2007 Lexus ES350 problems
Owners have filed 613 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Lexus ES350. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 41% of complaints. After that come cruise control (21%) and body & structure (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 613 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 41% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 73 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 66 and 6
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 337 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 | 117 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 74 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 35 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 48 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 18 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 337 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 33,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 69,000 miles (50 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 73 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 66 injuries reported; 6 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Lexus ES350 with enough data (297 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
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.
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
2007 lexus es350. Suspected unintended acceleration causing fatal crash. *tgw the decedent was driving, when apparently his vehicle crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a van. A passenger in the van was also killed. (attorney on behalf of decedent)
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 lexus es350. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to stop and accelerated abnormally. The vehicle traveled over a curb and crashed into a wall. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. There was a police report filed of the incident. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer however, the cause of the failure was not determined.