Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
42
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Lexus Es300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTER… |
| 2010-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT 1993 ES300 LEXUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45MPH AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. SHORTLY AFTER THE VEH… |
| 2009-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | DD. *TR |
| 2007-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER STAT… |
| 2006-11-13 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE FAILED. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2004-10-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MALFUNCTION IN DESIGN OF DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS LOW ON GAS, THE NEEDLES … |
| 2004-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING HOME FROM GETTING AN OIL LEAK REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.DEALERSHIP… |
| 2004-03-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "SURGING" THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE MEDIA ON MY 1993 LEXUS ES300 MANY TIMES. I HAVE OWNED THE C… |
| 2003-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER: SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE DOES NOT LIGHT UP. IT STARTS FLICKERING WITH FULL LIGHT INTENSITY, WHICH … |
| 2003-07-07 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN . *AK CONSUMER AD… |
| 2001-12-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES AT TIMES.ADDITIONALLY, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT PLASTIC RETAINER HAS BROKEN AND H… |
| 2001-09-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | A CLOUD OF BLUE SMOKE COMES OUT WHEN I FIRST START MY CAR IN THE MORNING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE 3.0 LITER E… |
| 2000-10-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGH SPEED WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *AK THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE P… |
| 2000-06-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | IF THIS FAULTY TIRE MANUFACTURING DESIGN WAS THE GOODYEAR TIRE'S PRACTISE THAT COULD CAUSE THE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, INSTE… |
| 2000-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING A FUSE BLEW, CONSUMER STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD, SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIR… |
| 2000-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT BACKGROUND LIGHTING OF THE NEEDLES BLACKED OUT, CREATES DRIVING HAZARD.*AK |
| 2000-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL IS JELLING WHICH PREVENTS OIL FROM CIRCULATING THROUGH THE ENGINE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK FIRST THERE WAS OI… |
| 2000-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I BELIEVE THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND IGNITION FAILED BECAUSE OF A Y2K FAILURE. THE CAR WILL NOT START WAS WORKING PROPERL… |
| 2000-01-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS HAVE FAILED, AND DRIVER COULD NOT SEE GAUGES DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHI… |
| 1999-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | NEED TO REPLACE THE VALVE STEM HEADS. WAS TOLD BY INDEPENDENT LEXUS SERVICE CENTER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH … |
| 1999-11-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR IS IN HORRIBLE CONDITION I HAVE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS AND I HAVE HAD IT 1 MONTH. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMA… |
| 1999-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON. CONSUMER WILL COMPLETE COMPLAINT FORM.*AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON DUE … |
| 1999-02-08 | TIRES | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE TREAD TIRE BY GOODYEAR ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED CAUSED TERRIBLE TIRE PULLS SO LONG UNABLE TO ROTATE TIRES.LEXUS RE… |
| 1998-10-21 | SEATS | Yes | 1 | WAS REAR-ENDED, POWER SEAT SKIPPED TRACK AND RECLINED ON IMPACT, ENGINE WOULD NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WITH THE KEY REMOVED FR… |
| 1997-05-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION, SPEED UNDETERMINED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, IMPACT 11:… |
| 1997-03-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT (60) MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.… |
| 1996-11-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DURING FRONTAL IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1996-03-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS PROVIDE POOR VISIBILITY. *SD |
| 1995-09-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | ON IMPACT THE DRIVER AIR DEPLOYED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT |
| 1995-06-28 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | FOUL ODOR/SMELL CAUSED BY STAGNANT WATER THAT BREEDS ALGAE IN A/C, EMINATED INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK |
| 1995-06-07 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | ODOR EMITTING FROM A/C, CAUSING DRIVER/PASSENGER'S TO BECOME ILL. *SKD |
| 1995-02-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | TWO GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. *SKD |
| 1994-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY, WHEN PUT IN GEAR, IT HESITATES THEN JUMPS. TT |
| — | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAVE HAD PERSISTENT MOLD AND BAD ORDER COMING FROM AIR CONDITION. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | INVOLVED IN COLLISION WHERE CONSUMER BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER AND HER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDOWS CONTINUALLY GET A HEAVY FILM ON THE INSIDE. DEALER CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHY. AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AT 70,000 MIL… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF NEARLY $1500. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. … |
| — | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BACKGROUND LIGHTING AND ILLUMINATION OF THE NEEDLE INDICATORS BLACKED OUT AND CREATES POOR VISIBIL… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVER CAN'T READ SPEEDOMETER WHEN SUN SHINES DIRECTLY OVER HIS SHOULDER ONTO DASH /INSTRUMENT PANEL. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOVLED IN A 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO RECEIV… |
| — | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT DASHBOARD AREA IS DIM CAUSING LOSS OF ILLUMINATION TO THE NEEDLES ON THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER A… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER'S AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK |