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Exterior lightingPart report

2008 Lexus ES Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
1%of 68 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2008 Lexus ES, 1% of the 68 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The blue-tinged high intensity lights on newer, expensive cars are a huge problem. I have to look away when one is coming at me. The beams are extremely bothersome. Other drivers I have talked to feel the same way. Why do you allow them on the road?”

NHTSA complaint #10257647, filed 2009-02

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201913%
201326%
200811%
200765%
200547%
200227%

Other parts of the 2008 Lexus ES

Air bags
37 complaints
Other or unknown
11 complaints
Body and structure
7 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Brakes
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Fuel system
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Lexus ES

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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