2009 Lexus ES350 Problems, complaints & recalls

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.

The contact owns a 2009 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently accelerated upon releasing the brake pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that recently upon entering the garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated after releasing the brake pedal, almost causing the vehicle to crash into the residence. The struck other materials inside the garage, causing front-end damages to the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the...

The contact owns a 2009 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that the dashboard had become sticky and had started to melt. Over time, the contact stated that glare had started to reflect from the windshield onto the dashboard, obstructing visibility while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was acknowledged that the defect was a known failure. The contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that the Extended Warranty coverage had expired. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Dashboard is sticky, shiny, and melting from the heat. All lint, dust and cloth sticks to the sticky dashboard. Shiny dashboards can pose safety hazards that affect visibility with a glare bouncing off the windshield, and overall health issues since melted dashboards can emit harmful odors. Lexus is saying their Customer Support Program ZLZ expired in 2021. I never received any mail from them about this program even though they claim they mailed it to me in 2018. I have been having my vehicle serviced at Longo...

Dashboard is melting from heat and needs to be replaced. Company refuses to replace saying recalls expired 2021. Never received any mail from them even though they said they mailed it to me. Be going to Price LeBlanc for service since 2013 never mentioned anything about it. Thanks

I was driving home from work & just before 5pm I hit a section of the side of the road that has deteriorated on SR 68 between Tecumseh high school & Lynnville, IN. It blew out the inner wall of my tire & I had to get it replaced. I have seen this happen to other drivers on this road as well. The road needs to be repaired before someone gets seriously injured. This incident caused me to replace all 4 of my tires prematurely. Please repair the road - there are at least 2 areas that need to be repaired

Dashboard on 2009 lexus es 350 has begun to melt and on sunny days the reflection on the windshield poses a safety hazard and reduces visibility. In addition the melting plastic is very sticky and could be hazardous for driver not to mention the poison exposure to its vapors. There was a recall for this problem on 2007 and 2008 models. The 2009 is identical in design and lexus should fix this. I contacted them and they offered to pay a small portion of the $1700 repair costs.

Broken engine valve spring. Only one so far that cause the problem. Vehicle in motion on city street.

Vehicle seems to accelerate on its own while pressing brake, even moving forward after coming to complete stop

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

Had car accident june 14,2019. Hit by another car. Air bags did not inflate

Dashboard on 2009 lexus es 350 has begun to melt and on sunny days the reflection on the windshield poses a safety hazard and reduces visibility. There was a recall for this problem on 2007 and 2008 models. The 2009 is identical in design and lexus should fix this. I contacted them and they offered to pay a small portion of the $1700 repair costs.

Takata air bag recall; received notice of recall in february, 2017; as of 3/19/2018, we have had no correspondence to schedule repair

I called lexus of rockville center li ny today regarding "urgent safety recall" notice I received. Sadly lexus dealer told me that the parts are on backorder until end of march... Can't even make appointment to have lexus fix the problem "takata front passenger airbag inflators" for an urgent safety recall - I have had no vehicle problems yet...

Faulty airbag harness wirring. Dear sir or madam, this is to report that 2007-2012 is 250, is 350 and es 350 has faulty airbag wiring harness which disables the airbags. Clublexus.Com has received hundreds of complaints regarding this. The repairs will only be done or correct if the vehicle is under 6 years old or 70,000 miles, whichever comes first. Few thousand customers have cars less than 70,000 miles buy beyond 72 months but lexus refuses to rectify this tsb warning under the warranty. It is not our faults...

Melting dashboard problem which affects visibility. I called lexus headquarters in august 2017 and reported the problem. I took the car in to lexus dealer and they took pictures which they said they would submit somewhere. After many months, I called headquarters again. I got a call from them on 1/29/2018 stating that my car is no longer under warranty. They want me to pay to replace dashboard. Many other lexus models have been recalled for this same problem. However, they indicated my model was not under recall....

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 lexus es350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v006000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Len stoler lexus in owings mills, maryland was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. *Tt

Takata recall the manufacturer/dealer has yet to repair/replace the faulty airbags. I have been in a 'loaner' vehicle for 10 months.

Takata recall I received recall notice in the past and was told I would be notified when parts were available. Now dealer tells me there is no recall. Dealer is lexus of rockville centre ny

Takata inflators- takata recall we submitted to the dealership the request to replace the airbags per the recall and at the time these were not been available. It's been several months, and these have not been replaced.

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 lexus es350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v006000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (len stoler lexus, 11311 reisterstown rd, owings mills, md 21117 (410) 773-9613) was contacted and recall repair appointments were scheduled. The appointments were cancelled by the dealer, stating that the parts...

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 lexus es350. The contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v34000 (air bags) was received in may of 2016. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The contact had not experienced a failure. The vin was not available. *Tt *tr

Takata recall - lexus states that they currently do not have the parts for my vehicle

Takata recall what do I have to do to get this airbag replaced? I received a letter from lexus in march detailing the problem, and telling me that it would be addressed. It was supposed to have been done in september. It is now 10/30. Please help!