general problems of the 2005 Lexus ES330

Tamara recall on my airbags,never repaired. I got into an accident and airbags didn't come out. Have to replace brakes every few months on this car also.

As car in front of me slammed on brakes to avoid 2 teenagers running across in front of her, I slammed on my brakes and the car accelerated from 20-30. The air bag did not deploy or the seat beat passenger side engage and lock slamming me into the steering wheel. The abs brakes were slammed and it felt like the brakes did not work like there was an air bubble in the system. I crashed into the Hyundai total my car and the front of the car and frame bent. Called the police and did not take a report since no one was taken by ambulance. Went do my doctor and reported this to Lexus-incident number 150922-00272 on 9/22/15. Lexus will inspect the car on 10/9/15.

The contact owns a 2005 Lexus Es330. While driving between 15 to 20 mph in inclement weather, the brakes were depressed and the vehicle failed to respond. The contact mentioned that the vehicle swerved into a different lane and the contact had to apply extreme force on the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Lexus Es330. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 25 mph, and approaching a stop sign, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle failed to stop. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the rear brakes needed to be realigned. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Djr.

The contact owns a 2005 Lexus Es330. The contact stated that while driving 10 mph, the vehicle failed to respond to deceleration attempts and the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. There were not injuries. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 108,575.

The contact owns a 2005 Lexus Es330. The contact was driving approximately 15 mph when the brake pedal was engaged without a response. A loud squealing noise also emitted outside of the vehicle. The brakes were applied repeatedly however, the vehicle continued to accelerate before crashing into another vehicle. There was no personal injury. A police report was not filed of the incident. The vehicle suffered minor front end damage. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 11,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Contact owns a 2005 Lexus Es330. The contact was driving approximately 10 to 15 mhp two blocks away from home. While approaching and preparing to stop at a stop sign, noticed the inability of the brake system when applied pressure to the brake paddle, vehicle would not stop. At this point, vehicle began to accelerate unintended (without input on accelerator), causing to rapidly surge and launch straight ahead uncontrollable at a high speed of approximately 55 to 60 mph, which resulted the contact to crash though a cul-DE-sac block (brick) wall, bricks exploded and landed on top of another party’s parked vehicle, causing damage to fender. Airbag was deployed. Contact was taken via ambulance to local hospital for examination of injuries, released same day. A police report was filed on the incident. For vehicle was towed to a storage facility. Insurance company determined vehicle to be totaled due to major body damages. The failure mileage was 78,557.

I drive a 2005 ess330 Lexus. On Saturday, Feb 13 I drove up a ramp in a parking structure and upon reaching the 2nd level it felt as though I was driving with the emergency brake on. Upon parking, the left front wheel became locked preventing me from moving forward or backward without great effort. After checking all four wheels, I concluded that the left front wheel was quite overheated to the point that it made clicking sounds common when cars are hot. In the time it took a tow truck driver to arrive, the wheel had cooled and I could drive it out of the structure. The tow truck could not fit in the second level. My car drove perfectly! I had it towed to my auto mechanic and they aren't having luck getting the car to repeat the circumstances and they are hesistant to release it back to me due to the likelihood of the brake locking up again on the road instead of just in a parking structure. Please advise.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) my 2005 Lexus ES 330 had a sudden acceleration event while I was driving in multi-lane traffic in pensacola, florida. I put on brakes with both feet, but the engine kept winding up. I turned off the key and brought the vehicle to a stop in traffic. I placed the car in park, re-started the engine, and it continued to increase in rpms. I turned off the engine and then started it again. That time, the engine was at normall rpms. I pulled out of the traffic into a parking lot and called the mobile Lexus number. They sent a truck and trailered it to mobile where they said they couldn't find any event recorded on the computer and that it was probably a floor-mat issue. I made no adjustments to the floor mat or the accelerator pedal during my event. I think it was something electrical. Fortunately, I have not had another sudden acceleration event, but I am not really comfortable with the car. This event is recorded in my Lexus service record, case #[xxx] .