2015 Lexus ES350 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 13%of 16 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 25miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2015 Lexus ES350, 13% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 25 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.
“While driving on the interstate with the radar cruise engaged, we were approaching a slower car , another car was in the inside lane adjacent to us and before we could disengage the cruise our Lexus ES350 braked forcefully and the car following had to brake to avoid a collision...this is first hand information with no documentation....we had just purchased the vehicle and were on our way home....there are 3 distance settings for the radar cruise and I am not sure which one was active since I had no experience with it....this radar cruise system is the default system which can be deactivated…”
NHTSA complaint #10811855, filed 2015-12, 25 miles“I was pulling into my garage slowly, braking to stop, when the can accelerated. I could hear the engine rev and I pressed hard on the brake and put the car in park. The car traveled about 4 feet before it came to a stop. I reported to Lexus who turned over to 'legal' and I have been waiting for a week for an investigator to contact me to look at the car, after which they say it will be another 30 days for a finding. The paperwork I filled out termed this as 'unintended acceleration . …”
NHTSA complaint #10840059, filed 2016-03Vehicle 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 2015 Lexus ES350
7 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
2 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 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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