1996 Lexus ES 300 Service and Repair Manual

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED . LUCKILY WHILE PARKED. CAR TOWED TO LEXUS OF MARIN. BILL 3000. MILEAGE ON CAR BETWEEN 40-50000

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN INJURIES.

AIRBAG OVER-SENSITIVITY DEFECT.*MR THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE AIR BAG WAS TOO SENSITIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVERS SIDE BUMPER AND QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. AN INFANT CAR SEAT , WITH THE CONSUMER CHILD FASTENED INSIDE, WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT FACING REARWARD. THE IMPACT OF THE AIR BAG CAUSED FATAL INJURIES TO THE CHILD. *NM

LEXUS ES300 LEFT ROAD AND FLIPPED ONE TIME. DRIVER'S DOOR CAME OPEN AND BUCKLED SEATBELT DID NOT HOLD DRIVER IN CAR. DRIVER'S HEAD ENDED UP UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE ROOF DOOR JAMMED AND KILLED INSTANTLY.*AK

STEERING FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 40MPH, SLIGHTLY TURNING THE WHEEL TO CHANGE LANES, VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION. *AK CONSUMER WAS BRAKING MODERATELY WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED OVER DOUBLE LINES AND SPUN AROUND AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE AND WENT INTO TREES AND THE HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE A THIRD TIME. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD-ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION IN WHICH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, KILLING INFANT IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LEXUS ES300. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY. THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO AN ACCELERATION ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAG

ENGINE FIRE.

CAR EXPLODED AND STARTED FIRE IN THE GARAGE AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. GOT HOME FROM WORK AND STOP AT GROCERY STORE. PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AND BROUGHT IN SOME GROCERIES. ABOUT 10 - 15 MINUTES LATER WENT OUT TO GET PAPER PRODUCTS (TP AND PAPER TOWELS) OUT OF TRUNK. THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, NO SMOKE, NO FIRE, NO NOISE. WENT IN SIDE PUT AWAY EVERYTHING AND STARTED TO COOK. HEARD LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE. WENT TO THE GARAGE AND OPENED THE DOOR. HOT, H

THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG AND THE TWO FRONT SEATS FULLY RECLINED DURING THE ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LEXUS ES300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NECK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,340. UPDATED 03/24/15*LJ UPDATED 10/19/2015*JS

THE ENTIRE VEHICLE SHIMMIES, CAN FEEL THROUGH THE STEEERING COLUMN AND ALL OVER, CAUSE UNKNOWN: *AK

THE LAMINATION IN THE WINDSHIELD HAS DETRIORATED CAUSING THE WINDOW TO LOOK DISTORTED WHICH RESULTS IN POOR VISIBILITY. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER & THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY THE MECHANIC. *YC