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1993 Lexus ES300

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Lexus ES300 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 38.

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43Owner complaints

Model-year median: 38

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
37
199243
199339
199438
199537
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
9Air Bags
8Engine And Engine Cooling
7Equipment
4Interior Lighting
4
All reported categories
Tires
3Power Train
2Unknown Or Other
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seat Belts
1Seats
1Steering
1Structure
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 43 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports4 fire reports5 injury reports

Equipment complaints

4 reports
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132,495 miles · Nov 24, 2003
Engine And Engine CoolingEquipmentFuel System, Gasoline

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN . *AK CONSUMER ADDED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER, AND A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN BECAUSE OF POOR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE …

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WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN . *AK CONSUMER ADDED THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE'S AIR CONDITIONER, AND A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN BECAUSE OF POOR MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEED OF A RADIATOR ALTHOUGH THE LEAKS WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE WATER PUMP *LA THE OXYGEN SENSOR FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10026659

Mileage unknown · Sep 28, 1999
Equipment

THE CONSUMER HAVE HAD PERSISTENT MOLD AND BAD ORDER COMING FROM AIR CONDITION.

NHTSA ODI #549178

Mileage unknown · Jun 28, 1995
Equipment

FOUL ODOR/SMELL CAUSED BY STAGNANT WATER THAT BREEDS ALGAE IN A/C, EMINATED INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ODI #485662

Mileage unknown · Jun 7, 1995
Equipment

ODOR EMITTING FROM A/C, CAUSING DRIVER/PASSENGER'S TO BECOME ILL. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #485031

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.