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2005 Lexus ES330 air bags problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Lexus ES33012% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Air Bags complaints
12%
share of all complaints
80,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
8 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • This is similar to the complain another car owner has filed. My car was purchased new from the lexus of pleasonton,ca dealership. I have had no major accident or no airbag deployment. Car has been lightly used with 80k miles on the odometer currently. The airbag container on the passenger dash has…

    filed Feb 28, 2019

  • This car was purchased from the lexus of memphis dealership as used in 2010. I have had no accidents or airbag deployment. I am.not aware of any a evident history from the previous owner. The airbag container on the passenger dash has progressively cracked at the topical seams over time. I have…

    filed Feb 18, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • TSB: Some 2005 ? 2022 model year 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…

    L-SB-0004-22 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 24, 2022
All 2005 Lexus ES330 TSBs →

Air Bags problems in other ES330 years

YearReportsShare
2006 ES3301930%
2004 ES3301048%
ES330 air bags problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.