1995 LEXUS ES300 Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FRACTURED BONES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND DEEMED DESTROY...
Mileage: 100,000
ACCELERATED AROUND A VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ITSELF. I PUMPED BREAKS. TRIED TO DEACTIVATE CRUISE CONTROL UNSUCCESSFULLY. WHILE HEAVILY PUMPING BREAKS, VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WENT OUT.
Mileage: 103,283
TWO GAUGES HAVE STOPPED ILLUMINATING. A THIRD IS ABOUT TO GO. I AM UNABLE TO SEE THE SPEED AT NIGHT WHICH LIMITS USE OF THE VEHICLE THE CAR IS 18 YEARS OLD WITH 118,000 MILES AND RIDES BEAUTIFULLY BUT IT SEEMS THAT IS TOO SOON FOR A LUXURY CAR TO LOSE USE OF SUCH VITAL FUNCTIONS. FROM RESEARCHI...
Mileage: 95,000
TL* LEXUS SUDDEN ACCELERATION COMMENTS: MY 1995 LEXUS ES300 HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010. AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED BY CHANGING A PART THE ENGINE SEEMED TO BE OK, HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 28, 2011, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED NORMALLY WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE ENGINE ROARE...
Mileage: 167,825
IN APRIL 2008, DRIVER WAS DRIVING HOME IN A 95 LEXUS ES300 AND WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE GARAGE. AS SHE PULLED UP TOWARDS THE GARAGE WHILE WAITING FOR THE GARAGE TO OPEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. IT CONTINUED RACING FORWARD AND HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PA...
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDLES BURNED OUT. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE NEEDS FUEL, WHAT SPEED HE IS TRAVELING, OR IF THERE IS ANY FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY S...
Mileage: 93,000
CURRENTLY HAVE 1995 LEXUS ES300. THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY HAS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS, AND IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE AT NIGHT. BEING A PHYSICIAN I SEE MANY PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS WITH FULLY FUNCTIONAL CARS. SEEING YOUR SPEED AT NIGHT IS I...
Mileage: 138,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF NOVEMBER 7, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT AND FAILUR...
Mileage: 200,000
I HAVE 95 LEXUS ES300. THE ELECTRO SPEEDOMETER POINTER(NEEDLE) HAS FADED AND I CAN NOT SEE MY SEED ANY MORE. I CHECKED WEB SITE AND I FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE NO ANSWERS. IT SEEMS TOYOTA IS IGNORING THIS PROBLEM WHILE CREATING VERY UNSAFE CARS. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT MEASURE THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. ALSO, THE GAUGE PANEL SURROUNDING THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
Mileage: 71,200
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SURGING WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP AROUND THE THROTTLE, THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS WORN OUT, ...
Mileage: 111,000
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SURGING WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP AROUND THE THROTTLE, THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS WORN OUT, ...
Mileage: 111,000
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SURGING WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP AROUND THE THROTTLE, THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS WORN OUT, ...
Mileage: 111,000
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SURGING WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP AROUND THE THROTTLE, THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS WORN OUT, ...
Mileage: 111,000
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SURGING WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP AROUND THE THROTTLE, THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS WORN OUT, ...
Mileage: 111,000
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SURGING WHEN DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. NOTHING WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. *AK THERE WAS CARBON BUILD UP AROUND THE THROTTLE, THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS WORN OUT, ...
Mileage: 111,000
OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. CONSUMER CALLED DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT TO THE MECHANIC IT MADE A FUNNY NOISE. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND HAD VEHICLE TOW...
Mileage: 122,563
LOW OIL PRESSURE - ENGINE DAMAGE. *LA
CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER CONCERNING OIL GELLING PROBLEMS IN REGARD TO HER 1998 ES300, HOWEVER THIS IS THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITH HER 1995 ES300, WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, ENGINE CUT OFF AND CONSUMER HAD TO COAST INTO A GORE BETWEEN THE INTERSTATE AND AN INTERSTATE ENTRANCE RAMP. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AND JUMP THE CURB, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE ROTORS WERE BROKEN INTO PIECES, AND THEY WERE REGROUNDED TWICE BEFORE THE INDCIDENT. *AK. CONSUMER STATED ...
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AND JUMP THE CURB, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE ROTORS WERE BROKEN INTO PIECES, AND THEY WERE REGROUNDED TWICE BEFORE THE INDCIDENT. *AK. CONSUMER STATED ...
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AND JUMP THE CURB, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE ROTORS WERE BROKEN INTO PIECES, AND THEY WERE REGROUNDED TWICE BEFORE THE INDCIDENT. *AK. CONSUMER STATED ...
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN AND JUMP THE CURB, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THE ROTORS WERE BROKEN INTO PIECES, AND THEY WERE REGROUNDED TWICE BEFORE THE INDCIDENT. *AK. CONSUMER STATED ...
VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH AN ANCHOR BRACKET, CONSUMER REQUESTED TO THE DEALER THAT IT BE ADDED, HOWEVER WAS INFORMED IT COULD NOT BE, CONSUMER LATER FOUND IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT IT IN FACT COULD BE ADDED AND INSTALLED THE BRACKET HIMSELF. *SLC
VEHICLE DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH AN ANCHOR BRACKET, CONSUMER REQUESTED TO THE DEALER THAT IT BE ADDED, HOWEVER WAS INFORMED IT COULD NOT BE, CONSUMER LATER FOUND IN THE OWNERS MANUAL THAT IT IN FACT COULD BE ADDED AND INSTALLED THE BRACKET HIMSELF. *SLC
WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS FOUR TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE FIRE BEGAN OR WHY THERE WAS A FIRE AFTER I HAD TO PAY FOR THE TEARDOWN. THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT I COULD HAVE BURNED UP WHILE RIDING IN THE MOVING VEHICLE ALONG WITH MY SISTER. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. NO LIGHTS WERE SHOWN ON THE DASHB...
I AM TOLD THAT THESE TIRES ARE NOT CURRENTLY ON THE RECALL LIST. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH ANY INFORMATION FIRESTONE HAS RELEASED. THEY HAVE BEEN DECEPTIVE IN THEIR PRODUCT NOTIFICATION DISCLOSURES. I WANT THESE TIRES OFF OF MY CAR BEFORE I TOO SUFFER A FATAL ACCIDENT.*AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P...
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PLASTIC CLIP IN DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY BROKE 3 TIMES. . CAN NOT OPEN DOOR THIS WAS REPAIRED 2X RIGHT FRONT DOOR, 1X LEFT FRONT DOOR. I TRANSPORT OLDER INLAWS AND CAN NOT OPEN DOOR TO LET THEM OUT. FISRT TIME SHORTED OUT ELECTRICAL SOLENOID ALSO. POOR CHOICE OF MATERIALS FOR CLIP
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 6 2000, AT LUSKIN, ON 5/17/2000 VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY POHANKA LEXUS, FAIRFAX, VA, FOLLOWING DEFENCIES WAS NOTED: BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NEEED FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, MISMATCH TIRES AND CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN RIGHT FRONT END. THIS WAS INSPECTED BY A VA L...
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 6 2000, AT LUSKIN, ON 5/17/2000 VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY POHANKA LEXUS, FAIRFAX, VA, FOLLOWING DEFENCIES WAS NOTED: BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, NEEED FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, MISMATCH TIRES AND CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN RIGHT FRONT END. THIS WAS INSPECTED BY A VA L...
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED NEAR 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWS AND STOPS BUT EXPRIENCES BRAKE FADING DUE TO POSSIBLE WORN PADS AND BRAKE HOSE. YH
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED NEAR 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWS AND STOPS BUT EXPRIENCES BRAKE FADING DUE TO POSSIBLE WORN PADS AND BRAKE HOSE. YH
RECALL # 99V307000 TOYOTA/STEERING WHEEL; WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP BY PHONE, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY WERE NOT A LEXUS DEALERSHIP. RECALL LETTER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICE BY LEXUS DEALERSHIPS ONLY. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
PLEASE E-MAILE ME IF IC COVERT ON THE WARANTY DHIS PROBLEM( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/65/R15 )
TRANSMISSION HAS CONTINUED TO LEAK SINCE OWNERSHIP, REPAIR ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO LEAK.
GOODYEAR EAGLE GA (205/65VR15) TIRE BLEW OUT.
WHEN PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HE SAID THAT NOISE IS NORMAL. CONSUMER THINKS THAT IF THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE LIKE THAT THEY ARE READY TO FAIL IN SOME WAY. *AK
ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT REPLACED.
WHEN CAR SEAT IS IN THE MIDDLE ITS HARD FOR SOMEONE TO USE THE OTHER SEAT BELT WHEN CAR SEAT IS BEING USED . TT
THE WAY THE PEDAL IS DESIGNED SOME ONE WITH A SHOE SIZE OVER 91/2 CANNOT GET TO THE BRAKE EASILY AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TT AIR VENT IS DESIGNED TO BLOW AIR ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF FOOT, DUE TO THE LEFT SIDE EXTENSION, YOU CANNOT ROTATE YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IF YOUR SH...
THE WAY THE PEDAL IS DESIGNED SOME ONE WITH A SHOE SIZE OVER 91/2 CANNOT GET TO THE BRAKE EASILY AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TT AIR VENT IS DESIGNED TO BLOW AIR ON RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES OF FOOT, DUE TO THE LEFT SIDE EXTENSION, YOU CANNOT ROTATE YOUR FOOT FROM THE GAS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IF YOUR SH...
WINDSHIELD MOULDING FAILED, CAUSING WIND NOISE.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOULDING FAILED. *SKD
DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK
PASSENGER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. *AK
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK DURING ACCIDENT. TT
SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN PASSENGER DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. *SD