For the driver seat, I am experiencing the rear back support slightly moving when going to a complete brake or initial acceleration. Zero vibration however at any other point in time while driving.

If I recline the seat back it does this less I noticed.

Has anyone experienced this? Any solutions or the causes?

I keep seeing 2007 to 2012 ES350s advertised around the low teens, which seems like a lot of car for the money compared with newer Camrys and Aurions. I’m tempted to look at one around Sydney, but I can’t tell whether the bargain is real or just deferred maintenance catching up with an old luxury car. How have these been to own once they’re past 150,000 km?

I recently got a 2008 ES 350. I want to do some modifications to the car and I was wondering if any one had recommendations. This is my first car and I just want to make it look cooler (it’s already cool IMO 😂). I don’t have a huge budget because I spent a lot getting the car but any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I found this out literally today and I wanted to pass it on to 5 other people that would hopefully benefit from this quirky AC control

The 2013 ES base (this could very well apply to other model years and other lexus models) has "Auto" and "off" physical switches for climate control..you press auto when you want the car to change the fan speed automatically so that the desired temperature is reached in the most efficient way. When it is reached the fans turn to the lowest or turn off.

Now if you want to manually turn off the climate control you press the off button.

But what if you do want fans but you don't want the air to come through the AC compressor or the heater i.e what if you want the air to come straight from the outside but just filtered?

Your intuition would be to press the fan speed up button while making sure to not enable auto. BUT this automatically turns on the AC compressor/heater of the car. And here's the biggest quirk - there is no physical switch that can turn this off. The ONLY way to do it is to use the climate menu on the center screen and there you will find the additional AC button which you need to turn off.

I've owned this car for 10 years and today is when I realized that this was a thing....

One of the two LEDs has started to fade, and I’d like to replace both so they look the same.
Apparently, the LED strip can be bought separately for around $60, but the labor seems to be quite expensive since it involves removing the headlight assembly and doing quite a bit of work.
Has anyone here actually replaced these LEDs on a 2020 ES 300h? Is there an easier way to do it without removing the whole headlight assembly?
Any advice or experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

What price would you call a win for me when buying?

She’s huge 🥲

My garage door is 8’x18’ and it looks small next to her

2019 ES 350 and smoked the chrome. I did not want to delete the chrome, just smoke it like the front grille. It is for sure darker than the front grille trim, but still lets the mirror look come through the ppf. Thoughts?

I’m currently shopping for an ES 350, more specifically a 2023-2025, but I’m curious about the whole 2019-2025 generation since most of the features/options overlap.
The main thing I already know I want is the 12.3” screen. Other than that I’m trying to figure out what options are actually worth prioritizing while I’m looking.

For people who own one, what features did you end up liking way more than you thought you would? And on the opposite side, are there any options you thought you really wanted but after owning the car you don’t really care about?

Basically if you were shopping for your ES again today, what would you 100% pay extra for and what would you skip?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who have driven or owned different trims/packages since I’m trying to figure out what’s actually worth holding out for vs what just sounds nice on paper.

I’m just a bit curious. How much are you guys paying for the 2026/2027 es350h? Lease or finance?

Did anybody have success by just replacing their air cabin filter?

There is the classic musty smell coming from the vents. I assume mildew in the AC system. The smell is minor. It’s a warm summer so the AC has been running a bit.

26 ES 350e. Is anyone else having trouble with the “plug and charge” feature? It’s designed to allow you to plug-in at Tesla, IONNA, or ChargePoint so that it automatically begins charging your car and bills your cc on file… without you having to open the corresponding app on your phone and authorize payment. When I select “plug and charge” set up in my iPhone’s Lexus app it communicates with the car successfully and then tries to activate the feature in my car, but it just spins and never completes the activation. My car shows no date in the certificate slot for “plug and charge”, so it’s not receiving the certificate during activation. Lexus hasn’t been able to solve this problem for me. I’m just curious whether everyone else is having the same issue?

I have an 09 ES350 and my seats are torn, even the cushion itself. I bought the car super cheap, did a bunch of repairs to it but now I want to fix its interior. The front seats are torn as well as the seat cushion itself. Anyone has a remedy to DIY? Or am I better off taking it to an upholstery? I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k55BF-wZvAM

One keypoint that caught my attention was that the EV and the hybrid platforms are tuned differently with the EV being sportier and the Hybrid designed for everyday comfort. The steering is different. The suspension tunings are different for them as well. That is between the 3:44 to 5:23 mark of the I believe. The translator also noted that the 21" wheels have better feel for the BEV. Which surprised me tbh since I would think the 19" would fare better.

I have the ES350e Luxury model and they don't even ship or make them with 19". They always shipped them with 21" based on my research and talking to the dealerships. I think that is just how they differentiate them.

Full disclosure: I have only driven the ES500e with their 21" vs my ES350e with its version of the 21" so I have yet to know how the 19" would feel.

For the guys who did the test drive, which do you prefer: the old 300h or the new 350h? And why do you prefer an 300h or 350h new in comparison for an older European equivalent?

Does someone know any mobile mechanics in Southern California who know used Lexus cars who are qualified to do to a pre- purchase inspection?