• 12/20/2009· EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITYCrash

  I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET AND TURNED RIGHT INTO THE FIRST AVAILABLE PARKING SPOT. THERE ARE SPEED BUMPS IN PARKING LOT THAT DO NOT ALLOW ANY SPEED TO BE GAINED BETWEEN DRIVEWAY AND PARKING SPOT. AS SOON AS MY CAR ENTERED THE PARKING SPOT, AND WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SURGED FORWARD JUMPING THE PARKING CURB AND HITTING THE OUTSIDE OF THE DENTAL BUILDING. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OVER THE PARKING CURB, THROUGH SHRUBBERY, STRUCK A PARKING SIGN AND FINALLY THE BUILDING, A TOTAL DISTANCE OF ABOUT 6 FEET, BEFORE STOPPING. THE SITUATION HAPPENED ONLY ONCE AND WAS ENOUGH FOR US TO REQUEST LEXUS TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM US. LEXUS LOOKED AT THE FLOOR MATS AND DEEMED THEY WERE SECURELY IN PLACE NOT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THEY CHECKED THE CAR MECHANICALLY AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG & NO COMPUTER ERROR CODES RECORDED. THEY DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED IT TO US CLAIMING NO MALFUNCTION OF THE CAR. THE FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND WE HAD TO PLACE AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND PAY OUR DEDUCTIBLE TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED. *TR

• 12/19/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  2007 LEXUS ES350. EXCESSIVE RPMS DURING START UP CAUSE THE CAR TO SHARPLY ACCELERATE WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. RPM STAYS AT 1700+ FOR UP TO A MINUTE AFTER ENGINE START. WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AT THIS HIGH RPM, CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH BACKWARDS AS IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD BEEN FLOORED. HAS CAUSED CAR TO HIT A POLE AND A TREE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. LEXUS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION HAS NOT RETURNED CALLS.*JB

• 12/17/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP LIGHT AND CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE BEGINNING DECEMBER 2010. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,490 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,494.

• 12/16/2014· POWER TRAIN

  THIS VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM WITH RANDOM HARD DOWN SHIFTING WHEN IT IS ALMOST STOPPED. THE HARD DOWN SHIFT WILL HAPPEN AND THEN VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD. I DID SLIGHT RUN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT. THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS IF THE LUNGE WOULD HIT A PEDESTRIAN OR CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ENTER HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAVE REPORTED THIS MANY TIMES TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP, WHO IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE RANDOM NATURE. *TR

• 12/14/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING CRACKING AND COMING APART, WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN JULY, AUGUST 2017, DID NOT KNOW IT WAS KNOWN PROBLEM TO LEXUS. IN DECEMBER 2017 I GOGGLED HOW TO REPAIR MELTING DASH AND FOUND OUT THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT LEXUS WAS AWARE OF, WE BOUGHT THE LEXUS ES350 NEW IN 2007 AND ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS, LEXUS NOTIFIED US ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL BUT NEVER NOTIFIED US ABOUT THE MELTING DASH PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE AIR BAGS IN 2017 WHEN THE DASH WAS MELTING AND DID NOT SAY ANYTHING. NOW WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY SAID SORRY, THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED MAY 31 2017. THEY NEED TO REPLACE OWNER DASH BOARD NOW

• 12/14/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/14/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/14/2016· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THIS RECALL AND AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS NOW DECEMBER 2016 AND THE DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE REPLACEMENT FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY UPSETTING. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

• 12/12/2016· AIR BAGS

  WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. WE HAVE A FAMILY OF 5 AND CAN'T LET SOMEONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS GONE ON TOO LONG. WHEN WILL "REMEDY BE AVAILABLE"?

