Lexus Es 1999

Model Es made in 1999 by Lexus got 7 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and electrical system. There was one recall concerning exterior lighting . The car has one 3.0 engine.

Es year 1999

Model
Recalls
Consumer Complaints

Car dealers

Model 1999

Engine [L]	Cylinders	Transmission	Drive	Estimate MPG (city/highway/combined)	Unadjusted MPG (city/highway/combined)	Fuel	Fuel cost	Class	Release date
3.0	6	Lockup/automatic, 4 gears	F	19/26/21	20.9/32.9/25.004	Regular	821	COMPACT CARS

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date	Regulation Part Number	FMVSS Number
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
09E012000	SABERSPORT	E (Equipment)	16270	05/11/2009	OVSC	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION	04/07/2009	04/07/2009	571	108
Defect Summary	Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
Consequence Summary	Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary	Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on may 11, 2009. owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
Notes	This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by sabersport.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL - SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
06/10/2003	35000	6
	Air bag light comes on , airbags will not deploy in the event of an accident, dealer attributes the light coming on to a loose wire located under driver's seat. this has been occurring since 2003 at about 35,000 miles . the vehicle now has 70,000 miles and the light continues to come on , i feel my safety is in jeopardy every time this light comes. after repeated visits to the dealer this problem continues. *jb
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
06/06/2006	31000	1	04/10/1999
	During a drive home, the car suddenly jerked coming to an almost complete stop. the panel light came on with the abs. it then returned to running smoothly> i returned home within i mile without further problems, no odor or panel signs showing. the car was put into our garage and turned off, within minutes my husband saw the car on fire. the fire dept put out the fire and the car became a total loss. calls to lexus and follow-up with toyota were not answered at all, no comment. has there been a previous complaints with that model car? thank you. *jb
EQUIPMENT
11/12/2006		1	09/18/2006
	Audio display has been completely faded out. this problem is having to a lot of 98-99 lexus es300 models. contacted dealer, but they would not repair this problem for consumers even they know this is a failure to many vehicle owners. *jb
SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
10/22/2007	48000	1	06/15/1999
	On or about october 22, 2007 the driver's seat belt on 1999 lexus es300 would not buckle as the female(console side)part of the seat belt would not return all the way up -the red button remained part way down. it was replaced with a lexus part no. 73240-33010-a0, belt assy, frt st ,by the complainant and upon examination of the removed part , a broken off piece of red plastic similar in nature to that of the buckle release was caught in the assembly. when the piece of red plastic was removed from the assembly, the latch(buckle) again appeared to be working normally. this failure rendered the vehicle unsafe to drive until it could be replaced. *tr
SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM
05/22/2007	85000	1	04/01/1999
	Tl*the contact owns a 1999 lexus es 300. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle began to fishtail. the brakes failed and the contact crashed into a tree. the vehicle was towed to an impound lot and the cause of failure was diagnosed as the rear lower control rod. a police report was filed. the current and failure mileages were 85,000.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
03/23/2006	113000	1	08/01/2002
	Sudden acceleration - cruise control malfunctioned, it would not turn-off but instead the vehicle accelerated on its own from 55 to 90 mph. *nm
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL
03/09/2006	113000	1	05/01/2001
	The following letter to lexus & they denied fault or obligation to assist me: i spoke with heather stafford who asked me to call 800-348-2788 to get my car inspected by a lexus in charleston sc. i was told nothing could be done since the car had already been fixed. they told me that the service mngr: daryl would call me back but i never heard from anyone. life-threatening experience involved the cruise control malfunctioning on my 1999 lexus es300, thursday, 3/9/06. i had set my cruise on 50 mph and it suddenly accelerated on it's own up to 88 mph. i depressed the cruise to turn it off while pressing the brakes to stop the car. i put the car in neutral and held the brakes down, the engine revved high and the car still wouldn't

Car dealers selling

State	City	Name	Phone
NY	SMITHTOWN	LEXUS OFSMITHTOWN	631-360-3200
NY	ST JAMES	LEXUS OF SMITHTOWN
SC	CHARLESTON	CHARLESTON LEXUS
SC	CHARLESTON	LEXUS CORP