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2004 Lexus ES330 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 17 complaints for the 2004 Lexus ES330, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
17 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
41,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 1
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2004 Lexus ES330 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 41,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 4 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 41,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 75% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles4
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 41,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 1 fire, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

I drove off the highway , route 50, in annapolis, md, onto an exit ramp leading to ferguson road. I applied the brakes but the car did not slow down. I avoided a car on the ramp in front of me but immediately came to the stop sign at ferguson road. The car had not slowed down and I attempted to make the left turn onto ferguson road, but hit the guard rail and another car in the intersection. The air bags did not deploy.

Reported at 90,000 miles, March 2009 CrashInjury

When braking and slowly turning left to come to a stop in a parking space at a wal-mart parking lot my car suddenly accelerated uncontrollably at such a fast speed that my car crashed into a metal pole and pushed a parked station wagon facing my car back far into another isle. My foot was definitely braking the whole time.!!!! My car unexpectedly accelerated at a very high speed while I pressed the brake. I have in my possession a surveillance tape of the accident taken by wal-mart.

Reported at 30,000 miles, August 2010 CrashInjury

Other problems reported for the 2004 Lexus ES330

Brakes problems in other years

  • 2006
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Brakes problems across all Lexus models