Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Lexus Es300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECA… |
| 2010-01-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT MY CONTROL AND ALL ATTEMPTS TO BRING IT TO A STOP BY USING THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FUTILE. AF… |
| 2010-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CALL LEXUS AND MADE COMPLAIN ABOUT MY CAR AND THE PROBLEMS I AM HAVING GETTING RESOLUTION HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING. THEY AR… |
| 2008-04-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | COMPLAINED TO DEALER ABOUT IMPROPER SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION WAS… |
| 2007-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS PRO… |
| 2007-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | HAD TO REPLACE EVAP CHARCOAL CANISTER ON MY LEXUS ES300, MY CO-WORKER ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THIS ON HIS RX300 ALONG WITH … |
| 2007-06-27 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | ISSUE INVOLVE 1999 LEXUS ES300 CHROME WHEELS (RIMS). FAILURES TO MAINTAIN AIR PRESSURE. NUMEROUS OWNERS ARE EXPERIENC… |
| 2006-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL… |
| 2005-07-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON A RECENTLY OILED AND CHIPPED RURAL ROAD, I HAD TO VEER TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHI… |
| 2004-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 LEXUS ES-300 AUTOMOBILE THAT WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2002. THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME… |
| 2003-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE IAC VALVE IN THE CONSUMER'S 1999 LEXUS ES300 FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING AFTER BEING DRIVEN… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. CONSUMER COULD TAKE THE BATTERY OUT AND REPLACE… |
| 2003-03-25 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | NONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS HOLD THE CHILD SEAT FIRMLY. WHEN THE CAR TURNS OR SWERVES LIGHTLY THE CHILD SEAT TILTS ACCO… |
| 2003-03-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE LEXUS SPECIALIST AT THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ES 300 MODELS AS WELL … |
| 2003-03-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | JUST BOUGHT A 1999 LEXUS ES 300, TOOK IT TO BE CHECKED OUT BECAUSE THE ENGINE SOUNDED ROUGH IN THE REVERSE GEAR. FOUND… |
| 2002-11-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE… |
| 2002-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | MY BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEAKS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD A … |
| 2002-06-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN THE REVERSE POSITION. WHEN THE A… |
| 2002-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL GELLING DAMAGED ENGINE |
| 2001-07-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY BOUGHT A DEALER LOW MILEAGE EXTENDED TO 100K WARRANTY 1999 ES300 LEXUS, MY MID AGE DREAM CAR. IT IS TRULY A … |
| 2000-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT START UP AND ACCELERATION BLUE SMOKE COMES FROM TAIL PIPE.ALSO, THERE IS EXCESSIVE USE OF OIL, AND PCV VALVE IS C… |
| 1999-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY A PIECE OF METAL OR STEEL PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, THERE WAS NO PROTE… |
| 1901-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | 1999 LEXUS ES300. CONSUMER REQUESTS INFORMATION ON TOYOTA DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS MOTHER WAS I… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER SOON FOUND OUT THE… |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, IT WOULD SWERVE RIGHT OR LEFT INTO ANOTHER LANE VERY QUICKLY. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING WHEN … |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT HOLD CHILD'S SAFETY SEAT FIRMLY. YH |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | DURING EARLY MORNING STARTS WHEN ACCELERATING RPMS WERE AROUND 1700 TO 2300. CONSUMER HEARD A VERY LOUD PITCH., UNSUR… |