Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Lexus Es300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED MY 2000 ES 300 LEXUS FOR 10 YEARS NEVER ANY CONCERNS OR PROBLEMS . IT HAD 93,204 WHEN I BOUGHT IT IT NOW… |
| 2018-05-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THE BACK SUSPENSION ON THE CAR FEELS LIKE IS YOU HAVE NO CONTROL SHE YOU HIT A BUMP OR NEED TO MANEUVE… |
| 2016-08-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE DID SHUT OFF SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL , FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. TRIED START ENG… |
| 2016-08-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. TOWED IT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID ENGINE SEIZED. HE SUGGESTED ME TO… |
| 2015-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I JUST PAID $3,600 TO HAVE THE KNOCK SENSORS AND CONNECTING HARNESS REPLACED, AND A TRANSMISSION RE-BUILD, IN THIS CAR … |
| 2015-02-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO STALL AND THEN JOLT INCREASING AND DECREASING IN ACCELERATION BY ITSELF I HAVE… |
| 2014-06-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY FATHER WAS DISORIENTED AND DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS. HE JUST KEPT DRIVING, HOPING TO FIGURE IT OUT. HIS CAR WENT OFF… |
| 2012-08-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH AND WHEN I ACCELERATED I FELT FRICTION/VIBRATION IN THE GAS PEDAL AND HEARD … |
| 2011-08-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD, AND MY 2000 LEXUS ES300 RPM WENT DOWN TO 0 AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY TRAFFIC. I … |
| 2011-03-14 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY 2000 LEXUS ES300 WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE RPM RAMPING UP HIGH WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM UP ESPECIALLY WHEN I ACCELE… |
| 2010-09-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | HAVE A 2000 ES300. RECENTLY, THE CHECK ENGINE/TRAC LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AFTER A QUICK SCAN CODE PO446 WAS DISCOVERED. … |
| 2010-02-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 LEXUS ES300 WITH ABOUT 100,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY AND CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE R… |
| 2009-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HO… |
| 2009-06-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS ES300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT T… |
| 2009-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | CAR SURGED OUT OF CONTROL-STOPPED BY A FIRE HYDRANT AND LAWN BUSHES =CAR WAS TOTALED- BAGS DID NOT OPEN-PROBLEM WITH … |
| 2008-11-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING… |
| 2008-08-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH; PROCEEDING TO A STOP SIGN. WHILE … |
| 2008-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2000 LEXUS ES300 TRANSMISSION FAILURE 80,000 MILES, NO WARNING, DRIVING CAR AND SUDDENLY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHE… |
| 2008-03-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT … |
| 2005-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | 2000 LEXUS ES300 INVOLVED IN 45 MPH FRONTAL CRASH AND DRIVER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM |
| 2005-05-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SQUEEKED RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS… |
| 2004-11-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY LEXUS ES300 HAD A FRONTAL CRASH ON NOVEMBER 16, 2004 AND SEVERELY DAMAGED THE FRONT P… |
| 2004-08-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRAC OFF AND CK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE DURING DRIVING. VEHICLE WILL THEN OPERATE IN A ROUGH MANNER AND WILL NOT STEA… |
| 2004-03-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | ENGINE AND TRAC LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY SINCE AROUND 40,OOO MI. HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON AT LEAST… |
| 2004-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | I OWN A LEXUS ES300 AND I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH I BELIEVED THAT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCLERATED AND TOLD OTHERS THAT IS … |
| 2003-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THIS COMPLAINT HAS AS OF YET NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK |
| 2003-07-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SHREDDED. DEALER NOTIFIED SIZE#P21560R16… |
| 2002-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB |
| 2002-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB |
| 2002-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB |
| 2002-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB |
| 2002-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB |
| 2002-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB |
| 2002-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. JB |
| 2002-12-23 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB |
| 2002-09-18 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONS… |
| 2002-08-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM A RESTAURANT VEHICLE TOOK A DIFFERENT COURSE. IT LOCKED UP , BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE AND … |
| 2002-04-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | BRAKE WEAR PREMATURELY. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE AT NO COST. NOW ,TIRES TOO ARE WEARING ON INSIDE AND NEED REPLACING.… |
| 2002-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, WENT INTO GARAGE AND DAMAGED WALL, CAR AND HOME. DEALER CO… |
| 2001-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 25-30MPH, SLOWED DOWN FOR THE CURVE AND THERE WAS A WET AREA ACROSS THE ROAD, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL… |
| 2001-04-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKE AT ALL. R… |
| 2001-02-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING INTO GARAGE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS STRIKING SEVERAL ARTICLES STORED IN THE GARAGE, TH… |
| 2000-09-29 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE ROLLS BACKWARD WHEN PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION ACTING LIKE IT'S IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. *SLC |
| 2000-09-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAULTY COMPUTER AND TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 4TH TO 1ST GEAR WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, STARTS JE… |
| 2000-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE FAILS TO START. ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. DEALER UNSURE OF PROBLEM WITH CAR. REPLACED SENSORS, BUT N… |
| 2000-09-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON SEPTEMBER 7 WITH THE SERVICEMANGER AND MECHANIC TESTING THE VEHICLE AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IT DOWNSHIFTED FROM … |
| 2000-08-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILED THREE TIMES IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT NOTICE. CAR STALLS, ENGINE VIBRATES, WILL NOT ACCELERATE, HAS BEEN TOWED T… |
| 2000-07-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE AT FAST SPEED VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. BEEN… |
| 1901-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2000 LEXUS ES300 ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH. *TS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED THERE WAS… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS COMPLAINING OF THE INVISIBILITY OF THE RED GAUGE INDICATOR NEEDLES. THE COLOR OF THE NEEDLES AGAINST A BLA… |