2014 Lexus Es Hybrid problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (2) · Electrical System (2) · Visibility/Wiper (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Forward Collision Avoidance: Crash Imminent Braking 2015-11-03 · campaign 15V728000 · 30,812 vehicles
Defect: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Avalon and Avalon Hybrid vehicles manufactured October 19, 2012 to October 27, 2015 and 2013-2015 Lexus ES350 and ES300h vehicles manufactured June 18, 2012 to July 6, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with a Pre-Collision System (PCS) as optional equipment. In these vehicles, the PCS may unexpectedly activate and apply the brakes when the radar detects a steel joint or plate in the roadway as an
Risk: A vehicle that unexpectedly brakes increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace certain PCS components, free of charge. The recall began on July 28, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's numbers for this campaign are F1V and F2E.
Service bulletins (222)
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
Electrical System 2025-06-13 · L-SB-0043-23 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air conditioning refrigerant leaks. the procedures outlined in this service bulletin aid in locating, inspecting, and repairing refrigerant leaks.
Structure:body 2025-02-07 · L-SB-0017-19 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2010 – 2026 model year lexus vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of rapgard™. the paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard™. the wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on
Structure:body 2025-02-07 · L-SB-0017-19 Rev1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2010 – 2026 model year lexus vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of rapgard™. the paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the rapgard™. the wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on
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
Showing the 6 most recent of 222 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2020-01-22 · Visibility/Wiper · 117,000 mi“driving on highway, 60mph. friday jan 17th, 2020. 5pm. cold out. hear loud sound like gun shot. startled me. thought tire blew so pulled to shoulder on highway. tires were fine and was like what the heck. got back in car started to get back on highway and heard noise above my head. looked up sliding door to sunroof vibrating. slide open a bit and…”
2019-07-09 · Vehicle Speed Control · 💥 crash“the car had a mind of it's own when i was backing out a parking spot it wouldn't allow me to press down the brake(like the abs was fighting me) to stop before it shortly crashed into a concrete pillar and then when i put it in drive it took off on me and crashed/stopped into a fence again wouldn't press down the brake to allow me to stop it before …”
2019-06-04 · Electrical System · 💥 crash“cpsc: the consumer stated that the smart ride device caused the lights on his dashboard to malfunction (abs light, brake light, etc.). which caused him to have an accident in his car. *dt *js…”
2019-02-12 · Structure:body · 52,200 mi“my car has spoiler build on its trunk lid which caused the trunk lid to come down during minor wind causing serious body injury resulting in multiple stiches. from the examination of the vehicle, it was found that lexus did not leave air vent between the spoiler and surface if the trunk lid creating an air pocket resulting in smashing down the lid …”
2018-11-01 · Vehicle Speed Control · 40,600 mi · 💥 crash“when i was pulling out of a parking spot in reverse the brake was fighting me so it kept going into a concrete pillar then when i shifted it into drive it did it again and now matter how hard i pressed the brake it couldn't of stopped till it ran into a fence not far in front of the car when it hit the concrete pillar. i quickly turned it off and …”
2018-09-14 · Unknown Or Other“every time i turn on the ac smell stinks . even i replaced all air filters. i heard toyota camry had same issues…”
2018-03-14 · Unknown Or Other · 81,000 mi“while driving through downtown atlanta (moderate speed), on a saturday (no construction), and nowhere near any overpass (falling objects), our unopened sunroof exploded. we heard a loud "bang", and thought we had suffered a tire blowout, followed by another loud noise a few seconds later and could see something in the rear view mirror flying off t…”
2018-01-16 · Engine · 26,000 mi“hybrid engine not fully working , estimated mpg 40 mpg car is only getting now 22.5 and is getting worse. my wife had the same problem with her lexus hybrid and the dealer denied problem for 3 months until they sent a serviceman from california to fix problem .…”
2016-02-19 · Forward Collision Avoidance“tl* the contact owns a 2014 lexus es300h. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (forward collision avoidance) however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the iss…”
2016-01-07 · Electrical System“tl* the contact owns a 2014 lexus es300h. the contact received a notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v728000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.