| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003279104 | Incident Date: Jan, 31 2003 |
| Consumer's City: HOUSTON | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: ES300 | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JTHBF30G320 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 2004 | Complaint Type: CON |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Ltr fm brett woody (tx) re dangerous defective transmission software problems in the 2002-2003 lexus es300, reply attn jan crow/ houston ofc. *ph consumer would apply more and more pressure to the brake pedal but the vehicle wouldn't accelerate. *ph the transmission failed twice. lexus had given the consumer a new vehicle and it had similar problems. the consumer was almost involved in several accidents. on numerous occasions, after the brake pedal was tapped, the vehicle would accelerate but the rpm's would rise and the vehicle would barely move. in stop in go traffic the vehicle would surge forward. (it felt as if the transmission slipped then the surging occurred) there was an annoying rattle in the ceiling console. *sc updated 7/5/12 *cn |