• 12/11/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  CONSUMER REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION ON THE 2007 ES350 SPEED CONTROL. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE UNWANTED ACCELERATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE HIGHWAY GUARD RAIL AND CONSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED SERIOUS BACK, NECK AND PELVIC INJURIES. *JB UPDATE (FEBRUARY 21, 2007): MS. HODGES SAID THAT SHE WAS TRAVELING ON I-75 FOR 15 MINUTES AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT TURNED ON. SHE WAS MERGING ONTO ROUTE 59 AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE NOT ONLY NOT SLOWED DOWN BUT ACTUALLY ACCELERATED TO WHAT SHE BELIEVE WAS 75-80 MPH. TO AVOID CRASHING THE VEHICLES AHEAD, SHE MOVED FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND TOTALED. SHE WAS CITED BY THE POLICE BUT THE CITATION WAS LATER DISMISSED. TOYOTA SENT HER A LETTER SAYING THAT THEIR INVESTIGATION FOUND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SEE ALSO 10174732 *DSY.

• 12/10/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. WE RECEIVED A RECALL IN MAY 2016, AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. IT'S BEEN 7 MONTHS. I UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF OUR CAR AND THE FACT THAT WE LIVE IN A VERY HOT STATE, THE CHANCES OF OUR AIR BAGS EXPLODING ARE VERY HIGH. BECAUSE OF THIS, I THINK 7 MONTHS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR A FIX.

• 12/10/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. HE THEN BEGAN SHIFTING SEVERAL GEARS WHICH EVENTUALLY BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER YE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

• 12/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALER - LEXUS OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA - NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG REPLACED. THEY KEEP ON TELLING ME A REPLACEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. IT HAS BEEN MANY MONTHS SINCE WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL WITH NO REPAIR. HOW MUCH LONGER DOES MY WIFE HAVE TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT RATHER THAN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT? I CANNOT TAKE ALL OF MY GRANDCHILDREN IN MY CAR WITHOUT US USING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. PLEASE SPEED UP THE REPAIR.

• 12/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL INFLATOR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED RECEIVED LETTER IN MAY 23 2016.

• 12/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL!!! I AM IN THE HIGHEST RISK CATEGORY FOR THIS RECALL: (1) 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLE, (2)LOCATED IN A SUBTROPICAL HOT/HUMID FLORIDA CLIMATE. WHY AM I NOT BEING GIVEN PRIORITY FOR REPLACEMENT? I AM FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE.

• 12/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL

• 12/07/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/07/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/07/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  EXTERIOR LIGHTS ON LOW BEAM INTERMITTENTLY GO OFF, FIRST ONE SIDE THEN SOMETIMES THE OTHER, I WAS ONCE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT 70 MPH AND THEY BOTH WENT OUT. ONCE I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THEM ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY CAME BACK ON AND ABOUT 10 MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE RIGHT ONE WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE BULBS AND CHECKED FUSES. IT'S STILL HAPPENING. ODDLY, WHEN THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH DOESN'T LIGHT UP EITHER. SOMETIMES I'D DROVE THE CAR INTO WORK AND SOMEONE WOULD SAY I HAVE A HEADLIGHT OUT AND I'D TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC (WHICH HAPPENED MORE THAN I CAN SAY) AND THEY WOULD BE FINE, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I'M NOT SURE IF MY CAR WILL PASS THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. THERE'S ONLY 81,000 MILES.

• 12/07/2014· STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED USED 2007 LEXUS ES 350 IN 2010 WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,000 MILES. IN 2014, I LEFT THE LEXUS IN MY FLORIDA PARKING LOT FOR THE SUMMER (MAY-OCTOBER). WHEN I RETURNED FROM NEW YORK, THE ENTIRE LEXUS DASHBOARD HAD MELTED! DUE TO THE MELTING, THERE IS A SHINY GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO SEE. I BELIEVE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR, AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. LEXUS SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/06/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT*: THE VEHICLE STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY TO 70 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, WHICH SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, SUDDEN ACCELERATION RECURRED, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE FLOORMAT COULD HAVE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON 12/05/06, THE PROBLEM RECURRED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, WHICH DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK, WHICH COMPLETELY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ON 12/06/06, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE.

• 12/05/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL LEXUS HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIX IN A TIMELY MANNER EXPOSING OCCUPANTS TO INJURY OR SEVERELY LIMITING THE USEFULNESS OF THE AUTO FOR FAMILY USE

• 12/05/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL THE RECALL NOTICE WAS ISSUED IN MAY OF 2016. SEVEN MONTHS LATER, I AM UNABLE TO USE MY VEHICLE FOR MY BUSINESS, UNABLE TO USE THE CAR FOR FAMILY OUTINGS, AND UNABLE TO USE THE CAR FOR ANYTHING ELSE BUT PERSONAL COMMUTING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE LACK OF A TIMELY REMEDY HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE UNSELLABLE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THE LOCAL DEALER AND LEXUS HAS NOT OFFERED TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE WITH INSURANCE ON THE VEHICLE.

• 12/05/2016· AIR BAGS

  NOTIFICATION FROM LEXUS MAY 23, 2061 OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. NO REMEDY AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME 6 MONTHS, 12 DAYS LATER. CAN'T TRANSPORT PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT AND CAN'T SELL OR TRADE IN VEHICLE.

• 12/03/2007· EQUIPMENTCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE CURB AND INTO THE FRONT OF A GYM. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3/4 INTO THE ENTRANCEWAY. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE FRONT END, HOOD, AND UNDERCARRIAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FLOOR MAT. SHE HAS NOT SPOKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.

• 12/01/2006· AIR BAGS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED EVERY TIME AN OCCUPANT WHO MEASURED 5 FEET 7 INCHES TALL AND 120 POUNDS, SAT EITHER IN THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER SEAT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED OFF. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.

• 11/30/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (HENDRICK TOYOTA NORTH CHARLESTON, 7151 RIVERS AVENUE, NORTH CHARLESTON, SC 29406) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ECU FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE PART DID NOT CALIBRATE WITH THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THE LOCAL DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,379.

• 11/30/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLLABLY. THE BRAKES BRIEFLY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MATS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

• 11/29/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER SHUTTING OFF LAST NIGHT. FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERMINE.PROBLEM.

• 11/29/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING NORTH BOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-75 / M-59 WITH IN OAKLAND COUNTY / STATE OF MICHIGAN MY AUTOMOBILE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE AUTOMOBILE BRAKES, TO APPROXIMATELY 85 MPH. THIS SUDDEN UNWANTED ACCELERATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE HIGHWAY GUARD RAIL AND GO INTO A ROLL OVER. AS A RESULT OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND ROLL OVER THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGE BEYOND REPAIR AND I WAS INJURED WITH SERIOUS BACK, NECK AND PELVIC INJURIES. *JB SEE ALSO 10176450 *DSY

• 11/28/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAINCrash

  MY 2007 LEXUS HYPER ACCELERATED. I HAD THE RE-CALL WORK DONE ON THIS. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN IT WAS DAMAGED AND I WAS HURT. *TR

• 11/26/2018· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND CREATED A BLINDING GLARE THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTIGE LEXUS OF RAMSEY (1000 NJ-17, RAMSEY, NJ 07446, (855) 484-6393), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 11/26/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

  JUNE 9, 2009 MY 2007 ES 350 LEXUS TOOK OFF WITH ME REACHING A FRIGHTENING SPEED OF 95 MILES AN HR WHEN I REACHED THE MAT UNDER MY RIGHT KNEE AND YANKED THE CARPET AND AT LAST FREED THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL. I KNOW THE WHERE BOTH INVOLVED AS I HIT THE BRAKES TO NO AVAIL AS THE SPEED BECAME FRIGHTENING AND KEEPING IT ON THE ROAD WAS A MIRACLE. I THINK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR ALMOST 4 MOST AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *TR

• 11/25/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MELTING DASHBOARD. SUN REFLEXTING OFF MAKING VISIBILTY 0 VERY DANGEROUS TO SEE ROAD. I HAVE NOTIFIED LEXUS THEY TOLD THE REPAIR DATE EXPIRED5/31/ 17, I RECIEVED NOTIFICATION NO NOTIFICATION OF THIS REPAIR NOTICE. I DONT KNOW WHEN IT WAS MAILED OUT BUT IT SEEMS OWNERS MUST ONLY GOTTEN A 6 MOTHS NOTICE. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER OWNERS WHO THEY CARRIED THERE CARS IN FOR REPAIRS AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE REPAIRS.

• 11/25/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V340000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SENT THE SECOND LETTER INDICATING THAT THE PARTS WERE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.