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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2011 Lexus ES Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
7%of 46 total for the year
Median mileage
13,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Lexus ES, 7% of the 46 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 13,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“At approximately 7:23 pm on july 8, 2012, while parking in the parking lot of our local church, the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own. The car was almost at a complete stop, when this sudden uncontrolled acceleration occurred. At that time lots of people were exiting the church and walking towards the parking lot to get into their cars, while others were inside and outside their vehicles waiting for the next service to start. …”

NHTSA complaint #10466313, filed 2012-07, 13,000 miles

“At about 2:00 pm on dec 26, 2011, while parking in a public covered garage, I turned into the parking space, positioned my car, and was about to turn off the engine when the car lurched forward, hitting the concrete wall in front of me. The passenger in my car, my 21 year old daughter, also a licensed driver, felt the car lurch and accelerate forward. Since I had reached a good parking position, I am certain that I had my foot on the brake and would not have been trying to accelerate. The injury to my foot, from all indications, shows that my foot was on the break. …”

NHTSA complaint #10441934, filed 2011-12

“At approximately 6:30pm, while making a right hand turn into a friends driveway, the vehicle suddenly accelerated on it's own, and the brakes would not work. The vehicle continued to the right as if locked in to the right hand position, hit a tree and finally came to a stop by hitting high concrete steps. The vehicle was towed to the dealership, and later to the body shop as the vehicle was not drivable. During the interim, the vehicle was inspected by toyota. …”

NHTSA complaint #10460433, filed 2012-06

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024111%
2023110%
202219%
201939%
2013515%
201213%
201137%
2009311%
200823%
200732%
20051525%
2004531%
2003626%
2002519%
1999225%

Other parts of the 2011 Lexus ES

Air bags
27 complaints
Body and structure
6 complaints
Electrical system
5 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2011 Lexus ES

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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