2017 LEXUS ES350

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The contact owns a 2017 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the contact stated that a beeping alert sounded to notify him that he was approaching another vehicle. As the contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal failed and the contact rear-ended the vehicle. The air bags deployed upon impact. The police and paramedics were called to the scene and the other driver was taken to the hospital; the driver's whereabouts were unknown. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was initially towed to an impound yard and was then towed by his insurance to assess the vehicle's damage. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the contact stated that a beeping alert sounded to notify him that he was approaching another vehicle. As the contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal failed and the contact rear-ended the vehicle. The air bags deployed upon impact. The police and paramedics were called to the scene and the other driver was taken to the hospital; the driver's whereabouts were unknown. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was initially towed to an impound yard and was then towed by his insurance to assess the vehicle's damage. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that while in reverse and slowly reversing into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a tree. The contact indicated that the unintended acceleration occurred while pressing the brake pedal and also the crash avoidance safety features did not activate. No injuries were reported and no police report was taken. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and to a local body shop repair center. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,500.

Mileage: 7,500

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that while in reverse and slowly reversing into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into a tree. The contact indicated that the unintended acceleration occurred while pressing the brake pedal and also the crash avoidance safety features did not activate. No injuries were reported and no police report was taken. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer and to a local body shop repair center. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,500.

Mileage: 7,500

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus ES350. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH, the sunroof exploded without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed but not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 31,200.

Mileage: 31,200

2017 LEXUS ES350. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING VEHICLES SAFETY CONNECT SYSTEM BEING DISCONNECTED. *LD *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN VA AND I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION AND I LATER FOUND OUT THE SUNROOF EXPLODED ON ITS OWN NO CARS AROUND, NO OVER PASS IT JUST EXPLODED INTO LITTLE PIECES.

Mileage: 52,425

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY HAVING JUST PICKED PICKED UP THIIS CAR I JUST BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD EXPOLOSION UP ABOVE AND NOTICED MY SUNROOF EXPLODED SENDING PIECES OF GLASS INTO MY CAR. I WAS SCRATCHED AND HAD TO GET HOME 1/2 HOUR AWAY. DEALERSHIP WAS FAR. THE DEALERSHHIP SAID TO CALL THE INSURANCE. I THINK IT COULD BET THE WAY THE SUNROOF WAS PUT IN BUT NOT SURE.

Mileage: 9,100

REAR TINTED INSIDE THE GLASS WINDOW HAS BUBBLES AND SMEARED ADHESIVE ACROSS GLASS CAUSING IT HARD TO VIEW WHAT IS BEHIND ME. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT HAPPENS I BOUGHT THE CAR ON NOVEMBER 16, 2016. MOST OF THE TIME THE CAR IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. I NOTICED IT THE FIRST TIME IN THE LAST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 24, 2020.

Mileage: 8,500

UPON APPROACHING MY CAR, IN A CONTROLLED PARKING LOT (CAR IS STATIONARY), I NOTICED THE REAR PORTION OF THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF APPEARS TO HAVE EXPLODED. SUNROOF SHOWS DEFECTIVE BUBBLE, AND OUTER-EDGES APPEAR TO HAVE CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND. INVESTIGATION OF THE AREA AROUND THE CAR SHOWS NO FOREIGN OBJECTS (IE. ROCKS) IN THE AREA.

Mileage: 36,000

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWO TIMES WITHIN TWO YEARS. FIRST TIME, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN (OR NOISE) OF ANY ROCK HITTING WINDSHIELD AS I PARKED THE CAR IN SUN. WHEN I CAME BACK TO PARKING, THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND THE CRACK EXTENDED IN LENGTH AS I DROVE. IT COSTS ME $500 IN INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE FOR GEICO INSURANCE TO HAVE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. THE WINDSHIELD AGAIN CRACKED IN APRIL 2019 THE SECOND TIME WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 10 AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR. I SAW A TINY MARK ON ONE EDGE OF WINDSHIELD (PROBABLY A TINY PEBBLE HIT FROM ROAD) AND THE CRACK SPREAD QUICKLY TO ONE FOOT AFTER DRIVING JUST FIVE MILES. THIS'LL COST ME $600 AS PER MY INSURANCE GEICO. I HAVE OWNED SIX BRAND NEW CARS FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND HAD NEVER HAD A LARGE WINDSHIELD CRACK FROM HEAT AND SMALL PEBBLE HIT. TWO LARGE WINDSHIELD CRACKS WITHIN TWO YEARS HAVE GOT TO BE A DEFECT IN ES 350 2017 WINDSHIELD (OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT). I KNOW THERE ARE SENSORS UNDER THE WINDSHIELD IN 2017 ES 350. LEXUS SHOULD F

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS ES350. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF WATERTOWN (330 ARSENAL ST., WATERTOWN, MA 02472, (888) 677-9785) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE LUBRICATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. *TT*JB

Mileage: 16,000

DURING AN ACCIDENT FROM REAR ENDED, AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED AND NOW IT IS SAYS THAT SRS AIRBAGS ARE MALFUNCTIONED.

