2007 Lexus ES350 cruise control problems
129 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2007 Lexus ES350, which is 21% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 129 21% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 17,000 miles 106 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 48 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 36 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 56 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 106 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 17,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 48 crashes, 3 fires, 36 injuries, 6 deaths.
What owners wrote
Decedent was driving a 2007 lexus es350 on co. Rd. 207 in ross county, ohio. Vehicle crossed center line and collided head-on into prison van, killing driver of lexus and prisoner in van. Lexus driver known to be a very cautious driver and rough calculation of speed of lexus by police investigator causes suspicion of unintended acceleration updated 03/30/10 updated 09/28/10 9/19/2011
Consumer request for investigation on the 2007 es350 speed control. The consumer stated the vehicle suddenly accelerated, after attempting to apply the brakes. The unwanted acceleration caused the vehicle to crash into the highway guard rail and consequently the vehicle rolled over. The consumer suffered serious back, neck and pelvic injuries. Update (february 21, 2007): ms. Hodges said that she was traveling on I-75 for 15 minutes and the cruise control was not turned on.
Other problems reported for the 2007 Lexus ES350
- Air bags 254 complaints
- Body & structure 47 complaints
- Transmission 21 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints
- Lighting 17 complaints
- Electrical system 15 complaints