2009 Lexus ES350 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 3%of 145 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 4,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the brakes of the 2009 Lexus ES350, 3% of the 145 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 4,000 miles. 1 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.
“Poor brake performance since I took delivery, 5/1/09 Lexus e 350 2009. Dealer inspected it & said brakes were normal. I have driven hundreds of vehicles in my life.......none felt like this.”
NHTSA complaint #10306492, filed 2010-02, 100 miles“When I was going to park my car in the box in front of the hotel room, I touched the accelerator slightly to advance the two meters distant to be properly parked, then the accelerator run in high speed the brakes did not respond. To reduce the impact, I turned the wheel to the right and crashed into the hotel wall. People from Lexus is making an investigation. The question is how confident is that investigation. The car was check the day before for 15,000 miles check. I live now in durango, mexico and just came to have my car checked.”
NHTSA complaint #10382019, filed 2011-02, 15,807 miles“I own a Lexus es 350, 2009 and received a recall notice for the ?mat? Problem. I needed other maintenance done and brought it over to the Lexus dealer. My service manager said to be on the safe side he would have the recall work on the accelerator/brake situation fixed. I thanked him. It turned out that two days later I did receive the second letter so I was glad it was fixed. About two weeks later on march 12, 2010 the car was started by me and put in reverse. The emergency break engaged by itself. The break was tapped and the break disengaged. This happened once in the morning. …”
NHTSA complaint #10319418, filed 2010-03, 8,600 miles“The contact owns a 2009 Lexus ES350. While the contact was attempting to brake the contact noticed that the vehicle had begun to shake and vibrate. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 2500.”
NHTSA complaint #10305481, filed 2010-02, 2,500 miles“The contact owns a 2009 Lexus ES350. When the contact attempted to apply the brakes, he noticed that the brake pedal had fallen to the floor. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact had the brake booster and master cylinder seals replaced. The contact noticed previously that the vehicle had traveled over a rough surface 2 to 3 minutes prior to the failure. The current mileage was 6000 and the failure mileage was 4000.”
NHTSA complaint #10318579, filed 2010-03, 4,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10205319Feb 21, 2013Brake Pedal Force Gauge SST for Parking Brake Inspection.
- 10133849Feb 21, 2013A new Special Service Tool (SST 09709-00002) has been introduced to aid in the inspection procedure for certain vehicles equipped with a floor pedal-type parking brake system…
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 20% |
| 2018 | 1 | 20% |
| 2017 | 3 | 14% |
| 2016 | 3 | 14% |
| 2015 | 4 | 25% |
| 2014 | 5 | 18% |
| 2013 | 3 | 13% |
| 2012 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 5 | 4% |
| 2009 | 5 | 3% |
| 2008 | 5 | 2% |
| 2007 | 14 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2009 Lexus ES350
101 complaintsVehicle speed control
24 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsBody and structure
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Lexus ES350
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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