Lexus ES330 steering problems
15 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
227 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
44,559 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2004 to 2010 model years. Data snapshot: . 168 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
15 of 227 complaints match this topic (6.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10689504 · 2015-02-20 (February 20, 2015)
WAS DRIVING 2004ES 330 LEXUS ON INTERSTATE, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT, CLOUDY DAY @1:20PM. HAD BEEN ON INTERSTATE FOR MAYBE 15-18 MINS OF DRIVING BEFORE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ALL OF A SUDDEN STEERING SEEM TO LOCK AND CAR JUST STARTED SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLE. HIT ONE BRICK OVERPASS THEN SPRUNG INTO THE OPPOSITE SIDE, HITTING ANOTHER BRICK WALL,CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL IT REST AGAINST THE BRICK WALL AGAIN. AFTER HELP CAME TO PULL ME OUT, CAR WAS SMOKING. WE COULD NOT GET IT INTO PARK TO PREVENT FROM CONTINUE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. WE JUST LEFT DOOR OPEN...REST …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10689504 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10936761 · 2016-12-21 (December 21, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V539000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE REPAIR WAS NEVER PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 175,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10936761 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10237993 · 2008-08-13 (August 13, 2008)
ON AUGUST 6, 2008, I WAS DRIVING HOME, WHEN I WAS MAYBE A FEW MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP,WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO ALMOST 100MPH, WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM STOPPED, THE RESULT WAS THAT THE VEHICLE CROSSED OVER FOUR LANES JUMPED A CURB AND I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A NEARBY HOUSE. I SPENT DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, AND NOW I HAVE A FRACTURED KNEE, BROKEN THUMB, AND MAY CUTS AND BRUISES. THIS WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE, AND AFTER DOING S…
Owner-reported narrative. 24,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10237993 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10246948 · 2008-10-28 (October 28, 2008)
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CAR SPED UP TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. I SWERVED IN AND ABOUT THE CARS IN THE PARKING LOT AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE SPEED, BRAKING OR STEERING. I EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 200 YDS. BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND BOUNCING OVER AT LEAST FOUR CURBS. NO PHYSICAL INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERS FOR INSPECTION. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 45,550 miles reported. Look up ODI 10246948 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10316290 · 2010-03-03 (March 3, 2010)
CAR OUT OF CONTROL ON RESIDENTIAL STREET NEAR MY HOME. SUDDEN ACCELERATION; BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP CAR AND I COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING. HIT TELEPHONE POLE THEN A PARKED CAR. THAT CAR AND MY 1905 LEXUS ES 330 WERE TOTALED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10316290 at NHTSA ↗