2007 Lexus ES problems
The 2007 Lexus ES has 164 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns air bags. Next are body & structure (19%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 164 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 16 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 73 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 73 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 75,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 16 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Lexus ES with enough data (28 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
On friday sept 16, , 2016 the lexus was being parked ( by sally my wife who has been driving this car for many years) on the driveway of my home on 198 compton ave edison , the brakes became hard and car kept moving crashed the garage door and a second car car parked inside the garage both driver airbags deployed , she was fortunate that the accident was not fatal; the brakes and discs were new and done 2 months ago;
The lower beam hid lights went out intermittently (sometimes left, sometimes right front-light). After stopping and turning off the ignition, the lights come on again after restarting the engine. A few times, both lights turned off at the same time, so that I was completely in the dark and I had to pull over and stop the car. After I replaced the bulbs, it improved for about 6 month.
Takata recall. Recall notice came some months ago. Was told by dealer on 5/28/17 that it would take until september -- after the summer when I need the car most -- before it can be fixed. Totally unacceptable.