2006 Lexus ES330

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SEAL IS BROKEN ON DASH AND APPEARS AS IT COULD INFLATE AT ANY MOMENT. NO ACCIDENTS TO CAUSE THIS.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO PICK-UP OUR GRANDDAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL ON 10-22-2018. SHE MADE A FULL STOP AT THE CORNER AND TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND STARTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHEN SHE STARTED TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL LIGHTLY, THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO FULL THROTTLE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND LUNGED UNCONTROLLABLY FORWARD. HER STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. BECAUSE OF THIS ACCELERATION, SHE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WITH GREAT FORCE AND SEVERELY DAMAGING OUR FRONT END AND THE CAR BUMPER IN FRONT OF HER. SHE WAS GETTING GET IN LINE TO WAIT FOR THE SCHOOL CHILDREN TO LET OUT. HAD HER THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WHEN CHILDREN WERE CROSSING THE STREET, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT CATASTROPHE AND DEAD CHILDREN. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO ALERT THE PUBLIC. ANOTHER SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OUR CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 60,000. EACH TIME I TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THEY REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT. THEY SAY THE FLOOR MAT CAN GET IN THE WAY OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I DON'T THINK SO, BUT WE KEEP THE FLOOR MAT IN THE TRUNK. I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO A LEXUS HEADQUARTER IN TEXAS, (800) 255-3987. THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID A CASE MANAGER WILL BE CONTACTING ME. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEY WILL DO. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO PREVENT RUNNING OVER PEOPLE. THERE WILL BE DEATHS IF NOTHING IS DONE!

TAKATA INFLATOR . PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATING DUE TO HEAT. DASH BUMPED. LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO EXPLODE EVENTUALLY.

I HAVE NOTICED THE AIR BAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS POPPING UP AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE. REFERENCING ANOTHER COMPLAINT # 11118471. CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT.

I HAVE NOTICED THE AIR BAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS POPPING UP AND LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE

THE CAR WAS REVERSED AND DRIVEN FORWARD, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. APPLYING BRAKES WERE NOT HELPING AS ACCELERATION STILL CONTINUED. THERE IS NO FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER SEAT SIDE TO BLAME IT ON FOR GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK TO THE MAT.. THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE ADJUSTED TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL FROM THE FLOOR. HAPPENED A WEEK AGO AND HAPPENED AGAIN ON 17/02/2018. FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS ON FOUR LANE CITY STREET. SECOND TIME ON TWO LANE CITY STREET. IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME ANY WHERE. I ASKED THE DEALER. NO RECALL YET I SEE LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM ON THIS SITE. HTTPS://WWW.VEHICLEHISTORY.COM/LEXUS/ES-330/2006

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER IS BULGING SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY PRESSURE.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON THE DAH BOARD IS CRACKED AND SLIGHTLY PROTRUDING I AM AFRAID THIS WILL EXPLODE WHILE TRAVELLING CHECKED WITH LEXUS THEY SAY IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NO RECALL - ANYONE HAD INFORMATION ON THIS WOULD APPRECIATE IT

SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ONLINE AND ON THIS SITE, MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS BULGING AND APPEARS TO BE PARTIALLY COMING OUT. PICTURE INCLUDED. I HAVE RAISED THIS TO MY LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP SERVICE ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, AND THEY DO NOT SEEM CONCERNED AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE ARE QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AIR BAG EITHER DEPLOYING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, OR NOT DEPLOYED WHEN IT NEEDS TO. IT SEEMS TO BE FAILING. IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE OVER TIME.

THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR IS STARTING TO LIFT,SEEMS LIKE PRESSURE IS CAUSING THE LIFT. I LOOKS LIKE ITS READY TO BLOW OUT.

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG HAS DEFECTS. I CALLED LEXUS AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL GROUP. BUT I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WHEN TRAVELING WITH PASSENGERS SPECIALLY MY CHILDREN. THIS THING IS BASICALLY READY TO BREAK OFF. THIS IS A SECURITY CONCERN.

