Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-11-01 | 99V307000 |
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 540,037 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-05-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | MAY 17, 2014 TRAVELING ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE AFTER TWO HOURS HAD TWO TIRES SEPARATE. REPLACED TWO TIRES IN PALM BEACH GAR… |
| 2013-08-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES HAVE FAILED. I AM UNABLE TO INSERT BELTS INTO THE BUCKLE. CLEANING AND LUBE … |
| 2013-06-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK E… |
| 2012-01-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ALL THE TAIL LIGHT WERE OFF AND I FOUND THE FUSE FOR TAIL LIGHT WAS BLEW. SO I REP… |
| 2011-02-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR (DAMPER) FAILED ALLOWING FUEL TO FLOW INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FUMES THROUGH AIR INTAKE INTO… |
| 2010-10-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY 1998 LEXUS HIT A CEMENT WALL AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I CALLED AND WROTE TO LEXUS HEADQUARTERS THREE TIMES A… |
| 2010-10-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDE SWIP… |
| 2010-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT … |
| 2010-07-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT RETRACTION FAILURE. THE SEAT BELT ON MY 1998 LEXUS HAD BEEN SLOW TO RETRACT, SOMETIMES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. IT… |
| 2010-07-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 1998 LEXUS ES WHILE BACKING INTO MY GARAGE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BU… |
| 2010-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, I HAVE PERIODICALLY COMPLAINED TO MY TOYOTA OF TUCSON (AUTO MALL) SERVICE DEPT. THAT MY '98 ES… |
| 2010-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF BY THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS ALSO OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN YOU USE THE DIRECT… |
| 2009-11-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO UNINTENDED-ACCELERATION AS THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD FIGHTING THE BRAKE. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE … |
| 2008-09-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S, FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THAT DESTROYED VEHICLE. DRIVER WAS ONLY PER… |
| 2008-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 LEXUS ES300 WITH APPROXIMATELY 115,000 ON THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RECENTLY CAME ON STATING THAT … |
| 2006-10-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 LEXUS ES300. IN NOVEMBER 2003, MY CAR WAS SERVICED UNDER LEXUS' SPA PROGRAM DUE TO ENGINE OIL GELLING/SLU… |
| 2006-07-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1998 LEXUS ES300. WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE A… |
| 2005-12-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE VEH… |
| 2005-01-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER 1998 LEXUS 300 ES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED KNOCKED AND DIED WHILE PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TS … |
| 2004-04-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO THE AIRBAGS IN MY WIFE'S 1998 LEXUS ES300 NOT DEPLOYING WHEN IN A FULL FRONTAL ACCIDENT… |
| 2004-03-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE RIMS THAT ALLOW THE TIRES TO LEAK AIR. AFTER THAT HAPPENED MANY TIMES, WE BOUGHT NEW TIRES THINKING THAT WO… |
| 2004-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | ELECTRICITY DISCHARGES FROM IGNITION KEY AREA ON STEERING COLUMN AND DOOR AFTER TURNING OFF AND EXITING VEHICLE. I TOO… |
| 2003-11-21 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED… |
| 2003-10-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 LEXUS ES300. THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT STOPPED WORKING. BALISE LEXUS, OF WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA, EXPLAINED… |
| 2003-06-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | THE PART WHICH REGULATED THE FLOW OF FUEL BURST, AND CAUSED FUEL TO FLOW FREELY OVER ENGINE. THE CONSUMER FEELS FELT TH… |
| 2003-01-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MY 1998 ES300 IN WITH TOM WOOD LEXUS OF INDIANAPOLIS WELL OVER A DOZEN TIMES SINCE DECEMBER OF 2002 FOR THE … |
| 2002-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. DECREASED PERFORMANCE. |
| 2002-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | Yes | 0 | IGNITION KEY RELEASED, CAR PARKED IN DRIVE, ROLLED BACK AND HIT OTHER VEHICLE. KEY ALSO RELEASED IN REVERSE, DRIVE, AS… |
| 2002-02-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A LEAK IN SHOCK ABSORBER. FEEL FREE … |
| 2001-06-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | THE SRS (SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM) FLASHING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO COME ON. WE DO NOT KNOW IF OUR AIRBAGS … |
| 1999-09-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT; VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH OR MORE. PASSENG… |
| 1999-07-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGERS ELBOW, CHEST, NECK AND BACK, PASSENGER … |
| 1998-12-02 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | ALARM SYSTEM FAILED. |
| 1998-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK DOOR. |
| 1998-09-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD CRACKED. YH |
| 1998-09-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BACK BRACE WORKED LOOSE CAUSING NOISE. YH |
| 1998-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | AFTER UNBUCKLING BELT, SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO OPERATE OR OPERATES SO SLOWLY THAT BELT LATCH INTERFERES WITH CLOSIN… |
| 1998-07-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | COMPUTER FOR FRONT SEAT FAILED. *YC |
| 1998-07-01 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | RIGHT TIRE FAILED DUE TO LEAK IN THE WHEEL RIM, ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE YH |
| 1998-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE LIGHTLY APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE SURGED SUDDENLY, RESULTING IN MINOR COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1998-06-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WASHER HOSE IS DEFECTIVE. YH |
| 1998-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | WHEEL BEARING FAILED. YH |
| 1998-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | DISC BRAKE PAD FAILED. |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING AT 10MPH VEHICLE HIT A CURB, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. A CHEMICAL RELEASED BY THE AIR BAGS CAU… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE FAILED, FLATTENED WHILE DURING ON FREEWAY. P205/65R 15924 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE88. YH |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | SUSPENSION FAILURE. *YC |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT WHEN YOU TAKE IT OFF, PREVENTS CLOSURE OF DOOR. *YC |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING COLLISION. YH |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NA… |
| — | No | 0 | CAR WAS HIT WHEN PARKED. LARGE METAL OBJECT ON ROAD WAS KICKED UP BY 18 WHEELER AND SCRAPED RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE (ROA… |