In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"Navigation freezes have to reprogram"
Anonymous, CA (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"Display screen froze disabling the GPS system & radio. After stopping the car and shutting off the engine, the problem self-corrected."
Jorge T., FL (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"The GPS map updates are unreasonably expensive. So I just use it or a smartphone when needed."
Anonymous, CA (2016 Lexus ES 3.5-L V6)"muc,h to confusing...... constant exasperaion."
Arnold G., NY (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"The navigation screen was displaying multiple windows intermittently at one time. Lexus service upgraded the display software and believes the problem should not recur. No problems so far."
Anonymous, MN (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"Give it a command and it gives you something other than what you wanted as far as a destination."
Ralph G., MO (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"On the 2016 300H Non-Nav model, the bluetooth reception while using the hands free is awful. No one can understand me and I can barely understand them. I was told it could not be fixed by the dealer and by an aftermarket parts shop. The dealer said I would have to buy a new car."
Anonymous, GA (2016 Lexus ES 2.5-L 4 Cyl hybrid)"Periodically and without pattern it does not pair with my phone when I enter car and I must turn off Bluetooth on the phone and then turn it on again."
Anonymous, FL (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"I initially paired both of our phones to this car. Now i rarely drive it it is my wife's car, if i get within 50 feet of the car (even while we are driving in separate cars!) i t will suddenly grab my phone! Had to unpair it permanently"
Marcos R., FL (2016 Lexus ES 300h 2.5-L 4 Cyl hybrid)"XM Radio would not change stations."
Roger S., GA (2016 Lexus ES 300h 2.5-L 4 Cyl hybrid)"Audio cuts out randomly. Dealer did a software update to address the issue, but it didn't work."
Anonymous, OR (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"Navigation screen freezes Zoom on navigation constantly changes by itself"
Anonymous, CA (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"Very poor (worthless) voice recognition, I have stopped using it"
Anonymous, KS (2016 Lexus ES 300h 2.5-L 4 Cyl hybrid)"Voice command system is 50% accurate at best. It often takes 3 or 4 tries to get the proper command. Many times it displays the name I requested, but also lists several more to choose from. This is very distracting and annoying. When I say call home, half the time it replies Go home. I traded in a 2012 Avalon Limited on this car. The Avalon voice command system was 95% or better on the first try. I don't understand why there is a difference - I would think they are the same systems."
Woody B., FL (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)"Give it a destination and it gives you another location rather than what you asked for."
Ralph G., MO (2016 Lexus ES 350.0 3.5-L V6)
"Mouse control is horrible and very distracting. GPS is very tedious and difficult to use and display is very poor quality compared to all my Iphone navigation apps or my Chevy Volt"
Marcos R., FL (2016 Lexus ES 300h 2.5-L 4 Cyl hybrid)