2005 LEXUS ES Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. IT STALLED DURING START UP AND BACKING OUT AS WELL AS DURING CRUISING WITHOUT ACCELERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS HOWEVER THE ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT. UPDATED *JB

I OWN AND PURCHASED NEW A 2005 LEXUS ES 330 OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH A LAGGING TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN NOT BE FIXED PER LEXUS BUT POSES A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM AS REPORTED BY MANY LEXUS OWNERS OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. I FEEL LEXUS SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITH ACCEPTABLE PERFORMING TRANSMISSIONS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INITIALLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 7/5/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS INITIALLY DEPRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM

WE PURCHASED A 2005 LEXUS ES330 IN MARCH OF 2005. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF DRIVING IT, WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION LAGGED WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY BAD WHEN IT'S SHIFTING GEARS. THIS CAUSES YOUR HEAD TO JERK BACK. IT'S ALSO VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND ARE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND THEN KEEP GOING, THE CAR DOESN'T REACT AND YOU ALMOST GET REAR ENDED BY CARS FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPECTING YOU TO GO. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO LEXUS MANY TIMES. WE HAVE TALKED TO A LEXUS REP AND THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THIS CAR IS NOT THE CAR WE SIGNED UP TO BUY. I THINK LEXUS NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION, AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR THAT DOES NOT RESPOND THE WAY IT SHOULD. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, FOUR TIMES, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO POWER. AFTER RELEASING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE REACTS. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS, A FUSE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP.

SINCE NOV 2005 I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION-A HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION THAT OCCURS OVER 50% OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE LEXUS REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE JUST TOLD ME IT IS NOT FIXABLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*JB

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE CONSUMER'S 2005 LEXUS ES330 WOULD NOT RESPOND AT LOWER SPEEDS. *NM THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND IS TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. *NM

SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DUE TO SIGNIFICANT THROTTLE LAG. PEDAL IS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE CAR MOVES, AND THEN DOES SO AS IF YOU HAD DELIBERATELY PUSHED IT THAT FAR. ALSO, UPON ACCELERATION, CAR STALLS FOR ONE TO TWO SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS, ONE WITH A DUMP TRUCK. LEXUS CLAIMS THIS IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED." *JB

SINCE OBTAINING THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2004, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS TRAVELING AROUND 20 MPH AFTER SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. THEREFORE, I HAVE TO PRESS HARDER ON THE GAS SO THAT I AM NOT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES AND TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME AND NEW DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD LEXUS IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IF I MUST ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF A CRITICAL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND AND AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR LEXUS TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *JB