Mileage: 9,900

NAV SYSTEM WILL NOT TAKE ME TO MY HOME ADDRESS - MY DEVELOPMENT WAS STARTED IN 2003. MY STREET IN NOT AVAILABLE AND THE NAV SYSTEM DISABLES ME FROM TYPING THE STREET NAME. JUST MOVED TO A NEW STATE AND NEED TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN 'TAKE ME HOME'. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER (WILDE LEXUS, SARASOTA, FL) 3 TIMES - THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE ORDERED A NEW DISK BUT I FEEL I AM GETTING A RUN-AROUND SINCE THE DISK DOES NOT SHOW UP - HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER ONE YEAR - I HATE IT.

Mileage: 25

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BELL LEXUS NORTH SCOTTSDALE, 18555 N SCOTTSDALE RD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255, (480)-502-5000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SYSTEM SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,534.

Mileage: 2,534

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FRACTURED AND THE CONTROL ARM ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUSPENSION ARM FRACTURED NEAR THE WHEEL BEARING. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK A CURB. AS THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE STILL ENDED UP ON THE CURB. THE CONTACT PULLED THE TENDONS IN HER RIGHT ARM TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEXUS OF WESTMINSTER (7600 WESTMINSTER BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683, 1-888-413-1939) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE CRASH DATA CONCERNING THE EDR BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TO ESCALATE THE MATTER AND INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V415000 (STEERING). THERE WERE THREE TSBS ON THE WHEELS AND 3 TSBS ON THE TIRES.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS ES350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FRACTURED AND THE CONTROL ARM ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUSPENSION ARM FRACTURED NEAR THE WHEEL BEARING. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK A CURB. AS THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE VEHICLE STILL ENDED UP ON THE CURB. THE CONTACT PULLED THE TENDONS IN HER RIGHT ARM TRYING TO STEER THE VEHICLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LEXUS OF WESTMINSTER (7600 WESTMINSTER BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683, 1-888-413-1939) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE CRASH DATA CONCERNING THE EDR BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED TO ESCALATE THE MATTER AND INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD FOLLOW-UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V415000 (STEERING). THERE WERE THREE TSBS ON THE WHEELS AND 3 TSBS ON THE TIRES.

Mileage: 10,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR AT 6:45 PM ON TUESDAY, MARCH 6TH, MY SUNROOF SUDDENLY EXPLODED AND GLASS FRAGMENTS FELL INSIDE MY VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION, THERE WERE NOT ANY CARS AROUND MY VEHICLE NOR DID I HIT ANY OBJECT ON THE ROAD INCLUDING A POTHOLE. THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED AS IF A GUN WENT OFF NEAR MY HEAD AND THE GLASS IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SPLIT INTO SMALL PIECES. OTHER THAN HAVING SOME RINGING IN MY EARS AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION NOISE, I DID NOT SUFFER ANY OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE LEXUS DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HAD A CASE WHERE A SUNROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT SOMETHING HITTING IT DIRECTLY. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT NOTHING HIT MY VEHICLE OR MY SUNROOF AS I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WITHOUT ANY CAR OR TRUCK AROUND ME AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION. I AM FILING THIS IN ORDER TO GET IT DOCUMENTED AND TO SEE IF ANY OTHER LEXUS OWNER HAS HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THEIR LEXUS SUNROOF. I AM ATT

Mileage: 8,500

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A SUNNY DAY (45 DEGREES) THE FRONT PANORAMIC SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. IT WAS ABOUT 2 PM EST. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME OR ANYTHING ABOVE. IT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. I PULLED OVER AND LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT THE NOISE WAS. IT WASN'T UNTIL I LOOKED UP THAT I SAW THE HOLE IN THE SUNROOF. GLASS DID NOT COME DOWN, IT WENT OUT.

Mileage: 10,241

THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CAR REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT WITHOUT WARNING AND BRAKE ASSIST BY PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM AS LEXUS CLAIMED. IT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. LEXUS HAS PERFORMED THE INVESTIGATION AND EXTRACTED DATA FROM EDR. THEY CONCLUDED NO DEFECT FOUND. I STILL BELIEVE THAT THE CAR PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM DID NOT WORK AT ALL AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PREVENT THE COLLISION AS EXPECTED.

Mileage: 670