2002 Lexus ES300 Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 153 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 3,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2002 Lexus ES300, 1% of the 153 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,000 miles.
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.
“My 2002 Lexus es 300, when driven at highway speed at night time, the headlights (hid's) keep coming closer and closer to the vehicle. After about one hour of driving the distance covered by the light is about half the length of a semitruck trailer. It is very hard to drive on corners on the freeway and I have to turn the high beam on. The other way to describe the distance covered by the light is to tell that I can see only two dotted points (the divider line on the freeway) at any given point in time. …”
NHTSA complaint #10072593, filed 2004-05“The contact owns a 2002 Lexus ES300. While driving various speeds the contact noticed that the turn signal volume was very low and could not be heard when it was activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the vehicle could not be serviced for the failure. The contact had experienced the failure since the vehicle was purchased. The failure mileage was 3000 and the current mileage was 82000.”
NHTSA complaint #10340938, filed 2010-07, 3,000 milesExterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Lexus ES300
52 complaintsVehicle speed control
50 complaintsBrakes
14 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsAir bags
9 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsTires
7 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Lexus ES300
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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