2005 Lexus ES330 cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 51 complaints for the 2005 Lexus ES330, 29% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 29% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 24,000 miles 41 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 41 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 24,000 miles, and 76% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 23 crashes, 1 fire, 9 injuries.
What owners wrote
Contact owns a 2005 lexus es330. The contact was driving approximately 10 to 15 MPH two blocks away from home. While approaching and preparing to stop at a stop sign, noticed the inability of the brake system when applied pressure to the brake paddle, vehicle would not stop. At this point, vehicle began to accelerate unintended (without input on accelerator), causing to rapidly surge and launch straight ahead uncontrollable at a high speed of approximately 55 to 60 MPH, which resulted the contact to crash though a…
On august 6, 2008, I was driving home, when I was maybe a few minutes from my house, coming to a complete stop,when attempting to make a right turn, the car accelerated on its own to almost 100MPH, where the steering wheel locked and the braking system stopped, the result was that the vehicle crossed over four lanes jumped a curb and I ended up crashing into a nearby house. I spent days in the hospital, and now I have a fractured knee, broken thumb, and may cuts and bruises.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Lexus ES330
- Transmission 33 complaints
- Air bags 18 complaints