Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Lexus Es.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | [XXX] : “for parts it's $375. I'll drop the labor down to $80 for $455 total…”You: “Well I already have the sway bar li… |
| 2025-10-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | FORMAL COMPLAINT: CONSUMER FRAUD & SAFETY VIOLATION Dealership: Germain Toyota West (Columbus, OH) Case Reference: #[XX… |
| 2025-10-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Authorized dealership service department (Toyota West/Germain Automotive Group) performed structural repairs and releas… |
| 2023-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | passenger dash airbag is coming apart at the seems. |
| 2021-11-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Severe vibration from 30-70mph when acceleration, outboard boot split/slinging grease on left/right sides. CV axle has … |
| 2020-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITH THE ACCELERATOR PED… |
| 2019-06-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | JUST BOUGHT CAR TODAY. HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY PUT THE CAR IN PARK BUT IR STARTED ROLLING. HAD TO… |
| 2016-09-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON FRONT DASH HAS BEEN SLOWLY BEEN LIFTING AND SEPARATING THOUGH THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN… |
| 2016-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS BULGING AND HAS SEPARATED ALONG THE SEAM NEAREST THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO SHRINKAGE OF… |
| 2016-02-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, VEHICLE MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET.. |
| 2014-04-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY UP AN AISLE IN A PARKING LOT AND SPOTTED A SHADY PLACE ON MY LEFT JUST NEXT TO A CAR ALREADY PARK… |
| 2014-03-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES PERIODICALLY RESULTING IN CLOSE-CALL ACCIDENTS. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN OF WHEN THIS IS GOING … |
| 2013-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | DRIVING SOUTH ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED --UNABLE TO STEER IT OR SLOW IT DOWN--HAD TO GET OFF HIGHWA… |
| 2013-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR THAT WAS 6 FEET IN… |
| 2012-05-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND MAKING THE GLARE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR SOME TIME. JUST NOW FINDING OUT … |
| 2012-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DEGRADES THEREBY CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO APPEAR EXTREMELY DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR |
| 2012-04-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY WIFE ENTERED AN INTERSECTION AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELIN… |
| 2012-01-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A SAFTY RECALL NOTICE FROM LEXUS INDICATING MY ENGINE CRANKSHFT PULLEY MAY LOOSE AND CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STE… |
| 2011-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND JERKS AT ALL TIMES PUTTING THE DRIVER IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A ENDLESS LI… |
| 2010-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT … |
| 2008-03-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE CAR HESITATES AND ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN BEFORE ACCELERATING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN NEE… |
| 2007-11-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | ON NOV. 6, 2007 I WAS THE LAST VEHICLE IN A FOUR CAR PILE-UP. THE HONDA IN FRONT OF ME WAS TOTALED AND MY 2005 LEXUS ES… |
| 2007-06-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT'S WIFE BLACKED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.… |
| 2007-05-23 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WED MAY 23, 2007 WENT TO JM LEXUS TO CHECK ON THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH SAY AIR BAG ON AND AIR BAG OFF. SAW J… |
| 2006-07-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TODAY MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP BY BRAKING. *JB |
| 2006-07-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | ON JULY 9, 2006 AT 3:30 P.M., I STOPPED AT FISHERS FOODS IN CANTON, OHIO. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT FROM THE FRANK… |
| 2006-07-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | ON SUNDAY JULY 9, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. I DECIDED TO STOP AT THE GROCERY STORE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT… |
| 2006-06-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN AND PURCHASED NEW A 2005 LEXUS ES 330 OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH A LAGGING TRANSMISSION WH… |
| 2006-03-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DUE TO SIGNIFICANT THROTTLE LAG. PEDAL IS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE CAR MOVES, AND TH… |
| 2006-01-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | I OWN A 2005 LEXUS RX 330 WITH APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES ON IT.--MY RIGHT REAR BREAK LIGHT DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY.… |
| 2006-01-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO COMMANDS FOR MORE RPM AND SPEED. *JB |
| 2006-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN LURCH FORWARD WHEN YOU ARE GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AND THEN PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I… |
| 2005-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | MY NEW 2005 LEXUS ES330 HAS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT HESITATES WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE. FIRST IT DELAYS UPO… |
| 2005-10-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE FOR ONE-HALF TO ONE FULL SECOND AND THEN LURCH FORWARD,… |
| 2005-09-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION OF 1-3 SECONDS. AT CRUCIAL DRIVING POINTS (E.G., THROUGH INTERSECTIONS), THE HESITATION IS… |
| 2005-08-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGES FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDIC… |
| 2005-08-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE A SECOND CAR MISSED A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR, BU… |
| 2005-08-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE 2005 LEXUS ES 330 IN AUGUST OF 2005. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE I HAVE EXPERIENCE A NOTICEABLE HESITAT… |
| 2005-08-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR HAD JUST COMPLETED IT 5000 MILES SERVICE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES AND WAS STOPPED A… |
| 2005-07-01 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A LEXUS 330 OF 2005 MODEL BACK IN FEB 2005. RECENTLY MY 5 YEAR OLD SON GRADUATE FROM CHILD SEAT AND NEED TO U… |
| 2005-07-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HIGH DENSITY DISCHARGE WITH AUTO LEVELING SYSTEM.LOW BEAMS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO DRIVE SAFELY ON UNLIT R… |
| 2005-04-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 AT LEXUS OF ANNAPOLIS IN MID-MARCH 2005 WITH ONLY 63 MILES ON IT. BY APRIL 9TH, I BEGA… |
| 2005-04-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | 2005 LEXUS ES 330, SEVER HESITATION IN THE TRANMISSION WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY. FEAR OF REAR END COLLISION OR STALL WHEN… |
| 2005-03-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC INCIDENTS TO REPORT, BUT I THINK IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CAR HESITATES AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS … |
| 2005-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. IT STALLED DURING START UP AND BACKING OUT AS WELL AS DURING C… |
| 2005-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION OF MY ES 330 IS ERRATIC DURING BOTH UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT. INITIALLY THE DEALER RIVERSIDE LEXUS, COVI… |
| 2005-02-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY NEW 2005 LEXUS ES330 HAS VERY SIGNIFICANT HESITATION PROBLEMS. LEXUS SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE 4… |
| 2005-02-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE BECAUSE MY 2005 LEXUS ES 330 HAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION AFTER COASTING. THERE… |
| 2005-02-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2005 ES330 HAS A LURCHING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. LEXUS JUST REPLACED THE PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER BUT NEVER T… |
| 2005-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE W… |