THE EDGES AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG CRACKING AND THE CONDITION KEEPS DETERIORATING AS TIME GOES BY. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AS WE USE THE CAR ALL THE TIME. WE CONTACTED A LOCAL LEXUS DEALER AND WE TOLD THE SAME THING AS REST OF THE FOLKS EXPERIENCED WITH DEALERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG HOUSING THERE WAS A BULGE ALONG THE INNER LINING OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,838.

DASHBOARD PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG COVER IS BULGING AND DETERIATING, CONCERN IT MAY POP OPEN, DEALSHIP WILL NOT FIX SINCE ITS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WILL REPAIR IT FOR $2500, DEFINETLY A MANIFACTURE DEFECT BUT THEY DON'T CARE! THANKS!

THE AREA AROUND THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG IS CRACKED AND BEGINNING TO BULGE. THIS IS THE ONLY AREA IN THE ENTIRE CAR AFFECTED

THE DASH IS DISTORTING, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE AIR BAG LOCATION. FABRIC LINER HAS EXTENDED OUTSIDE THE LEATHER TRIM.

CAR WOULD NOT STOP AT ALL AT LOW SPEEDS, CRASH INTO BUILDING IN PARKING LOT DUE TO FAILURE

MY DASHBOARD HAS SEVERE CRACKS ALL AROUND THE AIRBAG. THAT IS THE ONLY AREA ON MY DASHBOARD WITH CRACKS. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY AIRBAG MAY EXPLODE AND INJURE ME OR MY PASSENGERS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY SERVICEMEN THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THEY GAVE ME THE NUMBER TO LEXUS. SO, I CONTACTED THEM ON APRIL 27, 2015 AND AGAIN ON MAY 11, 2015 AND FILED 2 INCIDENT REPORTS TO NO AVAIL, THEY FINALLY CONTACTED ME ON MAY 14, 2015 TO INFORM ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. SO THAT IS WHY I'M FILING THIS VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AS MUCH AS THAT VEHICLE COST I SHOULD NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD CRACKING AROUND THE AIRBAG. I WANT MY VEHICLE DASHBOARD REPAIRED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS.

WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE ON A PRIVATE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SPEED UP AND BRAKES DID NOT STOP IT. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURB AND CONTINUED UNTIL IT HIT TWO TREES THAT STOPPED IT. DAMAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT $9000. *TR

THE SEAL AROUND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS DETERIORATED, WITH A BULGE FORMING IN THE DASHBOARD. *TR

SINCE THE BEGINNING THE BACK DOOR'S WINDOWS ALWAYS GET STUCK AND I HAD TO TAKE THEM TO LEXUS TO HAVE THEM FIXED. WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THEY STILL HAVE THE ISSUE. LEXUS SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT THERE IS NOT A FIX. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF APPLYING AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,907.

DURING OIL CHANGE, MECHANIC NOTICES POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING. WORRIED THAT THIS IS SAFETY PROBLEM AND COULD LOSE STEERING IF SEALS BREAK. HAD RACK AND PINION REPLACED. COST OVER $1000. FEEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST. *TR

