2005 Lexus ES330

2005 LEXUS ES 330 DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION, ESPECIALLY ON ROADS WITH NO STREET LIGHTS, REFLECTORS OR LANE MARKINGS. THERE IS A SHARP CUTOFF OF LIGHT ABOUT 40-50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR BEYOND WHICH THERE IS LITTLE OR NO LIGHT CAST ON THE ROADWAY SURFACE. REFLECTIVE SIGNS CAN BE SEEN FARTHER AWAY BUT ONE CANNOT HELP BUT OVERDRIVE THE LIGHTS AT ANY SPEED ABOVE 20MPH BECAUSE NOTHING ON THE ROAD ITSELF IS ILLUMINATED. THE LOW BEAMS SEEM TO BE DELIBERATELY AIMED AT THE GROUND 40-50' AWAY. LIGHT IN THE 40-50' ZONE IN FRONT OF THE CAR IS ADEQUATE. BEYOND THAT IT IS NOT. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JAN 2005 AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT ARISE UNTIL 2-3 YEARS LATER, OR AT LEAST THAT'S WHEN I FIRST NOTICED IT. THE DEALER CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND STATED THE HIGH INTENSITY LIGHTS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO RAISE THE CUTOFF POINT(LIGHTS ARE SELF LEVELING) AND THAT THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM IF THERE IS ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE THEIR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE THE ROAD BETWEEN MY CAR AND THEIRS. HOWEVER ON A DARK STREET WITH NO ONCOMING CARS IT'S LIKE DRIVING INTO A POOL OF DARKNESS PAST THE 40-50 FOOT CUTOFF OF LIGHT IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN ON A PITCH BLACK ROAD, BUT THAT'S NOT A GOOD SOLUTION. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CAR WITHOUT CHECKING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LIGHTS ON A DARK ROAD. LEXUS NEEDS TO FIX THIS - IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MILEAGE ON THE CAR IN NOW IN THE MID 40S. THIS CONDITION IS ONGOING, NOT INTERMITTENT. *TR

I WAS LEAVING A CAR WASH (AT A BUSY INTERSECTION IN PENFIELD, NY), THE "CAR WASH" LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PUT IT IN GEAR AND LIGHTLY PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO APPROACH THE WORKERS FOR THEM TO DRY AND VACUUM THE CAR. THERE WAS NO FLOOR MAT IN THE DRIVERS FRONT SIDE SO THAT THEY COULD VACUUM THAT AREA. THE CAR SPEED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL I TRIED TO STEER BETWEEN 2 STEEL SAFETY POST, MISSED THE WORKERS, CROSSED THE SIDEWALK AND 5 LANES OF TRAFFIC TOWARD A TELEPHONE POLE, HIT THE CURB, FLIPPED OVER, I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. THE CAR STOPPED RIGHT SIDE UP POINTING TOWARD THE CAR WASH. CAR WASH EMPLOYEES (AND OTHER WITNESSES) RUSHED ACROSS THE STREET AND WHEN I WOKE UP ONE OF THE ATTENDANTS WAS REMOVING MY SEAT BELT AND PULLING ME OUT THROUGH THE BROKEN WINDOW, THERE WERE MANY WITNESSES WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A MIRACLE THAT I WAS STILL ALIVE AND THAT THE CAR DID NOT HIT ANY WORKERS, PEDESTRIANS OR DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES WHICH HAD NOW ALL STOPPED . NO AIR-BAGS WERE RELEASED? I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL . I WAS RELEASED 4 HOURS LATER STIFF, SORE, BRUISED, MINOR CONCUSSION AND TOLD TO STAY AROUND FOR A WEEK (WE WERE PLANNING TO RETURN TO FL THE NEXT DAY) TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS. POLICE WERE ON SITE, DID A REPORT, FIREMAN WERE THERE TO CLEAN UP THE LEAKS. MY INSURANCE CO. HAS TOTALED THE CAR. I FEEL THAT LEXUS SHOULD EVALUATE THIS CAR TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL CAUSE, IT WAS NOT THE FLOOR MAT, IT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT, NOR WAS IT OPERATOR ERROR, THE CAR WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL AND VERY HARD TO STEER. IF THE "LEXUS" HAD A MIND THEN IT HAD GONE CRAZY? I HAVE TALKED TO THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND READ ME THE PARTY LINE THAT THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE 2005 ES330 LEXUS, IT'S OPERATOR ERROR? I GUESS THE OTHER 38 OWNERS OF THE 2005 ES330 THAT HAVE POSTINGS ON THIS SITE ARE ALL WRONG. BASED ON TOYOTAS (LEXUS) ATTITUDE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT MADE BY TOYOTA. I AM HAPPY TO BE ALIVE, THANK GOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD CRASHING INTO A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE AN INVESTIGATOR SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000. UPDATED 01/14/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HIS/HER FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. UPDATED 04/19/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED A CURVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE WOULD NEED TO BE ESCALATED TO THE MANUFACTURER DUE TO DAMAGES TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DECISION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES-330. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY JERK. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO RESPOND. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER AS IF IT WERE ATTEMPTING TO STALL. THE DEALER ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE IN HIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 10/25/10 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE FORWARD ON ITS OWN AT TIMES. UPDATED 10/27/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330 SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED INTERMITTENTLY INTO A LOWER GEAR AND BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER FIVE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD BEGUN TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER THEY CONFIRMED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED HIM THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE; HOWEVER, UNLESS LEXUS ADVISED HIM, THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,496. UPDATED 9/1/10 *CN UPDATED 09/02/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 10-15 MPH IN A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE WHICH RESULTED TO THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THREE PARKED VEHICLES. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE EVIDENCE FACILITY WITH MAJOR BODY DAMAGES. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLIANT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 11/16/10*BF UPDATED 11/16/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.