Service Brakes Problems of Lexus ES350 - part 1

The contact owns a 2017 Lexus Es350. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the contact stated that a beeping alert sounded to notify him that he was approaching another vehicle. As the contact attempted to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal failed and the contact rear ended the vehicle. The air bags deployed upon impact. The police and paramedics were called to the scene and the other driver was taken to the hospital; the driver's whereabouts were unknown. The contact did not sustain any injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was initially towed to an impound yard and was then towed by his insurance to assess the vehicle's damage. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

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Second day of buying the vehicle stopped suddenly in the highway forcing me to turn to the emergency lane and gravel. Ounce stopped, tried to return to the highway and stpopped suddenly in several ocasions. Noticed the presence of the emergency braking system was on in the dash. Turnned it off and resume my trip. When I leaved the highway it was turnned on again and no signs,but in the middele of the light it did again stopping the transit. It continued doing so even the following day that I took it to the dealer. Incidentaly it also happened to one of their technitians. This could have provoked in several ocasions a disastrous accident. The new wheels also got scratch apparently during the forcefull brakings. Clearly not a car to turst. They confirmed the defect was in the sonars of the car that where fallin of.

Brakes, tires, transmission went out, suspension craked licking oil car steering wheel vibration, car pulling, brakes didn’t respond, I pulled to side before hitting a car yes 2 different shops currently at express transmission currently under inspection because of transmission going out while driving on freeway no warning lights, air bags are off I don’t know why bought car 4 months ago dealership said they maintenance the vehicle that was a lie I had it maintenance not to long ago car needed it car went out in matter of hrs not days it was hrs it never alerted me something was wrong vehicle was in previous accident in 2016 dealership never informed us about it we recently found out about accident express transmission spoke to me and stated transmission over heated and blew up from inside my vehicle could of blown up as well with me in it putting at risk other people when vehicle was driven while pressing brakes I had to press pedal all the way in or let go and press pedal again in order for vehicle to stop my tires we’re getting more damaged from in words car was rotated and had an alignment done and it keept damaging tires from in words we bought vehicle for $35,000 we have had it for 4 months I have receipts of services done to vehicle and im still waiting on diagnose from transmission so I can know what inside transmission blew up it will cost me approximately $4,000 to $6,000 to fix vehicle.

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I always use cruise control whenever I drive because this would always makes me put on a safety automatic brake whenever I get close to the car next to me. But it seems like my automatic emergency brake is defective which Lexus dealership denies on the inspection when I complain. A lot of times the automatic emergency brake does not work when I use it even when im backing up it suppose to stop but a lot of times im almost at thr brink of hitting something so I have to manually brake. I also texted this to my Lexus assistant manager in Lexus glendale California branch and had it inspected by them but they’ve sit my car in the dealership and at the end of the day told me that its normal. Is it normal to hit a car next to you when youre expecting your car to stop automatically and it does not stop? why do I have this feature and it doesnt work? I hope you can help me becaus ethis car is very expensive and yet it does not guarantee safety!.

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Sudden unintended acceleration with braking problems. Three episodes. The first episode was a complaint to the dealer with documentation in the car's service record. The second of which was worked-up for one week by the dealer with no answers. The third episode occurred going down a parking ramp and resulted in loss of control of the car and injuries to both fenders. The car's "black box" was not activated during the last episode. The car accelerated right after it had begun moving forward. During the other episodes, the acceleration occurred right after being started. During the third and most serious episode, the car was moving down the car ramp in a parking garage, from the eighth floor to the sixth floor. After starting down the ramp, the car accelerated and could not be stopped by braking, shifting to neutral and park or by pressing the off button switch. When the sixth floor was reached, the car was driven down one of the exit lanes where finally it was able to be stopped by usual braking maneuvers. In the "black box" study, there was no record of any abnormal activity, either acceleration or braking. Police were notified and essentially documented the events but made no other comments. During the third episode, the car was moving at a rapid rate of speed, probably at about 50 miles per hour but this cannot be documented. Repair of the vehicle cost about $6000.

