We have classified the 3 complaints from 2005 Lexus ES 330 about ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING into the following categories.
On december 5th, 2012 around 1:50 pm in the afternoon, i drove the car to pick up our nephew from school. while i was slowing down and looking for a parking place suddenly the car sped up and accelerated! even though i applied hard on the brake the car kept running very fast and only stopped when it hit bushes and the house on the right of the road. i was lucky that no kids came out from school yet and no other cars were nearly so damages only caused to the car and the property.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 lexus es330. the contact stated that the battery discharge warning light was illuminated. the contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 11v539000 (engine and engine cooling), however the failure recurred. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 66,108. *consumer request to withdraw complaint. updated 10/21/16*lj the consumer requested to withdraw the complaint. the issue was fixed. updated 10/26/16.*jb
Engine failure due to presence of oil sludge despite proper maintenance. *tr
Dt: caller says vehicle has several problems., brakes vibrated, and she had to pump them. also, rear suspension problems, traction control problems, and cooling system problems in the engine.. vehicle was at dealer for 4 days the first time and they were unable to give her any information on the diagnostic test. manufacturer could not provide caller with any information because they have not contacted the dealer yet. caller is waiting for manufacturer to call her back. also, caller had problems with the lights inside the vehicle and dash lights. . *ak