Recalls (1)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
1994-02-23	`94V039000`	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH	16,036	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2015-03-02	AIR BAGS	No	2	CAR WAS GOING 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT, DRY, PAVED, FLAT STREET WHEN THE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING RESU…
2015-03-02	AIR BAGS	No	1	TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SWERVED AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND EXPL…
2015-03-02	AIR BAGS	No	1	AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE WHILE GOING APPROX 30 MPH ON A FLAT DRY PAVED ROAD. *TR
2010-03-04	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 LEXUS ES 300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT HOOD RELEASED IN AN OP…
2009-07-01	STRUCTURE:BODY	No	0	DRIVING NORTHBOUND FROM GILROY ON THE 101 FREEWAY, I WAS IN THE SECOND LANE FROM THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN THE HOOD SPRUN…
2008-12-27	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES	No	0	DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 55-60 MPH WHEN THE HOOD SUDDENLY POPPED OPEN DAMAGING THE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. *TR
2007-01-28	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL	No	0	WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ACTING A LITTLE FUNNY. AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS THE SPEEDOM…
2005-04-01	STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD	No	0	NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V039000 CONCERNING HOOD LATCH. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE HOOD FLEW…
2004-09-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM	No	0	BOUGHT THIS CAR USED, AND WHAT SEEMED TO BE VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH UP TO DATE MAINTENANCE RECORDS. I HAVE HAD THIS CA…
2003-05-23	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH	No	0	THE NEEDLES ON THE VEHICLE'S TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ARE BEGINNING TO FADE. DEALERSHIP ONLY OFFERED TO PAY 20% OF TH…
2003-05-20	STRUCTURE	No	0	THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER, BECAUSE OF THE COLOR IN THE BACK GROUND. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED TH…
2002-09-05	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	THE LIGHTS , CHECK ENGINE AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES I FELT DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE ENGINE WAS GETTING HOT AND OVERHE…
2001-04-05	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH	No	0	DURING OIL CHANGE MECHANIC NOTICED HOOD LATCH WAS FAILING, THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. …
2001-04-01	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	VEHICLE STALLS WHENEVER CONSUMER DECELERATES WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
2001-01-19	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	Yes	1	CONSUMER WAS STOPPED IN MIDDLE OF STREET WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM BACK AT ABOUT 60 MPH…
2000-03-07	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY	No	0	CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER CALLED THE LEXUS DEALER, AND WAS …
2000-02-18	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH	No	0	RECALL 94V039 000/HOOD ASSEMBLY:LATCHES: HOOD UNLATCHED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 45 MPH, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY …
2000-01-01	POWER TRAIN	No	0	THIS IS A SAFTY ISSUE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR THE SPEEDO ASSY.
1999-11-01	UNKNOWN OR OTHER	No	0	THE INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER ON THE ES300, WHICH INCLUDES THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER, USES LIGHTED NEEDLES AND GAUGES.…
1999-10-15	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH	No	0	THE ELECTROCHROMIC DISPLAY LIGHTING THAT LIGHTS UP THE SPEEDOMETER HAVE FAILED, THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT SPEED YOU …
1999-08-16	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & NOTICED TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATING HOT. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. HAD NO INDICATION A PROBLE…
1999-01-01	POWER TRAIN	No	0	LEXUS USES ELECTROLUMINESCENT NEEDLES ON DASHBOARDS. THESE NEEDLES INDICATE SPEED AND OTHER FUNCTIONS. WHEN THE NEEDLES…
1998-01-11	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)	No	0	DRIVING 70MPH WHEN DRIVER LEANED TOWARDS PASSENGER'S SIDE. IN DOING SO, ARM HIT GEAR SHIFT & VEHICLE WENT FROM DRIVE TO…
1998-01-07	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	No	1	DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SYSTEM ON DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED SUDDENDLY WHEN PULLING AT DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATLEY 5-10 MPH, CAUSIN…
1998-01-01	POWER TRAIN	No	0	SPEEDOMETER IS UNREADABLE AT NIGHT AND BARELY READABLE IN THE DAYTIME DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER (AND TACHOMETER…
1997-09-26	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	No	0	AFTER HITTING A CURB, WHILE MAKING A U TURN AT 5 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK
1996-10-25	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	No	0	WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AS A RESULT THE VALVE SEALS NEEDED REPLACE…
1996-05-23	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Yes	2	ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN RED LIGHT, HIT LEXUS PASSENGER SIDE, SPUN VEHICLE, HIT TELEPHONE POLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AIR BAGS DI…
1996-04-13	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY	No	0	CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CUT OFF, DEALER SAID IT WAS THE TRAN AXLE BOLT THAT CAME LOOSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
1995-10-26	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	Yes	1	CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TT *JB
1995-09-18	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP	No	0	INNER PART OF POWER STEERING PUMP BROKE, ALLOWING DEBRIS TO ENTER POWER STEERING RACK, CAUSING RESISTANCE IN STEERING. …
1995-07-05	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	Yes	0	GEAR SHIFT LOCKED, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT
1994-01-01	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	No	0	404-634-2414 EXT 24, SEALED UNIT IN THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY, HAS MOISTURE CAUSING THE BULB BLOW OUT, LOST CANDLE POWER.…
—	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH	No	0	REPLACE INSTRUMENT OF THE COMBINATION METER, INVOLVING SPEEDO/TACH, TEMPERATURE GAUGE UNIT, GAS GAUGE, WHEN ON THE INDI…
—	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	ILLUMINATION OF THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE HAS FAILED. CONSUMER CAN NOT DISCERN VEHICLE'S SPEED WHEN DRIVING.*AK
—	TIRES	No	0	GOODYEAR EAGLE GA'S P205/65 R15 TIRES FAILED.
—	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD	No	0	THERE IS A GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD . TT