1992 LEXUS ES300 Problems & Recalls

CAR WAS GOING 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT, DRY, PAVED, FLAT STREET WHEN THE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN FACIAL ABRASIONS AND SUDDEN HEARING LOSS IN BOTH EARS WHICH CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. TOYOTA MAINTAINS CAR WAS OLD AND OUT OF WARRANTY. CAR WAS INITIALLY TAKEN TO A LEXUS SPEC...

Mileage: 141,000

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE WHILE GOING APPROX 30 MPH ON A FLAT DRY PAVED ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 141,835

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SWERVED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED, EMITTING A SMOKEY SUBSTANCE. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACE AND EAR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNO...

Mileage: 141,800

DRIVING NORTHBOUND FROM GILROY ON THE 101 FREEWAY, I WAS IN THE SECOND LANE FROM THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN THE HOOD SPRUNG OPEN BLINDING MY VIEW AND SCARING THE CRAP OUT OF PASSENGERS AND I. I STARTED TO IMMEDIATELY PULL TO THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY EVEN THOUGH I HAD NO VISUAL OF WHAT WAS IN FR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 LEXUS ES 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD RELEASED IN AN OPEN POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 142,366

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 LEXUS ES 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD RELEASED IN AN OPEN POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. IMMEDIATELY, THE SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED FOR THE MALFUNCTION AT THIS TIME. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 142,366

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE HOOD SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN DAMAGING THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE HOOD SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN DAMAGING THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING A LITTLE FUNNY. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER GAVE AN ACCURATE READING AND ALSO NOTICED THAT THE MILEAGE WAS SLOW. I COMPARED A FEW DISTANCES AND THE CAR'S SPEEDOMETER ONLY RECORDED HALF OF THE ACTUAL MILEAGE TRA...

Mileage: 106,775

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V039000 CONCERNING HOOD LATCH. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE HOOD FLEW UP, BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. CONSUMER WAS LATER ADVISED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE HOOD LATCH. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE ...

Mileage: 206,000

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR THREE MONTHS. ALL BUT ABOUT 1 WEEK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP.. THE INSTRAMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY $1000 TO FIX,,, JOKE... THE POWER STEERING PUMP AMD SENSORS WENT OUT CAUSING TH...

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR THREE MONTHS. ALL BUT ABOUT 1 WEEK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP.. THE INSTRAMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY $1000 TO FIX,,, JOKE... THE POWER STEERING PUMP AMD SENSORS WENT OUT CAUSING TH...

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR THREE MONTHS. ALL BUT ABOUT 1 WEEK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP.. THE INSTRAMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY $1000 TO FIX,,, JOKE... THE POWER STEERING PUMP AMD SENSORS WENT OUT CAUSING TH...

BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR THREE MONTHS. ALL BUT ABOUT 1 WEEK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP.. THE INSTRAMENT LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY $1000 TO FIX,,, JOKE... THE POWER STEERING PUMP AMD SENSORS WENT OUT CAUSING TH...

THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER, BECAUSE OF THE COLOR IN THE BACK GROUND. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLUORESCENT MATERIAL DRIED OUT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL*TS *JB

Mileage: 85,000

THE NEEDLES ON THE VEHICLE'S TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ARE BEGINNING TO FADE. DEALERSHIP ONLY OFFERED TO PAY 20% OF THE REPAIR COST. *MR *CB THERE WAS A 90 CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO FOG/CLOUDS, AND TRUCKS. *SCC

ILLUMINATION OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE HAS FAILED. CONSUMER CAN NOT DISCERN VEHICLE'S SPEED WHEN DRIVING.*AK

THE LIGHTS , CHECK ENGINE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES I FELT DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE ENGINE WAS GETTING HOT AND OVERHEATING, CUTTING OUT DYING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THEN THE TEMP GUAGE NEVER BOBBLED OR MOVED UNTIL THE CAR TRIED TO DIE AT 45 MPH. THEN IT BOBBLED, JUST SLIGHTLY TH...

THE LIGHTS , CHECK ENGINE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES I FELT DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE ENGINE WAS GETTING HOT AND OVERHEATING, CUTTING OUT DYING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THEN THE TEMP GUAGE NEVER BOBBLED OR MOVED UNTIL THE CAR TRIED TO DIE AT 45 MPH. THEN IT BOBBLED, JUST SLIGHTLY TH...

VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER CONSUMER DECELERATES WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

DURING OIL CHANGE MECHANIC NOTICED HOOD LATCH WAS FAILING, THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF STREET WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM BACK AT ABOUT 60 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. SEAT BELT FAILED DURING COLLISION, AND DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. SENT A LETTER TO T MANUFACTURER. *AK

THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE SPEEDO ASSY.

THE ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY LIGHTING THAT LIGHTS UP THE SPEEDOMETER HAVE FAILED, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING AT NIGHT. ALSO THE ODOMETER HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT @82,500 MILES, SMOKE FROM THE ODOMETER SHORT CAUSED DRIVER TO PANIC, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT....

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER CALLED THE LEXUS DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN TO THE NEAREST LEXUS DEALER. CONSUMER GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE RAMP AND WAS PUSHED A BLOCK AWAY. FI...

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER CALLED THE LEXUS DEALER, AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN TO THE NEAREST LEXUS DEALER. CONSUMER GOT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE RAMP AND WAS PUSHED A BLOCK AWAY. FI...

RECALL 94V039 000/HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES: HOOD UNLATCHED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY OVER WINDSHIELD AND DAMAGE WINDSHIELD, ALSO, DAMAGES WAS DONE TO THE ROOF AND FENDER. DEALER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *...

SPEEDOMETER IS UNREADABLE AT NIGHT AND BARELY READABLE IN THE DAYTIME DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER (AND TACHOMETER) LIGHTS AND BACKLIGHTS *AK

THE INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER ON THE ES300, WHICH INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER, USES LIGHTED NEEDLES AND GAUGES. THE LIGHTING FOR THE NEEDLES AND THE GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY DIMS OR GOES OUT. THIS CAN BE A BIT FRIGHTENING AND SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE - ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT...

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & NOTICED TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATING HOT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. HAD NO INDICATION A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. HAD NO LEAKING NOR WAS VEHICLE OVERHEATING. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & NOTICED TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATING HOT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. HAD NO INDICATION A PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS. HAD NO LEAKING NOR WAS VEHICLE OVERHEATING. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. AK

LEXUS USES ELECTROLUMINESCENT NEEDLES ON DASHBOARDS. THESE NEEDLES INDICATE SPEED AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. WHEN THE NEEDLES FAIL, THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES CANNOT BE READ. LEXUS INDICATED THIS IS NOT AN INFREQUENT OCCURENCE. NO ACCIDENT RESULTED, BUT THE SYSTEM IS UNSAFE IN THAT THE VEHICLE OPER...

DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED SUDDENDLY WHEN PULLING AT DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATLEY 5-10 MPH, CAUSING CHEMICALS BURNS AND BRUISES. *AK

DRIVING 70MPH WHEN DRIVER LEANED TOWARDS PASSENGER'S SIDE. IN DOING SO, ARM HIT GEAR SHIFT & VEHICLE WENT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL & THEN DECELERATEDAPIDLY AND CAME TO A DEAD STOP. CALLED DEALER & WAS INFORMED GEAR SHIFT WAS DESIGNED THAT WAY. *AK

AFTER HITTING A CURB, WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT 5 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

REPLACE INSTRUMENT OF THE COMBINATION METER, INVOLVING SPEEDO/TACH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE UNIT, GAS GAUGE, WHEN ON THE INDICATOR NEEDLE MALFUNCTION, CAUSING LIGHT INDICATOR NEEDLES TO BLINK OR REMAIN OFF FOR EXTENDED PERIOD.

THE LIGHTED INDICATOR NEEDLES ON THE INSTRUMENTS HAVE A NUMBER OF LED'S THAT FUNTION INTERMITTENTLY.

GOODYEAR EAGLE GA'S P205/65 R15 TIRES FAILED.

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AS A RESULT THE VALVE SEALS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. *AK

ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT, HIT LEXUS PASSENGER SIDE, SPUN VEHICLE, HIT TELEPHONE POLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CUT OFF, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TRAN AXLE BOLT THAT CAME LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

404-634-2414 EXT 24, SEALED UNIT IN THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY, HAS MOISTURE CAUSING THE BULB BLOW OUT, LOST CANDLE POWER. TT

INNER PART OF POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE, ALLOWING DEBRIS TO ENTER POWER STEERING RACK, CAUSING RESISTANCE IN STEERING. *DSH

CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT *JB

THERE IS A GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD . TT

GEAR SHIFT LOCKED, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT