2007 Lexus ES: complaints, problems and recalls

CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *NJ

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10292769 at NHTSA ↗

THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT ABOUT THE VEHICLE BUT ABOUT THE PROCESS THAT LEXUS HAS REGARDING SAFETY RECALLS. THIS RECALL WAS DURING 2009. I READ ABOUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER, CALLED LEXUS AND WAS TOLD IT DID NOT PERTAIN TO ME. MANY MONTHS LATER I RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER SAYING MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED, AND THIS CONCERNED ME ABOUT LEXUS' RECORDS AND RECALL SYSTEM. I HAD MY VEHICLE CORRECTED. APPROX SIX MONTHS LATER, AND AGAIN ABOUT A YEAR AFTERWARDS, I RECEIVED A SIMILAR RECALL LETTERS SAYING LEXUS' RECORDS REFLECT I NEED TO HAVE THIS SAFETY COND…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10424183 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2007 ES350 IN A HIGH WAY IN DECEMBER 2011, THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT WINDOW GLASS SUDDENLY FELL OFF FROM THE TRACK, AND WE SHOULD HAVE STOPPED THE CAR RIGHT AWAY. AFTER REPLACING IT WITH A "NEWLY-DESIGNED" OEM GLASS IN A TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPT (IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO WE PAID $600 FOR THE REPLACEMENT), THE DRIVER-SIDE FRONT WINDOW GLASS ALSO FELL OFF IN FEBRUARY 2012, AND WE COULDN'T DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE GLASS WAS REPLACED IN THE SAME DEPT. ONCE ONE (OR BOTH) OF THE FRONT WINDOW GLASSES FALLS OFF, IT IS VERY D…

Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10449451 at NHTSA ↗

WIFE WAS OPERATING THE DRIVER WINDOW IN OUR LEXUS ES 350. THE DRIVER WINDOW CRASHED DOWN INTO THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL MOMENTARILY STARTLING HER. SHE SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD A TECHNICIAN PULL OFF THE DOOR PANEL AND THE PLASTIC MOUNTING TABS ON THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND THE PLASTIC MOUNTING TABS ON THE WINDOW HAD DISINTEGRATED. ACCORDING TO THE LEXUS OWNERS WEB SITE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL 2007-2008 LEXUS ES 350 MODELS. LEXUS WILL NOT COVER THIS PROBLEM UNLESS STILL UNDER THE 4 YEAR WARRANTY. SEE RECALL 08V16200 FOR SIMILAR PROB…

Owner-reported narrative. 29,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10454795 at NHTSA ↗

I AM 100% SURE I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. HERE ARE THE FACTS: 1. APPROXIMATELY 4-5 P.M., I WAS EASTBOUND ON SEPULVEDA BLVD., TORRANCE, CA. (ALMOST AT THE CORNER OF ARLINGTON AVE) ABOUT TO COMPLETE MY LAST ERRAND OF THE DAY TO PICK UP A PRESCRIPTION AT RITE AID DRUG STORE. I TURNED RIGHT INTO THE PARKING LOT, NOTICED A SPOT ON MY LEFT AND DECIDED TO PARK THERE. THE PARKING SPACE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20-30 FEET FROM THE ENTRANCE AND I PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO IT, EASING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND GUIDING MY CAR INTO THE SPACE. MY CAR WAS ALMO…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,856 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461036 at NHTSA ↗

THE DRIVER SEAT WINDOW GLASS JUST WENT DOWN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY IN FREEZING WINTER WEATHER, THE WINDOW GLASS WOULD NOT GO UP AND SHE COULD PULL IT UP ALSO BECAUSE THE WINDOW GLASS WENT INSIDE THE DOOR COMPLETELY. SHE WAS IN A REMOTE AREA AND HAD TO DRIVE MANY MILES WITH OPEN FRONT WINDOW WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE TO FIND A NEAREST LEXUS DEALER SHE ALSO HAD TWO KIDS IN THE CAR TO MAKE SITUATION STILL WORSE. THE LEXUS DEALER SAID THE WINDOW REGULATOR AND WINDOW GLASS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PLASTIC CLIP HOLD…

Owner-reported narrative. 123,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10493349 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE PARKED, I LET THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DOWN. WHEN LETTING THE WINDOW UP I HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE WINDOW TIPPED DOWN IN THE FRONT LEAVING A LARGE GAP. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK IN PLACE MANUALLY. TOOK IT TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. WAS TOLD ONE OF THE PLASTIC CLIPS ON THE GLASS HAD BROKEN AND THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SO THE TOTAL COST INCLUDING THE WINDOW TINT WAS $646.67. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. I READ IF TAKEN TO A GLASS REPAIR SHOP, THERE IS A PERMANENT FIX. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 103,693 miles reported. Look up ODI 10496796 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE DASHBOARD BECAME EXTREMELY HOT AND CAUSED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 40,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10502110 at NHTSA ↗