{"count":199,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11705926,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/21/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"12/18/2025","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"Authorized dealership service department (Toyota West/Germain Automotive Group) performed structural repairs and released a vehicle back to me as safe. I operated this vehicle on public highways with my child. Upon subsequent inspection, the same dealership declared the vehicle a 'Total Loss' due to structural frame damage caused by their own technician. The dealership knowingly allowed a structurally compromised, unsafe vehicle to be driven off their lot without disclosing the safety risks.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11704902,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/21/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2025","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"FORMAL COMPLAINT: CONSUMER FRAUD & SAFETY VIOLATION Dealership: Germain Toyota West (Columbus, OH) Case Reference: #[XXX] \u200bTo the Consumer Protection Division: \u200bI am filing a formal complaint regarding Theft by Deception, Gross Negligence, and Reckless Endangerment by this dealership. \u200b1. THEFT & BILLING FRAUD On Oct 24, 2025, the dealership charged me $455.00 for labor to install rear sway bar links. I provided my own parts. The technician (Maciah Houpe) failed to install the parts but still charged me. He later admitted via text message: \"I did not do your rear links... you didn't pay for rear links.\" The dealership has refused to refund this money despite the written confession. \u200b2. PROPERTY DESTRUCTION During the attempted repair, the technician used excessive force and bent the vehicle's \"wheel rod\" (Tie Rod), destroying the steering geometry. The technician later admitted to a witness that he was fired for \"bending the wheel rod\" on my vehicle. \u200b3. RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT (SAFETY VIOLATION) The dealership released the vehicle to my family on Oct 26, representing it as \"safe.\" After a near-miss incident on [XXX] where the steering failed at highway speeds, Management admitted to my wife that they knew the vehicle \"might be lucky to make it to the North Side\" before failing. They knowingly released a vehicle with a critical safety defect onto a public highway. \u200b4. RETALIATION When I contacted Toyota Corporate to complain, the technician texted me: \"You blew up the spot coming through Toyota... they can't help you.\" The dealership then revoked a \"cure offer\" (towing/rental) purely as retaliation for my consumer complaint. \u200bATTACHED EVIDENCE: Please see the attached \"Master Case Brief\" and \"Exhibit A\" (PDFs). These contain the full legal timeline and the Text Message Logs where the employee confesses to the theft and damage. \u200bI have served the dealership a Notice of Intent to Sue. I am requesting an immediate investigation into this franchise's billing fraud INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11703620,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/24/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"12/08/2025","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"STEERING,SUSPENSION","summary":"[XXX] : \u201cfor parts it's $375. I'll drop the labor down to $80 for $455 total\u2026\u201dYou: \u201cWell I already have the sway bar links but yes that's fine bro. [XXX] : \u201cGot it let me see if I can change the order real quick. [XXX] : \u201cGot it changed \u201dScreenshot that whole block.Text 2 \u2013 \u201cGood to go\u201d / work doneFind where he talks about finishing and testi [XXX] ah: \u201cGot the rear brakes done, fighting the links right no [XXX] ah: \u201cFirst ones out should be [XXX] ciah: \u201cGot it done, about to test drive and bring it up\u201dScreenshot from \u201cGot the rear brakes done\u201d through \u201cbring it up.\u201dText 3 \u2013 Apology and refund offerFind this [XXX] ciah: \u201cXXX bro it was smooth when I test drove it. I can't do anything until 5 tomorrow. I'll send your money back too, I apologize about that.\u201cI definitely got everything tight\u2026 If you can pull up at 5 tomorrow I'll check it over.\u201dScreenshot that entire message.Text 4 \u2013 \u201cThrough me not Toyota / blew up the spot / arm and a leg\u201dFind the long message from later:\u201cAt home, brother you did work through me not Toyota. They can't help you with anything\u2026\u201cYou blew up the spot coming through Toyota. I can't even have your car in the shop now without you going through them first and charging you an arm and a leg.\u201cI tried to do something nice for you\u2026 you ha [XXX] \u2011old vehicle\u2026\u201d INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11505634,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/05/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2023","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"passenger dash airbag is coming apart at the seems.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11452114,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2022","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS","summary":"Severe vibration from 30-70mph when acceleration, outboard boot split/slinging grease on left/right sides. CV axle has alot of movement. Right and Left axle shaft needs removed and replaced.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11338582,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2020","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11323626,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/07/2020","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DEGRADES THEREBY CAUSING THE LIGHTS TO APPEAR EXTREMELY DIM WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11254309,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/02/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2019","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"MY PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT ON FRONT DASH HAS BEEN SLOWLY BEEN LIFTING AND SEPARATING THOUGH THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IS THE AIRBAG GOING TO IMPLODE ONE DAY ON A PASSENGER WITHOUT US KNOWING? IT IS LOOKING SCARY BUT I SEE THERE IS NO RECALL.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11222547,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/25/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2019","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"JUST BOUGHT CAR TODAY. HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY PUT THE CAR IN PARK BUT IR STARTED ROLLING. HAD TO RESTART IN NEUTRAL AND PUT IN PARK AGAIN. WHEN I LEFT WENT TO AUTO PARTS STORE AND PARKED AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. AS I WAS GETTING OUT REALIZED CAR WAS ROLLING. I PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND CAR RESTARTED WITHOUT PUTTING IN NEUTRAL. SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND BACK TO PARK AND IT STOPPED THIS TIME.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11210572,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/31/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"05/29/2019","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"AIR BAGS,SEATS","summary":"PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ON WHEN SEATED","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11183306,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2019","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE COMPLAIN ANOTHER CAR OWNER HAS FILED. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM THE LEXUS OF PLEASONTON,CA DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR ACCIDENT OR NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. CAR HAS BEEN LIGHTLY USED WITH 80K MILES ON THE ODOMETER CURRENTLY. THE AIRBAG CONTAINER ON THE PASSENGER DASH HAS PROGRESSIVELY CRACKED AT THE TOPICAL SEAMS OVER TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD AN AIRBAG SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THIS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AN UNTIMELY DEPLOYMENT AND IF THE CONTAINER WILL GET WORSE. AT NO TIME HAS THE AIRBAG BEEN MANIPULATED, REPAIRED, ETC SINCE MY OWNERSHIP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11180923,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/18/2019","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM THE LEXUS OF MEMPHIS DEALERSHIP AS USED IN 2010. I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS OR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I AM.NOT AWARE OF ANY A EVIDENT HISTORY FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE AIRBAG CONTAINER ON THE PASSENGER DASH HAS PROGRESSIVELY CRACKED AT THE TOPICAL SEAMS OVER TIME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD AN AIRBAG SHOULD NOT LOOK LIKE THIS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AN UNTIMELY DEPLOYMENT AND IF THE CONTAINER WILL GET WORSE. AT NO TIME HAS THE AIRBAG BEEN MANIPULATED, REPAIRED, ETC SINCE MY OWNERSHIP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11113561,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2018","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2018","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE","summary":"MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND WHEN THE DIGANOISED CODE CHECK IS PERFORMED \"NO CODES APPEAR,\" BUT I DO HAVE A POWER STEERING LEAKAGE AND I HEAR THE POWER STEERING NOISE WHEN I AM TURNING AND FROM THE RECALL 11V53900 11/09/2011 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ITS A HUGE PROBLEM. I CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WHERE NO HELP! I CALLED FOR SERVICING AND THEY STATED ON MY VIN THERE IS NO RECALL BUT ON THE NHTSA THERE POPS UP THIS RECALL SO NO COOL. I AM GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS AND SUE THE HELL OUT OF LEXUS FOR REFUSING TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE AND NEGLECTING THE ISSUES WHEN I CALLED AND ALL THE CALLS ARE RECORDED. TROUBLE & HORRIBLE SERVICE I AM NOT A SATISFIED CUSTOMER. I GUESS YOU NEED TO BE IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL BRACKET TO RECEIVE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11079927,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/02/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2018","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE DASHBOARD IS OPENING, AND MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN IMPACT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11039368,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/21/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2017","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TAMARA RECALL ON MY AIRBAGS,NEVER REPAIRED. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME OUT. HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES EVERY FEW MONTHS ON THIS CAR ALSO","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11022269,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2017","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER APPEARS TO BE SEPARATED ALONG THE SEAM NEAR WINDSHIELD ON DASHBOARD AND THERE IS A WIDER GAP ON THAT SIDE VS THE SIDE CLOSEST PASSENGER. I'VE NOT SEEN THIS BEFORE IN ANY OF MY OTHER LEXUS VEHICLES AND IT'S CAUSE FOR CONCERN OF SAFETY AS A RESULT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":11019563,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/15/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"08/25/2017","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER WAS BULGING AND HAD SEPARATED ALONG THE SEAM NEAREST THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DASHBOARD. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BUTLER LEXUS OF SOUTH ATLANTA (LOCATED AT 4025 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (678) 783-2703) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,000. *TT *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10991749,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/14/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2017","vin":"JTHBN36F255","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND MAKING THE GLARE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR SOME TIME. JUST NOW FINDING OUT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS. IT HAS LARGE BUMPS ON THE MELTING DASHBOARD. STARTED DOING THIS AROUND MAY, 2012.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10967246,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2017","vin":"","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT AND WAS DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NEEDED TO REPLACE HER KEY WITH ANOTHER KEY CHIP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10916491,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"10/17/2016","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY COMPLAINT IS IN REGARD TO THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR MY 2005 LEXUS ES-330. WHILE TRYING TO START MY VEHICLE THE CASE THAT HOUSES THE KEY BROKE APART. THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR RUNNING, BUT THE OTHER HALF OF THE CASE WAS DANGLING FROM THE KEY ITSELF.AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ENGINE BY TURNING IT OFF WITH THE KEY ITSELF AND GATHERING UP ALL THE PARTS OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, UPON OBSERVATION I FOUND A VERY SMALL SCREW THAT SUPPOSEDLY WAS USED TO SECURE THE SWITCH CASE TOGETHER HAD BECOME LOOSE AND THEREFORE ALLOWED THE SWITCH CASE TO BREAK OPEN FROM THE PRESSURE NEEDED TO START THE ENGINE. WITH A LITTLE BIT OF GLUE AND TRANSPARENT TAPE I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALER ON ATLANTIC BLVD.IN JACKSONVILLE, FL.THE SERVICE MANAGER SEEMED UNCONCERNED ABOUT MY PROBLEM, AND SPOKE MOSTLY ABOUT THE REDESIGNED SWITCH PRESENTLY AVAILABLE, AND WAS TOTALLY UNCONCERNED ABOUT MY PROBLEM. I ASKED ABOUT OTHERS WITH THE SAME TYPE KEY CASE AS MINE AND IF A REMEDY HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THE SECURING OF THE SMALL SCREW THAT HOLDS THE CASE TOGETHER, HE SAID NOT HIS KNOWLEDGE. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS SIMPLY WHY NOT? THE SERVICE MANAGER IS [XXX], I WAS TOLD BY HIM MY ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO PURCHASE ANOTHER KEY AS IF THE PROBLEM WAS MINE INSTEAD OF THE DEALERS.COULD THERE BE A SAFETY CONCERN HERE? I AM [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10904596,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2016","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"SHRINKING DASHBOARD AIRBAG COVER - THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR LEXUS OWNERS - - LEXUS SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD AND DOES NOT WARRANT REPAIR - ONLY COSMETIC. THEY ARE REPAIRING SOME DASHBOARDS FOR CRACKS ON OTHER MODELS. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2013.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10898756,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2016","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V539000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,108. *CONSUMER REQUEST TO WITHDRAW COMPLAINT. UPDATED 10/21/16*LJ THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO WITHDRAW THE COMPLAINT. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10885203,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"07/16/2016","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG COVER IS BULGING AND HAS SEPARATED ALONG THE SEAM NEAREST THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO SHRINKAGE OF THE DASH. THIS MAY IMPACT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG AND CAUSE INJURY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10876227,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2016","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE","summary":"THE AUTOMOBILE SEEMS ACCELLERATE JUST A LITTLE BIT.WHEN YOU ARE STEPPING ON THE GAS IT, KIND OF JUMPS FORWARD SOME, WITHOUT PUTTING MORE PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL.IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10853397,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/22/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"04/04/2016","vin":"JTHBA30GX55","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DROVE OVER A CURB, AND THEN ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A RESTAURANT AND THREE PARKED VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10839442,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2016","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, VEHICLE MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREET..","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10808270,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2015","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE OF HIS VEHICLE, CAUSING THE HIM TO CRASH INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE BODY DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED BUT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000....UPDATED 09/08/16 *BF UPDATED 09/26/16.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10785011,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"10/21/2015","vin":"JTHBA306350","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10777818,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/11/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2015","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"AS CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID TWO TEENAGERS RUNNING ACROSS IN FRONT OF HER, I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES AND THE CAR ACCELERATED FROM 20-30. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY NOR DID THE SEAT BELT ENGAGE AND LOCK TO PREVENT ME FROM SLAMMING INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ABS BRAKES WERE SLAMMED AND IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK LIKE THERE WAS AN AIR BUBBLE IN THE SYSTEM. I CRASHED INTO THE HYUNDAI. TOTALED MY CAR AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR FRAME WAS BENT. CALLED THE POLICE, BUT DID NOT TAKE A REPORT SINCE NO ONE WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE. WENT DO MY DOCTOR AND REPORTED THIS TO LEXUS-INCIDENT NUMBER 150922-00272 ON 9/22/15. LEXUS WILL INSPECT THE CAR ON 10/9/15...UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF ...UPDATED 12/03/15 *BF, UPDATED 4/9/18*JB *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10721227,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2015","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"PASSENGER AIRBAG DETERIORATION (SEPARATED) ON DASHBOARD.