UPON ROUTINE INSPECTION AT DEALER, SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS IN IMMINENT DANGER OF FAILING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED SOON. FAILURE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING HIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY FOR APPROX. 1HR AND EXITED THE HIGHWAY TO A SIDE ROAD. AT THE FIRST LIGHT THE CAR WOULD START IN 1ST BUT NOT GO INTO 2ND AND AFTER 2/3 SECS IT WOULD LUNGE INTO GEAR. THE SAME HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE. IT SHAKES THE WHOLE CAR. AFTER RESEARCH THESE TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECALLED IN 04 AND 05 BUT NOT 06. LEXUS SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM BUT OUR FRIEND THE INTERNET SAYS SOMETHING ELSE. REPAIR COST 5800.00 FROM LEXUS AND NOT COVERED BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 LEXUS ES-330. A FEW YEARS BACK I NOTICED THE AIRBAG COVER ON THE PASSENGER DASH SEEMED TO BE SHRINKING. WHEN I WENT IN FOR SERVICE, I ASKED ABOUT THIS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING. HOWEVER, THE COVER LOOKS SMALLER. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP 2 WEEKS AGO AND WAS ADVISED, AFTER MUCH ARGUING, THAT THE DASHBOARD IS SHRINKING. MY CONCERN, OF COURSE, WAS THAT THE COVER WOULD LOOSEN, FALL OFF AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOY WHILE I AM DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN BUT I COULDN'T GET GUARANTEES. I PRESSED ON BUT WAS ADVISED THAT SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY ACCEPT NO LIABILITY. AFTER SOME ARGUING, THE MANAGER AGREED TO CONTACT THE LEXUS REP WHO, AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, AGREED TO SHARE THE EXPENSE IN A TOTAL DASH REPLACEMENT. THE APPROXIMATE COST IS $2200 OF WHICH I SHOULD PAY 50% AND THEY WOULD ABSORB THE OTHER 50%. I DECLINED THEIR OFFER AND CONTINUED TO MAKE SOME NOISE. TODAY, I WAS INFORMED BY LEXUS CORPORATE THAT THE OFFER WAS FAIR AND I SHOULD ACCEPT. AGAIN, I ASKED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE REPRESENTATIVE COULDN'T ASSURE ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. SO WHY SHOULD I ACCEPT LIABILITY? REGARDLESS OF THE WARRANTY, A DASHBOARD IS NOT SUPPOSED TO SHRINK! NOR IS THE CAR MANUFACTURER SUPPOSED TO PUT THE LIABILITY ON ME. I'VE GONE ON CLUBLEXUS.COM FORUMS AND APPARENTLY THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I AM LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER, PLEASE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS, I AM LISTENING. YES, I WOULD LIKE THIS REPAIRED BUT I WILL NO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE ALSO COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR IN THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AFTER THE CRASH AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED11/29/11 *BF UPDATED 12/14/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP WHICH WAS PROVIDED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE YET THE ENGINEER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND FEARED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,366.

WOBBLE WHEN BRAKING DIAGNOSED AS FRONT BRAKE ROTOR PROBLEM. AT 32,000 MILES HAD TO PAY $500+ FOR REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND PADS. SEEMS LIKE TOO MUCH TOO SOON ON A CAR OF THIS QUALITY! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OVER THE CURBSIDE AND CRASH INTO A HOUSE. THE DAMAGED EXTERIOR SIDING OF THE HOUSE EXPOSED AN ENORMOUS HOLE THE WIDTH OF THE VEHICLE WHICH EXTENDED THROUGH THE INTERIOR WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT WITH NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