I was at a stoplight and there were a couple vehicles in front of me. The light was red. I was a car length and a half away from the vehicle directly in front of me. As soon as the light turned green, I saw the vehicles in front of the vehicle directly in front of me proceed to move forward, and the driver in front of me took his foot off of his brakes, so I thought he was moving forward as well. So then I decided to accelerate to about 5-10 mph. By the time I realized the vehicle in front of me wasn't moving forward, my car hit his trail-hitch" (not his back bumper) and the front of my car was damaged, but I could drive it from the scene of the accident. The brake assist of my 2018 Lexus Es350 did not engage. I think the brake assist function on my vehicle was faulty and it should've been recalled and fixed, as it would've stopped me from getting into a car accident in the first place had it engaged and worked properly.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2016 Lexus Es350. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25-30 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to slow or stop the vehicle. The vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. There was no injuries sustained by either drivers. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop to be repaired. Lexus of milwaukee located at 1433 w silver spring dr, milwaukee, WI 53209, (414) 386-5749, was contacted by phone and questioned about possible recalls for which the vehicle might have been subjected to. The contact was informed that the vehicle had been repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 16v198000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control) sometime in 2017. The manufacturer was not contacted or informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000. Ah.

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Tl the contact owns a 2017 Lexus Es350. While reversing the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal clicking noise coming from the brakes. The vehicle was taken to Lexus of watertown (330 arsenal st. , watertown, MA 02472, (888) 677-9785) where the contact was informed that there was no failure with the brakes. The brakes were lubricated and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 16,000.

Weak brake.

Brakes do not stop as they should.

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Monday, June 5th,I bought the Lexus Es350 at 6502 5th Ave in brooklyn. It hasn't been a week yet, and on Friday the 9th, the accident happened. I was driving from staten island to flushing to pick up my friend to go back to my home. Along the 495 highway, we were driving around 45-50 mph and suddenly a warning popped up on the abs system saying that the "breaker is on. " we became really nervous so we wanted to check out why that message came on. There was a car about 100 meters in front of us, so I stepped on the breaks, but I was not able to step down on it. The brake is completely locked and had no way to slow it down and within two seconds we hit the car in front, and our car was totaled. Fortunately, nobody had to go to the hospital. After we got home I felt dizzy and ears were ringing. Fortunately, I felt better after a couple days. We also tried contacting different lawyers, but none of them would take our case because there were no reports of me being injured or any other doctor reports. This is ridiculous because it's basically saying that only if someone got hurt and was brought to the hospital would there be a serious case. Is this really how America handles serious car accidents? we hope that Lexus can be fair and have someone inspect the black box to see if it was the car itself that had an issue. We also wish that they will give us a sincere apology, respect, and just a fair answer to this problem.

I was parking my car in front of a store. Car was in parking spot, ready to stop. All of a sudden, car accelerated, jumped the curb, went thru sidewalk into the store ahead. Luckily, store was vacant. Car kept going thru the store, came out from the back wall onto the rail guards which finally stopped car. Car was damaged.

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Three major issues with this car, and lots of minor ones. 1. The brakes did not engage while slowing down in traffic. Hitting the brakes caused the car to lurch forward. 2. The electrical system seemed to turn off and all internal/external lights went off at night and I was unable to see the road. 3. The car slips and the systems to counteract slipping did not engage. There are issues with the navigation, the enform system and many other issues. Repeated attempts to resolve the problem with Lexus have met with no success. Regards, brian povlsen.

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Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 Lexus Es350. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags). While driving 50 mph, the contact had to abruptly depress the brake pedal, but it failed to respond. As a result, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. Prior to the crash, the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to sterling mccall Lexus (10025 southwest fwy, houston, TX 77074, (713) 995-2600) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 100,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

I was pulling into my garage slowly, braking to stop, when the can accelerated. I could hear the engine rev and I pressed hard on the brake and put the car in park. The car traveled about 4 feet before it came to a stop. I reported to Lexus who turned over to 'legal' and I have been waiting for a week for an investigator to contact me to look at the car, after which they say it will be another 30 days for a finding. The paperwork I filled out termed this as 'unintended acceleration". This is the second time this has happened with this car, which I purchased new and have had for a little over a year.

Received a recall due to a malfunction on the p c s ( collision system). The recall was November 2015. To date, June 25, 2016, no remedy for this problem. Seven to eight months to solve this problem is excessive.

While driving on the interstate with the radar cruise engaged, we were approaching a slower car , another car was in the inside lane adjacent to us and before we could disengage the cruise our Lexus Es350 braked forcefully and the car following had to brake to avoid a collision. . . This is first hand information with no documentation. . . . We had just purchased the vehicle and were on our way home. . . . There are 3 distance settings for the radar cruise and I am not sure which one was active since I had no experience with it. . . . This radar cruise system is the default system which can be deactivated each time the cruise is turned on . . . . It is a package with the pre collision system which was recalled on Nov 3 2015 for sudden braking. . . .

