10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,167 miles

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2015 Lexus ES 300h drivetrain problems

drivetrain problem

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2015 Lexus ES 300h Owner Comments

problem #3

Jun 032019

ES 300h

  • 55,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On 6/3/2019 at 12 noon, it has sudden runaway acceleration. We had stopped on the curb outside our home and then started driving slowly in ev mode turning into our driveway, and all of a sudden, it accelerated hard by itself, hit another car in the driveway, and then hit the corner of the house after going over some shrubbery. There was no time to hit the brakes; it all happened suddenly. This is clearly unintended runaway acceleration, and this make/model/year needs to be recalled before anyone gets injured or dies. This is serious

- Frisco, TX, USA

problem #2

Apr 222016

ES 300h

  • 8,000 miles
This is the third incident of unexpected acceleration and happened on 4/22/2016 at about 1pm. I was in ev mode, driving to park when all of a sudden the car shifted to "gas" and accelerated rapidly. I was able to stomp on the breaks and stopped to car about a foot before hitting a car in front. After my dr appointment at 2pm, I brought the car into the Lexus dealer in maplewood, mn and exchanged it for another car. This 300H is totally unsafe and should not be on the road. Third incident in three months.

- North Oaks, MN, USA

problem #1

Aug 022015

ES 300h

  • 500 miles
My brand new Es300H shows different milauge capacity each time I fill the tank. When I purchased it brand new it showed the driving range of 675 miles with full tank. Since then it has been continuously dropping by 20 to 30 miles each time I fill it up. Now I will be lucky if I can get even 500 miles range. I showed it to two different dealers in dallas, Texas area. They both claim that the car is adjusting to my driving style (that indirectly means I am a bad driver). It has been 3.5 months since I purchased it and it is still dropping. Can driving style make that big a difference (nearly 200 miles less than the original range indicated)? I don't think so and I believe that dealers themselves do not know what is going on with my engine/ hybrid system. But they refuse to do anything about this problem.

- Lewisville, TX, USA

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