IN CITY TRAFFIC, ACCELERATION WITH MY 2006 ES330 IS NOT PREDICTABLE AND IT HESITATES RATHER THAN RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY AS THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED. HAS ALSO HAPPENED AS I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. OCCURS SPORADICALLY AND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. CAN GO WEEKS WITHOUT IT HAPPENING. NO ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS - YET. I HAVE TAKEN CAR BACK INTO LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND GOT A CANNED RESPONSE OF IT ADAPTING TO THE DRIVER PATTERNS AND IT IS RESPONDING THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO - BASICALLY TELLING ME THAT MY PROBLEM IS NOT A PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER LEXUS AND WILL PROBABLY GET RID OF THIS ONE MUCH SOONER THAN HOW I NORMALLY KEEP VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY LEXUS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. I COULD NEVER REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM HENCE DID NOT REPORT TO THE DEALER. LAST WEEKEND I CAME TO KNOW VIA NEWSPAPERS AND TV THAT SOME OF THE LEXUS CARS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM RELATED TO ENGINE STALLING. MY PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY THE SAME WITH THE LEXUS AND I HAVE NOTICE MORE THAN 35/40 TIMES BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE WHEN I WANTED. I FELT AT TIMES THAT THE ENGINE STALLING MAY BE DUE TO IMPURITIES IN THE GAS BUT WAS NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT IT. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT EVENTHOUGH LEXUS HAS NOT RECALLED MY MODEL, I HAVE NOTICED ENGINE STALLING (WHILE IN MOTION) NUMEROUS TIMES. AT TIMES, I HAVE FELT THE CONDITION TO BE UNSAFE. I HAVE NOTICED ENGINE STALLING AT LOWER SPEEDS. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I HAVE NOT NOTICED SUCH AN OCCURRENCE WHILE DRIVING CONTINUOUSLY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 10 MPH DURING A RAIN STORM, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, UNUSUAL POP AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR HAD SHATTERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MIRROR AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE EXACT SAME AREA AS THE INITIAL FAILURE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE OPENING RELEASE OF THE AIR BAG. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DEFECT YET IS WAS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT AN INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MAY 14, 2010. AT AROUND 2:30PM, I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 LEXUS ES 330 TO A SHOPPING CENTER. THE CENTER IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF 75 AND LEGACY DRIVE, IN PLANO, TEXAS. WHEN I ARRIVED TO THE CENTER, I FOUND THE NEAR-BY PARKING SPACES WERE ALL PACKED. SO I DECIDED TO PARK MY CAR AT FAR WEST CORNER OF THE PARKING LOT. I FOUND A SPOT THAT WAS NOT VERY OCCUPIED. WHEN I SLOWLY APPROACHED TO A PARKING SPACE, I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND PREPARED FOR THE FULL STOP. BUT INSTEAD OF EXPERIENCING A FULL STOP, I WAS PULLED FORWARD AT FULL SPEED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FULL ACCELERATION. THE CAR WENT UP THE CURB FOR A PLANT-BED/MEDIUM AND CLEARED A COUPLE OF BIG PLANTS. I TURNED THE WHEEL AS I STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. FINALLY IT STOPPED AFTER WENT THROUGH THE PLANT-BED/MEDIUM. AFTER IT MADE A FULL STOP, FIRST THING I DID WAS CHECKING TO SEE IF MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. AND IT WAS. AFTER I CALMED MYSELF DOWN, I MENTALLY REVISITED THE INCIDENT. ONE FEELING STANDING OUT WAS THAT THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE I EXPERIENCED WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM MY STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. IN NORMAL DRIVING, THE ACCELERATING IS GRADUAL AS THERE IS A LAG BETWEEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE GAINING OF THE SPEED. IN THIS CASE, THE VEHICLE SIMPLY GARNERED SPEED AND 'RUNNING' THROUGH THE BUMP AND PLANT-BED/MEDIUM. I CALLED PARK PLACE LEXUS WHERE I DO ALL THE MAINTENANCE SERVICES. THEY ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN. AN AS

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE IN MY 2006 LEXUS ES 330. THE CAR WAS IDLING AT ABOUT 1400 RPM, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE AND STARTED TO SLOWLY BACK UP. SUDDENLY, THE CAR SHOT OUT OF MY GARAGE, DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, ACROSS THE STREET, JUMPED THE FAR SIDE CURB TURNING RIGHT AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE WHICH WAS BROKEN OFF. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON ITS OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. AT THIS TIME, IN A STATE OF CONFUSION AND EXTREME AGITATION I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BUT INSTEAD I ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. I WENT FORWARD CONTINUING IN A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BACK ACROSS THE STREET AND INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT AT NO TIME DID I EVER TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL! THIS APPEARS TO ELIMINATE STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDALS AS A CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON MAY 14, 2010, ALSO BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, ALTHOUGH AT THAT TIME I HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS TOYOTA PROBLEM AND DID NOT REALIZE EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. MY LEXUS DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO THIS LEXUS MODEL PRIOR TO THIS. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 09/22/10

I PURCHASED A USED 2006 LEXUS ES330 IN FEBRUARY, 2009. UPON THE FIRST LONG RANGE HIGHWAY TRIP, JANUARY, 2010, I EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE "DRIFTING" EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I DO NOT NOTICE THE DRIFTING IN CITY DRIVING, BUT IT IS VERY EXAGGERATED AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS, BUT FOUND NONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE ENGAGING THE POWER LOCKS, THE SUN ROOF, REAR TRUNK AND ALL 4 WINDOWS OPENED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE MORE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS ES330. I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST YEAR AND ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO LATER I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THERE SEEMS TO BE A JERK OR SHIFT AROUND 30 MPH. IT SHIFTS HARD WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH OTHER DRIVERS OR IT SEEMS THE CAR WANTS TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR ON BOTH OCCASIONS. ALSO, I HAVE CONTACTED THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP INQUIRING ABOUT OTHER LEXUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER LEXUS OWNERS WITH THE SAME MODEL AND THERE CAR DOES THIS AS WELL. THEY ALSO HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I WAS EVEN TOLD MY A MECHANIC SINCE I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR MAYBE THE CAR HAD TO ADJUST TO MY DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS AND NONE HAVE HAD TO ADJUST TO MY DRIVING. THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN AND I FEEL IT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I HAVE GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED MANY MORE LEXUS ES330 VEHICLE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2006 LEXUS ES330. EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION*CW

