Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 Lexus ES300

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
45
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
48
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

45 filed
6
Crashes
2
Fires
9
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    5
  • VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON Roof Assembly
    2
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
    2
  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
    2
  • Steering
    2
  • AIR Bags
    2
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:ACCELERATOR Pedal
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
99V307000·STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR1999-11-01

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED CAUSING STEERING VIBRATION AND LOOSENESS.

RiskTHIS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

FixDEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE STEERING WHEEL SET NUT.

97V156000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST1997-09-17

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF ALASKA, COLORADO, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, IOWA, KANSAS, MAINE, MICHIGAN,MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW YORK, NOTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMING. A CONDITION CAN OCCUR WHERE ACCUMULATED MOISTURE CAN TEMPORARILY FREEZE IN THE BRAKE VACUUM HOSE IF THE VEHICLE IS USED IN EXTREMELY COLD CLIMATES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

RiskTHIS CAN RESULT IN THE ELIMINATION OF VACUUM ASSIST TO THE BRAKES THAT CAN INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCES AND COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW DESIGN BRAKE VACUUM HOSE.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
DP02004·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2002-04-30 → 2002-06-20

ENGINE SEIZURE

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