2005 Lexus ES330

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH, WITHOUT A WARNING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AND WHEN HE PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE OFF NORMALLY. THERE WERE ONLY DAMAGES TO THE RIMS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HIM WITH THE ISSUE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD.THIS ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED THREE TIMES AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE TO- DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25003.

I DRIVE A 2005 ESS330 LEXUS. ON SATURDAY, FEB 13 I DROVE UP A RAMP IN A PARKING STRUCTURE AND UPON REACHING THE 2ND LEVEL IT FELT AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON. UPON PARKING, THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BECAME LOCKED PREVENTING ME FROM MOVING FORWARD OR BACKWARD WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT. AFTER CHECKING ALL FOUR WHEELS, I CONCLUDED THAT THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WAS QUITE OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT MADE CLICKING SOUNDS COMMON WHEN CARS ARE HOT. IN THE TIME IT TOOK A TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO ARRIVE, THE WHEEL HAD COOLED AND I COULD DRIVE IT OUT OF THE STRUCTURE. THE TOW TRUCK COULD NOT FIT IN THE SECOND LEVEL. MY CAR DROVE PERFECTLY! I HAD IT TOWED TO MY AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY AREN'T HAVING LUCK GETTING THE CAR TO REPEAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THEY ARE HESISTANT TO RELEASE IT BACK TO ME DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE BRAKE LOCKING UP AGAIN ON THE ROAD INSTEAD OF JUST IN A PARKING STRUCTURE. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUR LEXUS ES330 WITH MY WIFE FROM NJ TO CT ON A HIGHWAY. AT ONE POINT DURING THE DRIVE, REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, BUT INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR STARTED ACCELERATING. IN PANIC I STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO OTHER CAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MESSY CRASH. IT WAS VERY SCARY. EVENTUALLY ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND THE CAR STOPPED IN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS NOT INCLUDED THIS MODEL IN THEIR RECALL LIST. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. AND, I CHECKED IT THEN, THE MAT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WAS NOT STUCK IN THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

TRANSMISSION HESITATES FROM A STOPPED POSITION ON MY 2005 LEXUS ES330 CAUSING A FEELING THAT THE CAR MAY STALL OR LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. I PURCHASED THE CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH 22,500 MILES. I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION AND READ ABOUT IT ONLINE. APPARENTLY, LEXUS PROVIDES A "FLASH" FIX TO THE SOFTWARE. BUT, MY LOCAL LEXUS SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED NOT USING THE FIX BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, THE FIX CAN CAUSE DAMAGE SOMEHOW TO THE CAR'S COMPUTER THAT IS IRREPARABLE. APPARENTLY, THE FIX IS NOT ALWAYS A GOOD FIX. I WAS TOLD THE FIX CANNOT BE SET BACK ONCE IT IS BEEN ADDRESSED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THOUSANDS OF LEXUS DEALERS HAVE BEEN EFFECTED. ALSO, OCCASIONALLY I FEEL LIKE MY CAR LUNGES FORWARD SUDDENLY AND BRIEFLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ANY GUIDANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE ABOUT THESE MATTERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR

THE TOYOTA PROBLEM OF UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION IS A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 LEXUS ES330, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA/LEXUS AND THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED IT WITH A SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING UPDATE (WHICH DID NOT HELP) I HAVE EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT IT IS DANGEROUS AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN TRAFFIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT A FAULT AND HAVE REFUSED TO FIX THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING PROBLEM.*JB

ACCELERATION PROBLEM WITH LEXUS ES 330 (YEAR 2005). HAVING BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME (HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO DEALER SHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND FILED LAW SUIT THROUGH THE LEMON LAW) AND LEXUS CONTINUALLY ADVISING THAT CAR IS WORKING PROPERLY. I WAS ALMOST IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT LAST NIGHT AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATION HESITATION PROBLEM. *TR

NOKIAN 215/55 R17 98V XL TIRES PURCHASED JAN. '09 FOR 2005 LEXUS ES330 DO NOT HOLD AIR. FACTORY TIRES THEY REPLACED HELD AIR W/O PROBLEMS. TIRE DEALER, BORST TIRE CENTERS, 3361 SO. THOMPSON ST., SCHENECTADY, NY 12306, ATTEMPTED 3 TIMES TO CORRECT, BLAMING LOSS OF AIR ON CORROSION OF THE RIMS. ON 3RD ATTEMPT GROUND OFF THE "CORROSION" BUT LITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT RESULTED. MUST ADD AIR 2X WEEKLY. *TR

I HAD PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2005 LEXUS ES330 IN 2005. THE CAR STARTED EXHIBITING TRANSMISSION HESITATION PROBLEMS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE LEXUS DEALER IN CERRITOS, CA MANY TIMES, AND ASKED THEM ABOUT THIS BEHAVIOR AS SOMETHING THEY SHOULD LOOK AT AND FIX. I WAS TOLD IT IS HOW THE COMPUTERS ARE IN THE CAR AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HESITATES TO PICK UP SPEED WHILE YOU AR ON STOP SIGN OR MORE IMPORTANTLY WHEN CHANGING LANES ON FREEWAY OR AT TIMES YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE THE CAR SUDDENLY. YOU WILL GET A JOLT AND LACK OF POWER FOR A SECOND AND THEN QUICK SPEED. NOW WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS COMING OUT OF THIS COMPANY, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT FOR ME TO BRING THIS ISSUE AND I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. I USE THIS CAR BUT TRY TO USE SPARINGLY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. *CN