VehicleVerdict

2003 Lexus Es300 speed control problems

The 2003 Lexus Es300 has 49 speed control complaints filed with NHTSA — 33% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

49

Speed Control complaints

33%

Share of year

29

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Speed Control complaints by year

Es300 speed control complaints by model year51 complaints1992: 2 complaints1993: 2 complaints1994: 4 complaints1995: 6 complaints1996: 2 complaints1997: 8 complaints1998: 5 complaints1999: 2 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 8 complaints2002: 51 complaints2003: 49 complaints2005: 1 complaints2006: 1 complaints2013: 1 complaints
Es300 speed control complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ALSO, THE LEXUS CORPORATION SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AS SOON AS…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Speed Control · January 1, 2004 · crash

Common questions

How many speed control complaints does the 2003 Lexus Es300 have?

NHTSA has 49 complaints about the 2003 Lexus Es300 speed control — 33% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.