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10715805,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2015","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DID NOT HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT, OR EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES OR CAR DAMAGE, BUT THIS CAR, LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAS SOME SERIOUS TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES AT TIMES. IT HESITATES AND LURCHES OFTEN. I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY AND THE CAR ACTED UP IN THE WORST WAY EVER.BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WITH INFORMATION ON THESE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YOUR ORGANIZATION WOULD MAKE TOYOTA ENGINEER A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND RECALL AND FIX THESE CARS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10701537,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2015","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WE WERE GOING ON A TWO WAY STREET, (OLD ANNAPOLIS ROAD, ELLICOTT CITY, MD-21042) ANOTHER CAR CROSSED THE TWO YELLOW LANES (MEDIAN) AND HIT OUR CAR HEAD- ON. THE FRONT PORTION OF OUR CAR AND THAT CAR HIT US WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. THE CAR BEHIND US COULD NOT STOP AND HIT OUR CAR FROM THE REAR. WE NOTED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS IN OUR 2005 LEXUS 330 DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AND THE PERSON CAME IN TO OUR LANE MAY BE 35 TO 40 MILES. I TRIED TO APPLY THE HORN AND STOP MY VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE OTHER DRIVER PROBABLY DOZED OUT, BUT THE AIR BAGS IN HIS CAR DEPLOYED. WHY THE AIR BAGS IN OUR CAR DID NOT DEPLOY? .. UPDATED 03/31/15 *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10701267,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2015","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE","summary":"THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND LOOKS TO BE EXPANDING. THIS IS HAPPENING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAM AND IT STARTED ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. I AM VERY CONCERN THIS MAY COMPROMISE THE AIRBAG AND SAFETY. I CALLED MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AFTER HEARING ABOUT MANY OTHER MODELS BEING REPLACED BUT MY MODEL IS NOT ON THE LIST. ON CLUBLEXUS.COM, MANY USERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THEY HAVE FILE A VEHICLE COMPLAINT YET. HERE IS THE LINK: HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/ES300-AND-ES330/657687-ES330-SHRINKING-DASH-AIRBAG-COVER.HTML. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10689879,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/22/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2015","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS PROTRUDING. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT I AM NOW CONCERNED THAT IF ONE WERE TO OCUT, THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT WORK. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10678355,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2015","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REALIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 04/03/15*LJ UPDATED 9?19/2017*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10661471,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/28/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"12/01/2014","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO A DIFFERENT LANE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 1/7/15*CN UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10633795,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2014","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"1. HEADLIGHTS: BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE BLINKING CAUTION LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT WAS WORKING FINE AND TO IGNORE THE BLINKING CAUTION LIGHT. NOTHING COULD BE DONE. I LATER RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. 2. TRANSMISSION LAGS AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING THROUGH TRAFFIC CIRCLES AND GOING THROUGH BUSY INTERSECTIONS. SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS IS NORMAL OPERATING AND TO USE A HIGHER OCTANE GAS. I AM RETURNING VEHICLE TO LEXUS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10583028,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/16/2014","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330.THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NOT INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,575.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10579392,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/06/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/12/2014","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY UP AN AISLE IN A PARKING LOT AND SPOTTED A SHADY PLACE ON MY LEFT JUST NEXT TO A CAR ALREADY PARKED. I MOVED IN SLOWLY AT 90DEGREE ANGLE TO SET THE CAR INTO THE PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ALREADY ON THE BRAKE. I PRESSED DOWN THE BRAKE FURTHER AS THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO BE AT THE RIGHT PLACE. SUDDENLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED AT WHAT SEEMED FULL THROTTLE INTO A BRICK RETAINING WALL 9-10 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR BACKED DOWN IN THE PARKING SPACE WHERE IT IMMOBILIZED. THE ACCELERATION WAS SUDDEN AND UNCONTROLABLE. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OUT. THE SHOCK AGAINST THE WALL RESULTED IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR BEING DAMAGED AND A PASSENGER I HAD IN THE FRONT SEAT (WE BOTH HAD OUR BELTS ON) GOT A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO THE LOWER SPINE AND HAS BEEN BEDRIDDEN EVER SINCE. *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10578377,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2014","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING INTO A GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE REAR OF THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE AGENCY, WHO DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND RULED THAT THE CONTACT HAD ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AS OPPOSED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10577991,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/14/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2014","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DUE TO THE FAILURE THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PROCEEDING VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INTERFERENCE OF THE FLOOR MAT THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND SECURED BY THE DESIGNED HOOKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,575. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN CONSUMER HANDWRITING IS ILLEGIBLE. UPDATED 06/12/14 UPDATED 8/15/17*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10573386,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/19/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/19/2014","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"MY VEHICLE ACCELERATES PERIODICALLY RESULTING IN CLOSE-CALL ACCIDENTS. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN OF WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP (HEYWARD ALLEN TOYOTA) WHERE I BROUGHT THE USED VEHICLE IN 2008. ONE OF THE SALESMEN DROVE WITH ME AROUND THE DEALERSHIP AND DECIDED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LEARNED 24-HOURS AFTER THE PURCHASE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING IT WHICH WAS NOT REVEALED. I AM CONCERNED THAT I AM PUTTING MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS IN DANGER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10567641,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/19/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2014","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED WITHOUT A RESPONSE. A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE ALSO EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE BEFORE CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED MINOR FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10567642,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"03/06/2014","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"STEERING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, I REALIZED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIE ROD WAS LOOSE, MAKING STEERING CONTROL DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED CITY TIRE WHO DID THE ALIGNMENT OVER 16 MONTHS AGO. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE SAID THAT THE PERSON THAT DID THE ALIGNMENT DID NOT TIGHTENING UP THE BOLT AFTER ADJUSTING THE TIE ROD. THIS CAUSED THE THREADS ON THE TIE ROD TO WEAR OUT AND THEN THE TIE ROD TO FAIL. A NEW TIE ROD IS NEEDED. I HAVE A FRIED THAT HAS A CHEVY IMPALA 2003 THIS CAR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE MANUFACTURE FOR THE PART COULD BE THE SAME FOR BOTH CARS AND THE PART COULD HAVE A DESIGN FLAW IN WHICH THE THREADS INSIDE THE ADJUSTING RODS WEAR OUT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS FOR ME. IT DOES SEEM LIKE A MINOR THING BUT IT DOES AFFECT STEERING CONTROLS WHEN IT FAILS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10554812,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2013","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE","summary":"MY WIFE ENTERED AN INTERSECTION AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WINDOW EXPLODED ON IMPACT AND SHE WAS HIT WITH FLYING GLASS IN THE FACE. THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS BENT INWARD APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE FORCE. WE BELIEVE SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE B PILLAR, BECAUSE SHE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND A JAGGED CUT ABOVE HER LEFT EYE. SHE ALSO SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT RIB IN THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT. THE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED THE REPAIR NOTED THAT THERE WAS INTRUSION ON THE DRIVERS DOOR, THAT THE LOWER ROCKER HAD BEEN PUSHED IN, AND THAT DUE TO PRESSURE ON THE B PILLAR THE REAR DOOR DID NOT OPEN PROPERLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SIDE CURTAIN AIRS BAGS WHICH DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF THE VEHICLE SHOWS AIRBAG SENSORS IN ALL FOUR DOORS OF THE CAR. GIVEN THE DIRECT HIT ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE RESULTING EXPLOSION OF THE DRIVERS WINDOW, WE FEEL THE SIDE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, WHICH WOULD HAVE LESSENED OR ELIMINATED THE INJURIES MY WIFE SUFFERED. I INFORMED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES THAT I WAS UNHAPPY WITH THE AIRBAG'S FAILURE TO DEPLOY, AND WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE \"THE IMPACT FORCES WERE NOT DIRECTED TOWARDS THE B-PILLAR, DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT WARRANTED\". TO ME THIS INDICATES THAT THERE ARE NOT SENSORS IN THE DOORS AS SHOWN IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WERE FORCES EXERTED TO THE B-PILLAR IN THE ACCIDENT, AS NOTED BY THE MECHANICAL INSPECTION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10544429,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/07/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2013","vin":"JTJHA31U750","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE LEXUS DRIVER (DRIVER 1) WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON 112TH AVE SE (IN NEWCASTLE, WA) APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WITH SE 64TH ST. SHE PASSED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AS IT WAS CLEAR AND SHE HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY AS THE STOP SIGN WAS INTENDED FOR THE DRIVER WHO HIT HER. THE 2ND DRIVER SAID HE FORGOT TO LOOK TO HIS LEFT AND ACCELERATED FORWARD INTO HIS LEFT TURN ONTO 112TH AVE SE. DRIVER 2 HIT DRIVER 1 IN THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. THE AIRBAG FAILED DEPLOY CAUSING THE DRIVER 1 TO SUSTAIN MULTIPLE SEVERE INJURIES. SUCH AS, NECK, SHOULDER, BACK, RIBS, TORSO, SPINE INJURIES ETC.... *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10542709,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/05/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"09/09/2013","vin":"","components":"STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"DRIVING SOUTH ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED --UNABLE TO STEER IT OR SLOW IT DOWN--HAD TO GET OFF HIGHWAY TO AVOID COLLISION --TURNED WHEEL TO RIGHT AND SLID ACROSS SWALE INTO THICKET OF TREES WANT TO GET A USED LEXUS TO REPLACE THIS BE BUT AM AFRAID OF SAFETY ISSUES NOW. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10524741,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/14/2013","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND HIT THE CAR THAT WAS 6 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE WAS THAT OF A SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION JUST LIKE THE INCIDENT WE HAD ON APRIL 30, 2013. THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME BUT THE LEXUS SUSTAINED OVER $10,000. WORTH OF DAMAGE AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE INCIDENT ON APRIL 30 CONSISTED OF OUR CRAWLING FORWARD INTO A PARKING SPOT, SUDDENLY THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED, WENT OVER THE CEMENT PARKING BARRIER AND HIT A CAR APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET AWAY. LEXUS LOOKED AT THE BLACK BOX AFTER THE 4/30 ACCIDENT AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10519916,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2013","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I DID NOT HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT, OR EXPERIENCE ANY INJURIES OR CAR DAMAGE, BUT THIS CAR, LIKE NUMEROUS OTHER CARS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAS SOME SERIOUS TRANSMISSION/COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES AT TIMES. IT HESITATES AND LURCHES OFTEN, ESPECIALLY IN D4. I DROVE ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY IN D4, AND THE CAR ACTED UP IN THE WORST WAY EVER. I LATER TRIED DRIVING IN D, AND THE CAR DID BETTER IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME THAT WITH INFORMATION ON THESE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET, YOUR ORGANIZATION WOULD MAKE TOYOTA ENGINEER A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND RECALL AND FIX THESE CARS. BY THE WAY, THIS CAR HAD THE LEXUS SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR ITS TRANSMISSION ISSUES LAST SUMMER, AND I ONLY USE THE HIGHEST OCTANE GASOLINE. THE CAR ACTUALLY BELONGS TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER, WHICH MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HER HAVING AN ACCIDENT, OR COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE LEAVING HER STRANDED SOMEWHERE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10505968,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/11/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2013","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE DASHBOARD WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TR UPDATED 9/17/13*CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10495985,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"01/31/2013","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME. WHILE APPROACHING AND PREPARING TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, NOTICED THE INABILITY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PADDLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AT THIS POINT, VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNINTENDED (WITHOUT INPUT ON ACCELERATOR), CAUSING TO RAPIDLY SURGE AND LAUNCH STRAIGHT AHEAD UNCONTROLLABLE AT A HIGH SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH, WHICH RESULTED THE CONTACT TO CRASH THOUGH A CUL-DE-SAC BLOCK (BRICK) WALL, BRICKS EXPLODED AND LANDED ON TOP OF ANOTHER PARTY?S PARKED VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FENDER. AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. CONTACT WAS TAKEN VIA AMBULANCE TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION OF INJURIES, RELEASED SAME DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ON THE INCIDENT. FOR VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE FACILITY. INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED VEHICLE TO BE TOTALED DUE TO MAJOR BODY DAMAGES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,557. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10495054,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2013","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE WINDOW WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10491125,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/05/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/18/2012","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2012 AROUND 1:50 PM IN THE AFTERNOON, I DROVE THE CAR TO PICK UP OUR NEPHEW FROM SCHOOL. WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND LOOKING FOR A PARKING PLACE SUDDENLY THE CAR SPED UP AND ACCELERATED! EVEN THOUGH I APPLIED HARD ON THE BRAKE THE CAR KEPT RUNNING VERY FAST AND ONLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT BUSHES AND THE HOUSE ON THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD. I WAS LUCKY THAT NO KIDS CAME OUT FROM SCHOOL YET AND NO OTHER CARS WERE NEARLY SO DAMAGES ONLY CAUSED TO THE CAR AND THE PROPERTY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10472888,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/27/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2012","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED EXTREMELY HARD, CAUSING THE PASSENGERS TO BE THROWN FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND BECAME WORSE WITH EACH INCIDENT. