2004 LEXUS ES 330 Complaints

PLEASE NOTE - THIS IS OR MAY BE RELATED TO OTHER ODI I JUST REPORTED AT 10261933. I HAVE A LEXUS 2004 ES330 AND IN ADDITION TO WEIRD BRAKING PROBLEMS, I HAVE ALSO HIT THE BRAKE AND BASICALLY FELT THE CAR CONTINUE LIKE I NEVER HIT THE BRAKE AND I AM ACCELERATING OR HAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON. WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED, I DID NOT FEEL THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGE OR ANY TYPE OF SLOWING DOWN OCCUR. I END UP HITTING AND RELEASING THE BRAKE QUICKLY TO TRY AND GET THE CAR TO BRAKE AND COME TO A STOP. ON ONE OCCASION I ALSO QUICKLY HIT THE GAS TO SEE IF PERHAPS THAT WOULD CLEAR THE PROBLEM, AND IT DID NOT. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THAT NO DEBRIS OR FLOOR RUG HAD SOME HOW MADE THE GAS PEDAL STINK, AND THAT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. OTHER THAN THIS PROBLEM, AND THE PROBLEMS REPORTED UNDER ODI 10261933, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS W/ ACCELERATING OR STOPPING. I HAVE BROUGHT THE ISSUE TO THE ATTENTION OF LEXUS AND THEY HAVE DENIED ANY RECALLS OR OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS. I SUSPECT THEY ASSUME I AM A WOMAN - WHO CANNOT DRIVE. AGAIN, I HAVE OWNED FAST HIGH PERFORMANCE PORSHE AND MERCEDES PREVIOUSLY AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I HOPE SOMEONE WILL FIGURE THIS OUT BEFORE I AM INJURED OR PERHAPS SOMEONE ELSE IS. THANKS. PS NO DATE OF INCIDENT, SO I WILL PUT 1/1/09. THIS REFUSAL OF THE CAR TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE ETC HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 5 TIMES. *TR

MY LEXUS ES330 2004 HAS ABOUT 17K MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE NOTICED SEVERAL INDICATIONS WHERE I TRY AND BRAKE AND IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES WILL NOT FULLY ENGAGE, OR THAT THE EBS BRAKING SYSTEM IS ENGAGED, WHEN I DO NOT BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE ENGAGED. THIS HAS HAPPENED MOSTLY IN THE WINTER OR FALL MONTHS WHEN THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THE AIR WAS DRY. IT HAS TAKEN ME WAY TO LONG TO BRAKE AND COME TO A PROPER STOP. IT HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 10 TIMES. I DO NOT DRIVE VERY MUCH AS YOU CAN NOTE FROM THE MILEAGE. A FEW TIMES IT OCCURRED WHEN THE ROAD WAS WET, AND FELT LIKE THE BRAKES ACTUALLY LOCKED UP AND THEN RELEASED AND THEN WENT INTO THE EBS MODE. IF I DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY, AND WANT TO STOP QUICKLY, THIS CAN OCCUR ON DRY PAVEMENT, IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE CAR IS CLEARLY NOT ACTING IN A MANOR THAT IT SHOULD. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO LEXUS AND THEY SAY THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OR REPORTED PROBLEMS ETC. IT IS A PROBLEM THAT I SUSPECT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO TEST. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL HIGH PERFORMANCE CARS BEFORE, SUCH AS A PORSCHE 944 AND A MERCEDES AND NEVER EVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. I DO NOT WANT TO SELL THE CAR TO AN UNSUSPECTING PURCHASER, AND THUS I WANT IT RESOLVED. IF I AM DRIVING AGGRESSIVELY, AND GO TO STOP, AT TIME IT IS AS IF THE CAR ASSUMES THAT THE EBS SYSTEM WILL BE NECESSARY GIVEN THE SPEED, BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE. ALSO, A FEW TIMES WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE BACK BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK AND I FELT MY BACK END FISH TAIL. I GOT OUT OF THE PROBLEM BY RELEASING THE BRAKE AND HITTING IT QUICKLY TWICE. IT REALLY IS DISTURBING THAT I DRIVE A CAR THAT I SIMPLY DO NOT TRUST TO STOP APPROPRIATELY. EVEN AT A RELATIVELY SLOW SPEED, IF I HIT THE BRAKES HARD, THE CAR CONTINUES TO TRAVEL ENGAGING THE ABS (THAT WHAT IT IS NOT EBS0 BRAKING SYSTEM WHEN REALLY IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING SO GIVEN THE SPEED AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. I WILL PUT 1/12009 FOR INCIDENT DATE, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LEXUS ES 330. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING JERKS, CLICKS, AND FEELS AS IF IT COULD DETACH FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING AND THE COMPUTER REFLASH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED FOR FREE SO THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT EXCEEDS THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC WILL ONLY PROVIDE A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

