Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-15 | 04V595000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 150,061 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE COMPLAIN ANOTHER CAR OWNER HAS FILED. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE LEXUS OF PLEASONTON,… |
| 2018-07-24 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN THE DIGANOISED CODE CHECK IS PERFORMED "NO CODES APPEAR," BUT I DO HAVE A POWER S… |
| 2017-10-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAMARA RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS,NEVER REPAIRED. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES … |
| 2017-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER APPEARS TO BE SEPARATED ALONG THE SEAM NEAR WINDSHIELD ON DASHBOARD AND THERE IS A WIDER G… |
| 2017-08-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER WAS BULGING AND HAD… |
| 2017-03-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABL… |
| 2016-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR MY 2005 LEXUS ES-330. WHILE TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE THE CASE TH… |
| 2016-03-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURG… |
| 2015-10-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD. |
| 2015-09-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | AS CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID TWO TEENAGERS RUNNING ACROSS IN FRONT OF HER, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES A… |
| 2015-05-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON WHEN SEATED |
| 2015-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD IS OPENING, AND MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN IMPACT. |
| 2015-02-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WE WERE GOING ON A TWO WAY STREET, (OLD ANNAPOLIS ROAD, ELLICOTT CITY, MD-21042) ANOTHER CAR CROSSED THE TWO YELLOW LA… |
| 2015-02-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS PROTRUDING. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT IF ONE WE… |
| 2014-11-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRE… |
| 2014-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AND APPROACHING … |
| 2014-08-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1. HEADLIGHTS: BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE BLINKING CAUTION LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. SERVICE MANAGER S… |
| 2014-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE AUTOMOBILE SEEMS ACCELLERATE JUST A LITTLE BIT.WHEN YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE GAS IT, KIND OF JUMPS FORWARD SOME, W… |
| 2014-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO … |
| 2014-02-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, I REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIE ROD WAS LOOSE, MAKING STEERING CONTROL DANGEROUS. I CONTAC… |
| 2014-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED … |
| 2014-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHIC… |
| 2013-12-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TH… |
| 2013-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DID NOT HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT, OR EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES OR CAR DAMAGE, BUT THIS CAR, LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER CARS OF THE SA… |
| 2013-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I DID NOT HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT, OR EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES OR CAR DAMAGE, BUT THIS CAR, LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER CARS OF THE … |
| 2013-05-07 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | THE LEXUS DRIVER (DRIVER 1) WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON 112TH AVE SE (IN NEWCASTLE, WA) APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WITH… |
| 2013-01-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. WHILE AP… |
| 2013-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SHRINKING DASHBOARD AIRBAG COVER - THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR LEXUS OWNERS - - LEXUS SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD… |
| 2012-12-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2012 AROUND 1:50 PM IN THE AFTERNOON, I DROVE THE CAR TO PICK UP OUR NEPHEW FROM SCHOOL. WHILE I WAS … |
| 2012-11-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT E… |
| 2012-07-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING UP THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, IN A 2005 LEXUS ES330, WHEN A 74 YEAR OLD LADY PULLED OUT OF HER DR… |
| 2012-05-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELORATOR THERE IS A HESITATION IN THE CAR SPEEDING UP AND WHILE DRIVING THERE IS SOMETIMES THAT SAM… |
| 2012-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND LOOKS TO BE EXPANDING. THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAM AND IT STARTE… |
| 2012-02-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. T… |
| 2011-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLE… |
| 2011-10-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRAS… |
| 2011-09-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHIL… |
| 2011-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION JERKING AND HESITATION. PROBLEM INCREASING STEADILY FOR THE PAST YEAR. WE ARE EXPERIENCING HESITATION WHEN… |
| 2011-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE END OF JULY 2011 I HAD NOTICED A DASHBOARD LIGHT GO ON. WARNING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVE. I HAD A SICKNESS… |
| 2011-05-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG WAS SEPARATING FROM THE DASHBO… |
| 2011-04-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH APPLYING PRESSURE TO… |
| 2011-03-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | LEXUS ACCELERATED FROM 70 TO 85 MPH. ON FREEWAY BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK OR SLOW THE CAR DOWN. PUT T… |
| 2010-12-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT W… |
| 2010-10-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | I WAS LEAVING A CAR WASH (AT A BUSY INTERSECTION IN PENFIELD, NY), THE "CAR WASH" LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUT IT IN GEAR… |
| 2010-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LEXUS ES330 TRANSMISSION. SURGES. *TR |
| 2010-09-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM THE LEXUS OF MEMPHIS DEALERSHIP AS USED IN 2010. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS OR AIRBAG DEPLOYME… |
| 2010-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATO… |
| 2010-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WH… |
| 2010-05-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE … |
| 2010-04-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON APRIL 2, 2010 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE… |