2007 Lexus Es problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (28) · Structure (15) · Visibility/Wiper (13)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
59 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (29)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2025-12-15 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2026 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-07-29 · L-SB-0030-24 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty odor is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-06-21 · L-SB-0030-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-06-21 · L-SB-0030-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2005 – 2024 lexus vehicles that have undergone water intrusion may exhibit a condition in which a musty smell is present. follow the procedures in this bulletin to remediate the odor and address this condition. the purpose of this service bulletin is to provide general guidelines and procedures
Structure:body 2024-04-19 · L-SB-0023-24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
to prevent brake rotor rust from forming during transportation and storage, wheel film will be used instead of a cardboard type of anti-rust cover. the purpose of the wheel film is to shield the disc brake rotor from weather elements and initial rust before the vehicle is delivered to the customer.
Showing the 6 most recent of 29 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-06-24 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 200,000 mi“odometer fraud. the contact purchased a 2007 lexus es 350. the contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. the vehicle was a private sale. at the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 120,000. it was later discovered upon checking the carfax report that the mileage was 200,000.…”
2026-06-11 · Steering“the power steering system is bad i have replaced it 3 times right now i’m scared to drive the car anywhere …”
2026-04-09 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 172,523 mi“odometer fraud. the contact purchased a 2007 lexus es350. it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. the vehicle was a private sale. the contact stated that the mileage on the title was 0 at the time of the purchase; however, the mileage was 114,536. the carfax report indicated that the mileage was 172,523.…”
2025-11-12 · Steering · 💥 crash“i was driving and my car has a certain jerking motion to it, as i tried to break and accelerate the car wasn’t able to stop or move properly. as a result i rear ended the car in front of me. in addition to that my airbag wouldn’t go off after the accident so it seems like there was a malfunction. lexus always assured me that all system ran well and…”
2025-10-14 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 💥 crash“while entering into a parking spot the car suddenly surged, went over a curb, and crashed into a store front. the driver had her foot on the brake. we checked to see if the floor mat was against the accelerator and it was not. i have a photo of the mat.…”
2025-09-29 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 160,000 mi“odometer fraud. the contact purchased a 2007 lexus es350. the contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after purchasing the vehicle. the vehicle was a dealer sale. at the time of purchase, the mileage was 113,000. it was later discovered that the mileage on the title was approximately 160,000. the contact stated that the dealer informed him that th…”
2025-08-12 · Service Brakes“when im driving the car shuts off.or your driving car loses power and then dose a hard jerk and then starts driving again.…”
2025-07-23 · Visibility/Wiper“dashboard and window seals are melting. dashboard melting is causing a huge glare in windshield during the day. window seals are melting onto my windows causing excessive scuffing on the windows affecting ability to see in my blind spots …”
2025-03-26 · Unknown Or Other · 💥 crash“car suddenly accelerated while entering the home garage at a very low speed causing damage to house and car…”
2025-01-20 · Unknown Or Other“both headlights turn off randomly and sometimes at the same time. sometimes the brightness lowers. i have had both ballasts and bulbs changed and the problem persists. in my research, it appears that many 2007 lexus es 350 owners have had and still have this very dangerous problem. this problem has been ongoing for well over a year. the reason i…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.