2007 Lexus ES350: engine stalls while driving

7 of the 539 complaints about the 2007 Lexus ES350 describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 25,146
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

2017
1
2014
2
2011
1
2009
1
2007
7

What owners say

Filed Jun 23, 2010 · Acceleration · 25,146 miles · NJ · crash

2nd request re fax fwd on behalf of (nj) who was involved in an auto accident on 11/18/08 in her 2007 toyota lexus that suddenly accelerated, would like her toyota incident recorded. *kb when the consumer pulled into her driveway and approached the open garage door, the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed. She stepped on the brake, but was unable to stop the vehicle. The vehicle struck the side of the garage door opening and sent bricks flying and continued until it rammed the rear wall of the garage with great force. On the other side of the garage, was a small hall bathroom. The force of the impact of the crash knocked tile from the stall shower off the wall and bent part of the shower door frame. There was also damage to the garage walls as well as to the door entering the house from the garage. The vehicle was repaired and the consumer has since traded the vehicle.

Filed May 24, 2010 · Acceleration · 25,146 miles · NJ · crash

Fax fwd on behalf of (nj) who was involved in an auto accident in on 11/18/08 in her 2007 lexus es350 that suddenly accelerated, would like her toyota incident recorded *tgw when the consumer pulled into her driveway and approached the open garage door, the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed. She stepped on the brake, but was unable to stop the vehicle. The vehicle struck the side of the garage door opening and sent bricks flying and continued until it rammed the rear wall of the garage with great force. On the other side of the garage, was a small hall bathroom. The force of the impact of the crash knocked tile from the stall shower off the wall and bent part of the shower door frame. There was also damage to the garage walls as well as to the door entering the house from the garage. The vehicle was repaired and the consumer has since traded the vehicle.

Filed Apr 24, 2010 · Acceleration, Transmission · WY

I had two recalls done on my auto on march 4, 2010. These recalls dealt with the acceleration pedal and an oil line. Since the recall of the acceleration pedal was done my car on occasion has stalled when the pedal is depressed. It will hesitate while I depress the pedal up to an inch or so. Finally it will start to creep and then finally start moving. This has happened twice when I was entering an interstate highway and again as I pulled away from the curb of my house. Additionally, the transmission shifting is very erratic at times. Once again all of this started after I had the recall done. Before this my auto ran perfectly with no issues other than an occasional hard down shift when coming to a stop. I have been to the lexus dealership in frederick, co twice. They are unable to address these problems in a satisfactory manner. The acceleration delay is a safety issue and needs to be addressed by toyota.

Filed Mar 16, 2010 · Engine · 30,100 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 lexus es350. While the contact was driving approximately 40 MPH the engine stalled without warning. The engine restarted after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The technician was unable duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 30,100. The current mileage was 32,000. Updated 07/28/10. *lj updated 10/12/10

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Transmission · 13,000 miles · NY

Vehicle: lexus es350 - 2007 problem: when backing up out of the driveway or onto a busy street, the car stalls when shifted into drive. The computer resets itself which could be 5 seconds and the car needs to be restarted or enough time to be crashed into. I have had three near misses as the car stalled when backed up onto a busy road. The problem has happened to both myself and wife, so it is driver independent. The lexus dealer said there is no fix. They claim the software is either a yes or no for reverse or forward and the "roll" between the two can not be interpreted causing the vehicle to stall. This is extremely concerning due to the near miss accidents. I understand it is a problem with the es and is. The problem is very intermittent, but has occurred 6 times within my 3 years of ownership.

Filed Feb 4, 2010 · Acceleration · 37,000 miles · CT

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 lexus es350. Whenever the contact attempted to slow down or accelerate from after stopping, the vehicle stalled and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they replaced the park-neutral switch; however, the contact is still experiencing the same failure. The current and failure mileages were 37000.

Filed Feb 16, 2007 · Acceleration · 2,658 miles · ME · crash · 1 injury

While driving the car on the falmouth connector with the toll booth in sight, I lifted my foot from the accelerator to decelerate and suddenly the accelerator just took off. I immediately applied the brake but the car continued to try to accelerate, I then applied both feet to the brake as I tried desperately to stop the car while the front wheels were spinning and burning rubber. I tried to shut down the ignition with the pushbutton on the gear shifter and also desperately tried to move the gear shifter from drive but could not. Neither the ignition button nor the gear shifter would respond. The car continued to try to accelerate but I was able to steer the car into the snow banking off the road and it finally stalled in a black cloud of rubber and smoke. The dealer did an inspection of the car and could find nothing wrong and denied knowing of any problems. I have been traumatized by this event and continue with medical attention in recovery.