Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
DURING ALIGNMENT, DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TOE ARM WAS BROKEN BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LEXUS DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED, BUT STATED THERE WAS SEVERE CORROSION WHICH CAUSED THE BOLT TO BECOME SEIZED. THE BOLT HAD TO BE WELDED OFF. I SEE THE 2010 MODELS ARE SHOWING THE SAME ISSUES.
BRAKE AND STEERING MALFUNCTION. I HAD STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A CITY STREET WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I STARTED OFF AND THERE WAS A VERY SLIGHT CURVE IN THE ROAD. AS I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT, I KEPT GOING TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO STEER THE CAR BACK BUT IT CONTINUED TO GO TO THE RIGHT. I HIT THE BRAKES AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES. THERE WAS A SEMI COMING IN THE RIGHT LANE WHO COULD NOT AVOID HITTING ME. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN ME DOING A 360, JUMPING A CURB AND GOING DOWN INTO A RAVINE. I KEPT HITTING THE BRAKES TRYING TO GET THEM TO ENGAGE AND NOTHING. I SAW A GUARDRAIL COMING UP IN FRONT OF ME AND I TRIED STEERING TO MISS IT BUT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNING BUT THE TIRES WEREN'T. I HIT THE GUARDRAIL HEAD ON WHICH FINALLY STOPPED THE CAR. A PRIVATE MECHANIC CHECKED THE CAR AND CONFIRMED NO BRAKES OR STEERING, YET THE BRAKE LINE IS IN TACT AND FLUID LEVEL GOOD. THIS HAS TO BE A MECHANICAL/ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE WAS A BRAKE ISSUE NOTED ON THE 2010 LEXUS HS250 BUT NOTHING NOTED ON THE 2011 I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR HURT A LOT WORSE THAN I WAS. WE WANT ANSWERS AS TO WHAT CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID. AFTER THE PARK BRAKE BUTTON WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED AWAY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A TOE INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ON THE SAME DAY,THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 12/30/15 *BF
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 — this page | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 76 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.