There are 4 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 2006 Lexus ES in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A NUMBER OF WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,800. UPDATED 09/08/15*LJ UPDATED 10/27/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES330. THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY DISCHARGE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE ALSO COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO FIND THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
I HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH MY LEXUS CAR SINCE I PURCHASED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. I COULD NEVER REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM HENCE DID NOT REPORT TO THE DEALER. LAST WEEKEND I CAME TO KNOW VIA NEWSPAPERS AND TV THAT SOME OF THE LEXUS CARS ARE HAVING A PROBLEM RELATED TO ENGINE STALLING. MY PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY THE SAME WITH THE LEXUS AND I HAVE NOTICE MORE THAN 35/40 TIMES BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE WHEN I WANTED. I FELT AT TIMES THAT THE ENGINE STALLING MAY BE DUE TO IMPURITIES IN THE GAS BUT WAS NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT IT. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT EVENTHOUGH LEXUS HAS NOT RECALLED MY MODEL, I HAVE NOTICED ENGINE STALLING (WHILE IN MOTION) NUMEROUS TIMES. AT TIMES, I HAVE FELT THE CONDITION TO BE UNSAFE. I HAVE NOTICED ENGINE STALLING AT LOWER SPEEDS. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, I HAVE NOT NOTICED SUCH AN OCCURRENCE WHILE DRIVING CONTINUOUSLY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON HIGHWAYS. *TR
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) VIN NO.# [XXX]1 ENGINE COOLING LEXUS 2006 INDICATOR LAMP ES330 NHTSA NO.#10018288 SERVICE BULLETIN 01905 COMPONENT CODE 060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING TROUBLE CODE P0171/P0174. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 30, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.