general problems of the 2012 Lexus ES

Three problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2012 Lexus ES. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Lexus ES based on all problems reported for the 2012 ES.

1 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 10/25/2019

All 4 doors stopped locking by key fob, inside switches or exterior door handle switches or when putting the transmission in gear. No click is heard when trying to lock doors but clicking is heard when hitting the unlock switches. Doors will unlock electronically/ electrically when they are manually locked from inside the vehicle. A previous report indicated a similar problem that a dealer diagnosed as all of the door locks needed replaced, which makes no sense that the could all fail mechanically at the same time. The problem appears electrical in nature and is dangerous since doors can't be locked when the car is in motion or in a safety situation where locking the doors could prevent intruder entry.

2 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 09/28/2017

Takata recall and electrical failures. Lexus recalled vehicle in Jan 2017 warning that no one should sit in front seat for duration. No provision for a replacement vehicle was mentioned. It has been 10 months of not being able to use front seat. They say the parts will be available in December. Our vehicle is also getting my wife stranded. We have gone through 3 batteries in 3 years. Lexus refuses to fix it. Please reference attached recall letter. I was not able to attach the complete set of docs with detailed description due to file size.

3 Electrical System problem

Failure Date: 12/08/2013

I had a 2012 Lexus Es 350 and had problems with it. The first problem occurred when I was parking. I was angle parking and had my foot on the brake when the car jumped into a brick wall. Four air bags exploded in my face and rendered me unconscious. I was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. I could hardly walk and my legs were extremely swollen and I had many other bruises. The second incident was that the passenger seat of the car went on fire and burnt the seat. I feel I should not have to pay the final excess wear and tear bill of $829. 50. In fact I believe I should be reimbursed for the last payment of $455 since the car was not in my possession. I had returned it to wilde Lexus of sarasota on March 16, 2015 as I was extremely concerned about the safety of the vehicle.


Other Electrical System related problems of the 2012 Lexus ES

Electrical System problems
3
Trunk Wiring problems
1
Horn Assembly problems
1


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