While attempting to make a 3-point turn, I first backed out of a driveway onto the road, paused to check for traffic, shifted from reverse into drive and pulled forward and . Started to turn to my left. As I did I experienced a loss of steering and brakes and the dashboard indicator lights all lit at once. My car drifted across the center line and I was unable to stop it from rolling to the other side of the road where it ended up perpendicular to oncoming traffic and only stopped when it hit an embankment. My car sustained front bumper and grille damage.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Lexus Es350. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a manufacturers recall repair mid June 2015 and months later on while driving a highway rate of speed, the brake pedal was applied, the brake pedal went to the floor and failed to engage which then caused the contact to crash into the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a yard and the insurance company was unable to specify what caused the failure. The air bags did not deploy. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and was asked to send a technician but the contact received no investigation from the manufacturer. The vehicle was destroyed from the impact of the crash due to the failure. A police report was filed. The contact sustained no major injuries. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 07e082000 (equipment) and 09v388000 (vehicle speed control). The vehicle was destroyed due to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.

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While entering my garage, my car suddenly accelerated and smashed into the rear wall destroying a cabinet and refridgerator and went through the wall. I couldn't stop the car as evidenced by brake skid marks on the garage floor. Lexus later inspected the car and claimed they could find no defect. Fortunately my wife and I were only shaken up from the deployment of the airbags. The car was totaled. My home and auto insurance covered part of the damage and Lexus has disavowed any responsibility, but they never inspected the damage to our home or the evidence that I was trying to stop the car almost from the instant it entered the garage. I can provide pictures by email, but I can't seem to retrieve them for this document. T.

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The contact owns a 2013 Lexus Es350. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 35 mph, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes or shifting into park. The failure ceased once the vehicle was shifted into neutral and the brakes became responsive. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure could not be duplicated. No repairs were performed. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 2,890. Updated 01/08/lj tire skid marks were observed in the road. Updated 01/09/14.

The contact owns a 2010 Lexus Es350. The contact stated that the vehicle was started by depressing the push-to-start button. With the brakes depressed, the vehicle failed to start and the brake pedal became stuck to the floorboard. The failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 22,000.

When I was going to park my car in the box in front of the hotel room, I touched the accelerator slightly to advance the two meters distant to be properly parked, then the accelerator run in high speed the brakes did not respond. To reduce the impact, I turned the wheel to the right and crashed into the hotel wall. People from Lexus is making an investigation. The question is how confident is that investigation. The car was check the day before for 15,000 miles check. I live now in durango, mexico and just came to have my car checked.

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Going downhill on steep grade at 60 to 70 mph, severe shaking of steering wheel when brakes applied, repaired by Lexus of las vegas, this happened several times before repair.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) I was driving in traffic in los angeles, CA in a 2010 Lexus ES 350 when I felt a bang. I applied the brakes but did not stop until I pressed the start/stop button. The car was spun around and I was involved with another car. The VIN is [xxx] . Luckily no one was injured according to the police who were there.

I have 23,753 miles on my Es350 and the rotors have once again warped. They were replace at 800 miles and 11,000 miles and now they are going to need to be replaced again.

I own a Lexus ES 350, 2009 and received a recall notice for the ?mat? problem. I needed other maintenance done and brought it over to the Lexus dealer. My service manager said to be on the safe side he would have the recall work on the accelerator/brake situation fixed. I thanked him. It turned out that two days later I did receive the second letter so I was glad it was fixed. About two weeks later on March 12, 2010 the car was started by me and put in reverse. The emergency break engaged by itself. The break was tapped and the break disengaged. This happened once in the morning. The car was then fine until that same evening when my husband was backing the car out of a friend?s driveway onto a busy street. Again the emergency break self engaged. And there was oncoming traffic. It was an unpleasant situation. My husband and I when we park have not used emergency brakes for about 10 years. We know it was not on either time. We also know we did not step on it as we started the car and backed out. Though nothing came of this, it did pose a potential accident.

Vehicle: 2008 Lexus 350 sedan. Failure: brakes do not work when there is snow on the ground. Abs braking system pumps but the car does not slow down. I suspect that snow gets into the brakes and prevents them from gripping the wheels. The car is not skidding; it just doesn't slow down. Once the condition starts, it doesn't matter whether there is any snow on the road. Even when the road is clear of snow, the brakes just pump and do not slow or stop the car in a reasonable distance. This condition is true regardless of the speed of the car when the brakes are applied -- any where from 2 mph to 40 mph. The car is leased from Toyota motor credit corp. They will not terminate the lease early. I have spoken to the dealer where I leased the car; they told me that I should go to the dealer who currently services the car. (we moved from NJ where I leased the car to mass and now use a dealer in latham, NY). The new dealer now says that the problem is that the tires are worn and that is why the abs system doesn't work in the snow. There are 22,000 miles on the tires and over 5/32 inch of tread. The car was just serviced (on January 25, 2010) by the Lexus dealer in latham,who, at that time, did not say that there was any problem with the tires, and I firmly believe that there is no such problem. The dealer says that it will tow the car to the dealership for evaluation but will not give me a loaner. My wife and I are retirees and cannot be without a car as we live in the country and must get to doctors, market, etc. By car. Please help me terminate the lease.

