Bought this car used, and what seemed to be very good condition with up to date maintenance records. I have had this car three months. All but about 1 week has been in the shop.. The instrament lights went out completely $1000 to fix,,, joke... The power steering pump amd sensors went out causing the radiator to fail caused the car to severly overheat,, caused the transmission to fail and the electrical harness failed to the fuel injector controls causing carbon buildup in the fuel injectors, in my opinion this is the biggest peice of junk I have ever owned.*Ak
Engine & cooling
1992 Lexus ES300 Engine problems
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 1992 Lexus ES300's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 11% of all its complaints, most recently on October 22, 2004. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 4
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
Consumer was driving at 20 mph and vehicle started smoking under the hood. Consumer called the lexus dealer, and was told to bring it in to the nearest lexus dealer. Consumer got on the freeway and the vehicle broke down. Consumer was able to coast down the ramp and was pushed a block away. Fire department was called because of the amount of smoke coming from it. Consumer wasn't sure if vehicle was on fire. Dealer told consumer that after reaching so many miles the same thing happened to other es300's . Also, radiator cap blew out. *Ak
Was driving vehicle & noticed temperature gauge indicating hot. Took vehicle in for service. Had no indication a problem with engine head gaskets. Had no leaking nor was vehicle overheating. Took to dealer & was informed the engine head gasket was cracked. Ak
When starting the vehicle smoke was noticed coming from the exhaust system, as a result the valve seals needed replacement. *Ak
Lexus ES300 engine complaints by year
ES300 engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data