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2011 Lexus ES350 Engine problems

Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 2011 Lexus ES350's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 2% of all its complaints, most recently on June 27, 2016. They describe 3 crashes, 0 fires and 1 injury. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

Complaints
4
Recalls
0
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
1
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

My lexus es 350 engine shut off while driving on hwy w/o prior notification of any error messages. Mechanic said diagnostics pointed to cooling system error - water pump related. The pump was repaired. Car temp light would fluctuate from cold to hot back to cold. Mechanic said cooling system appears to be functioning but sensory gauge still fluctuating. Dealer mechanic said water pump needed to replaced but this was already done. Then independent mechanic informed me that engine overheated and warped. Now car needs engine. Car initially shut down on highway w/o warning.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10877003
AirbagsEngine & coolingCrash

Lexus inbox x [[redacted]] <[[redacted]]@gmail.Com> 10:23 am (0 minutes ago) to me I own a 2011 lexus es 350. On 12/10/2015 I was parking in a church parking lt when suddenly my car roared like an airplane and surged up a hill through an iron gate at a cemetery, downing a stone pillar and finally coming to a stop on top of a headstone. I cannot describe the sheer panic I experienced. My first thought was thank god no one was in front of me. The previous day I picked up my 5 yr old granddaughter at her...

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elementary school. Children could have been killed!!!! I can never drive this car again. I believe it will be totaled anyway. It's at eddie's auto body in moodus, connecticut. I retired 2 1/2 yrs ago from p&w aircraft as a performance engineer to buy the car of my dreams which turned out to be my worst nightmare. Following are other examples of the same issue. Please investigate this to save lives! [[redacted]] [[redacted]] moodus, ct. 06469 [[redacted]] vin unavailable information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *Jb

Filed Incident Air bags · EngineNHTSA 10810656
Electrical systemBody, doors & structureAcceleration & cruise controlEngine & coolingCrash

At approximately 6:30pm, while making a right hand turn into a friends driveway, the vehicle suddenly accelerated on it's own, and the brakes would not work. The vehicle continued to the right as if locked in to the right hand position, hit a tree and finally came to a stop by hitting high concrete steps. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, and later to the body shop as the vehicle was not drivable. During the interim, the vehicle was inspected by toyota. Post investigation, the letter recently received...

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from toyota states "during the limited test drive accelerating and braking tests were conducted and the vehicle performed with no abnormalities found". The vehicle was not drivable per the mechanic at the dealership and the mechanic at the body shop, due to the significant damage and fluid leakage. This letter from toyota's investigation is incongruent with the facts as I know them. As of this date, june 3, 2012, the vehicle is still being worked on. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Structure · Vehicle speed control · EngineNHTSA 10460433
Engine & coolingAcceleration & cruise controlCrash1 injury

At about 2:00 pm on dec 26, 2011, while parking in a public covered garage, I turned into the parking space, positioned my car, and was about to turn off the engine when the car lurched forward, hitting the concrete wall in front of me. The passenger in my car, my 21 year old daughter, also a licensed driver, felt the car lurch and accelerate forward. Since I had reached a good parking position, I am certain that I had my foot on the brake and would not have been trying to accelerate. The injury to my foot,...

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from all indications, shows that my foot was on the break. I had it x-rayed on dec 27 at a patient first medical facility and also was seen on dec 28, by my family physician. He examined my foot and indicated that my ankle sprain was injured as I was braking; it would not have sustained that injury if my ankle would have been on the accelerator. *Kb

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10441934

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