IllustrationTHE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB
2000 Lexus ES300
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 Lexus ES300 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 38.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all ES300 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
10–25K
525–50K
1050–75K
775–100K
6100–150K
4150K+
33 reports with mileage · 23 unknown
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.
- Power Train. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
17 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports
Visibility complaints
10 reportsTHE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE SUNROOF SHATTERED. JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SUN ROOF SHATTERED. *JB
WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE IN USE AT FAST SPEED VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE ACCELERATING. BEEN IN CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC PROBLEMS ON VEHICLE WERE NORMAL. *AK ALSO A CRACKING NOISE IN THE HEATER, SOMETIME. *YH
REARVIEW MIRROR DOES NOT MOVE, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. THE DRIVER IS NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF 25% OF THE REAR WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.