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A REMEDY FOR THE ISSUE BUT THE REMEDY WOULD DESTROY THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10467381,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/15/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2012","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"I WAS DRIVING UP THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, IN A 2005 LEXUS ES330, WHEN A 74 YEAR OLD LADY PULLED OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. NEEDLESS TO SAY, WE WERE INVOLVED IN A WRECK. MY 2 FRONT TEETH HIT THE STEERING WHEEL KNOCKING THEM COMPLETELY OUT! THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE GONE ONLINE & SEE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL VEHICLE & THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I FEEL THAT HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I WOULD NOT BE GOING THROUGH ORAL SURGERY TO HAVE TEETH IMPLANTED. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TAKE A SERIOUS LOOK AT THIS ISSUE, AS THE WRECK COULD'VE RESULTED IN A FATALITY, & THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10460978,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"06/08/2012","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE CAR HESITATES AND ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN BEFORE ACCELERATING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN NEEDING TO AVOID OTHER CARS OR CHANGING LANES OR MAKING TURNS. *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10458307,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/11/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"05/14/2012","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELORATOR THERE IS A HESITATION IN THE CAR SPEEDING UP AND WHILE DRIVING THERE IS SOMETIMES THAT SAME HESITATION. *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10452766,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2012","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND ALSO WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10447855,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/13/2012","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND JERKS AT ALL TIMES PUTTING THE DRIVER IN UNSAFE SITUATIONS. THERE APPEARS TO BE A ENDLESS LIST OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS AND LEXUS NOT TAKING ANY ACTION TO CORRECT IT ON THEIR OWN. I JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR A PULLEY PROBLEM THAT MAY CAUSE A BELT TO COME OFF BUT THEIR IS NO RECALL ISSUED FOR A DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION ISSUE, SERIOUSLY?? I HOPE SOMEONE FORCES THEM TO TAKE ACTION SOON SINCE THEY DON'T APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED WITH CUSTOMER SAFETY OR LOYALTY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10447314,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/20/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/09/2012","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEEDS OF 30 MPH APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS , BUT THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,500 THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10445212,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"01/25/2012","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","summary":"I RECEIVED A SAFTY RECALL NOTICE FROM LEXUS INDICATING MY ENGINE CRANKSHFT PULLEY MAY LOOSE AND CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I CALLED LEXUS AND THEY SAID I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LEXUS DEALER. SINCE THERE ISN'T A LEXUS DEALER IN MY HOMETOWN THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CLOSEST DEALERS WERE AT LEAST 150 MILES FROM MY HOME. I BOUGHT THE CAR AT A LOCAL USED CAR DEALERSHIP THAT IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. I ASKED IF THEY COULD CERTIFY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO DO THE INSPECTION AND THEY SAID NO. IF THIS DEFECT IS ON MY VEHICLE IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE 150 MILES TO GET TO THEIR CERTIFIED DEALER. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT ON MY WAY TO THE INSPECTION WHO IS LIABLE? THEY WILL BE. I WANT THEM TO ACCOMODATE ME BY CERTIFYING THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TO DO AN INSPECTION FOR ME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10444055,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/17/2012","vin":"J2HBA30G255","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE, CAUSING HIM TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10429632,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/20/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"10/12/2011","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE END OF JULY 2011 I HAD NOTICED A DASHBOARD LIGHT GO ON. WARNING THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ACTIVE. I HAD A SICKNESS IN THE FAMILY AND COULD NOT BRING THIS VEHICLE IN TO EDISON LEXUS UNTIL 8/23/2011 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED. LEXUS OF EDISON SAID IF I REPLACE THE ORIGINAL BATTERY ES 330 IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR. I DID THAT FOR ABOUT $160.00 THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM! LEXUS OF EDISON SAID THAT SENSOR IS PART OF THE SEAT FRAME AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST TO ME OF $ 3,359.50 . I CALLED LEXUS DIRECTLY AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD HELP PAY HALF . I SAID TO LEXUS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS PART SHOULD NEVER FAIL. THIS SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE LEXUS FEDERAL SAFETY COMPONENTS US WARRANTY FOR 96 MONTHS AND 80,000 MILES,AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS IS 72 MONTHS AND 70,000 MILES . AND WHEN I HAD TAKEN THE ES330 TO THEM IT WAS IN THE ABOVE TIMEFRAME. I HAD ONLY APPROXIMATELY 56,224 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10424908,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"09/08/2011","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"TRANSMISSION JERKING AND HESITATION. PROBLEM INCREASING STEADILY FOR THE PAST YEAR. WE ARE EXPERIENCING HESITATION WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND JUST WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35-40 MPH. UPDATED 09/16/11 *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10423944,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"09/06/2011","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10417197,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/05/2011","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY ROUGH, UP-SHIFT AND DOWN-SHIFT SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. DOCUMENTED/REPORTED PROBLEM AT EVERY SERVICE CHECK. WAS TOLD SOFTWARE HAD BEEN 'ADJUSTED/RESET' AND THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR. AS THE CAR IS AGING PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE PRONOUNCED AND ROUGH/HARD SHIFTING IS ESCALATING. *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10407280,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"06/17/2011","vin":"JTHBA30GX55","components":"STRUCTURE","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG WAS SEPARATING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG AND FOUND THE AIR BAG WAS SEPARATING FROM THE ENCLOSED DASHBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH SOME OF THE REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,100. UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF UPDATED 08/19/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10390520,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2011","vin":"JTHBA30GX55","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"LEXUS ACCELERATED FROM 70 TO 85 MPH. ON FREEWAY BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK OR SLOW THE CAR DOWN. PUT THE CAN IN NEUTRAL AND WENT UP ELEVATED A FREEWAY TRANSITION ROAD. CAR WAS AT 4RPMS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10379385,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/12/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2011","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CRASHING INTO A STEEL POLE AND DAMAGING THE ENTIRE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WOULD BE NOTIFIED AT A LATER DATE OF THE RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10370439,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/13/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/13/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. A MECHANIC ARRIVED TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10367014,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/20/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"11/21/2010","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"LEXUS ES330 TRANSMISSION. SURGES. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10361382,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"10/20/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES 330 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION, ESPECIALLY ON ROADS WITH NO STREET LIGHTS, REFLECTORS OR LANE MARKINGS. THERE IS A SHARP CUTOFF OF LIGHT ABOUT 40-50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR BEYOND WHICH THERE IS LITTLE OR NO LIGHT CAST ON THE ROADWAY SURFACE. REFLECTIVE SIGNS CAN BE SEEN FARTHER AWAY BUT ONE CANNOT HELP BUT OVERDRIVE THE LIGHTS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 20MPH BECAUSE NOTHING ON THE ROAD ITSELF IS ILLUMINATED. THE LOW BEAMS SEEM TO BE DELIBERATELY AIMED AT THE GROUND 40-50' AWAY. LIGHT IN THE 40-50' ZONE IN FRONT OF THE CAR IS ADEQUATE. BEYOND THAT IT IS NOT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JAN 2005 AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT ARISE UNTIL 2-3 YEARS LATER, OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT. THE DEALER CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND STATED THE HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO RAISE THE CUTOFF POINT(LIGHTS ARE SELF LEVELING) AND THAT THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM IF THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEIR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE ROAD BETWEEN MY CAR AND THEIRS. HOWEVER ON A DARK STREET WITH NO ONCOMING CARS IT'S LIKE DRIVING INTO A POOL OF DARKNESS PAST THE 40-50 FOOT CUTOFF OF LIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN ON A PITCH BLACK ROAD, BUT THAT'S NOT A GOOD SOLUTION. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CAR WITHOUT CHECKING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LIGHTS ON A DARK ROAD. LEXUS NEEDS TO FIX THIS - IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MILEAGE ON THE CAR IN NOW IN THE MID 40S. THIS CONDITION IS ONGOING, NOT INTERMITTENT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10360642,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/11/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS LEAVING A CAR WASH (AT A BUSY INTERSECTION IN PENFIELD, NY), THE \"CAR WASH\" LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUT IT IN GEAR AND LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO APPROACH THE WORKERS FOR THEM TO DRY AND VACUUM THE CAR. THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT IN THE DRIVERS FRONT SIDE SO THAT THEY COULD VACUUM THAT AREA. THE CAR SPEED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL I TRIED TO STEER BETWEEN 2 STEEL SAFETY POST, MISSED THE WORKERS, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK AND 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC TOWARD A TELEPHONE POLE, HIT THE CURB, FLIPPED OVER, I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE CAR STOPPED RIGHT SIDE UP POINTING TOWARD THE CAR WASH. CAR WASH EMPLOYEES (AND OTHER WITNESSES) RUSHED ACROSS THE STREET AND WHEN I WOKE UP ONE OF THE ATTENDANTS WAS REMOVING MY SEAT BELT AND PULLING ME OUT THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDOW, THERE WERE MANY WITNESSES WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS STILL ALIVE AND THAT THE CAR DID NOT HIT ANY WORKERS, PEDESTRIANS OR DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES WHICH HAD NOW ALL STOPPED . NO AIR-BAGS WERE RELEASED? I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL . I WAS RELEASED 4 HOURS LATER STIFF, SORE, BRUISED, MINOR CONCUSSION AND TOLD TO STAY AROUND FOR A WEEK (WE WERE PLANNING TO RETURN TO FL THE NEXT DAY) TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS. POLICE WERE ON SITE, DID A REPORT, FIREMAN WERE THERE TO CLEAN UP THE LEAKS. MY INSURANCE CO. HAS TOTALED THE CAR. I FEEL THAT LEXUS SHOULD EVALUATE THIS CAR TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CAUSE, IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT, IT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, NOR WAS IT OPERATOR ERROR, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL AND VERY HARD TO STEER. IF THE \"LEXUS\" HAD A MIND THEN IT HAD GONE CRAZY? I HAVE TALKED TO THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND READ ME THE PARTY LINE THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 ES330 LEXUS, IT'S OPERATOR ERROR? I GUESS THE OTHER 38 OWNERS OF THE 2005 ES330 THAT HAVE POSTINGS ON THIS SITE ARE ALL WRONG. BASED ON TOYOTAS (LEXUS) ATTITUDE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT MADE BY TOYOTA. I AM HAPPY TO BE ALIVE, THANK GOD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10359526,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"10/07/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD CRASHING INTO A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN INVESTIGATOR SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS/HER FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. UPDATED 04/19/11","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10350274,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/24/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"08/18/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED A CURVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE WOULD NEED TO BE ESCALATED TO THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO DAMAGES TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10347806,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/28/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES-330. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY JERK. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN HIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN AT TIMES. UPDATED 10/27/10","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10342693,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/22/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/12/2010","vin":"JTHBA30GX55","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330 SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED INTERMITTENTLY INTO A LOWER GEAR AND BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEGUN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED HIM THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE; HOWEVER, UNLESS LEXUS ADVISED HIM, THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,496. UPDATED 9/1/10 *CN UPDATED 09/02/10*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10332123,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE WHICH RESULTED TO THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THREE PARKED VEHICLES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE EVIDENCE FACILITY WITH MAJOR BODY DAMAGES. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLIANT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/16/10","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10331916,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10331832,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2010","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY LEXUS ES HESITATES WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. STARTED WHEN I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10331870,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/02/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"LEXUS ES 330, WHEN ACCELERATING, THERE IS A HESITATION. DEALER SAID IT WAS RELATED TO OCTANE OF GASOLINE, THAT I SHOULD INCREASE THE OCTANE TO 92. THIS DID NOT HELP. THEY LIE AT EVERY ANGLE... *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10328872,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/03/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A CEMENT WALL. BOTH THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES AND THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/09/10*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10328129,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2010","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE OR STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10324468,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/02/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/08/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON APRIL 2, 2010 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, STRUCK A CURB AND THEN CRASHED INTO A CINDER BLOCK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REQUESTED THAT SHE NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNTIL THEIR INVESTIGATORS INSPECTED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS AT A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 42,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10323169,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"04/05/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES 330. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10322642,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/29/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC","summary":"I DROVE MY MOTHER IN HER 2005 LEXUS ES330 FROM ORLANDO TO JENSEN BEACH, FL FOR A WEEKEND VISIT WITH HER SISTER. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN THE SUMMER OF 2005. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN LOCALLY AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. I DROVE THE CAR ON I-95 FOR 2 HOURS UNTIL I REACHED OUR EXIT. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I CONTINUED BRAKING AND WAS GETTING ALARMED THAT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW IMMEDIATELY. I MAINTAINED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND FINALLY THE CAR SLOWED BEFORE WE REACHED THE STOP LIGHT AT THE END OF THE RAMP. MY MOTHER,AS A PASSENGER, WAS NOT AWARE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. ON THE RETURN TRIP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER 2 HOURS OF DRIVING, I EXITED ONTO THE LOCAL ROADS AND BRAKED AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR IN FRONT HAD STOPPED. I SCREAMED TO MY MOTHER \"THE CAR IS NOT STOPPING!\" SHE SCREAMED OUT THAT WE WERE GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. I CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT END MADE A LOUD MECHANICAL SOUND LIKE A METALLIC CLUNK AND THE CAR STOPPED. WHEN I GOT TO MY MOM'S HOUSE I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE HER BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION. MY MOM WAS 87 AT THE TIME AND I SAID SHE IS NOT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE. THE DEALERSHIP PICKED UP THE CAR AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.THE NEXT WEEK SHE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM TOYOTA CALIFORNIA TO INQUIRE INTO THE INCIDENT. THE COMPANY SAID THE DEALER FOUND A LOT OF OIL ON THE LEFT WHEEL AS IF I HAD HIT A POTHOLE. MY MOTHER COULD NOT REACT AS SHE HAD NOT BEEN THE ONE DRIVING THE CAR.I CAN TELL YOU THERE WAS NO POTHOLE! I HAVE DRIVEN IT TWICE AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY USING THE SAME ROUTE. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN BUT I NEVER FEEL SAFE IN THAT CAR. I THINK TOYOTA KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOTHING. THIS CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL BUT IT SHOULD BE EXAMINED AGAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10320555,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/17/2010","vin":"JTHBA306755","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"PULLING INTO MY GARAGE. 2005 LEXUS ES330 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT THRU THE BACK BRICK WALL. ONE-TIME OCCURRENCE. COST $10,000. INSURANCE PAID TO FIX CAR, FIX GARAGE. THEN DROPPED ME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10320249,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/16/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/16/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I HAVE A 2005 LEXUS E330 AND HAVE THE SIMILAR ISSUES AS OTHERS ON THIS POST. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING BUT AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, THE CAR ACCELERATES (SURGES) ALMOST ON DEMAND. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER DUE TO THE COSTS THAT MAY BE INVOLVED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10318133,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2005 LEXUS MODEL ES330(VIN#[XXX] ). AFTER ENTERING A PARKING SPACE AT A SHOPPING MALL AT VERY SLOW SPEED. MY LEXUS ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT HARD PRESSED ON THE BRAKE, JUMPING AN ISLAND IMPACTING HEAD ON WITH THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON BOTH CARS. REPLACED THE HOOD, GRID, BOTH HEAD LAMPS, AND FRONT BUMPER ON MY CAR. THE PASSENGER OF THE OTHER CAR WAS NOT IN THE CAR AND WAS SHOPPING IN THE MALL. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. I CALLED MY LEXUS DEALER (LEXUS OF SILVER SPRING, MD AND WAS TOLD THAT THE 2005 LEXUS ES330 WAS NOT COVERED BY TOYOTA'S RECALL FOR BRAKING OR ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. SINCE THEN, I CAREFULLY PULL THE CARPET BACK WHEN START DRIVING. HOPE YOUR INVESTIGATION WILL INCLUDE THE 2005 LEXUS ES330 MODEL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10317895,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2005 LEXUS ES 330 HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION EVENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN MULTI-LANE TRAFFIC IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. I PUT ON BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET, BUT THE ENGINE KEPT WINDING UP. I TURNED OFF THE KEY AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, RE-STARTED THE ENGINE, AND IT CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN RPMS. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. THAT TIME, THE ENGINE WAS AT NORMALL RPMS. I PULLED OUT OF THE TRAFFIC INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED THE MOBILE LEXUS NUMBER. THEY SENT A TRUCK AND TRAILERED IT TO MOBILE WHERE THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY EVENT RECORDED ON THE COMPUTER AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A FLOOR-MAT ISSUE. I MADE NO ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FLOOR MAT OR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DURING MY EVENT. I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE NOT HAD ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION EVENT, BUT I AM NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH THE CAR. THIS EVENT IS RECORDED IN MY LEXUS SERVICE RECORD, CASE #[XXX] . *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10316444,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, I TOO EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I OVERTOOK A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ON OTHERWISE AN EMPTY ONE-LANE STRAIGHT ROAD. AS I EASED BACK INTO THE LANE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RACE. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR REALLY WANTED TO GO FASTER AND FASTER. AS I WAS REACHING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50MPH, I THEN SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL BUT TO NO AVAIL AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, THE BRAKE WORKED AT ALL TIMES. I KEPT IT PRESSED DOWN REAL HARD WHILE THE RPMS WERE GOING WELL ABOVE 6K. THE VEHICLE BEHAVED AS IF BOTH THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE PUSHED DOWN ALL THE WAY. FINALLY, THE BRAKES DID THEIR JOB AND AS I SLOWED TO A STOP AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF WITH A KEY. AFTER COLLECTING MYSELF I TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND CONTINUED WITH MY TRIP. NEXT DAY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIGHLAND PARK LEXUS IN NORTHBROOK, IL AT WHICH POINT THE SERVICE MANAGER JUST SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS IN DISBELIEF. I LONG RETURNED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE LEASE EXPIRED BUT CAN PROVIDE ME INFO SO THAT YOU GUYS CAN LOCATE THE VEHICLE AND TEST IT IF IT STILL ON THE ROAD SOMEWHERE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10316290,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/24/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"CAR OUT OF CONTROL ON RESIDENTIAL STREET NEAR MY HOME. SUDDEN ACCELERATION; BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP CAR AND I COULD NOT CONTROL STEERING. HIT TELEPHONE POLE THEN A PARKED CAR. THAT CAR AND MY 1905 LEXUS ES 330 WERE TOTALED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10315747,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/09/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON DEC. 9, 2006, OUR '05 LEXUS ES330 ACCELERATED SPONTANEOUSLY IN REVERSE DOWN OUR (FORTUNATELY LONG) DRIVEWAY. BRAKING DID NOT STOP THE CAR. IN FACT, THE TIRES SQUEALED LOUDLY AS I BRAKED. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP IT. WE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A LEXUS REPAIR SHOP. THEY, OF COURSE, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY MENTIONED HAVING RECEIVED SOME REPORTS OF FLOOR-MAT PROBLEMS CAUSING ACCELERATION, BUT COULDN'T TELL ME MORE. THE FLOOR-MAT ON THIS LEXUS WAS FIXED, SO THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THIS INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENED ONE TIME. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE CRUISE CONTROL, BECAUSE MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM (GOING FORWARD THOUGH) THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CRUISE CONTROL CAUSING ACCELERATION. EVEN THOUGH LEXUS SAID MY CRUISE CONTROL CHECKED O.K., I NEVER USED IT AGAIN. WE DECIDED TO SELL THE CAR, & DID SO WITHIN 6 MONTHS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10315072,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/22/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/01/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I OWN A 2005 LEXUS ES 330. LAST JUNE AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK ON THE 3RD LEVEL OF A PARKING GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I WAS ACTUALLY AT A STANDSTILL AND THE VEHICLE ENGINE ROARED AND PROCEEDED FORWARD ON ITS OWN. I PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE ENGINE THEN DIED DOWN. I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT OBSTRUCTING THE ACCELERATOR AND IT WAS NOT. AT THE TIME, I CHALKED IT UP TO \"A FLUKE\"; HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE TOYOTA VEHICLES, I FELT I SHOULD REPORT THIS OCCURRENCE. I PERSONALLY DO NOT THINK THIS WAS RELATED TO THE ACCELERATOR, I THINK IT HAD TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONICS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER OCCURRENCES; HOWEVER, IT IS WORTH A NOTATION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10314542,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/16/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/26/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT MY 2005 LEXUS 330 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND DID $1784 IN DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM AND HAVE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10313813,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2010","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WE PURCHASED A 2005 330 LEXUS, SEPT, 2004. WE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE AUTO DE-ACCELERATING DURING LEFT TURNS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM AND COULDN'T BE FIXED. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT IT WASN'T SAFE SO LESS THAN 8 MONTHS LATER WE TRADED IT IN FOR A 2005 430 LEXUS WHICH HAS GIVEN US NO PROBLEM. THERE WAS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. IT ALMOST STOPPED MAKING TURNS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10313859,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2010","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"HELLO: I DRIVE A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IS A DIFFERENT STORY. IF YOU ARE ENTERING AN ON RAMP TO A FREEWAY THEN RELEASE THE THROTTLE, THEN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY REAPPLY THE THROTTLE THE CAR WILL NOT RESPOND. IT TAKES 2 SECONDS OR SO BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS TO REV UP AND THE CAR IS DEFINITELY UNHAPPY ABOUT THIS. THIS PROCESS OF ACCELERATION, THE COASTING, THEN ACCELERATING AGAIN YIELDS THIS SAME RESULT WITH ALMOST 100% REPEATABILITY. THE INTERNET FORUMS ARE LOADED WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. DEFINITELY SOMETHING IN THE ELECTRONICS IS NOT RIGHT! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10313873,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES330. HESITATION & STUMBLING ON ACCELERATION. ALSO TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MODEL YEAR ES330. THERE WAS ONE REVISION OF TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE PROVIDED BUT IT DID NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THE LEXUS DEALER STATED \"THERE'S NOTHING MORE WE CAN DO.\" SEVERAL INTERNET POSTINGS SUGGEST THAT THIS \"DELAY\" OR HESITATION IS DESIGNED IN. ALSO, IF WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY, FOR EXAMPLE, THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, RELEASED AND DEPRESSED AGAIN THERE IS A MUCH LONGER 2-3 SECOND DELAY UNTIL POWER IS DELIVERED AND TO GET PROPER UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS I HAVE TO SHIFT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MANUALLY. THE LEXUS DEALER WAS/IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NO FIX BEYOND WHAT WAS PROVIDED FOR BACK IN 2005 BY LEXUS. THIS SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED ALONG WITH THE CURRENT CROP OF TOYOTA/LEXUS THROTTLE PROBLEMS. THANKS! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10312130,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES330 WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATED ON TWO INCIDENTS HER VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. IN ONE INCIDENT THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IF FELT AS THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD ACTIVATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND TOOK OFF FROM A PARKING LOT, DOWN A SLOPE, INTO TRAFFIC AND INTO AN ONCOMING CAR. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT THE FLOOR MATS HAD POSSIBLY BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10313462,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/20/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/23/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I HAVE THE INFAMOUS ES330 HESITATION PROBLEM WHICH IS PART OF THE SUB-STANDARD OPERATING PARAMETERS OF THE CAR. WHEN PURCHASED FROM THE DEALER NEW IN 2005, I WAS ADVISED AFTER TAKING THE CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES, THAT UPDATING ECC MODULE PROBABLY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT DIDN'T. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY AWARE AND BLAMED THE LAG ON TOYOTA'S \"DRIVE BY WIRE? DESIGN USED ON THIS CAR. FURTHER, THEY SAID LEXUS NEW ABOUT AND PROBABLY WOULDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE NEXT MODEL YEAR. THE HESITATION IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A FULL STOP OR WHEN POWER IS REQUIRED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. TO COMPENSATE, THE DRIVER HAS TO KEEP PUSHING DOWN ON THE GAS UNTIL THE CAR DECIDES TO ACCELERATE -- THEN THE DRIVER HAS TO QUICKLY EASE UP ON THE GAS TO KEEP THE CAR FROM OVER ACCELERATING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10312584,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/21/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/22/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES HARD OFTEN. THIS CAUSES ABNORMAL RESPONSE WHILE ACCELERATING. COMPLAINED A FEW TIMES TO THE DEALER WHEN BOUGHT THIS CAR. THEY UPGRADED ECM SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS HOW ACCELERATION BY WIRE WORKS. I NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEHAVIOR WITH ANY OF MY CARS INCLUDING TOYOTA BEFORE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE LEXUS SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM AS IT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT IF I'M NOT VERY AWARE DURING DRIVING WITH THIS ISSUE - LUCKILY, THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INCIDENT SO FAR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10310939,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/13/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"I DRIVE A 2005 ESS330 LEXUS. ON SATURDAY, FEB 13 I DROVE UP A RAMP IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AND UPON REACHING THE 2ND LEVEL IT FELT AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. UPON PARKING, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BECAME LOCKED PREVENTING ME FROM MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT. AFTER CHECKING ALL FOUR WHEELS, I CONCLUDED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS QUITE OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT MADE CLICKING SOUNDS COMMON WHEN CARS ARE HOT. IN THE TIME IT TOOK A TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO ARRIVE, THE WHEEL HAD COOLED AND I COULD DRIVE IT OUT OF THE STRUCTURE. THE TOW TRUCK COULD NOT FIT IN THE SECOND LEVEL. MY CAR DROVE PERFECTLY! I HAD IT TOWED TO MY AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY AREN'T HAVING LUCK GETTING THE CAR TO REPEAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THEY ARE HESISTANT TO RELEASE IT BACK TO ME DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE BRAKE LOCKING UP AGAIN ON THE ROAD INSTEAD OF JUST IN A PARKING STRUCTURE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10310940,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/03/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH, WITHOUT A WARNING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AND WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE OFF NORMALLY. THERE WERE ONLY DAMAGES TO THE RIMS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THE ISSUE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD.THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED THREE TIMES AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE TO- DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25003.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10308440,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/17/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/10/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I WAS DRIVING OUR LEXUS ES330 WITH MY WIFE FROM NJ TO CT ON A HIGHWAY. AT ONE POINT DURING THE DRIVE, REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, BUT INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. IN PANIC I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MESSY CRASH. IT WAS VERY SCARY. EVENTUALLY ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND THE CAR STOPPED IN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS NOT INCLUDED THIS MODEL IN THEIR RECALL LIST. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AND, I CHECKED IT THEN, THE MAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS NOT STUCK IN THE GAS PEDAL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"CTS","productModel":"ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSBL.","manufacturer":"CTS Automotive Products"}]},{"odiNumber":10306244,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/15/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/05/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANSMISSION HESITATES FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 CAUSING A FEELING THAT THE CAR MAY STALL OR LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. I PURCHASED THE CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH 22,500 MILES. I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION AND READ ABOUT IT ONLINE. APPARENTLY, LEXUS PROVIDES A \"FLASH\" FIX TO THE SOFTWARE. BUT, MY LOCAL LEXUS SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED NOT USING THE FIX BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THE FIX CAN CAUSE DAMAGE SOMEHOW TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT IS IRREPARABLE. APPARENTLY, THE FIX IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD FIX. I WAS TOLD THE FIX CANNOT BE SET BACK ONCE IT IS BEEN ADDRESSED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THOUSANDS OF LEXUS DEALERS HAVE BEEN EFFECTED. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY I FEEL LIKE MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD SUDDENLY AND BRIEFLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ANY GUIDANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE ABOUT THESE MATTERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10305693,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/03/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH LEXUS ES 330 (YEAR 2005). HAVING BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME (HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO DEALER SHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND FILED LAW SUIT THROUGH THE LEMON LAW) AND LEXUS CONTINUALLY ADVISING THAT CAR IS WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS ALMOST IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATION HESITATION PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10306157,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"THE TOYOTA PROBLEM OF UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION IS A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 LEXUS ES330, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA/LEXUS AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT WITH A SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING UPDATE (WHICH DID NOT HELP) I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT IT IS DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A FAULT AND HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING PROBLEM.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10303133,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME STUCK AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. HE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; YET, HE REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10303157,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/26/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/29/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"TIRES,WHEELS","summary":"NOKIAN 215/55 R17 98V XL TIRES PURCHASED JAN. '09 FOR 2005 LEXUS ES330 DO NOT HOLD AIR. FACTORY TIRES THEY REPLACED HELD AIR W/O PROBLEMS. TIRE DEALER, BORST TIRE CENTERS, 3361 SO. THOMPSON ST., SCHENECTADY, NY 12306, ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES TO CORRECT, BLAMING LOSS OF AIR ON CORROSION OF THE RIMS. ON 3RD ATTEMPT GROUND OFF THE \"CORROSION\" BUT LITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT RESULTED. MUST ADD AIR 2X WEEKLY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"NOKIAN","productModel":"VATIIVA","size":"LT265/75R16","manufacturer":"Nokian Tyres, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":10303089,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/28/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2005 ES330. PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE READY TO STOP AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT RESULTING IN A CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR. TW*","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10302462,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G550","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WE PURCHASED OUR LEXUS 2005 ES330 BRAND NEW. WE NOTICED THE HESITATION AND JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING IMMED AFTER BUYING THE CAR. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR THE COMPLAINT TWO OR MORE TIMES. WHEN WE RECIEVED NORMAL SERVICES, I WOULD ASK ABOUT THE ACCELERATION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NOT ANY BULLETINS ISSUED FOR THE ISSUE IN WHICH I SPOKE OF. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CAR WOULD ADJUST TO THE DRIVER OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. PRESENTLY THE CAR SHIFTS IMPROPERLY WHEN DRIVEN AT 20-35 MPH, UNEXPECTED UP SHIFTS THAT OCCUR TO EARLY AND DOWN SHIFTS WHILE SLOWING DOWN CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO MODULATE THE BRAKING TO AVOID EITHER COMING UP TO CARS IN TRAFFIC AHEAD TO QUICKLY OR TRAFFIC COMING FROM BEHIND SO AS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT FROM BEHIND AS YOU SLOW TO QUICKLY. CONSTANTLY SCARES ME WHEN I DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE NON RESPONSIVE AND QUICK ACCELERATION. *CW","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10302619,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/27/2010","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2005 LEXUS ES330 IN 2005. THE CAR STARTED EXHIBITING TRANSMISSION HESITATION PROBLEMS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE LEXUS DEALER IN CERRITOS, CA MANY TIMES, AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS BEHAVIOR AS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD LOOK AT AND FIX. I WAS TOLD IT IS HOW THE COMPUTERS ARE IN THE CAR AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HESITATES TO PICK UP SPEED WHILE YOU AR ON STOP SIGN OR MORE IMPORTANTLY WHEN CHANGING LANES ON FREEWAY OR AT TIMES YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR SUDDENLY. YOU WILL GET A JOLT AND LACK OF POWER FOR A SECOND AND THEN QUICK SPEED. NOW WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS COMING OUT OF THIS COMPANY, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BRING THIS ISSUE AND I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. I USE THIS CAR BUT TRY TO USE SPARINGLY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. *CN","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10301704,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/28/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2010","vin":"JTHBA30GX55","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO PRESENCE OF OIL SLUDGE DESPITE PROPER MAINTENANCE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10296814,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2009","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWN IN SEPTEMBER 2007. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A MONTH OR TWO. I EXPERIENCE A CONSISTENT HESITATION ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD RESET SOMETHING IN THE COMPUTER TO ADJUST TO MY DRIVING STYLE. IT DID NOT APPEAR TO HELP. SO I'VE TAKEN IT BACK 2 TIMES SINCE AND THEY SAY IT'S THE NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE DRIVE BY WIRE AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION IN MY LEXUS ES330 APPEARS NOT TO SHIFT DOWN NORMALLY UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS BROUGHT TO A FULL STOP. WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR TRAFFIC THEN ACCELERATING AND/OR SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS OR CORNERS RESULTS IN GEAR HESITATION AND LURCHING FORWARD. AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS IT APPEARS TO SLIP [NO POWER FOR A BRIEF MOMENT). I FEEL THE CAR IS NOW UNSAFE TO MAKE LEFT TURNS BECAUSE THE CAR MAY NOT HAVE ACCELERATION WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE CAR REPAIRED FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE WHEN THE LEXUS ES330 LOST ALL POWER. AND SINCE THE REPAIRS I AM STILL HAVING THE HESITATION ISSUES AND BRIEF LOSS OF POWER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE HENDRIX LEXUS SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS \"HESITATION\" ISSUE IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE DRIVE BY WIRE SYSTEM. I CANNOT AGREE WITH THAT CONCLUSION. THERE IS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE ES330 AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WAS TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR THIS ISSUE, IT WOULD BE THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME AT THAT SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE FOR MY LEXUS ES300. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU RECOMMEND OR IF THERE IS A SOLUTION AT THIS TIME. AGAIN, LET ME STRESS, I FEEL THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE IN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK YOU FOR HELPING WITH THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10290908,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/29/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/04/2009","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I OWNED A 2005 LEXUS ES330 THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ON 4/29/09 THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED AFTER HER FOOT WAS OFF ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH A STOREFRONT WALL AND WINDOWS, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BUILDING AND TOTALING THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM NOR DID I, UNTIL HEARING THIS RECENT REPORT ON THE NEWS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10291013,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/15/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/04/2009","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES350 LEASED NEW IN AUGUST, 2005. I OVERTOOK A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND TRIED TO EASE OFF BACK INTO THE LANE. INSTEAD, THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING: 2K RPM, 3K RPM, 4K RPM, ALMOST REDLINING. I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND KEPT HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN. PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN WAS NO HELP. INSTEAD, I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS (FELT LIKE ETERNITY SINCE SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL DID NOT HELP) TURNED THE IGNITION KEY OFF. THE CAR STOPPED. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF COLLECTING MYSELF, I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMALLY. AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE I ALWAYS MADE SURE I DID NOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THE CAR WAS RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE ORIGINAL LEASE EXPIRED LAST YEAR. I CAN ASSURE YOU FLOORMAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA ONLY ISSUED RECALL ON 2007- LEXUS ES350 MODELS. THEY SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE PREVIOUS ES330 MODEL AS WELL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10275631,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/26/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2009","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE WE BOUGHT IT ON 9/22/2008 WITH 30,057 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION WILL AT TIMES HESITATE AND/OR SEEM TO BE UNABLE TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR TO BE IN FOR THE SITUATION.IT SHOWS UP MOST OF THE TIME IN THE 30-45MPH RANGE BUT IT ALSO HESITATES FROM A STANDING START. AT TIMES IT \"LOOKS\" FOR A GEAR TO BE IN AND HESITATES THEN HARD SHIFTS IN TO A GEAR. I ALSO OWN A 2000 CAMRY AND A 2008 COROLLA AND THEIR TRANSMISSIONS WORK JUST FINE. THE LEXUS TRANSMISSION JUST WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY FOR THE SPEED AND THROTTLE INPUT. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN QUITE A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF LEXUS CARS. THE LEXUS DEALER SAYS IT IS \"NORMAL\". THIS CAN NOT BE NORMAL. SINCE I GET TO DRIVE TWO OTHER TOYOTA CARS WITH AUTO TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY WORK JUST FINE I CAN TELL QUITE EASILY THERE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. IT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED BY LEXUS BEFORE THEIR IS A FATALITY DUE TO THE EXTREME LAG AT START FROM STOP CONDITIONS. I HAVE HAD THE GAS PEDAL ONE QUARTER OF THE WAY DEPRESSED BEFORE THE CAR EVEN RECOGNIZED I HAD APPLIED THE THROTTLE. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT EITHER STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN WITH TRAFFIC CROSSING YOUR ROUTE OR THE VEHICLE \"JUMPING\" AT A START BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE PEDAL PART WAY DOWN BEFORE THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION GETS THE SIGNAL AND YOU ACCELERATE RAPIDLY FROM A DEAD STOP. CORPORATE TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND COME UP WITH A FIX. IT MAY HAVE TO BE A RECALL OR PERHAPS JUST A SERVICE NOTICE TO ALL 2005 LEXUS ES330'S OWNERS. WHATEVER IT TAKES IT NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE IT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10264066,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/17/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2009","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE VEHICLE HESITATES ABNORMALLY WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 12/08/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10257690,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2009","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"LEXUS ES330 2005 CAR SHIFTS IMPROPERLY WHEN DRIVEN AT 20-35 MPH, UNEXPECTED UP SHIFTS THAT OCCUR TO EARLY AND DOWN SHIFTS WHILE SLOWING DOWN CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HAVE TO MODULATE THE BRAKING TO AVOID EITHER COMING UP TO CARS IN TRAFFIC AHEAD TO QUICKLY OR TRAFFIC COMING FROM BEHIND SO AS TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT FROM BEHIND AS YOU SLOW TO QUICKLY. HAPPENS ONLY ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME BUT FORCES THE DRIVER TO BE VIGILANT CONSTANTLY TO AVOID PROBLEMS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10254433,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/09/2009","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"MY 2005 LEXUS ES 330 CAUSED THE MOST HORRIBLE ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! I STARTED MY CAR AND PUT THE GEAR IN REVERSE AND PROCEEDED TO PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND IT ACCELERATED TO SUCH AT HIGH SPEED BACKWARDS, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THE CAR STILL PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, I HIT THE BRAKES AND IT STILL WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL I SLAMMED INTO A TREE. I WAS COMPLETELY HELPLESS. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE TREE, I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE MAIN ROAD. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL AND AM PRETTY BANGED UP. MY NECK & BACK ARE IN EXCRUCIATING PAIN AND MY HAND MUST HAVE SLAMMED INTO MY SIDE WINDOW AND IS CUT, BRUISED, AND SWOLLEN TO 5 TIMES THE SIZE OF MY OTHER HAND. THE POLICE HAD MY CAR TOWED AND THE WHOLE BACK OF THE CAR WAS CRUSHED ALMOST TO THE BACK SEAT WITH THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT HAVE A TREE TO STOP THE CAR AND MAY NOT SURVIVE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10252720,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/24/2008","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"RE: LEXUS ES330('05)DELAYS IN ACCELERATION,LURCHING WITH STOPS AND STARTS,UNPREDICTABLE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS,WHEN BRAKING CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SLIPPING FORWARD. LEXUS FIRST DENIED PROBLEM BUT I SHOWED THEM INTERNET BLOG AND NHTSA COMPLAINTS,THEN ADMITTED TO SOFTWARE PROBLEMS. 3 OR 4 ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE SOFTWARE HELPED TEMPORARILY. I WAS TOLD I WOULD GET USED TO THIS. AFTER 2 AND HALF YEARS OF ERRATIC SHIFTING AND SEVERAL NEAR MISSES ON LANE CHANGES (CAR REFUSED TO ACCELERATE) I THREATENED LEGAL ACTION. LEXUS RELUCTANTLY CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE,THOUGHT THEY CHANGED THE CAR!IT FINALLY DROVE THE WAY THE DEMO CAR DID. MORE CONSISTENT ACCELERATION,ALBEIT STILL HAD SOMEWHAT OF A DELAY. I NO LONGER FELT EVERY GEAR SHIFT. STOPS AND STARTS MUCH SMOOTHER. THE INTERNET DISCUSSIONS ARE RIGHT. SOME OF THE LEXUS ES330 MODELS HAVE A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION DEFECT,BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A MECHANICAL,NOT A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. I READ THE NHTSA RESPONSE TO A COMPLAINT LODGED AGAINST THIS SAME VEHICLE IN 2005. THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT THERE WERE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION. I WOULD HOPE THE NHTSA WOULD RETHINK THIS POSITION. THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED ON THE INTERNET (I.E. EDMUNDS.COM).I WORRIED EVERY TIME I GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL. WHEN LEXUS FINALLY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION, I FELT IT WAS FINALLY SAFE TO GET RID OF THE CAR. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT LEXUS DOES KNOW ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT BUT WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY FIX IT UNLESS FORCED TO DO SO. THEY WOULD NOT FIX MY CAR UNTIL I THREATENED LEGAL ACTION. MANY OF THESE CARS WILL BE GOING OFF LEASE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. IT IS UNFAIR TO THESE BUYERS,NOT TO MENTION RISKY TO THEIR LIVES,NOT TO HAVE THIS SITUATION RECTIFIED. I BELIEVE THAT ONLY AN ORGANIZATION SUCH AS THE NHTSA CAN FORCE LEXUS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE ONLY OTHER WAY WOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT BUT I DOUBT ENOUGH PEOPLE WOULD COME TOGETHER FOR THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10247519,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/02/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/03/2008","vin":"JTHBA30GX55","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I OWN A LEXUS ES 330, 2005 YEAR MODEL. THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY FAILS TO START AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE DUE TO THE MANY GADGETS IN THE CAR. IN ANY CASE SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE IS NOT A RELIABLE ONE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10247245,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/29/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2008","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 (NA) LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY FAIL TO START AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER MADE REPAIRS AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO SO MANY GADGETS BEING IN THE VEHICLE. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10246948,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/28/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2008","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A SHOPPING CENTER WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE CAR SPED UP TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. I SWERVED IN AND ABOUT THE CARS IN THE PARKING LOT AND HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE SPEED, BRAKING OR STEERING. I EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 200 YDS. BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION AND BOUNCING OVER AT LEAST FOUR CURBS. NO PHYSICAL INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERS FOR INSPECTION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10237993,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/06/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/13/2008","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON AUGUST 6, 2008, I WAS DRIVING HOME, WHEN I WAS MAYBE A FEW MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE, COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP,WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN TO ALMOST 100MPH, WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM STOPPED, THE RESULT WAS THAT THE VEHICLE CROSSED OVER FOUR LANES JUMPED A CURB AND I ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A NEARBY HOUSE. I SPENT DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, AND NOW I HAVE A FRACTURED KNEE, BROKEN THUMB, AND MAY CUTS AND BRUISES. THIS WAS THE MOST FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE, AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS, PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT RISK!!!! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10236156,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/27/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2008","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUTS DOWN, AND I CAN SMELL A BURNING COMING THROUGH THE VENTS ; THE CAR ALSO JERKS WHILE IN MOVEMENT. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10231083,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2008","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"ALMOST COLLISION. WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, CAR HESITATES, CREATING HAZARD. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10222153,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/24/2008","vin":"JTHBD192050","components":"STEERING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES300. WHILE DRIVING ANY RATE SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER ALIGNED AND BALANCED THE WHEELS ON TWO OCCASIONS. APPROXIMATELY TWO DAYS LATER THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,200 AND THE FAILURE 300.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10209289,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":2,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"11/19/2007","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"ON NOV. 6, 2007 I WAS THE LAST VEHICLE IN A FOUR CAR PILE-UP. THE HONDA IN FRONT OF ME WAS TOTALED AND MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 HAD OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGE. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WITH SUCH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE I WAS SURE THEY WOULD HAVE PROTECTED ME BUT THEY DID NOT. I AM CONCERNED THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM AND I WILL NOT BE PROTECTED IN THE FUTURE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10204155,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2007","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 90 MPH ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A METAL POLE. THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MULTIPLE INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL FAILED AND CAUSED A CRASH WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10203319,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/18/2007","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT'S WIFE BLACKED OUT WHILE DRIVING AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND HIS WIFE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AN INVESTIGATION WAS PERFORMED BY LEXUS AND HE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PROVIDE HIM WITH ANY OF THE CRASH INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WENT 70 FEET ACROSS FIVE TRAFFIC LANES AND LANDED PERPENDICULARLY TO A POLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10201852,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/04/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/04/2007","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"TIRES","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES. THE FRONT TIRES WERE BALD ON THE OUTER AREA OF THE TIRES. THE REAR TIRES WERE DRY AND CRACKING. THERE WAS NO FRONT END VIBRATION OR LOOSE STEERING EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LOOKED AT BY A DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE NOT CHANGED. THE TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 SIZE P235/45R17. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,642.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"BRIDGESTONE","productModel":"TURANZA EL42","size":"P235/45R17","manufacturer":"Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations"}]},{"odiNumber":10200043,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/18/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/19/2007","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES330 TRANSMISSION \"HUNTING\" FOR PROPER GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN THEN WANTING TO IMMEDIATELY SPEED UP BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10193498,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/16/2007","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON SUNDAY JULY 9, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. I DECIDED TO STOP AT THE GROCERY STORE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND WAS DRIVING SLOWLY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE I TURNED LEFT AND EASED SLOWLY INTO THE PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE MOMENT I STOPPED I REACHED OVER TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SURGED ENOUGH TO MOVE THE FRONT WHEELS OVER THE CAR STOP IN AN INSTANT WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. I WAS SHOCKED. WHY WAS THE CAR DOING THIS? I STILL HAD MY FOOT POSITIONED ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED DOWN. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, AND THE BACK TIRES CAME OVER THE CAR STOP. AT THIS POINT I REMOVED THE FOOT TOTALLY FROM THE BRAKE TO SEE IF THE ENGINE WOULD SLOW DOWN NATURALLY WITHOUT ANY ACTION AT ALL BY ME. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SURGE TOTALLY ON ITS OWN. I TRIED THE BRAKE AGAIN AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THAT I WAS GOING TO GO INTO THE ROAD. I LOOKED BOTH WAYS AND SAW A SILVER TOYOTA WITH A LADY DRIVING IT. A COLLISION THEN HAPPENED AND I JAMMED THE BRAKE ON AGAIN AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. I WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL. MY BROTHER WORKED AT LEXUS. HE TOLD ME ANOTHER LADY HAD A SIMILAR ACCIDENT WHILE SHE WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND THE ENGINE SURGED AND SHE RAN INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER ON THE INTERNET WHEN I GOT HOME. THE INFORMATION I FOUND WAS UNBELIEVABLE. COMPLAINTS WERE STILL BEING MADE ON ONGOING BASIS. I WENT TO COURT FOR MY TICKET. I HAD TO HIRE AN ATTORNEY TO DEFEND MYSELF. THE CHARGES AGAINST ME WERE REDUCED TO DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND I ENTERED A NO-CONTEST PLEA. I HAVE INCURRED PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA AND OTHER PHYSICAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF MY LEASE WITH LEXUS, BUT LEXUS WON?T ALLOW IT. IF LEXUS ACKNOWLEDGES ANY PROBLEM WITH MY CA, THEY WILL HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THE OTHER PROBLEMS REPORTED BY LEXUS DRIVERS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10192966,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/11/2007","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"LEASED LEXUS 2005 MODEL ES330, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHERE THEREWAS A DELAY IN SHIFTING AND THE ENGINE RACED AT 4000 RPM S BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED VERY HARD. THIS ACTED LIKE A MAJOR TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AND A HARD SHIFT, THE CAR HESITATES AS YOU ARE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND IN A SPLIT SECOND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND NORMALLY. LEXUS ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN THE 2004, 2005 AND 2006 MODELS. DEALER HAD A SERVICE REP LOOK AT IT AND STATE THEY CANNOT PUT ANYMORE COMPUTER PROGRAMS ON THE CAR AND IT'S DRIVING AS IT WAS DESIGNED. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10192322,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2007","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE HESITATES TERRIBLY UPON ACCELERATION. I'VE CALLED DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TOLD \"THIS IS NORMAL\" UNTIL THE LAST CALL. NOW LEXUS ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM AND OFFERS A REMEDY! FORT MYERS DEALER RECALIBRATED THE ECM AND URGED USE OF NAME BRAND PREMIUM FUEL ONLY! SINCE THESE TWO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN MADE, BUT NOT ELIMINATED. THERE IS STILL SOMETHING NOT CORRECT ABOUT TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE ENGINE BOG DOWN AS TRUCKS BEAR DOWN UPON YOU! *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10191816,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2007","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WED MAY 23, 2007 WENT TO JM LEXUS TO CHECK ON THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH SAY AIR BAG ON AND AIR BAG OFF. SAW JOSHUA LENTZ WHO SAID THEY RECALIBRATED THE SYSTEM. HE TOLD ME THAT AS LONG AS FRONT PASSENGER WEIGHS ABOVE 70 LBS THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SHOULD OPERATE. I ASKED IF THE AIR BAG WOULD ACTIVATE IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT IF THE AIR BAG OFF SIGN SHOWS. HE TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. TODAY AS WE DROVE THE SIGN AIR BAG ON SHOWED. AFTER A STOP AT A STORE WE DROVE HOME AND THE AIR BAG OFF SIGN SHOWED ALL THE WAY HOME. TODAY I CALLED 1-800-255-3987, WHICH IS THE LEXUS CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER & SPOKE TO MR CALEB. HE WILL HAVE SOMEONE CALL ME IN TWO DAYS WITH SOME ANSWERS. AM STILL WAITING FOR THE CALL. FRI MAY 25, 2007 GOT CALL BACK FROM JOHN HALL, SERVICE MANAGER AT JM LEXUS. TOLD ME HE WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH LEXUS IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT THE AIR BAG PROBLEM. HE BELIEVES THEY ARE WORKING ON THE SOFTWARE FOR THE AIR BAG AND HE WILL TRY TO FIND OUT WHEN THEY THINK THEY WILL HAVE A SOLUTION. HE WILL CALL ME TODAY AFTER HE SPEAKS TO CALIFORNIA. SUN MAY 27, 2007 HAVEN'T HEARD FROM SERVICE MANAGER JOHN HALL. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10173182,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"11/11/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"ON JULY 9, 2006 AT 3:30 P.M., I STOPPED AT FISHERS FOODS IN CANTON, OHIO. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT FROM THE FRANK RD. SIDE OF FISHERS AND WAS DRIVING SLOWLY WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE. THE PARKING SPACE WAS LOCATED DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM THE ENTRANCE AND I TURNED LEFT AND EASED SLOWLY INTO THE SPACE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE MOMENT I STOPPED, I REACHED OVER TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR ENGINE SURGED ENOUGH TO MOVE MY FRONT WHEELS OVER THE CAR STOP IN AN INSTANT WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE. I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED. I STILL HAD MY FOOT POSITIONED ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED DOWN. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND THE BACK TIRES CAME OVER THE CAR STOP. AT THIS POINT, I REMOVED MY FOOT TOTALLY FROM THE BRAKE TO SEE IF THE ENGINE WOULD SLOW DOWN NATURALLY WITHOUT ANY ACTION AT ALL BY ME. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SURGE JUST AS FAST TOTALLY ON ITS OWN. I TRIED THE BRAKE AGAIN AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AGAIN AND AT THIS POINT REALIZED I WAS GOING TO GO INTO THE ROAD. I LOOKED TO THE LEFT AND SAW A CAR COMING DOWN THE ROAD A FAIR DISTANCE AWAY. I THEN LOOKED TO THE RIGHT AND SAW A SILVER TOYOTA WITH A LADY DRIVING IT. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO HIT HER. THE COLLISION HAPPENED AND I PUT THE BRAKE ON AGAIN AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. THE POLICE CITED ME FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL. AS I WAS WAITING FOR MY HUSBAND TO PICK ME UP AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TALKED TO MY BROTHER AND THAT WHILE MY BROTHER WAS WORKING AT LEXUS, ANOTHER LADY HAD A SIMILAR ACCIDENT, ONLY HERS HAPPENED WHEN SHE WAS PULLING INTO HER GARAGE AND HER ENGINE SURGED AND HER CAR RAN INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. I THOUGHT THIS WAS KIND OF A BIG COINCIDENCE AND I DECIDED TO LOOK INTO IT FURTHER ON THE INTERNET WHEN I GOT HOME. THE INFORMATION I FOUND OUT ABOUT WAS SHOCKING, UNBELIEVABLE, AND ALSO MADE ME VERY ANGRY. THE COMPLAINTS ARE STILL BEING MADE ON AN ONGOING BASIS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10167614,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"09/07/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"HESITATION HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10165788,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2006","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED THE 2005 LEXUS ES 330 IN AUGUST OF 2005. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE I HAVE EXPERIENCE A NOTICEABLE HESITATION AND LURCHING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM SLOW SPEEDS. THE HESITATION AND SUBSEQUENT LURCHING IS VERY NOTICEABLE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 24 MPH. SINCE THE PURCHASE I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM THROUGH THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS MODEL GOING BACK TO 2002. SEVERAL WEB FORUMS, SUCH AS EDMONDS.COM AND LEXUS OWNERS CLUB SHOW OVER TWO THOUSAND POSTINGS ON THE PROBLEM. EVEN THE NHTSA HAS COMPLAINTS. LEXUS REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SENT NUMEROUS E-MAILS AND LETTERS TO BOTH LEXUS AND MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY HAVE FEIGNED SURPRISE AT THE PROBLEM, AND THEN HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO BE FOUND. THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED PREMIUM FUEL, REBOOTING THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER AND WAITING FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO \"SELF ADJUST\". NOTHING HAS HELPED. LEXUS WILL NOT, OR CANNOT, FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE HESITATION AND LURCHING IS NOTICEABLE WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR DOING A \"ROLLING STOP\". IT IS HAZARDOUS. LEXUS HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM SINCE IT FIRST EXISTED IN 2002. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN UNCOMFORTABLE PROBLEM IN THIS SO-CALLED LUXURY CAR, BUT IT IS A DANGER. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10165854,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"08/14/2006","vin":"","components":"TIRES","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES 330'S TIRE BLEWOUT. *KB THE BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE GOOD AND THERE WERE NOT OBJECT IN THE ROAD TO CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. (TOYO TUBELESS STEEL BELTED RADIAL). *NM UPDATED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":10165866,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/19/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2006","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES330 HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. UPON INSPECTION MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CODE IN THE TCM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. *KB SINCE THE TCM HAS BEEN UPDATED THE HESITATION HAS BECOME MUCH WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THAT THE MANUFACTURE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10162029,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I LEASED A 2005 ES330 FROM LEXUS A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AT LOW SPEEDS, UNDER 30 MPH, THE CAR WOULD NOT TRANSITION THROUGH THE GEARS PROPERLY AND WOULD JERK SUDDENLY UPON ACCELERATION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WOULD HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEEDS. THIS JERKING MOTION AND HESITATION OF THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN KNOWN BY LEXUS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS, SINCE 2002. THIS VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS AS IT DOES NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY TO THE DRIVERS NEEDS, OR COMMANDS. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10161934,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TODAY MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT TO STOP BY BRAKING. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10161387,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/04/2006","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN LURCH FORWARD WHEN YOU ARE GOING AT A SLOW SPEED AND THEN PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND COULD PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS AND ALWAYS GET THE SAME \"COMPANY STORY\". IT'S A NEW DRIVE BY WIRE AND IT HAS TO LEARN HOW YOU DRIVE. WELL, I HAVE HAD MY SOFTWARE CHANGED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT NEVER IS FIXED. I HAVE HAD 4 LEXUS AUTOS, WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER. THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE CORPORATE COVERUP PROGRAM IN PLACE TO HIDE IT, JUST BECAUSE NO ONE DIED YET. THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO FIX IT AND SPEND THE MONEY AND NEGATIVE PUBLICITY. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10161321,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/03/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G555","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. IT STALLED DURING START UP AND BACKING OUT AS WELL AS DURING CRUISING WITHOUT ACCELERATION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS HOWEVER THE ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT. UPDATED *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10161193,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/30/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2006","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I OWN AND PURCHASED NEW A 2005 LEXUS ES 330 OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAVE CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH A LAGGING TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN NOT BE FIXED PER LEXUS BUT POSES A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM AS REPORTED BY MANY LEXUS OWNERS OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO. I FEEL LEXUS SHOULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THESE TRANSMISSIONS WITH ACCEPTABLE PERFORMING TRANSMISSIONS FOR ALL OF THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10159874,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS INITIALLY DEPRESSED. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. UPDATED 7/13/2006 - *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10159876,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/14/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INITIALLY DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 7/5/2006 - THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10157997,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2006","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WE PURCHASED A 2005 LEXUS ES330 IN MARCH OF 2005. AFTER ABOUT A MONTH OF DRIVING IT, WE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION LAGGED WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY BAD WHEN IT'S SHIFTING GEARS. THIS CAUSES YOUR HEAD TO JERK BACK. IT'S ALSO VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC AND ARE SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AND THEN KEEP GOING, THE CAR DOESN'T REACT AND YOU ALMOST GET REAR ENDED BY CARS FOLLOWING BEHIND YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPECTING YOU TO GO. WE HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO LEXUS MANY TIMES. WE HAVE TALKED TO A LEXUS REP AND THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THIS CAR IS NOT THE CAR WE SIGNED UP TO BUY. I THINK LEXUS NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION, AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A CAR THAT DOES NOT RESPOND THE WAY IT SHOULD. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10157250,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/11/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, FOUR TIMES, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING THE VEHICLE, THERE IS NO POWER. AFTER RELEASING AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE REACTS. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIRS, A FUSE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10156773,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"SINCE NOV 2005 I NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION-A HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION THAT OCCURS OVER 50% OF THE TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE LEXUS REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE JUST TOLD ME IT IS NOT FIXABLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10156279,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN THE CONSUMER'S 2005 LEXUS ES330 WOULD NOT RESPOND AT LOWER SPEEDS. *NM THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND IS TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10155719,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/19/2006","vin":"JTHBA30GX55","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"SUDDEN, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DUE TO SIGNIFICANT THROTTLE LAG. PEDAL IS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE CAR MOVES, AND THEN DOES SO AS IF YOU HAD DELIBERATELY PUSHED IT THAT FAR. ALSO, UPON ACCELERATION, CAR STALLS FOR ONE TO TWO SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR COLLISIONS, ONE WITH A DUMP TRUCK. LEXUS CLAIMS THIS IS \"OPERATING AS DESIGNED.\" *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10155553,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/18/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/17/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"SINCE OBTAINING THE VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2004, THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR IS TRAVELING AROUND 20 MPH AFTER SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, THE CAR DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. THEREFORE, I HAVE TO PRESS HARDER ON THE GAS SO THAT I AM NOT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN THREE TIMES AND TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE SECOND TIME AND NEW DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME I WAS TOLD LEXUS IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. IF I MUST ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF A CRITICAL AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND AND AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR LEXUS TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. CAN YOU HELP? *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10152515,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/13/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/12/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO COMMANDS FOR MORE RPM AND SPEED. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10151210,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/26/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/25/2006","vin":"2T2HA31U65C","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"I OWN A 2005 LEXUS RX 330 WITH APPROXIMATELY 27,000 MILES ON IT.--MY RIGHT REAR BREAK LIGHT DOES NOT WORK CONSISTENTLY. LINDSAY LEXUS, ALEXANDRIA, VA, WAS TOLD OF THE PROBLEM, CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AT NIGHT, AS WELL AS BEING TOLD BY FOLKS WHO FOLLOWED ME AT NIGHT, THAT THE LIGHT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. I AGAIN, TOLD LINDSAY LEXUS WHAT WAS OCCURRING AND WAS TOLD THAT UNLESS IT DID NOT WORK WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED THAT I COULD PURCHASE A NEW BULB FOR $300.00. ADDITIONALLY, THEY SAID IF IT WAS NOT WORKING WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. I CONTACTED THE LEXUS HEADQUARTERS IN CA, AND THEY OFFERED NO SOLUTION AS WELL. I WOULD SPECULATE THAT I WILL BE PULLED OVER AGAIN BY AN OFFICER, AS THE FIRST OFFICER TOLD ME IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT SINCE IT OCCASIONALLY WORKS, IT MIGHT BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY LINDSAY LEXUS DOES NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. THE HAVE PLACED THE ONUS ON THE CUSTOMER. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10151110,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2006","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE TRANSMISSION OF MY ES 330 IS ERRATIC DURING BOTH UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT. INITIALLY THE DEALER RIVERSIDE LEXUS, COVINGTON,KY, SAID THAT IT WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT IN A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE DEALER THEN CHANGED THEIR STORY TO ONE THAT LEXUS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM. . I DID SEE A NUMBER OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ES 330 TRANSMISSION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE OTHER COMPLAINANTS SEEMED TO GET THE SAME TWO STAGE RESPONSE FROM LEXUS THAT WE DID. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10149242,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"02/01/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BACK UP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN LURCHED FORWARD CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GARAGE DOOR. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10148317,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/27/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/22/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 HAS TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN AFTER SLOWING TO ABOUT 5 MPH, I ACCELERATE. IT TAKES 1 TO 2 SECONDS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT AND THEN THE CAR LURCHES DANGEROUSLY FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A SOFTWARD FIX TO THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10148262,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY NEW 2005 LEXUS ES330 HAS A MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT HESITATES WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE. FIRST IT DELAYS UPON ACCELERATION AND THEN IT JERKS AHEAD QUICKLY CAUSING WHIPLASH AND I EVEN CRASHED INTO MY GARAGE BECAUSE IT JERKED AHEAD WITHOUT ME BEING ABLE TO CONTROL IT. THE DEALER SAID TO JUST USE BETTER GAS AND COMPLAIN TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AT LEXUS BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS. BASICALLY, I WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT NO RECALL AS OF YET. WELL THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. I HAVE A NEW LEXUS THAT DRIVES WORSE THAN AN OLD CAR AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10147821,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION OF 1-3 SECONDS. AT CRUCIAL DRIVING POINTS (E.G., THROUGH INTERSECTIONS), THE HESITATION IS DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. THE PROBLEM NOW OCCURS REGULARLY. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10141859,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/31/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/06/2006","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 IN AUGUST OF 2004 AND HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION ACCELERATION / DECELERATION PROBLEMS CITED HERE IN SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. I HAVE HAD MY CAR TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR, PLUS A FIFTH VISIT WITH THE LEXUS MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE. THEY HAVE UPGRADED THE SOFTWARE AND RESET THE ECM MEMORY EACH TIME, AND STATE THAT THERE IS NOTHING MECHANICAL WRONG WITH THE CAR. I CONCUR THAT THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, DUE TO THE DELAY AND LUNGING THAT CAN CAUSE YOU TO BE REAR ENDED OR TO REAR-END SOMEONE ELSE. LUCKILY, I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT - HOWEVER GIVEN THAT THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE LEXUS ES SINCE THE 2002 MODEL, I WOULD EXPECT LEXUS OR THE NHTSA TO HAVE DONE SOMETHING BY NOW. NOTE THAT I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN THE 2006 ES AS A LOANER WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING REPAIRED, AND IT TOO HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF FAILURES AT 300, AS THAT IS THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DAYS I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. *NM *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10145867,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"12/21/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"LEXUS ES 330 AUTO TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN NEEDED THE MOST. THE PROBLEM CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. THE DRIVER IS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE CAR DURING CRITICAL TIMES OF NORMAL OPERATION. THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE DRIVER COMMANDS PROPERLY. DEALER (LEXUS) HAS TOLD ME TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE WITH IT. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10143424,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/22/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE RECENTLY. WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT DISCOVER ANY LEAKAGE. SHE DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. LATER WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN SHE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED PAST THE STOP SIGN AND THROUGH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER STRIKING THE FRONT PORCH STEPS OF A NEARBY HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10142157,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/05/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"11/02/2005","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CONSUMER 2005 LEXUS ES 330 TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT 3-4 MPH. * TS THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN SLOWING TO 3-4 MPH OR DOING A ROLL STOP, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE ON ACCELERATION THEN LURCH FORWARD WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO JERK THE OCCUPANT HEADS. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10139780,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/10/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/15/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE FOR ONE-HALF TO ONE FULL SECOND AND THEN LURCH FORWARD, SUDDENLY. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK WHEN CHANGING LANES OR ACCELERATING TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC INDICATED (TWICE) THAT THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL'S \"ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR,\" AND THAT AN INTERNAL COMPUTER IS SUPPOSED TO \"LEARN FROM THE DRIVERS' HABITS AND ADJUST THE ACCELERATION ACCORDINGLY.\" AN ACCIDENT CAN EASILY OCCUR WHEN EXPECTED POWER IS DENIED UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10138785,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED A TRANSMISSION CHIP THAT WAS RECOGNIZED IN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE PROBLEM DIMINISHED FOR A WHILE, BUT THE CORRECTION DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BUT ENOUGH TIMES TO CAUSE THE CONTACT TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE DECLINING TO OFFER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS FOR A VEHICLE WITH ECTI. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10133972,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: 2005 LEXIS ES 330. THE CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY OR ACCELERATE UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN IT DID ACCELERATE IT LURCHED FORWARD. WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN TRYING TO SPEED UP WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE COMPUTER COULD NOT READ FAST ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT TO DO. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, IN AN HOUR OF DRIVING I HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND CHANGING LANES, NOTHING HAPPENED. IT TOOK 3 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO REACT TO THE ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10137086,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/20/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES330 WAS PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2004. SOMETIME BEFORE TAKING IT IN FOR THE 5000 MILE SERVICE I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD LURCH WHEN ACCELERATED FROM A SPEED AROUND 10 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I EXPLAINED THIS AT THE 5000 MILE SERVICE, BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE IT. AT THE 10,000 MILE SERVICE I EXPLAINED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED. AGAIN, WHEN I TALKED TO THE SERVICE CONSULTANT BEFORE PICKING UP THE CAR, HE SAID THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPLICATE IT ON THE 2 MILE TEST DRIVE. BUT HE SAID THAT THIS WAS THE DRIVER'S FAULT. THEN HE DID LET ME KNOW THAT THIS WAS THE WAY THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ES330 WERE DESIGNED AND THAT OTHERS HAD COMPLAINED OF THE SAME THING. THERE WERE NO ADJUSTMENTS THAT COULD BE MADE, THIS WAS THE WAY THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO REACT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10137730,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/19/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES 330 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH DENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS.*MR THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION ESPECIALLY ON SAND OR GRAVEL ROADS WITH NO STREET LIGHTS, REFLECTORS OR LANE MARKINGS. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10136608,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"09/15/2005","vin":"JTJGF10UX10","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"THE CAR HAD JUST COMPLETED IT 5000 MILES SERVICE. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP I DROVE ABOUT 5 MILES AND WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I FELT A JOLT AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR AND WALKED AROUND THE REAR AND SAW A TIRE LAYING IN THE ROADWAY BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME SAID THAT THE TIRE APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE AND BOUNCED UP AND UNDER HIS CAR AND THEN BOUNCED BACK AND HIT MY BUMPER. