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1993 Lexus ES300

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Lexus ES300 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 38.

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43Owner complaints

Model-year median: 38

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
37
199243
199339
199438
199537
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
9Air Bags
8Engine And Engine Cooling
7Equipment
4Interior Lighting
4
All reported categories
Tires
3Power Train
2Unknown Or Other
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seat Belts
1Seats
1Steering
1Structure
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 43 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports4 fire reports5 injury reports

Tires complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 29, 2000
Tires

DEFECTIVE TREAD TIRE BY GOODYEAR ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED CAUSED TERRIBLE TIRE PULLS SO LONG UNABLE TO ROTATE TIRES.LEXUS REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH A CORRECT TIRE WITH NO CHARGE. IT IS RISKY TO KEEP DRIVING ES300 WITH DEFECTIVE TIRE, CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER WARNED ME.PLEASE TREAT THIS AS A …

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DEFECTIVE TREAD TIRE BY GOODYEAR ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED CAUSED TERRIBLE TIRE PULLS SO LONG UNABLE TO ROTATE TIRES.LEXUS REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE TIRE WITH A CORRECT TIRE WITH NO CHARGE. IT IS RISKY TO KEEP DRIVING ES300 WITH DEFECTIVE TIRE, CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER WARNED ME.PLEASE TREAT THIS AS A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM AND ASK LEXUS/GOODYEAR TO REPLACE IT FREE AS THEY COVERED UP THE DEFECT WHEN I BOUGHT ES300. IT WILL BE TOO LATE AFTER AN ACCIDENT. APPRECIATING YOUR QUICK REMEDY! HARRY( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ODI #732791

Mileage unknown · Sep 25, 2000
Tires

IF THIS FAULTY TIRE MANUFACTURING DESIGN WAS THE GOODYEAR TIRE'S PRACTISE THAT COULD CAUSE THE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, INSTEAD OF COVERING UP THE DEFECTIVE FACT, IT SHOULD BE BRIEFED TO FEDERAL AUTORITIES UNDER TODAY'S POLITICAL CLIMATE. AS THE LEXUS WAS THE COLLABORATED SELLER OF THE TIRES, YOU SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE ILLEGAL TIRE.…

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IF THIS FAULTY TIRE MANUFACTURING DESIGN WAS THE GOODYEAR TIRE'S PRACTISE THAT COULD CAUSE THE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS, INSTEAD OF COVERING UP THE DEFECTIVE FACT, IT SHOULD BE BRIEFED TO FEDERAL AUTORITIES UNDER TODAY'S POLITICAL CLIMATE. AS THE LEXUS WAS THE COLLABORATED SELLER OF THE TIRES, YOU SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE ILLEGAL TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: N/A )

NHTSA ODI #732438

Mileage unknown · Jul 28, 1995
Tires

TWO GOODYEAR TIRES BLEW OUT. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #482021

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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