2007 Lexus ES350 problems
Owners have filed 529 complaints about the 2007 Lexus ES350 with NHTSA. Air bags account for 35.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of vehicle speed control at 24.2%.
Complaints529
Crashes72
Fires5
Injuries64
Deaths6
What owners report breaking
Air bags 35.9% · 190
Vehicle speed control 24.2% · 128
Structure 7.8% · 41
Power train 6.2% · 33
Unknown or other 3.2% · 17
Exterior lighting 3.0% · 16
Electrical system 2.8% · 15
Engine and engine cooling 2.5% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 72 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire, 64 report an injury and 6 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Lexus ES350 in this data, 2007 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filing volume has held steady, 129 in the last three years against 127 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 30,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Lexus ES350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v340000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonabale amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Lexus ES350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v006000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Lexus ES350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v006000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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