Model year record
2003 Lexus ES
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 37 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle speed control | 6 | 50,313 mi |
| Service brakes | 4 | 260,000 mi |
| Engine | 3 | 125,000 mi |
| Steering | 3 | 260,000 mi |
| Unknown or other | 3 | 260,000 mi |
| Air bags | 2 | 20,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 2 | 58,000 mi |
| Power train | 2 | 125,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 2 | 1 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: instrument panel: speedometer/odometer | 1 | 235,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 109,000 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 125,000 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages | 1 | 58,000 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | 32,000 mi |
| Seat belts | 1 | 68,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Structure: body | 1 | 135,000 mi |
| Suspension | 1 | — |
The 2002 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2004 model has 2 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Lexus ES model years
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