Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 05/06/2009 | 92000 | 1 | |
| Car surged out of control-stopped by a fire hydrant and lawn bushes =car was totaled- bags did not open-problem with sensors replaced 2 and theimmediately before crash- run away check engine light plus another light came on. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 06/17/2009 | 40000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lexus es300. while the contact was pulling out of a parking spot the contact noticed that the brakes suddenly stopped functioning causing the vehicle to crash into a wall. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. the contact sufferd minor injuries to the chest and a police report was not filed for the crash. the current and failure mileages were 40000. updated 3/16/10 *cn | |||
| 05/16/2005 | 60000 | ||
| Dt*: the contact stated that the brakes squeeked right after the vehicle was purchased. the dealer replaced the rotors in april of 2006 however there was no brake failure. the brake light did illuminated. although the vehicle was driven on normal road conditions, the dealer determined that the brakes had been worn by 70% within one year. the vehicle also had realignment work performed. there was also a problem with the electrical system. the vehicle has been through 2 batteries including the one that the vehicle was purchased with. the dome light infrequenlty works even though the bulb and fuse have been changed. there was also some type of a fuel problem that combined with the electrical problem caused the vehicle to be towed 6 times within 5000 miles. | |||
| 04/20/2001 | 1 | ||
| Intermittently while driving at any speed and applying the brakes, the pedal went to the floor with no brake at all. resulting in an extended stopping distance. dealer has inspected the vehicle several times and could not duplicated or correct the problem. please provide further information. *la | |||
| 08/19/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving home from a restaurant vehicle took a different course. it locked up , brakes failed to stop vehicle and it collided into a neighbor's house. upon impact, air bags did not deploy, driver sustained minor injuries to neck and back. mr...*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 11/25/2001 | 09/21/1999 | ||
| While driving 25-30mph, slowed down for the curve and there was a wet area across the road, vehicle went out of control, braking did not stop the vehicle, resulting in uncontrollable steering. | |||
| 1 | 05/01/2000 | ||
| Front brakes wore prematurely at 12,000 miles. the manufacturer was contacted and to this date the complaint has not been resolved. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 1 | 05/01/2000 | ||
| Front brakes wore prematurely at 12,000 miles. the manufacturer was contacted and to this date the complaint has not been resolved. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DRUM - DRUM | |||
| 11/04/2003 | 50000 | 1 | |
| Rear brakes wore out prematurely. manufacturer was contacted, but this complaint has as of yet not been resolved. *ak | |||