Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
37
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1996 Lexus Es300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SHOPPING AND WENT TO TURN LEFT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND SMOOTHLY AND I ALMOST … |
| 2012-10-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM TH… |
| 2011-08-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR EXPLODED AND STARTED FIRE IN THE GARAGE AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. GOT HOME FROM … |
| 2005-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PANEL IN THE DASH FAILED AND NOTHING IN THE DASH COULD BE SEEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO… |
| 2005-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1996 LEXUS ES300; SLUDGE BUILD-UP; EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION; WHITE SMOKE ON START-UP; DEALER SAYS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO… |
| 2004-02-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICING DEALER REPLACED O2 SENSOR - BANK 2, SENSOR 1, PART NUMBER 89465-33080 - DEALER L… |
| 2003-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON IN MARCH. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER ON 141 IN NORCROSS BECAUSE I KNEW MY 3 YEAR WARRENTY … |
| 2003-10-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED (SEIZED UP) DUE TO OIL SLUDGE, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CAR'S OIL HAD BEEN REGULARLY CHANGED. IN FACT, … |
| 2003-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY EXPLODED.*AK |
| 2003-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON, BLUE EXHAUST IN ENGINE SMOKE, ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION, GELLED OIL OR SLUDGE PRES… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY, BLUE EXHAUST SMOKE ON STARTUP, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, GELL… |
| 2003-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL SLUDGE WE SPENT A TOTAL OF 2716.00 FOR A USED ENGINE, THE MILEAGE 109,313, I BOUGHT THE ENGINE ON MARCH 10,… |
| 2002-06-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TRIED TO VEER SLIGHTLY LEFT. CAR WENT OVER 3 LANES OF EXPRESSWAY.TRIED R THEN L 4 TIMES AND BRAKED, BUT EACH TIME WENT… |
| 2002-05-04 | STEERING:COLUMN | Yes | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED . LUCKILY WHILE PARKED. CAR TOWED TO LEXUS OF MARIN. BILL 3000. MILEAGE ON CAR BETWEEN 40-500… |
| 2002-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I JUST RECENTLY PURCHARSED THIS CAR AND I AM ALREADY $1000.00 IN THE HOLE AND LOOKING AT $2000 JUST TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE… |
| 2001-10-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | LEXUS ES300 LEFT ROAD AND FLIPPED ONE TIME. DRIVER'S DOOR CAME OPEN AND BUCKLED SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER IN CAR. … |
| 2001-08-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. ENGINE BLEW DUE TO SLUDGE(HARD OIL IN ENGINE). VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED I… |
| 2001-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | DANGEROUS. COULD NOT TURN OFF CAR EXCEPT TO DISCONNECT NEGATIVE TERMINAL ON BATTERY. VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK ALMOST 10 MIN… |
| 2001-03-01 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | STEERING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING. STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE. HEARD NOISES COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. TOOK VEH… |
| 2001-02-15 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AND WOULD MAKE NOISES. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT RACK AND PINION STEERING… |
| 2000-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE SEIZED IN DECEMBER 2000. LEXUS SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SUGGESTED I FIND A THIRD PARTY TO PUT A NEW ENGINE… |
| 2000-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS PULLING ON THE STRAP TO RESTRAIN THE BUCKLE BROKE OFF STRAP. DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT TH… |
| 2000-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. COULD NOT DISENGAGE CRUISE CONT… |
| 1999-10-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIRBAG OVER-SENSITIVITY DEFECT.*MR THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIR BAG WAS TOO SENSITIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN… |
| 1999-09-23 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | THE LAMINATION IN THE WINDSHIELD HAS DETRIORATED CAUSING THE WINDOW TO LOOK DISTORTED WHICH RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY.… |
| 1999-08-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LEXUS ES300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FR… |
| 1999-06-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED OVER DOUBLE LINES AND SPUN AROUND AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND W… |
| 1997-12-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG AND THE TWO FRONT SEATS FULLY RECLINED DURING THE ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-03-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 4 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. |
| 1997-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. |
| 1996-08-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHIMMIES, CAN FEEL THROUGH THE STEEERING COLUMN AND ALL OVER, CAUSE UNKNOWN: *AK |
| 1996-03-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | STEERING FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 40MPH, SLIGHTLY TURNING THE WHEEL TO CHANGE LANES, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CON… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY FAILED. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE BLUE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION IS VERY HIGH. ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO OIL GELLING… |
| — | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | WHILE DEFOGGING REAR WINDOW GLASS POPPED OUT INSIDE OF VEHICLE INTO LITTLE PIECES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PR… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, KILLING INFANT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. P… |
| — | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BA… |