FaultScore

Lexus ES350 transmission problems

38 of the 1,531 complaints filed about the Lexus ES350 are about the transmission — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2007.

38

Complaints

2%

Share of all complaints

2

Crashes

0

Fires

Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year

2007 ES350 33 86.8%

Median failure at 15,500 miles

2008 ES350 2 5.3%

Median failure at 49,500 miles

2009 ES350 1 2.6%

Median failure at 39,960 miles

2013 ES350 1 2.6%

Median failure at 2,890 miles

2015 ES350 1 2.6%

Median failure at 16,000 miles

What owners said

2007 Lexus ES350 at 220,000 miles Houston, TX

POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND FOR THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION DRIVE TRAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

NHTSA complaint #11092855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2015 Lexus ES350 at 16,000 miles Staten Island, NY

POWER TRAIN

THREE MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS CAR, AND LOTS OF MINOR ONES. 1. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC. HITTING THE BRAKES CAUSED THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. 2. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED TO TURN OFF AND ALL INTERNAL/EXTERNAL LIGHTS WENT OFF AT NIGHT AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE ROAD. 3. THE CAR SLIPS AND THE SYSTEMS TO COUNTERACT SLIPPING DID NOT ENGAGE. THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THE NAVIGATION, THE ENFORM SYSTEM AND MANY OTHER ISSUES. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH LEXUS HAVE MET WITH NO SUCCESS. REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10924670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 133,400 miles NEW Haven, CT

POWER TRAIN

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN GEARS. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU LOSE YOUR ABILITY TO AVOID DANGEROUS SITUATION. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10884452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 125,000 miles Groveland, FL 1 injured

POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION, IT INDEPENDENTLY REVERSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA complaint #10877170 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Lexus ES350 at 92,000 miles Eden Prairie, MN

POWER TRAIN

WE CURRENTLY HAVE ALLSTATE FOR INSURANCE AND THEY HAVE THIS ITEM CALLED THE DRIVEWISE. THIS DEVICE FITS IN THE OBD II PORT UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS DEVICE CREATED MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS ERRORS WITHIN THE COMPUTERS FOR THE CAR. AFTER READING UP ON THIS, IT SEEMS THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE IN MANY MAKES/MODELS. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FUNNY INTO ANOTHER GEAR ON ITS OWN. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT WORKING AND WOULD NOT LIGHT UP. THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL AND THE SUNROOF WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE. THE SPEAKERS WERE MAKING A CRACKLING SOUND AND THE A/C WASN'T WORKING. THE HEATED AND COOLED SEATS WERE NOT WORKING. AFTER BRINGING THE VEHICLE INTO THE LEXUS DEALER THEY COULD SEE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES BETWEEN THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS. THIS DEVICE IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND WE WILL NOT CONTINUE USING IT. EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL NOW THAT THE DEVICE HAS BEEN REMOVED. HAD WE NOT BEEN PROACTIVE ABOUT THIS, THE DEVICE COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. POTENTIALLY HARMING SOMEONE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN WE HAVE AND I FEEL THAT SOMEONE SHOULD DO MORE RESEARCH ON THE PRODUCT.

NHTSA complaint #10598044 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2013 Lexus ES350 at 2,890 miles Melville, NY

POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES OR SHIFTING INTO PARK. THE FAILURE CEASED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE BRAKES BECAME RESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,890. UPDATED 01/08/14*LJ TIRE SKID MARKS WERE OBSERVED IN THE ROAD. UPDATED 01/09/14

NHTSA complaint #10556805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 27,500 miles Puyallup, WA

POWER TRAIN

I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY AS I DID WITH TWO OTHER LEXUS THAT I HAVE OWNED. SHORTLY AFTERWARD I NOTICED THAT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT THE TOP A STEEP HILL THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD AND I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND TOOK A RIDE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WITH A LAPTOP ATTACHED TO THE CAR. I DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM SHIFTING FROM 4TH TO FIRST GEAR .THE DEALER APPLIED SOME COMPUTER UPDATES. AFTERWARD, THE PROBLEM LURCHING WAS STILL THE SAME. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO LEXUS AND DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM WITH THEM AGAIN. THEY DID ANOTHER UPDATE BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THE SAME. THE DEALER BROUGHT IN A TECH REP FROM LEXUS. THEY DECIDED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH FOR THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION. I STILL HAVE THE SAME IRRITATING PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS STILL UNDER THE CERTIFICATION WARRANTY, IT WILL RUN OUT SOON.

