9.1

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,000 miles

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problem #1

Mar 242005

ES 330 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 2,000 miles
Rear seat belt buckle in the seat cannot be fastened without holding the buckle to snap in place. To keep the seat buckle from reclining back into the rear seat passengers has to use both hand to fasten the seat belt. When passenger's sit in the rear seats they find it difficult to fasten the seat belt. They have difficulty in locking the buckle.

- Howard Beach, NY, USA