Table 1 shows ten common power train related problems of the 2002 Lexus ES300. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (26 problems). The second most common problem is related to the power train (twelve problems).
Lexus (2002 ES) has dramatic transmission stutter at low or high speeds, jerking occupants and making quick starts (turning across lanes) very dangerous. Read details...
Dealer and finance company claim clean title but documents reflect otherwise. Read details...
Upon acceleration in stop-and-go traffic, severe hesitation with brake-like effect, engine reviving, with driver thrown forward, then lurching into gear. Said was fixed with installation of tsib tc004-3. Narrowly being missed by oncoming traffic when car basically stalled. Tsib not a fix. Read details...