Lexus ES300 owners have reported 20 seat belt related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common seat belt problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seat belt (7 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat belt buckle assembly (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
I have owned my 2000 ES 300 Lexus for 10 years never any concerns or problems . It had 93,204 when I bought it it now has 238,452 Read details...
Lexus Es300 left road and flipped one time. Driver's door came open and buckled seatbelt did not hold driver in car. Driver's head ended up under the driver's side roof door jammed and killed instantly. Read details...
Seat belt doesn't retract when removed after crash repair. Dealer claims this is normal when car gets old! belt must be manually pushed back into retractor after each time it's used. I'm afraid belt may not work properly in a severe crash. Read details...
Front end collision resulting in head injury of restrained front seat passenger. Injury resulted from impact with radio. Seat belts were not retracted after accident. Read details...
The middle rear shoulder belt locks up, making it very difficult to get the occupant out from the middle seat. Consumer, therefore, had to cut the belt in order to get a child out the rear middle seat. Also the shoulder belt was around the child's neck and was compressing his neck tightly. Read details...