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2002 Lexus ES300 electrical system problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2002 Lexus ES3007% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Electrical System complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The instruments cannot be seen if there is any light coming into the car. The red pointers cannot be seen. This has been a problem since I bought the car. I see that it has been known since 2002 but nothing has been done to fix it. I wonder just why?? I don't like not being able to know just how…

    filed Feb 17, 2009

  • Lexus es 300 year 2002, I was pulling into a parking space, traveling at slow speed, 5-8 miles an hour, when the car would not stop, despite applying the brake. The car engine appeared to have a low hum and appeared to be in overdrive. The car jumped over a concrete divider, over a sidewalk…

    filed Jan 27, 2005

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other ES300 years

YearReportsShare
2003 ES300109%
2001 ES30027%
2000 ES300611%
1999 ES30027%
1998 ES30048%
1997 ES300511%
1996 ES300514%
1995 ES300924%
1994 ES300410%
1993 ES300921%
1992 ES300411%
ES300 electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.