2008 LEXUS ES Complaints

MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP PROPERLY. APPARENTLY THE PLASTIC CLIP BROKE OFF AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW HAS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DEFECT BY LEXUS. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS. LEXUS IS CHARGING 700 DOLLARS TO FIX. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER LEXUS OR RECOMMEND ONE TO ANYONE BECAUSE LEXUS SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THIS ONE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES / H MY DRIVERSIDE WINDOW SUDDENLY FELL DOWN WHICH SERIOUSLY DISTRACTED ME AND WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER CAR. FEEDBACK FROM LEXUS IS THAT THE PLASTIC TABS THAT HOLD THE WINDOW DISINTEGRATE OVER TIME AND AS A RESULT THE ENTIRE WINDOW WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT'S CLEARLY A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD PRO-ACTIVELY BE ADDRESSED BY LEXUS. *TR

HAD TO MAKE A HARD STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FADED BADLY. PEDAL HAS BECOME SOFTER OVER TIME. ALREADY HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE FAULTY DESIGNED REAR PADS AND FRONT DISCS. LEXUS HAS A TSB ON THE SQUEAKY REAR PADS BUT NEVER LET US KNOW. IT WAS A REPLACE ONLY IF OWNER COMPLAINED. 1 PAD WAS BADLY WORN, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND LEXUS WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WITH ALL THE TOYOTA MASTER CYLINDER ISSUES UNDER RECALL, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE OUR ES350 IS NOT EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. EXPENSIVE FIX THAT WE CANNOT DELAY FOR SAFETY SAKE. ENGINE IS BECOMING NOISY. TICKING SOUNDS AT TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE UNDER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. AFTER REPLACING THE COMPONENT IN THE RECALL THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE OIL LEAK CAUSED DAMAGE TO HER DRIVE BELT AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE DRIVE BELT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,375. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,005.

I ROLLED DOWN THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OF MY LEXUS 2008 ES350 AND THE WINDOW CAME OFF TRACK. THE WINDOW JUMPED OUT OF THE TRACK AS I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IT UP AND APPEARS TO BE FALLING OFF THE CAR. THIS IS A WINDOW THAT I SELDOM ROLL-DOWN. I BELIEVE THAT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHICH I CONSIDER TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD THAT THE LEXUS 2008 ES350 CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, I PUSHED GAS PEDAL DOWN TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. ENGINE REVVED TO HIGH RPM AND CAR ACCELERATED AND RPM STAYED HIGH IN SPITE OF LETTING OFF OF GAS PEDAL. INITIALLY I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ENGINE CONTINUED AT HIGH RPM. I TAPPED HARD ON GAS PEDAL AND PEDAL RELEASED. THIS RECURRED AGAIN WHEN I PUSHED DOWN ON PEDAL. APPEARED TO BE DUE TO LEXUS FLOOR MAT CATCHING ON BOTTOM OF GAS PEDAL. I CALLED LEXUS DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS HAD NEVER BEEN REPORTED. (I HAD ALREADY HAD THE RECALLED PEDAL REPLACEMENT DONE). I PULLED THE FLOOR MAT BACK TO PREVENT THE EDGE CATCHING ON THE PEDAL. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED--PRESUMABLY BECAUSE THE MAT HAS SLOWLY PUSHED FORWARD OVER THE LAST MONTH. *TR

T BONE BY A 4 RUNNER, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT. 4RUNNER FRONT BUMPER CAME OFF FROM THE IMPACT. BROKEN GLASS EVERY WHERE CAUSING MINOR CUTS TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE LEXUS 08 ES350. SIDE AND CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS ON THE LEXUS 08 ES350. *TR

I HAD ALMOST FINISHED PARKING MY '08 LEXUS ES 350 IN A PARKING PLACE AT A BUSINESS PARK WHEN IT SURGED FORWARD VERY FAST. I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR. I BRAKE HARD, BUT THE CAR WENT UP OVER A CEMENT DIVIDER AND CRASHED INTO THE CAR PARKED FACING ME. I HAD THE CAR ONE AND HALF YEARS, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. AN INSPECTOR FOUND NOTHING WRONG EXTERNALLY, BUT THE EDR SHOWED I HAD NOT STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR BEFORE THE CRASH, ONLY THE BRAKE, AND YET IT HAD SURGED FORWARD. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR IN EARLIER FOR THE RECALL, AND HAD REMOVED THE MAT AND HAD SOMETHING ADDED TO THE SOFTWARE. I SOLD THE CAR BACK TO LEXUS IMMEDIATELY AS I NEVER WANTED TO STEP FOOT IN IT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CAR, AND SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONICS TO CAUSE THIS. *TR

2008 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NON DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS WHILE SUFFERING A HEAD ON COLLISION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE HAD JUST PULLED OFF FROM A STOP SIGN, AND TURNED LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. HIS WIFE'S SPEED WAS 5 MPH AND THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS DOING 35-40 MPH. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER SENT BY TOYOTA, A REVIEW OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWED THERE WAS NO DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT, BUT AN ANGULAR IMPACT TO THE LEFT FRONT CORNER. WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY THE FACT THAT THE FRONT PORTIONS OF THE VEHICLE WERE PUSHED TO THE RIGHT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. WHILE CRUISING 60 MPH THE LEXUS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO OVER 90 MPH. CONTACT STOOD ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS HE COULD AND SWITCHED THE IGNITION OFF, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED REVVING AS HIGH AS THE MOTOR WOULD GO. FINALLY, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER, BY THEN THE BRAKES WERE RED HOT. CONTACT PULLED THE COIL WIRE TO STOP THE MOTOR FROM BLOWING UP. AFTER, THE CONTACT'S TERRIFIED WIFE AND CHILDREN CALMED DOWN FROM THE NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE, THE LEXUS WAS TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER. THE CONTACT CALLED AND WROTE THE DEALER FOR WEEKS BUT ONLY RECEIVED A RESPONSE AFTER THREATENING LEGAL ACTION. TOYOTA OF AMERICA THEN SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO ERASE THE ONBOARD COMPUTER DATA PROVING EVEN TOYOTA THINKS ITS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IS ELECTRICAL, NOT MECHANICAL. UPDATED 01/25/11*LJ UPDATED 04/18/11. *JB