2008 LEXUS ES350 Complaints

WHILE STOPPING FOR GAS, TRIED TO RAISE WINDOW TO WASH IT AND IT CAME OFF TRACK. TRIED AGAIN AND STILL OFF TRACK. MANAGED TO GET IT RAISED AND IN CLOSED POSITION BUT NOW THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AS SOON AS I TRY TO LOWER IT. *TR

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

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

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

I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE COLLISIONS THIS YEAR WITH MY 2008 LEXUS ES350 AND NEITHER TIME DID MY AIR BAGS DEPLOY. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN MAY/JUNE OF 2010 AND I HIT A CURB AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH A VEHICLE THAT CUT MY OFF. I WAS ALONE IN MY VEHICLE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30-40 MILES AN HOUR AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. EXACTLY TWO MONTHS AGO, I WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER COLLISION WITH A HYUNDAI ACCENT IN WHICH I REAR ENDED THAT VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND AGAIN THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING ME TO HIT MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL, HAVING A NOSE AND FACIAL CONTUSION, THEN BEING WHIPPED BACK FROM THE SEAT BELT. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE REFUSED TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE DESPITE THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND THEY STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE COMPUTER RELATED ISSUES. PROGRESSIVE CLAIMS THAT THE AIRBAG ISSUE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACCIDENT AND THAT I NEED TO TAKE THAT UP WITH LEXUS. THAT PROCESS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING AND DESIGNED TO AVOID ANY CONSUMER FROM GETTING THEIR RIGHTFUL RESTITUTION AND SERVICE FOR A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION. I AM A REALTOR AND CANNOT RISK TAKING MY CLIENTS IN MY VEHICLE SINCE I AM AFRAID THAT IF I AM INVOLVED IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, MY PASSENGERS WILL BE AT RISK. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, I AM PAYING HIGH MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR LUXURY AND SAFETY THAT LEXUS IS NOT BACKING. PUTTING MY CLIENTS AND MY CHILDREN AND FAMILY IN DANGER. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS! PLEASE HELP. *TR