DISCONNECTED AC DRAIN HOSE CAUSED LEAK UNDER PASSENGER-SIDE CARPETS. HUMIDITY ISSUES/DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAUSED SERIOUS FOGGING ON WINDOWS REPEATEDLY OVER 4 YEARS. COULD NOT FIND SOURCE OF PROBLEM UNTIL WE TOOK APART CAR AND LIFTED CARPET. COULD BECOME A SERIOUS MOLD ISSUE. ODD SMELL IN VENTILATION SYSTEM. WE BELIEVE IT CAME THIS WAY FROM THE FACTORY AND WAS POSSIBLY KNOCKED LOOSE WHEN THE CARPETING WAS INSTALLED. IT WAS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. WE STERILIZED IT AND AIRED IT OUT FOR A FEW DAYS WITH A HIGH POWERED FAN. HAD TO REMOVE THE SEAT TO GET TO IT AND GLOVE BOX. NOT EASY. PROBLEM RECTIFIED NOW. NO HUMIDITY ISSUES. CHANGED CABIN FILTER. NO MORE BAD ODORS WHEN USING THE DEFROSTER. DEALER WAS NOT HELPFUL.*TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2004 ES330, WHEN SHE PRESSED THE BRAKE ON A 15 MPH SPEED, THE CAR INSTEAD SURGE FORWARD WITH A VERY HIGH SPEED AND SHE HEARD A ROAMING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN A FEW SECONDS, THE CAR RAN UP A CURB AND SHE MANAGED TO AVOID HITTING THE TREES AND WALL. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AND SHE IS NOT GOING TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. LEXUS DEALER SIMPLY SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I DID RESEARCH ON THIS NHTSA DATA AND FOUND A LOTS OF SAME COMPLAINS AGAINST ES330 AND ES350. I AM VERY UPSET BY THE WAY LEXUS HANDLED THE ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR DOESN'T GO WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS. ALSO WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS IT WILL JUMP LIKE ITS ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME HITTING THE GAS. LEXUS ADMITS THE ISSUE EXISTS AND SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. THEY SAY IT IS A SIDE EFFECT OF THE DRIVE BY WIRE TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS AND WILL CAUSE MORE ACCIDENTS. *TR

DUE TO A LEXUS ADMITTED TRANSMISSION DEFECT, AT TIMES YOU PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR SIMPLY DOESN'T GO. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET CRUNCHED WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THERE'S NO DOUBT THIS WILL EVENTUALLY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

THERE'S A "LAG" IN THE SHIFTING OF GEARS DUE TO SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2004 LEXUS ES330. I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW FROM A MAJOR LEXUS DEALERSHIP AT ROSEVILLE AUTO MALL, ROSEVILLE, CA. ALTHOUGH I NOTICED FROM THE START, A "SLIPPAGE" OR "LAG" DURING THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTING OF GEARS, AND BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP, THEY BRUSHED IT OFF AS "NORMAL". MY LEXUS NOW HAS 23,000 MILES ON ITS ODOMETER AND THIS "LAG" IS DRIVING ME NUTS! DRIVING IN EUROPE REQUIRES RAPID RESPONSES AND ADVANCED SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE AUTOBAUNS. THIS "GEAR SHIFT HESITATION" IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND OFTEN FINDS ME IN A SEMI-DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY DRIVING SKILL AND HABITS HAVE ACCOMMODATED THIS TRANSMISSION IDIOSYNCRASY BUT WHENEVER ANOTHER DRIVER DRIVES MY CAR THEY IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE SO OFTEN BEEN ADVISED TO PLACE A COMPLAINT WITH THE LEXUS MANUFACTURER, I HAVE YET TO DO SO BECAUSE I SUSPECT IT WILL FALL ON DEAF EARS. DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? MY LEXUS HAS FEW MILES ON IT AND IS STILL WELL WITHIN IT'S WARRANTY. I HAVE RECENTLY READ THAT THE 2004 LEXUS ES330 IS WROUGHT WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HAS LEXUS SERVED A RECALL ON MY MODEL? PLEASE ADVISE. I WILL APPRECIATE WHATEVER ASSISTANCE AND GUIDANCE YOU MAY SUGGEST. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM A US CITIZEN, AND RETIRED FEDERAL SERVICE WORKER. MY WIFE CURRENTLY WORKS FOR US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS HERE IN WIESBADEN, GERMANY. WIESBADEN RECENTLY OPENED A NEW AND LARGE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. DO YOU THINK THIS DEALERSHIP MIGHT KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IF I DISCUSS THE TRANSMISSION WITH THEM? DO YOU KNOW OF ANY "FIX" LEXUS IS PROVIDING FOR THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU AGAIN. MY PHONE NUMBER IS TO LENGTHY TO FIT INTO THE SPACE PROVIDED BY THIS WEBSITE. APPRECIATIVELY, LEROY CLEMANS HALB . DR AND AS FINHESITATION" I NRLAG IN THE. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE OCT 2006. DEALER "REPROGRAMS" THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT DOES NOTHING. *TR

THE 2004 LEXUS MODEL ES 330 HAS A SAFETY DEFECT IN THE ITS TRANSMISSION THAT THE COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX. WHEN THE DRIVER TAKES HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS AND SLOWS DOWN, THEN STEPS BACK ON THE GAS, THERE IS A HESITATION AND AT TIMES A JERKING IN THE TRANSMISSION. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO LEXUS HAVE ONLY BROUGHT THE RESPONSE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, BUT LEXUS WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER SPENDING 35,000 DOLLARS FOR A CAR, THIS IS NOT THE RESPONSE ONE EXPECTS TO HEAR! AS ONE'S LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION WITH THE PROBLEM INCREASES, THE TEMPTATION IS TO SLAM YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS TO TRY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHICH COULD OBVIOUSLY LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS ISSUES. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP STATES HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE, BUT LEXUS REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. THE DATE REFERENCED BELOW IS ONLY ONE OF CONTINUOUS DATES THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED; AGAIN LEXUS HAS BEEN NON RESPONSIVE AND BLATANTLY CALLOUS TO REQUESTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. *TR