Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 Lexus Es300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BUMP VIBRATION COMING FROM THE REAR… |
| 2011-03-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THEREFORE I WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED AN INJU… |
| 2010-02-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2001 LEXUS ES 300. ACCELERATION ISSUES *GR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT IMMEDIATELY WENT … |
| 2009-03-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SKIPPING AT 92,00 MILES AND FAILED, MADE REPAIR $560. NOW AT 104,000 TRANSMISSION HAS TOTALLY FAILED. *TR |
| 2008-07-11 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 LEXUS 300. I HAVE NEVER EVER HAD ISSUES WITH IT-EXCEPT FOR 12-18 MONTHS AGO- MY MAT GOT STUCK. AS I DROV… |
| 2008-03-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE C… |
| 2007-05-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | ON 2 RECENT OCCASIONS (NOV 13, 2006 AND MAY 5, 2007) MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SHIFTING THE CAR INTO… |
| 2007-02-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS ES 300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE V… |
| 2005-09-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP ON OWN WITHOUT PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I FOUND MY CAR GOING FROM 40 TO 60. IN … |
| 2005-03-19 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 3 | FRONT END COLLISION RESULTING IN HEAD INJURY OF RESTRAINED FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. INJURY RESULTED FROM IMPACT WITH RADI… |
| 2004-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF GRINDING BRAKE NOISE WHEN STOPPING. DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS WITH "UPDATED" VERSIO… |
| 2003-12-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | ACCERATOR STICKING |
| 2003-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | 2001 LEXUS ES 300 BRAKE PROBLEMS CAUSING SO FAR 4 ACCIDENTS- FAILURE TO STOP. SPONGY-LIKE BRAKES. DEALER SERVICED AND M… |
| 2003-01-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | ON JANUARY , MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR TWO CHILDREN TO AN APPOINTMENT AT APPROXIMATELY 0845 HRS. WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL… |
| 2002-07-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE WHEELS ON THIS VEHICLE BREAK UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS--IF YOU HIT THE SLIGHTEST UNEVEN ROAD, THEY WILL BEND,… |
| 2001-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED UP WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION, AND WHILE IN PARK, VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE IN REVERSE INTO THE STREET. DEA… |
| 2001-11-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ON NOVEMBER 11TH, 2001 I EXPERIENCED A TERRIFYING AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING INCIDENT WITH MY CAR. ON THAT EVENIN… |
| 2001-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TEN MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING ENGINE OFF A FIRE DEVELOPED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FIRE INVESTIGATOR WAS UNABLE TO DETER… |
| 2001-10-22 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO SEE DIGITAL DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT.*AK *JB |
| 2001-09-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH DECELERATION AND HESITATION WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. VEHICLE AT DEALER SHOP W… |
| 2001-07-06 | TIRES:SIDEWALL | No | 0 | TIRE HAD A BUBBLE ON THE SIDEWALL AFTER DRIVING ONLY 1500 MILES. BRIDGESTONE SAY'S IT'S DUE TO ROADHAZARD. I DON'T RE… |
| 2001-04-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY HAS DIED OUT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE APRIL OF THIS YEAR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT… |
| 2001-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL IS THAT IT ENGAGES MUCH TOO EASILY AND FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE TRACT… |
| 2001-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | STICKING ACCELERATOR. *AK |
| 2000-12-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT OF FRONTAL DAMAGE AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED OUT BY INSURANCE COMPANY AND WIFE CHES… |
| 2000-06-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVER VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT HE USED THE REMOTE STARTER TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE AND THE KEY WAS IN THE HOUSE, THE DAUGHTER WAS I… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WE HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH OUR RANGE OF FORWARD VISION WHILE USING HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS IN LOW BEAM AT NIG… |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH LIGHT DECEPTION. LIGHT VISIBILITY IS ONLY 15 TO 20 FEET AHEAD. DRIVER MUST USE HIGH BE… |