Consumer Complaint Detail

LEXUS / ES300 / 2002

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002283640 Incident Date: Jul, 31 2002
Consumer's City: GERMANTOWN Consumer's State: TN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: ES300 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBF30G220 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 12 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2003 lexus hesitates on acceleration when slowing ( e.g., making a turn) and then proceeding to full speed. the manufacturer was aware of the problem in press reviews on release of the car, and took 2 years to provide a software patch that was alleged to have corrected the problem. the patch does not work, and the condition is a safety problem.*ak