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE 2005 LEXUS RX 330. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER THE TIRE AND THE COVER FOR THE TIRE WHICH HAD ALSO FALLEN OFF. HE OPENED THE COVER AND FOUND THAT THE METAL CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE HAD SEVERED. HE SAID HE WANTED TO KEEP THE CAR TO SHOW TO A COMPANY REPRESENTATIVE. IT IS NOW 4 WEEKS LATER AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUR CAR BACK OR HEARD FORM LEXUS AS TO THE RESOLUTION. SHORTLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT, I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT 55 MPH. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE MOVING. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10135075,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2005","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I PURCHASED A 2005 LEXUS ES330 AND HAVE HAD CONSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE VEHICLE HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION AND SUDDENLY LURCHES FORWARD. ALSO, DURING DECELERATION THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN UPON RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS BECOME A SERIOUS ISSUE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I''M CONCERNED IT MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT HAVE RECEIVED A STANDARD RESPONSE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I''M HOPING THE DOT WILL INITIATE A RECALL AND HAVE THE MANUFACTURER FIX THE PROBLEM. I'M DEEPLY CONCERNED AND SHOCKED AT THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS FILED WITH THE DOT. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10135022,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/28/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/31/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGES FORWARD. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNPREDICTABLE. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10134576,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/29/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"DT: THE CAR IS 2005 LEXUS ES 330. WHEN ENTERING THE EXPRESSWAY AT LOW SPEEDS UNDER 10 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THERE WAS A HESITATION OF ONE SECOND OR MORE WHERE NOTHING HAPPENS. THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SURGED OUT OF CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER,E AND DEALER SAID THIS WAS NORMAL, AND WAS FUNCTIONING THE WAY IT SHOULD FUNCTION. THE DEALER MADE AN ADJUSTMENT, BUT CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW ON WHAT THE ADJUSTMENT WAS PERFORMED ON. NO REPLACEMENTS, BUT AFTERWARDS, THE ADJUSTMENT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED LEXUS AT THIS TIME. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10134276,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/26/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WE HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE A SECOND CAR MISSED A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR, BUT THE AIR BAGS ON MY CAR LEXUS ES 330 YEAR 2005 DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE. ARE THE AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE ON THIS CAR?*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10133681,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/21/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"HIGH DENSITY DISCHARGE WITH AUTO LEVELING SYSTEM.LOW BEAMS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING TO DRIVE SAFELY ON UNLIT ROADS.DEALER SAYS THE LIGHTS ARE SET TO SPECKS BUT,I BELEIVE IF THEY ARE THEY WOULD HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS.I BELEIVE THIS TO BE EXTREMELY UNSAFE ESPECIALY IN COUNTRY WITH WILD LIFE AS IN WI,MN.MI ECT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10131779,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/06/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY 2005 ES330 HAS A LURCHING PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. LEXUS JUST REPLACED THE PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER BUT NEVER TOLD ME THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT IS TOO SOON TO TELL IF THE FIX WILL WORK. THEY JUST TOLD ME TO BUY PREMIUM GAS. I HAVE READ FROM MANY OTHER LEXUS CONSUMERS THAT THE \"FIX\" AND BETTER GAS DO NOT WORK. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10129315,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2005","vin":"JTHBD192350","components":"SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,INTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"DT: CALLER SAYS VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS., BRAKES VIBRATED, AND SHE HAD TO PUMP THEM. ALSO, REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS, AND COOLING SYSTEM PROBLEMS IN THE ENGINE.. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR 4 DAYS THE FIRST TIME AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GIVE HER ANY INFORMATION ON THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE CALLER WITH ANY INFORMATION BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER YET. CALLER IS WAITING FOR MANUFACTURER TO CALL HER BACK. ALSO, CALLER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND DASH LIGHTS. . *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10129207,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2005","vin":"","components":"CHILD SEAT","summary":"I BOUGHT A LEXUS 330 OF 2005 MODEL BACK IN FEB 2005. RECENTLY MY 5 YEAR OLD SON GRADUATE FROM CHILD SEAT AND NEED TO USE THE BOOSTER SEAT. I SURPRISINGLY FOUND OUT THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY KID TO BE PUT IN A BOOSTER SEAT AND SEATBELT BE FASTENED. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE KIDS DOES NOT NEED BOOSTER SEAT FOR SAFETY REASON. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] OR [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10128908,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"ENGINE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR A ROLLING STOP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE LEXUS ES'S FOR 3-4 YEARS. OTHER LEXUS MODELS DO NOT PERFORM LIKE THIS. WHY DOES THIS MODEL AND WHY HASN'T IT BEEN CORRECTED AFTER THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AROUND THE COUNTRY??","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10127298,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND JERKS BACK. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10124078,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/09/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G655","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I PURCHASED MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 AT LEXUS OF ANNAPOLIS IN MID-MARCH 2005 WITH ONLY 63 MILES ON IT. BY APRIL 9TH, I BEGAN TO NOTICE JERKING UPON ACCELERATION. I CALLED THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS AND SCHEDULED AND APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT EVALUATED. I TOOK IT IN, A TECHNICIAN RODE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND EXPLAINED THAT I NEEDED TO USE PREMIUM GAS. I TOLD HIM THAT I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A BRAND NEW CAR REQUIRING PREMIUM GAS, BUT I AGREED TO GIVE THIS A TRY TO SEE IF IT ALLEVIATES THE PROBLEM. IT DID NOT! HE ALSO STATED THAT IF THIS DIDN'T WORK THEN THEY WOULD NEED TO GO INTO THE CAR'S COMPUTERIZED ELECTRONIC TRANSIMISSION SOFTWARE AND RESET IT. HE SAID HE WOULD RECOMMEND THIS AS A LAST RESORT BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE UNDONE. WELL?! AFTER READING THAT SO MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT LEXUS WILL REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DANGEROUS. THIS ALSO TAINTS THE NAME (LEXUS) BRAND OF THIS CAR. I HAVE DRIVEN MOSTLY TOYOTAS IN THE PAST, EACH LASTING OVER 180K MILES AND I NEVER THOUGHT ONCE TO GET RID OF THOSE CARS. I KEPT THEM TO THE DYING END. HOWEVER, THIS LEXUS, I AM ALREADY THINKING OF GETTING RID OF IT, IF THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT LEXUS IS NOT WAITING FOR AN INJURY, DEATH OR OTHER TRAGEDY TO HAPPEN BEFORE TAKING THIS PROBLEM SERIOUSLY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10122366,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2005 LEXUS ES 330, SEVER HESITATION IN THE TRANMISSION WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY. FEAR OF REAR END COLLISION OR STALL WHEN TRYING TO ATTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED. LAG OF 2-3 SECONDS AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10117076,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2005","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, VEHICLE JERKED WHEN TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK *BF *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10117262,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"SEAT BELTS","summary":"REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN THE SEAT CANNOT BE FASTENED WITHOUT HOLDING THE BUCKLE TO SNAP IN PLACE. TO KEEP THE SEAT BUCKLE FROM RECLINING BACK INTO THE REAR SEAT PASSENGERS HAS TO USE BOTH HAND TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT.*AK WHEN PASSENGER'S SIT IN THE REAR SEATS THEY FIND IT DIFFICULT TO FASTEN THE SEAT BELT. THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY IN LOCKING THE BUCKLE. *BF","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10113287,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/02/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/06/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G755","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"WHEN SLOWING TO A NEAR STOP (LESS THAN 10 MPH) AND THEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE LAGS AND THEN LURCHES TO OVERCOMPENSATE. IT DOES THIS VIRTUALLY EVERYTIME, MAKING IT UNSAFE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *DSY","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10116507,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/06/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G155","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I BOUGHT A NEW 2005 LEXUS ES330 IN DECEMBER 2004. I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 3,900 MILES ON IT. BEGINNING AT AROUND 1,000 MILES AND CONTINUING TO TODAY, I REGULARLY EXPERIENCE A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN I AM IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOWN SMOOTHLY TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR DOES NOTHING FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS. THEN THE CAR SURGES FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE NEARLY REAR-ENDED OTHER CARS BECAUSE I CANNOT PREDICT OR CONTROL THIS TRANSMISSION HESITATION/SURGE PROBLEM. I EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I AM MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY AND NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. IF I PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR 1-2 SECONDS, THEN THE CAR LEAPS FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO OTHER CARS BECAUSE MY CAR JERKS FORWARD SO UNPREDICTABLY. TWO MONTHS AGO, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT (LEXUS KEARNY MESA IN SAN DIEGO) AND WAS TOLD BY TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE STAFF THAT \"THE CAR IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED\" AND \"YOU'LL GET USED TO IT SOON\". THIS PROBLEM IS NEITHER NORMAL NOR SAFE. EVERY SECOND COUNTS WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC SAFETY. TWO WEEKS AGO, I CALLED THE LEXUS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPT. AT 1-800-255-3987 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY GET COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TRANSMISSION HESITATION/SURGE \"DAILY\". I ALSO WENT BACK TO LEXUS KEARNY MESA AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER. HE ADMITTED THAT SOME ES OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT HE UNDERSTANDS THAT IT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10114797,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/26/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC INCIDENTS TO REPORT, BUT I THINK IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CAR HESITATES AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS FREQUENTLY CAUSES HARROWING MOMENTS WHEN MERGING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SUCH AS AT A STREET CORNER ON FREEWAY ON-RAMP.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10113845,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/08/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G455","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"LEXUS ES330 2005 ECTI TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED ON THE FIRST DAY OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A DISTINCT HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING, FOLLOWED BY A LURCH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AT THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM RELATED TO THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED TRANSMISSION WITH INTELLIGENCE AND THE FACTORY WAS WORKING ON A REMEDY. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10112092,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/24/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/24/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G955","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"MY NEW 2005 LEXUS ES330 HAS VERY SIGNIFICANT HESITATION PROBLEMS. LEXUS SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAVE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES AND STATE THAT IT IS WITHIN THEIR SPECIFICATIONS. I'M AFRAID THAT I'LL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION. *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10108789,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G255","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. *JB *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10110594,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G055","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TRANMISSION PROBLEMS: I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION HESITATIONS WHICH I DO NOT EXPECT IN ANY TOYOTA PRODUCTS; ANOTHER WORD, THERE ARE HANG UPS BETWEEN GEARS, ESPECIALLY 1ST TO 2ND. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN A BUSY AND CRAZY HOUSTON TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT GIVE THE SUFFICIENT ACCELERATION WHEN ONE NEEDS IT. THAT 1 OR 2 SECOND HESITATION COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TO CONFIRM THIS EXISTING PROBLEM, I TEST DROVE THE RX 330, HIGHLANDER AND SOLARA. IT IS EVEN WORSE","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10110129,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/08/2005","vin":"JTHBA30G355","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"AFTER DECELERATING TO A RANGE OF 5-15 MPH AND UPON TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR EXHIBITS A SIGNIFICANT LAG BEFORE IT ACCELERATES. DEALER STATES PER A TEST DRIVE THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS PER DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, AND RECOMMENDED THE USE OF PREMIUM FUEL (PER LEXUS OWNER'S MANUAL, REGULAR UNLEADED FUEL IS RECOMMENDED). THE PROBLEM IS 100% REPRODUCIBLE AT ANY TIME WITHIN THE SPEED RANGES AND SCENARIO DESCRIBED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10108498,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/03/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/03/2005","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE BECAUSE MY 2005 LEXUS ES 330 HAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION AFTER COASTING. THERE IS A FEW SECONDS HESITATION BEFORE THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10102408,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/08/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/08/2004","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH HESITATION WITH MY 2005 LEXUS ES 330. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS THERE IS A LAG BEFORE THE ENGINE RESPONDS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS AUTOMOBILE. LEXUS SAID THE VEHICLE CHECKS OUT FINE. I DISAGREE AND FROM WHAT I READ ON THE NET THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN PAST YEARS WITH LEXUS AUTOMOBILES.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10100445,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/23/2004","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I PURCHASED A NEW LEXUS ES330, AND IT HAS 3 PROBLEMS: (I) BUMPY RIDE AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS, (II) ACCELERATION LAG AFTER COASTING, (III) HIGH IDLE WHEN COLD (15,000RPMS). *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10099619,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"11/08/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION AND PERFORMED ERRATICALLY. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THIS WAS NORMAL PERFORMANCE. CONSUMER WAS AWARE OF COMPLAINTS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]},{"odiNumber":10096389,"manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/09/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"10/25/2004","vin":"JTHBA30G855","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"(1) CAR WAS NEARLY NEW, ONLY 100 MILES, NO ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR UP TO THAT POINT. (2) WHILE SHIFTING INTO PARK AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF PARKING, AND WITH NO PRESSURE ON ACCELLERATOR, CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD, STRIKING CONCRETE STANCHEON OF PARKING LOT LIGHT POLE. THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER, FRAME, RIGHT QUARTER-PANEL, RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY, CAUSING OVER $4,000 IN REPAIR COSTS. (3) ABOVE PROBLEMS WERE REPAIRED BY A DEALER-APPROVED AUTO BODY SHOP. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2005","productMake":"LEXUS","productModel":"ES330","manufacturer":"Toyota Motor Corporation"}]}]}