2009 Lexus ES 350 Service and Repair Manual

ON AUGUST 28, 2009, FOUR OCCUPANTS OF A 2009 LEXUS ES350 TRAGICALLY AND UNNECESSARILY DIED IN SANTE, CALIFORNIA IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY FOLLOWING A HIGH SPEED LOSS OF CONTROL AND ROLLOVER EVENT. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS A LOANER CAR FROM BOB BAKER LEXUS IN EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA. DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, 45, A 19 YEAR VETERAN OF THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL. THE DRIVER HAD OBTAINED THE VEHICLE THAT DAY AFTER DROPPING OFF HIS LEXUS FOR SERVICE. WITNESSES REPORT THAT THE OFFICER WAS MANEUVERING TH

FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON OCTOBER 24, 2009 INVOLVING MY 2009 LEXUS ES 350. DAMAGE ESTIMATES FROM THE INVOLVED INSURANCE COMPANY TOTAL OVER $15,000.00 FOR ALL FRONTAL DAMAGE WHICH INTRUDES INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ESTIMATES WHICH ARE OVER $15000.00 INDICATE THAT THE AIRBAG SENSORS ARE BEING REPLACED, BUT THERE IS NO CHARGE INDICATED FOR THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT WHICH LEXUS IS PROBABLY DOING AT NO CHARGE. THIS MEANS THAT THE DAMAGE OF $15,000.00 ARE FOR PARTS AND

2009 LEXUS 350. CONSUMER STATES BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSING A MULTI CAR ACCIDENT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND SUBSEQUENTLY HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE. *JB

MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE RUNAWAY OF OUR NEW (3 WEEKS OLD AND LESS THAN 200 MILES) LEXUS ES-350 CAR ON 09/27/2009. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AT TIME, BOTH POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE CALLED. AND WE WERE SENT TO THE NEARBY SHADY GROVE HOSPITAL FOR CHECKUP AND TREATMENTS. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT IT COULD BE BECAUSE I MISTAKENLY PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE, WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR PREPARING TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN ONTO RT. 28. NOW, AFTER I READ ALL THE RECENT TOYO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A LEXUS ES 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS A MINOR INJURY AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT (SOMEONE IN ANOTHER VEHICLE). THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I GOT REAR ENDED WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT IN HER CAR SEAT, AND I BEING THE DRIVER 8 MONTHS PREGNANT. CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGE NO AIR BAGS DEPLOY, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENS THAT THE AIR BAGS DO NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT I HIT MY FOREHEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL BOTH TIMES. I AM CONCERNED REGARDING THIS. VERY EXPENSIVE CAR TO HAVE THESE MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

ON TUESDAY, 6/28/11 MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND SHE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK. SHE HAS $9,000 WORTH OF FRONT END DAMAGE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS ON HER 2009 LEXUS ES350 DEPLOYED. I FIND THAT TO BE AN ISSUE. DUE TO THAT FACT SHE HAS SUSTAINED A HEAD, NECK, BACK AND KNEE INJURY. I CONTACTED LEXUS OF CHERRY HILL, NJ WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED LESS THEN A YEAR AGO AS A PRECERTIFIED VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DEPE

TAKAT RECALL: HAD CAR ACCIDENT . HIT BY ANOTHER CAR WHILE TURNING; RAN OVER STREET SIGN AND HIT IRON FENCE INFRONT OF APARTMENT BUILDING. AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS ES350. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE. AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT LEG. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGED THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOT BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND DEEMED DESTROYED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS ES350. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2010, WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND COLLIDED INTO A WALL. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE PASSENGER DID SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE MOUTH AND UPPER BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 28,000. THE CO

GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK ON A RECALLED LEXUS LEADING TO A CRASH, AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

WHEN I WAS GOING TO PARK MY CAR IN THE BOX IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL ROOM, I TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR SLIGHTLY TO ADVANCE THE TWO METERS DISTANT TO BE PROPERLY PARKED, THEN THE ACCELERATOR RUN IN HIGH SPEED THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. TO REDUCE THE IMPACT, I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO THE HOTEL WALL. PEOPLE FROM LEXUS IS MAKING AN INVESTIGATION. THE QUESTION IS HOW CONFIDENT IS THAT INVESTIGATION. THE CAR WAS CHECK THE DAY BEFORE FOR 15,000 MILES CHECK. I LIVE NOW IN DURANGO, ME

Experienced unintended acceleration when pulling into a parking space. My vehicle went over the curb and into a ditch. The bushes and embankment of the ditch stopped the vehicle. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of a problem.

On Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 at approximately 11:50 am, my vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. I was pulling into a parking spot and suddenly accelerated and jump the barrier into a ditch. Luckly there were bushes to stop me. I was standing on the brake. There were no prior indications there was an issue.

ON MONDAY AUGUST 6TH, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 5: 25 AM, I ([XXX]) WAS ARRIVING AT WORK AT METHODIST HOSPITAL. I PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT AND STARTED TO MAKE A WIDE U TURN INTO A PARKING STALL DRIVING ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I KEPT TRYING TO BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. I WENT THROUGH A FENCE AND DROVE OVER A STEEL POLE. JUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO HIT A VERY LARGE TREE, THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED. THE BRAKES FINALLY WO