Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Lexus Es300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY DRIVER HEADLIGHT KEEPS SHORTING OUT.I BOUGHT ANOTHER BULB AND SAME PROBLEM . |
| 2019-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | (XXXX) AIR/BAG BUSTING THRU DASH ( * NEED HELP ) (XXXX) YEAR: 2003 MAKE: LEXUS MODEL: ES3 PARTS OF THIS DOCUM… |
| 2018-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SIR/MADAM, I AM TRYING TO HELP MY FRIENDS (XXXX) AND (XXXXX), LONG TIME RESIDENTS OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AND A VERY SWE… |
| 2018-09-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, WHEN SHE SAW SMOKE AND FIRE IGNITING … |
| 2018-04-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE ENGINE CO… |
| 2018-01-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, IN MOTION IN REVERSE |
| 2016-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNWANTED ACCELERATION WHILE APPLYING THE BREAK WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE RPM GAUGE PINS ITSELF TO ABOUT 3000. THE CAR WI… |
| 2015-05-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 2003 LEXUS ES30FROM USED CAR DEALER. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF DRIVING IT I NOTICED IT WAS SHIFTING GEA… |
| 2015-03-18 | TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE. THE FRO… |
| 2015-03-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE SLOWLY TO PAUSE ON THE DRIVEWAY TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR AND WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS IN … |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VIN: (XXXXXX) YEAR: 2003 MAKE: LEXUS MODEL: ES300 (XXXX) AIR/BAG BUSTING THRU DASH ( * NEED HELP ) (XXXX)… |
| 2013-10-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM CARMAX ABOUT 2.5 MONTHS AGO WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE DAILY BACK… |
| 2013-10-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FROM A LIGHT OR STOP THERE IS HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN THE… |
| 2013-10-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS STARTED EXPERIENCING ABNORMAL ACCELERATION . THERE WERE TIMES IT USES TO SURGE … |
| 2012-06-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APP… |
| 2011-10-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER … |
| 2011-09-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | ON 9/4/2011 AT APPROX. 1: 41 PM, I WAS PULLING MY 2003 LEXUS ES300 (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) INTO A SHOPPING CENTER P… |
| 2011-07-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH MERGING INTO TRAFF… |
| 2010-11-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENL… |
| 2010-08-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HAD A TOTAL LOSS CAR CRASH , A LEXUS ES 300 ON MY WAY TO COLLEGE , MY NECK AND BACK WERE AFFECTED AND NOT EVEN ONE AI… |
| 2010-06-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WE HAVE EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS THAT VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT STOP SIGN OR WHEN INITIAL… |
| 2010-03-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 0 | ON MARCH 26, 2010 MY HUSBAND AND I WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS YOU WOULD EXPECT), W… |
| 2010-03-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | PLACE OF ACCIDENT - ST. JOSEPH CHURCH PARKING LOTMACON, GA 31201. I WAS TURNING TO GET INTO THE AVAILABLE PARKING SPACE… |
| 2010-02-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN THERE WAS A SMALL SURGE IN ENGINE RPMS, SHE LIFTED HER FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDA… |
| 2010-01-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | ON JANUARY 13, 2010 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR LEXUS ES 300, THE CAR ACCELERATED AS SHE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPACE… |
| 2010-01-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OUR 2003 LEXUS ES 300 ENGINE AREA CAUGHT IN FIRE WHEN MY WIFE PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, PAR… |
| 2010-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX]I OWN A 2003 LEXUS E… |
| 2009-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RE: 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE. MY MECHANIC CONDUCTED COMPUTER TESTS. NO ERROR… |
| 2009-10-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2003 LEXUS IN TOWN. WE HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PREVIOUS SIMILAR INCIDENTS, AND HAVE … |
| 2009-09-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. WHILE COASTING TOWARD AN INTERSECTION AT SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE AB… |
| 2009-08-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MPH. THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND R… |
| 2009-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE IN SMALL PARKING LOT, CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. WOULD NOT STOP WHEN STEPPED ON BRAK… |
| 2009-06-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 0 | ON JUNE 12 MY WIFE WAS ENTERING A PARKING SPOT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE 2003 LEXUS ES 300 SUDDENLY WIT… |
| 2009-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I NOTICED WHEN I WOULD PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I WOULD HEAR A KNOCK WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE ALSO; I WAS DRIVING H… |
| 2008-10-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROM OUT… |
| 2008-09-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE DRIVER WAS SHIFTING INTO REVERSE GEAR, THE VEH… |
| 2008-05-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 2003 LEXUS ES300 WITH UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JOLTED … |
| 2008-04-25 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY, LESS THAN 10 MPH, APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, MY CAR ACCELERATED FO… |
| 2008-03-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | 2003 LEXUS ES 300 WITH BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED A FEW WEEKS AFTER HAVING THE … |
| 2008-03-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT ON LEFT ,ABOUT STOPPED AND THE CAR ACCELERATER VERY FAST FOR ABOUT 30 FEET. BEENING THE SECON… |
| 2008-02-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | THE 2003 LEXUS ES300 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, GO COMPLETELY… |
| 2008-01-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN THE DRIVE THROUGH AT THE DUNKIN DONUTS IN GERMANTOWN, MD GIVING MY ORDER IN THE SPEAKER. I REMEMBER HEARING A… |
| 2007-12-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE REAR DEFROSTER ACTIVATED, THE GLASS SHATTERED AN… |
| 2007-12-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | OWNER OF THE CAR WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON INTERSTATE, CROSSING A BRIDGE, TAPPED BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING S… |
| 2007-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LEXUS ES300. THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE B… |
| 2006-05-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | THE LEXUS ES300 HAS HAD A SERIOUS HESITATION PROBLEM SINCE DELIVERY IN MARCH 2003. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL… |
| 2005-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2003 ES 300 - TRANSMISSION ISSUES: I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION ALMOST EVERY TIME, ALONG WIT… |
| 2005-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2003 ES 300 - AIR BAG SENSOR ISSUES: THIS ISSUE IS ONGOING AS OF NOV 2011 AND STARTED BACK IN 2005. WHY DOESN'T L… |
| 2005-09-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT C… |
| 2005-06-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY 2003 LEXUS ES SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT OVER THE CURB AND A SMALL GRASS … |