2004 LEXUS ES 330 Complaints

WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED THEN SURGED FORWARD. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS CONDITION WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK *NM

THE 2004 LEXUS ES330 TRANSMISSION HAS A NUMBER OF OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO POOR DRIVEABILITY, BUT TWO IN PARTICULAR ARE SAFETY-RELATED HAZARDS:(1) A HESITATION ON ACCELERATION WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS AND(2) A FORWARD LURCH WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN ROADS ARE COVERED WITH SNOW OR ICE.*JB

COMPLAINT RELATING TO LEXUS ES 330. TRANSMISSION AND ACCELLERATION HAVE BEEN UNSATISFACTORY SINCE PURCHASE. CAR IS MOMENTARILY UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELLERATOR WHEN GAS APPLIED. DEALER SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE NOTED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. SHIFTING BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AND 2 AND 3 IS HESITANT AND THERE IS A LONGER HESITATION THAN I HAVE NOTED WITH OTHER CARS. THIS CAR MODEL CANNOT BE RELIED UPON TO ACCELLERATE ON DEMAND. I BELIEVE THAT THIS REPRESENTS A SAFELY RISK IN THE EVENT THAT ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SHOULD REQUIRE PREDICTALBE ACCELLERATOR RESPONCE. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS AND ON GOING PROBLEM.*AK

ON MY 2004 LEXUS ES 330, THE TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH IN SHIFTING AND HESTITATES FROM A ROLLING OR FULL STOP SITUATION SUCH AS TRAFFIC. THIS HAS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT EITHER BY BEING REARENDED OR BROADSIDED. I HAVE RAISED THIS QUESTION WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. *AK

2004 LEXUS ES330. TRANSMISSION HESITATES, SLUGGISH, SLOW TO RESPOND, HICCUPPS, UPSHIFTS/DOWNSHIFTS FREQUENTLY.

WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE HESITATES THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS AND MIGHT EVEN END UP IN INJURY OR DEATH!!*AK

04 LEXUS ES 330. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH (ESPECIALLY "ROLLING STOPS"), VEHICLE EXPERIENCES AT LEAST 2-3 SECOND LAG BETWEEN THROTTLE ACTUATION AND ENGINE/TRANSMISSION RESPONSE. THIS PROBLEM IS PARTICULARLY EVIDENT WHEN PULLING OUT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY LEXUS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER. THEY SAID ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED.*MR WHILE PULLING INTO HIS GARAGE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP BUT LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HIT A CORNER WALL, WENT OVER AN EIGHT INCH STEP UP, AND HIT THE STEP TO THE HOUSE BREAKING IT. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT THE WALL FACING THE ENTRANCE TO THE GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE HOUSE (VEHICLE DAMAGE $9200. HOUSE DAMAGE $60,000.). THE MANUFACTURE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS TO MAKE RIGHT OR LEFT TURNS THE ARROWS INDICATED LEFT OR RIGHT, BUT DIDN'T MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. CONSUMER INDICATED HE HAD TO OBSERVE THE DASHBOARD TO SEE IF THEY WERE WORKING WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK