ES 300h After 5000 miles
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ES 300h After 5000 miles
Sharing my experience after 5000 miles - 2019 ES300h Luxury. What drove me to the Lexus ES hybrid is the brand reliability and mpg consideration.
What I love about the car:
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What I love about the car:
- Seating /driving position
- Smooth and very comfortable ride
- Steering response (much better than I expected)
- ML sound system
- Excellent safety systems- the reverse auto braking feature already prevented an accident in a parking garage
- Appearance and finish (both internal and external)
- Radar assisted cruise control & lane keep assist –found it very useful for highway driving and I am using it more frequently than I thought.
- The triple LED headlight
- My average MPG is between 35-38 miles, most likely due to my driving situation, as about half of my trips are between 3 to 5 miles and not energy efficient. These ultra-short trips score under 30 mpg and I get around 40 mpg when I drive for more than 25 miles. The mpg also drops significantly under 50-degree F. Probably a plug in hybrid is better suited for my driving situation
- The car is generally very quiet but there is an annoying ticking noise from the headliner (driver side) when driving over rough surface. It sounds like a plastic trim that is not properly fixed, or could be the plastic handle. I mentioned this to the service engineer who said it is ‘normal’. They adjusted a misaligned cabin trim piece in the back during the service, but the noise is still there.
- I have occasionally felt the need for more power while trying to merge into busy highways…but it is a hybrid…no complaints
- Poor ventilation/ heating for the rear passengers, I played with the climate system but couldn’t figure it out. There is almost no heat coming through the rear vents
- Durability of the perforated leather seats…need to be very careful. My back seat already has a tiny tear. I will eventually need to fix it and the OEM rear seat bottom cover (without the cushion) costs about $1170
- The touch pad…I am getting used to it but would still prefer a touch screen
- Numerous brown spots (probably rail dust) on the pearl white paint, the dealership though it is normal and suggested me to use a rubbing compound. They don’t have a body shop and cannot address it.
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Davelee34 (03-29-21)
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- The car is generally very quiet but there is an annoying ticking noise from the headliner (driver side) when driving over rough surface. It sounds like a plastic trim that is not properly fixed, or could be the plastic handle. I mentioned this to the service engineer who said it is ‘normal’. They adjusted a misaligned cabin trim piece in the back during the service, but the noise is still there.
When you grab your "***** handle" above your head does the rattle go away? I feel like mine does. I haven't tried just turning the screws tighter on the handle. Might be worth a try.
And your mileage is similar to mine. I'm at 8k miles and maybe 9 months and I just last week got my best mpg tank at 39.x mpg according to my Fuelly calcs. Most have been around 37mpg. I have a 6 mile one way surface street commute that would have made more sense for a plug-in hybrid.
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This is has been driving me nuts since I picked up my ESh last summer. I expected this with a pano roof (had rattles after 10k miles in every pano roof car I've ever had) but to immediately have a rattle in a normal sunroof Lexus is annoying.
When you grab your "***** handle" above your head does the rattle go away? I feel like mine does. I haven't tried just turning the screws tighter on the handle. Might be worth a try..
When you grab your "***** handle" above your head does the rattle go away? I feel like mine does. I haven't tried just turning the screws tighter on the handle. Might be worth a try..
I am not sure if it is from the handle since I hear it even when I grab it. However, the noise is very inconsistent, sometimes I don't hear it over rough terrain and other times it is very annoying.
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Sharing my experience after 5000 miles - 2019 ES300h Luxury. What drove me to the Lexus ES hybrid is the brand reliability and mpg consideration.
What I am not happy about:
What I am not happy about:
- The car is generally very quiet but there is an annoying ticking noise from the headliner (driver side) when driving over rough surface. It sounds like a plastic trim that is not properly fixed, or could be the plastic handle. I mentioned this to the service engineer who said it is ‘normal’. They adjusted a misaligned cabin trim piece in the back during the service, but the noise is still there.
It is also very annoying that there is a lot of howling wind noise (in addition to normal/bearable wind noise) when driving over 50 mph (happen 70-80% of the time).
My car has 9K miles now over 1 year. These issues were not obvious for the first 3-4K miles.
It drives me insane and made me think about switching to a different automaker.
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Thank you...I totally hear you, the noise is irritating since it is so close to the ear
I am not sure if it is from the handle since I hear it even when I grab it. However, the noise is very inconsistent, sometimes I don't hear it over rough terrain and other times it is very annoying.
I am not sure if it is from the handle since I hear it even when I grab it. However, the noise is very inconsistent, sometimes I don't hear it over rough terrain and other times it is very annoying.
It was coming due to flexing of roof sheet metal with B pillar. It was solved by removing the headliner, sunroof assembly and then filling the joint with insulation foam.
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Did you resolve your issue under Lexus warranty, or was that a project you undertook yourself?
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