Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 2001 Lexus ES300

Table 1 shows four common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2001 Lexus ES300. The number one most common problem is related to the accelerator pedal (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle speed control (two problems).

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Lexus ES300


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of the 2001 Lexus ES300

The Accelerator Pedal problem

Accerator sticking   Read details...

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

2001 Lexus ES 300. Acceleration issues the consumer stated when his wife started the vehicle, it immediately went to full rpm, probably around 6,000 plus. Her feet were flat on the floor. She had not put the gear in reverse to back out of the garage, nor had she touched the brake or the   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

On 2 recent occasions (Nov 13, 2006 and may 5, 2007) my wife was pulling into a parking space and shifting the car into park when the car accelerated rapidly and slammed into a wall. Both incidents were almost identical.   Read details...


Vehicle Speed Control related problems in other Lexus ES300 model year vehicles:



ES300 Service Bulletins
ES300 Safety Recalls
ES300 Defect Investigations