2011 Lexus ES350 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 153 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2011 Lexus ES350, 1% of the 153 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,000 miles. 2 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.
“The contact owned a 2011 Lexus ES350. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 70 MPH, without warning an abnormal noise was heard coming from the passenger wheel and within seconds he lost control of the vehicle crashing into a ditch and flipping over. The driver depressed the brake pedal as the vehicle slid on the wet roadway due to the rain. The driver was ejected from the vehicle thru the windshield as the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained a broken hip and face laceration as he was transported to the hospital by ambulance. A police report was made. …”
NHTSA complaint #11348985, filed 2020-08, 89,000 miles“2011 Lexus ES350. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle acceleration problems. The consumer stated when her husband moved the gear from park, to drive, the vehicle shot out like a rocket. The vehicle went through and broke an iron gate, smashed some electrical equipment, took down a tree and another one fell on top of the vehicle crushing and breaking the driver's side window. The vehicle finally stopped under the stairway to an upstairs condo wall. The consumer believed the vehicle went airborne at some point. The vehicle was totaled. Also, the air bags did not deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #10574543, filed 2014-03Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 20% |
| 2018 | 2 | 40% |
| 2017 | 1 | 5% |
| 2016 | 2 | 10% |
| 2015 | 2 | 13% |
| 2014 | 1 | 4% |
| 2013 | 3 | 13% |
| 2012 | 2 | 2% |
| 2011 | 2 | 1% |
| 2010 | 7 | 5% |
| 2009 | 24 | 17% |
| 2008 | 39 | 15% |
| 2007 | 127 | 24% |
Other parts of the 2011 Lexus ES350
145 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Lexus ES350
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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