2014 Lexus Es300h recalls & complaints
Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-18. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.
1 safety recall, most serious first
1. Forward Collision Avoidance
What's wrong, in plain English: A vehicle part that may fail. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.
What could happen: A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
The fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.
What to do
- Check whether your car is affected: enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. A recall covers specific VINs, not every 2014 ES300H.
- Book a repair at any authorized Lexus dealer. Quote NHTSA campaign 15V728000.
- The repair is free. By US law, safety recall repairs cost the owner nothing, no matter the car's age or mileage.
- Manufacturer hotline: 1-888-270-9371.
- Buying this car used? Ask the seller for proof the recall was completed, or run the VIN yourself before paying.
Official wording from NHTSA
Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: CRASH IMMINENT BRAKING
Summary: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an object.
Consequence: A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.
Notes: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Useful for owners
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Most complained-about parts: Electrical system (5), Brakes (3), Unknown Or Other (3), Visibility (wipers / glass) (2), Vehicle Speed Control (2).
Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.
Read recent complaints (8)
01/22/2020 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, 60MPH. FRIDAY JAN 17TH, 2020. 5PM. COLD OUT. HEAR LOUD SOUND LIKE GUN SHOT. STARTLED ME. THOUGHT TIRE BLEW SO PULLED TO SHOULDER ON HIGHWAY. TIRES WERE FINE AND WAS LIKE WHAT THE HECK. GOT BACK IN CAR STARTED TO GET BACK ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD NOISE ABOVE MY HEAD. LOOKED UP SLIDING DOOR TO SUNROOF VIBRATING. SLIDE OPEN A BIT AND SUNROOF…
07/09/2019 · Vehicle Speed Control · crash
THE CAR HAD A MIND OF IT'S OWN WHEN I WAS BACKING OUT A PARKING SPOT IT WOULDN'T ALLOW ME TO PRESS DOWN THE BRAKE(LIKE THE ABS WAS FIGHTING ME) TO STOP BEFORE IT SHORTLY CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR AND THEN WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT TOOK OFF ON ME AND CRASHED/STOPPED INTO A FENCE AGAIN WOULDN'T PRESS DOWN THE BRAKE TO ALLOW ME TO STOP IT BEFORE IT CRASHE…
06/04/2019 · Electrical system · crash
CPSC: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SMART RIDE DEVICE CAUSED THE LIGHTS ON HIS DASHBOARD TO MALFUNCTION (ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, ETC.). WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN HIS CAR. *DT *JS
02/12/2019 · Body / structure
MY CAR HAS SPOILER BUILD ON ITS TRUNK LID WHICH CAUSED THE TRUNK LID TO COME DOWN DURING MINOR WIND CAUSING SERIOUS BODY INJURY RESULTING IN MULTIPLE STICHES. FROM THE EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND THAT LEXUS DID NOT LEAVE AIR VENT BETWEEN THE SPOILER AND SURFACE IF THE TRUNK LID CREATING AN AIR POCKET RESULTING IN SMASHING DOWN THE LID AT EXTREM…
11/01/2018 · Brakes · crash
WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN REVERSE THE BRAKE WAS FIGHTING ME SO IT KEPT GOING INTO A CONCRETE PILLAR THEN WHEN I SHIFTED IT INTO DRIVE IT DID IT AGAIN AND NOW MATTER HOW HARD I PRESSED THE BRAKE IT COULDN'T OF STOPPED TILL IT RAN INTO A FENCE NOT FAR IN FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN IT HIT THE CONCRETE PILLAR. I QUICKLY TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON T…
09/14/2018 · Unknown Or Other
EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE AC SMELL STINKS . EVEN I REPLACED ALL AIR FILTERS. I HEARD TOYOTA CAMRY HAD SAME ISSUES
03/14/2018 · Unknown Or Other
WHILE DRIVING THROUGH DOWNTOWN ATLANTA (MODERATE SPEED), ON A SATURDAY (NO CONSTRUCTION), AND NOWHERE NEAR ANY OVERPASS (FALLING OBJECTS), OUR UNOPENED SUNROOF EXPLODED. WE HEARD A LOUD "BANG", AND THOUGHT WE HAD SUFFERED A TIRE BLOWOUT, FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER LOUD NOISE A FEW SECONDS LATER AND COULD SEE SOMETHING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR FLYING OFF THE BACK O…
01/16/2018 · Engine
HYBRID ENGINE NOT FULLY WORKING , ESTIMATED MPG 40 MPG CAR IS ONLY GETTING NOW 22.5 AND IS GETTING WORSE. MY WIFE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HER LEXUS HYBRID AND THE DEALER DENIED PROBLEM FOR 3 MONTHS UNTIL THEY SENT A SERVICEMAN FROM CALIFORNIA TO FIX PROBLEM .