2008 Lexus ES350 cruise control problems
39 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2008 Lexus ES350, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 39 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 19,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 31 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 19,000 miles, and 90% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 17 crashes, 14 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2008,lexus es350. He stated while pulling into a parking space at speeds of less than 10 MPH, the vehicle lunged forward and began to accelerate. The contact attempted to depress the brake pedal to no avail. The vehicle crashed into a tree. The frontal airbags deployed and caused minor injuries to the contact's face. The bottom airbags also deployed and caused injuries to the legs of both the driver and passenger of the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 es 350 lexus. While driving 15 MPH, and approaching a traffic light, the vehicle suddently accelerated excessively and crashed into another vehicle. There was no damage to the vehicle, nor were there any injuries. The contact's vehicle sustained minor damage. He notified the insurance company when the crash occurred. There was no police report. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 43,000.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Lexus ES350
- Air bags 170 complaints