Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Lexus Es.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2012 LEXUS ES350 PURCHASED USED FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THE MELTING DASHBOARD ISSUE WH… |
| 2025-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Incident Description: The instrument panel (dashboard) and interior trim panels of my 2012 Lexus ES 350 have suffered a… |
| 2025-01-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | Driving down the interstate and out of the blue my sunroof exploded. It sounded like a gunshot and I was driving 80mph.… |
| 2024-04-16 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The dashboard is melting causing a glare that’s hard to see through on the windshield. I found a self service from Lexu… |
| 2023-04-14 | STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that while sitting in the sun, the dashboard melted causing a g… |
| 2022-11-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Sticky dash board, tryed to clean it and it becomes shinny and reflects sunlight |
| 2022-08-03 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | Airbag recall was replaced 8/02/2022. Car accident occurred 8/03/2022. Airbags did not deploy. |
| 2021-05-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sales rep. Stated that the dash boards is very sticky |
| 2020-10-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHILE PULLING STRAIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT. VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 1 MPH WITH FOOT GE… |
| 2020-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO NEAREST DEALER FOR AIR BAG RECALL REPLACEMENT PROCESS, AND I CALLED AND INIT… |
| 2019-12-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | LIGHT CAN ON AND OFF 12/20/2019 WHEN I WAS DRIVING, I PULL INTO PARKING LOT AND CUT OFF ENGINE...WAITED A FEW MINUTES A… |
| 2019-10-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALL 4 DOORS STOPPED LOCKING BY KEY FOB, INSIDE SWITCHES OR EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SWITCHES OR WHEN PUTTING THE TRANSMISSI… |
| 2019-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HORN QUIT WORKING. FOUND IT WORKS ONLY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED CLOSE TO END OF CLOCKWISE AND COUNTERCLOC… |
| 2017-10-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECALL |
| 2017-10-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | NO ACTION ON THE AIRBAG RECALL. |
| 2017-09-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL AND ELECTRICAL FAILURES. LEXUS RECALLED VEHICLE IN JAN 2017 WARNING THAT NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN FRONT SEAT … |
| 2017-09-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL FIRST WE RECEIVED A RECALL VERY SCARY LETTER INCLUDING NOT TO RIDE ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THAT WAS ABO… |
| 2017-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO ACQUIRE A REPLACEMENT AIR BAG FOR MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD NOT TO CARRY PASSENGERS IN… |
| 2017-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS TO DATE WITH THIS ISSUE. WE USE THIS CAR FOR FAMILY TRANSPORTATION … |
| 2017-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING MY LEXUS, RECALL. SINCE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE I WAS TOLD TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE, A… |
| 2017-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - THERE HAS BEEN NO VIABLE SOLUTION ISSUED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS WHILE THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL IS DEVE… |
| 2017-02-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE CALLED THE NUMBER PROVIDED ON THE LETTER THAT NOTIFIED ME OF THE RECALL TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS. I WAS TOLD THE NE… |
| 2017-02-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. ON FEBRUARY 25, 2017 I RECEIVED IN THE MAIL AN INTERIM NOTICE (IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL) FROM LEXUS REGAR… |
| 2017-02-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED AN INTERIM RECALL NOTICE ON 02-23-2017. I AM STILL WAITING FOR A NOTICE THAT REPLACEMENT PA… |
| 2017-01-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WHILE THE RECALL LETTER WAS UNDATED, I RECEIVED IT IN JANUARY 2017 OR AT THE LATEST, EARLY FEBRUARY 20… |
| 2016-09-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | TAKATA RECALL OR TAKATA ISSUES - I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 2012 LEXUS ES 350. I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHE… |
| 2016-03-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2012 LEXUS ES340. SHE CLAIMS THAT THE PLASTIC SHROUD HOLDING THE AIR BAG CUT OPEN HER LEG… |
| 2014-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD NEXT TO TEMPERATURE CONTROL SWITCH, DASHBOARD VINYL IS MELTING, IT HAS BUBBLE AND ONE B… |
| 2013-12-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I HAD A 2012 LEXUS ES 350 AND HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN I WAS PARKING. I WAS ANGLE PARKING… |