NHTSA complaint #10542341 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2009 Lexus ES350 at 39,960 miles Omaha, NE Crash

POWER TRAIN

ON MONDAY AUGUST 6TH, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 5: 25 AM, I ([XXX]) WAS ARRIVING AT WORK AT METHODIST HOSPITAL. I PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT AND STARTED TO MAKE A WIDE U TURN INTO A PARKING STALL DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I KEPT TRYING TO BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. I WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND DROVE OVER A STEEL POLE. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO HIT A VERY LARGE TREE, THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. THE BRAKES FINALLY WORK ABOUT 3 TO 4 FEET IN FRONT OF THE TREE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND THE TREE AND PARK LIKE I DO EVERY DAY. AFTER PARKING, I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, GOT MY PHONE FROM MY PURSE IN THE TRUNK AND CALLED MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I WAS VERY SHAKEN AND CRYING. THE CAR WAS WRECKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. [XXX] CALLED SECURITY & [XXX] CAME OVER. WE BOTH WENT BACK OUT WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. I SHOWED HIM WHERE IT HAPPENED, WHAT HAPPENED AND WHERE I ENDED UP. [XXX] TOLD A FEW PHOTOS. WE HAVE CONTACTED LEXUS [XXX] #2 OPTION (JUDY)AND OUR ATTORNEY ([XXX]) [XXX]. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO LEXUS OF OMAHA. LEXUS WANTS US TO SIGN A BLACK BOX RELEASE. OUR ATTORNEY SUGGEST WE TURN IN A CLAIM TO SEE IF FARMERS WISHES TO SEE THE BLACK BOX 1ST.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10470188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 74,000 miles Acworth, GA

POWER TRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTER TRYING TO DECELERATE FOR A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE FINALLY SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE SHE NEEDED A TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10430029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 58,197 miles RED OAK, TX Crash 1 injured

POWER TRAIN

MY 2007 LEXUS HYPER ACCELERATED. I HAD THE RE-CALL WORK DONE ON THIS. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN IT WAS DAMAGED AND I WAS HURT.

NHTSA complaint #10368059 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 NEW Port Richey, FL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

2007 LEXUS ES350. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, BUT WAS NOT CONCERNED, BECAUSE HE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR. HOWEVER, ON APRIL 6, 2010, AS THE CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND A RED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CONSUMER ABORTED THE TURN AND WENT STRAIGHT AHEAD AND TURNED INTO A GAS STATION. THE CONSUMER THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO HE RE-STARTED IT; BOTH THE WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS A LIGHT INDICATING LOSS OF TRACTION WERE ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. HOWEVER, 4 MILES INTO HIS TRIP, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AGAIN WHEN IT WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH AFTER A STOP SIGN. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND UPON INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE SECOND GEAR AND THAT THE LURCHING OF THE VEHICLE WAS RELATED TO THE COMPUTER BYPASSING THAT GEAR.

NHTSA complaint #10332758 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 Cheyenne, WY

POWER TRAIN

I HAD TWO RECALLS DONE ON MY AUTO ON MARCH 4, 2010. THESE RECALLS DEALT WITH THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AND AN OIL LINE. SINCE THE RECALL OF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS DONE MY CAR ON OCCASION HAS STALLED WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. IT WILL HESITATE WHILE I DEPRESS THE PEDAL UP TO AN INCH OR SO. FINALLY IT WILL START TO CREEP AND THEN FINALLY START MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHEN I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND AGAIN AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE CURB OF MY HOUSE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS VERY ERRATIC AT TIMES. ONCE AGAIN ALL OF THIS STARTED AFTER I HAD THE RECALL DONE. BEFORE THIS MY AUTO RAN PERFECTLY WITH NO ISSUES OTHER THAN AN OCCASIONAL HARD DOWN SHIFT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICK, CO TWICE. THEY ARE UNABLE TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS IN A SATISFACTORY MANNER. THE ACCELERATION DELAY IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA.

NHTSA complaint #10327275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 75,000 miles Chula Vista, CA

POWER TRAIN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT AN ERROR CODE RELATED TO THE FAILURE; ALTHOUGH, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT NO INVESTIGATION WOULD BE PERFORMED SINCE THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

NHTSA complaint #10326394 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 Cary, NC

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30 P.M., I DRIVING MY IN-LAWS 2007 LEXUS ES 350 NORTH ON MAIN ROAD, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE GAS PEDAL MOVED AWAY FROM MY FOOT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING AT FULL POWER. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. I ATTEMPTED TO CUT THE CAR OFF BY HITTING THE START BUTTON(IT HAS NO KEY). AGAIN, NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH BEFORE THE ACCELERATION AND APPROXIMATELY 80-85 AFTER THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. THE BREAKS DID LITTLE TO REDUCE THE OVERALL SPEED; HOWEVER, PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO REDUCE THE RATE OF ACCELERATION. I TRIED PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION. I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BREAK AND WAS PUSHING AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT IT STILL COULD NOT REDUCE THE SPEED. AT SOME POINT, I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS. I KEPT TRYING TO GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TO HIT THE ON/OFF BUTTON BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NONRESPONSIVE. I WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND HAD DECIDED TO HIT IT RATHER THAN RUN OFF THE ROAD. JUST AS SUDDENLY AS IT STARTED, THE CAR JUST CUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE NEXT SIDE STREET WHICH WAS OLD POND ROAD. IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS WITHOUT BRAKES FOR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #10323433 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 1,000 miles SAN Jose, CA 3 injured