Power brakes on my Lexus Es350 . When stopped the power brake pedal will go all the way to the floor board when continuous pressure is applied to the brake pedal . Due to the fact the electronics attached to the brake system require continuous pumping of the brakes to maintain a firm feeling when moving and stopped . Also when the motor is off the brake pedal does not work but the emergency brake does the Lexus mechanic told me this was normal not to worry . I took the car to a very competent auto mechanic and he suggested I report this to the NHTSA . I live in santee where the police officer and his family died driving a vehicle similar to mine . I find myself driving my truck more often now.

I bought a Lexus ES 350 2007 model (manufactured by Toyota) in November 2006 and from the very beginning I have been complaining to the dealerships about how the abs brakes are very slow to respond to application and how they don't engage as hard as they should. On multiple occasions the dealership tested these and reported back that they are in conformity with "Toyota standards" for ES 350 even though the other Lexus models like RX or is have much more responsive brakes (I know this because the dealership gives us loaner cars during servicing). The dealer also confirmed that it was only the ES 350 model brakes that were so unresponsive. This time, when I was given a 2010 ES 350 loaner, I felt that the brakes on that were much much better and when I inquired from the dealer he told me that because of the multiple complaints that Toyota had received on the ES 350 2007-2009 models, they have changed the brakes on the ES 2010 model to make them more responsive. When I inquired about repairing or replacing the brakes on 2007-2009 models to make the similar to the new 2010 model brakes, he said that Toyota was not doing that, again because they still are appropriate by "Toyota standards". On many occasions when I have had to apply brakes in an emergency, I have felt very unsafe and wanted better brakes but was reconciled due to the promise of the "Toyota standard". But given the problems now found in the abs brakes of prius and other car models, I request you to please ask Toyota to make the 2007-2009 model ES car brakes compliant with the new brakes they put in the 2010 onwards ES models to avoid accidents due to unresponsive brakes.

Situation is that always step on the brake hard to make quick stop if needed. Sometimes felt car wouldn't stop. So I hit the brake way in advance. Complained it to dealer, but they said there is no problem with the brake.

1. As I approached a red light, I wanted to move my foot from the gas pedal to the brake. The top of my sneaker got caught in the underside of the brake preventing me from being able to stop the car. I was able to free my foot by pulling it sideways and back to the gas pedal causing me to momentarily hit the gas pedal and moving the car forward toward the intersection. Since I had begun to slow down for the traffic light and there was no car in front of me, no accident took place. 2. Jan 31-a few days later the same thing happened. I called Lexus of aventura 3. Feb 2 they came & picked up the car. I told them to put in writing what they found and what they did to correct it. Their representative told me that when he test drove the car his foot got stuck in the same way as mine & that it happened to 3 other vehicles tested. Further, he offered to compensate me for my inconvenience by a) filling our tank up with gas, b) giving us 10,000 miles service @ no charge as well as an interior cleaning and detailing. In our phone conversations during the next few days, he increased his offers and told me that the floor mat had been replaced in my car. I asked that all repairs & offers be put in writing. Feb 5 I contacted Lexus of America & on Feb 8 a representative of Lexus southern contacted me. We have been exchanging phone calls & letters since then.

The contact owns a 2009 Lexus Es350. While the contact was attempting to brake the contact noticed that the vehicle had begun to shake and vibrate. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 2500.

Poor brake performance since I took delivery, 5/1/09 Lexus e 350 2009. Dealer inspected it & said brakes were normal. I have driven hundreds of vehicles in my life. . . . . . . None felt like this.

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus ES-350. The contact lightly applied the brakes and the vehicle continued to slowly accelerate. The contact had to apply abrupt pressure to the brakes before coming to a complete stop. The contact stated the failure would occur whenever there was light pressure applied to the brakes. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and advised the vehicle was safe to drive. The manufacturer verified the dealers diagnosis and would not provide any further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure persisted. The failure mileage was 100 and the current mileage was 18,700.