KnownCarProblems2013 Lexus ES Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 34 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Lexus ES, most often about the brakes (32% of complaints). It is 6th of 26 ES model years by number of complaints.
Complaints34
Recalls0
Crashes reported3
Fires reported0
Injuries reported2
Most common 2013 Lexus ES problems
Brakes
11 complaints · 32%I was parking my car on a commercial complex. I am pressing on the brake as the car slows down. When I further pressed on the brake, the car instead of taking a complete stop, accelerated. It hit the building in front of me. When trying to back up, it accelerated again in reverse. I pressed the brake really hard then…
The pcs (pre collision system) warning icon flashed in the display indicating that the pcs was temporarily unavailable. The vehicle was being driven on a highway. Pulled over to look in the owners manual only to find that the manual told me to stop. We proceeded to return home without experiencing any adverse…
Electrical
8 complaints · 24%Parts named most often: instrument panel.
This is the second time in two years the battery has died on this car. The first time was august 2014, just one month past the car one year mark. The second, that is why I am writing this complaint, is almost one year to the day of the last battery failure. While the first may be written off as a bad battery, I do not…
Cpo 2013 es350 bought january 2, 2016 at Lexus dealership, which has been kept in an in-door garage, and is lightly driven. Mid-april 2017 battery was dead, jump started but then battery died the next day. I brought vehicle to another Lexus dealership on may 20, 2017. They claimed battery not warrantied. I discovered…
Speed control
5 complaints · 15%Lexus es350 stall or hesitation problem on 2013 model. My car frequently but intermittently hesitates when accelerating from a stop or rolling stop position. I've had it about 8 months and it has probably stalled at least 100 times. Tulsa's Lexus dealership says there's nothing wrong with it and that Lexus designed…
I was parking my car on a commercial complex. I am pressing on the brake as the car slows down. When I further pressed on the brake, the car instead of taking a complete stop, accelerated. It hit the building in front of me. When trying to back up, it accelerated again in reverse. I pressed the brake really hard then…
Other or unspecified
5 complaints · 15%Door locks do not lock via key fob on 3 doors. Lexus wants $800 per door to fix. Have manually locked car for one year; now cannot manually lock door as the manual lock no longer locks. This is safety issue as car remains unlocked at all times.
The pcs (pre collision system) warning icon flashed in the display indicating that the pcs was temporarily unavailable. The vehicle was being driven on a highway. Pulled over to look in the owners manual only to find that the manual told me to stop. We proceeded to return home without experiencing any adverse…
Fuel system
4 complaints · 12%Lexus es350 stall or hesitation problem on 2013 model. My car frequently but intermittently hesitates when accelerating from a stop or rolling stop position. I've had it about 8 months and it has probably stalled at least 100 times. Tulsa's Lexus dealership says there's nothing wrong with it and that Lexus designed…
Engine stalls when turning left reducing power steering boost until driver lifts foot from gas pedal and repushes to regain power steering boost on city streets at low speed from stopped position.
Visibility and wipers
3 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: sun/moon roof assembly.
I was driving on the freeway when all of a sudden the sunroof exploded. The noise was deafening. The glass clearly exploded up and then chipped the paint on the roof and the trunk. All windows were rolled up at the time with the air on. Nothing hit my car and it happened completely on it's own. The dealership is not…
My 2013 Lexus ES 350 has a panorama sunroof which exploded when an attended closed the passenger side door. I only had the car eight months and have less than 6,000 miles. The weather that day was sunny and 75 degrees.I shudder to think what could have happen if my 82 year old mom was in the car. We had plans for that…
Air bags
3 complaints · 9%The Lexus ES 350, was turning left onto side street within a sub division, and ran up the curb and hit a tree with the right front side of the vehicle. Significant damage done to the car, and so much damaged that the car has been totaled by insurance company. Driver unsure if vehicle accelerated on its own or just…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2013 Lexus ES recalls
NHTSA lists no recalls for this model year.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2013 Lexus ES
- What are the most common problems with the 2013 Lexus ES?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: brakes (11 complaints); electrical (8 complaints); speed control (5 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2013 Lexus ES have?
- NHTSA lists no recalls for the 2013 Lexus ES. Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls in case one is issued later.
- Is the 2013 a bad year for the Lexus ES?
- It is 6th of 26 ES model years by number of complaints, with 34 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.