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WE BOUGHT OUR LEXUS 350 ON SEP 29, 2006 WITHIN 3-5 MONTHS WE HAD ISSUES IN ACCELERATION PEDAL. WE TOOK TO THE WORKSHOP AND STATED OUR COMPLAINT ON INCREASE IS SPEED THE 1ST 10 MIN OF DRIVING. THE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. BUT SOMETIMES WE STILL HAVE THAT ISSUE. BUT WHEN WE TAKE TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THAT. WE ARE NOW WORRIES ABOUT THE STICKY GAS PEDAL ISSUE. ONCE WE EVEN HIT A CYCLIST IS THE TURN WHEN I COULDN'T CONTROL THE SPEED ON THE TURN. WE TRIED TO REDUCE OUR SPEED, BUT IT WAS KIND OF ACCELERATED TO 40, WHERE AS IT SHOULD BE IN 25. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN SCHOOL ZONE.

NHTSA complaint #10314604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 1,000 miles SAN Jose, CA 2 injured

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WE BOUGHT OUR LEXUS 350 ON SEP 29, 2006 WITHIN 3-5 MONTHS WE HAD ISSUES IN ACCELERATION PEDAL. WE TOOK TO THE WORKSHOP AND STATED OUR COMPLAINT ON INCREASE IS SPEED THE 1ST 10 MIN OF DRIVING. THE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. BUT SOMETIMES WE STILL HAVE THAT ISSUE. BUT WHEN WE TAKE TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THAT. WE ARE NOW WORRIES ABOUT THE STICKY GAS PEDAL ISSUE. ONCE WE EVEN HIT A CYCLIST IS THE TURN WHEN I COULDN'T CONTROL THE SPEED ON THE TURN. WE TRIED TO REDUCE OUR SPEED, BUT IT WAS KIND OF ACCELERATED TO 40, WHERE AS IT SHOULD BE IN 25. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN SCHOOL ZONE.

NHTSA complaint #10314603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 250 miles Hopewell Junction, NY

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

ENGINE SURGES, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS, APPEARS TO BE FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HAPPENS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. WAS TOLD IT WAS MY FAULT FOR NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW THE "INTELLIGENT" TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10314079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 55,000 miles Winfield, IL

POWER TRAIN

OUT OF NOWHERE THE ES 350 LEXUS ACCELERATED IN REVERSE. I HAD TO PRACTICALLY STAND ON THE BRAKES BOTH FEET WITH ALL MY EFFORT TO STOP THE CAR WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. IT WOULD NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL OR DRIVE OR PARK OR TURN OFF DESPITE HOLDING THE IGNITION KEY. THE WHOLE INCIDENT LASTED ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO AND SUDDENLY, LIKE A SWITCH WAS HIT, THE ENGINE STOPPED RACING AND THE CAR BECAME IDOL AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ME OR THE CAR OR THE HOUSE.

NHTSA complaint #10306804 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 13,000 miles Fairport, NY

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE: LEXUS ES350 - 2007 PROBLEM: WHEN BACKING UP OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OR ONTO A BUSY STREET, THE CAR STALLS WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE COMPUTER RESETS ITSELF WHICH COULD BE 5 SECONDS AND THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED OR ENOUGH TIME TO BE CRASHED INTO. I HAVE HAD THREE NEAR MISSES AS THE CAR STALLED WHEN BACKED UP ONTO A BUSY ROAD. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH MYSELF AND WIFE, SO IT IS DRIVER INDEPENDENT. THE LEXUS DEALER SAID THERE IS NO FIX. THEY CLAIM THE SOFTWARE IS EITHER A YES OR NO FOR REVERSE OR FORWARD AND THE "ROLL" BETWEEN THE TWO CAN NOT BE INTERPRETED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THIS IS EXTREMELY CONCERNING DUE TO THE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS. I UNDERSTAND IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ES AND IS. THE PROBLEM IS VERY INTERMITTENT, BUT HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES WITHIN MY 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.

NHTSA complaint #10305435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2007 Lexus ES350 at 32,800 miles Sunrise, FL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FELT A THRUST/SURGING MOTION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS IF SOMEONE HIT HER FROM THE REAR. SHE NOTICED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 6 DIFFERENT TIMES. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE WAS UPGRADED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTICED THE PROBLEM SINCE THE UPGRADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,800.

NHTSA complaint #10304272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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