ON 9/27/2007, MY CAR (LEXUS ES330) WENT OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN A PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING CENTER IN GLENVIEW, IL, AND CRASHED WITH CARS PARKED NEARBY. THIS CAR INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE CAR DEALER, BUT I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS VERY HIGH. *TR

VEHICLE PULLING TO ONE SIDE LEXUS 2006 STEERING WHEEL NHTSA 10017720; ALSO INDICATOR LIGHT ON ENGINE NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10017720 SERVICE BULLETIN 00401 ES330 MODEL YEAR 2006 MFG COMPONENT CODE 010000 STEERING DATE OF BULLETIN 12/21/2001. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) VIN NO.# [XXX]1 ENGINE COOLING LEXUS 2006 INDICATOR LAMP ES330 NHTSA NO.#10018288 SERVICE BULLETIN 01905 COMPONENT CODE 060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING TROUBLE CODE P0171/P0174. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) OUR 2006 LEXUS ES330 HESITATES AND STUTTERS WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER A SLOW-DOWN, STOP OR DURING A TURN. I HAVE READ VARIOUS THINGS WHICH SUGGEST IT COULD BE THROTTLE CONTROL, COMPUTER CONTROLLED ACCELERATOR, OR MASS AIR FLOW MAF SENSOR OR AIR INTAKE SENSOR AIS, ETC. ETC. BUT SOMETHING IS DEFINITELY WRONG. DEALER IS NO HELP. WE TOOK THE CAR FOR THIS TROUBLE TO LEXUS OF VALENCIA AND SAW ASSISTANT SERVICE MANAGER [XXX] . HE TOLD US THAT THIS THE WAY THE CAR WAS BUILT. I THEN TRIED MY BEST TO HANDLE THIS CAR BUT IT CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER A 2ND TIME -- VALENCIA LEXUS AND THE MANAGER TOLD US NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1/14/2009. IT HESITATES WHEN I TAKE TURNS, OR WHEN I STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. MANY TIMES THE ACCELERATOR GOES IDLE DURING THESE EVENTS AND CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND THAN I PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT THEN IT GOES FAST AND I ALMOST END UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 TOYOTA LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE CONTACT ENGAGED HER BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO FOUR VEHICLES AND TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND SOLD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AFTER A CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11, 972.

I OWN A 2006 330 LEXUS. RECENTLY ON TWO SEPARATE TRIPS, I HAVE HAD AN INCIDENT RELATING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAD THE CAR SET ON THE SPEED LIMIT OF 75MPH (AN INTERSTATE) AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WHEN I WENT TO THE "RESUME SPEED" BUTTON, SUDDENLY THE CAR CHARGED FORWARD BEYOND WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY SET AND OF ITS OWN VOLITION, THE GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I BRAKED IT SLOWED BACK DOWN. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH WHEN SHE PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT BECAME STUCK AND ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO 4 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF HER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WERE MAJOR DAMAGES TO FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HER INSURANCE COMPANY WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE MECHANICS DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THEN SOLD IT SINCE HE DID NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS 11,972. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 11,980. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

2006 LEXUS ES 330. COMPLETELY STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH RIGHT FOOT ON BRAKE. CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND SMASHED INTO TRUCK IN FRONT OF CAR. $3,000 DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER AND HOOD OF LEXUS. CAR REPAIRED. UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. NOW HAVE INSURANCE PENALTY TO PAY MONTHLY. *TR

BRAKES, DO NOT WORK RIGHT. *TR