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Lexus GS 350 recalls by model year

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Key facts

161 owner complaints analyzed

9 distinct recall campaigns

38,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2006 to 2019 model years. Data updated: . 110 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Compare model years

Recalls by model year

All campaigns in the snapshot affecting each model year, including recalls announced years later.

Recall campaigns

Shared campaigns appear once in each affected model year.

2006
1
2007
5
2008
4
2009
3
2010
3
2011
3
2013
3
2014
1
2015
1
2016
0
2017
1
2018
2
2019
2
Recall campaigns data
CategoryCount
20061
20075
20084
20093
20103
20113
20133
20141
20151
20160
20171
20182
20192

2006: 1; 2007: 5; 2008: 4; 2009: 3; 2010: 3; 2011: 3; 2013: 3; 2014: 1; 2015: 1; 2016: 0; 2017: 1; 2018: 2; 2019: 2

Year-by-year records

Lexus GS 350 model-year comparison
Model yearComplaintsRecallsChange in recalls
200611Not available
2007575+4
2008194-1
200983-1
2010730
2011430
2013263Not available
2014161-2
20151510
201630-1
201741+1
201812+1
2019020

Recall history

9 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

11V115000 · Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal

Reported: 2011-02-24 (February 24, 2011) · Model years: 2006, 2007

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 LEXUS GS300 AND GS350 ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) VEHICLES. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PLASTIC PAD EMBEDDED INTO THE FLOOR CARPET MAY INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

Consequence: THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COULD TEMPORARILY BECOME STUCK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION RATHER THAN RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION. A STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL MAY RESULT IN UNINTENDED AND SUSTAINED VEHICLE SPEEDS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE PLASTIC PAD ON THE FLOOR CARPET FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

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10V309000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Reported: 2010-07-06 (July 6, 2010) · Model years: 2007, 2008

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2008 LEXUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 26, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2008. MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE MATERIAL OF THE VALVE SPRING MAY DEGRADE THE STRENGTH OF THE VALVE SPRING, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE SPRING TO BREAK.

Consequence: THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AND STOP SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.

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13V395000 · Engine

Reported: 2013-09-04 (September 4, 2013) · Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 vehicles manufactured June 19, 2006, through July 12, 2011; and model year 2006-2011 Lexus IS350 vehicles manufactured May 27, 2005, through July 13, 2011; and model year 2010-2011 Lexus IS350c vehicles manufactured November 25, 2009, through July 19, 2011. These vehicles, equipped with the 2GR-FSE engine, use bolts to secure the housing and sprocket of the Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) system gear assembly. These bolts could become loose due to abnormal impacts generated within the gear assembly immediately after a cold start-up.

Consequence: The loose bolts could cause the VVT gear housing and sprocket to separate and result in the engine stopping while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will replace the VVT unit free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

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14V647000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings

Reported: 2014-10-15 (October 15, 2014) · Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured August 30, 2005, to September 10, 2010. Due to anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe.

Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will clean and reseal the fuel pressure sensor mounting area, free of charge. The recall began March 3, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

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18V432000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings | Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery

Reported: 2018-06-26 (June 26, 2018) · Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 and GS450h, 2006-2013 Lexus IS350 and 2010-2014 Lexus IS350C vehicles, equipped with 3.5L V6 2GR-FSE gasoline engines. The diaphragms in the fuel pulsation dampers may harden over time and develop cracks, possibly causing a fuel leak.

Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery pipe with a new pipe that has improved pulsation dampers, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2018. Owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is JLF.

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12V221000 · Steering

Reported: 2012-05-16 (May 16, 2012) · Model years: 2013

TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 LEXUS GS350 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 12, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 7, 2012. THE STEERING CONTROL ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) PROGRAMMING FOR THE VARIABLE GEAR RATIO STEERING (VGRS) SYSTEM COULD CAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME OFF-CENTERED WHEN RESTARTING IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED.

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OFF-CENTERED WHEN PULLING FROM A PARKED POSITION, THE VEHICLE COULD MANEUVER IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION, RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy: TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND LEXUS DEALERS WILL UPDATE THE VGRS SYSTEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 7, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.

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14V270000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Pedals And Linkages | Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Reported: 2014-05-22 (May 22, 2014) · Model years: 2013

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013 Lexus GS 350 vehicles manufactured June 8, 2012, through December 26, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the switch that senses the amount of pressure that the driver is applying to the brake pedal may fail.

Consequence: If the switch fails, the vehicle may begin braking without the driver's input, and without illuminating the brake lights, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake pedal support assembly which includes the brake pedal load sensing switch, free of charge. Toyota sent owners an interim notification letter in late June 2014 to advise owners of the recall. Owners received a second letter after the remedy parts were available in mid-July. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

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20V012000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump

Reported: 2020-01-13 (January 13, 2020) · Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13, 2020. On March 4, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include certain 2014-2015 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser, 2018 Avalon, Corolla, 2014 FJ Cruiser, 2017 Sienna and Lexus 2018 ES 350, 2018-2019 GS 300, 2013-2014 GS350, 2014-2015 GX 460, IS 350 and LX 570, 2014 IS F, 2018-2019 IS 350, LC 500H and LS 500H, 2013-2015 LS 460, 2015 NX 200T and RC350, 2017 RC 200T and RX 350. Toyota also removed the 2018-2019 Toyota 4Runner and Land Cruiser and 2018-2019 Lexus GX 460 and LX 570 and 2019 NX300 from inclusion in this recall. On March 19, 2020, Toyota expanded the recall to include 2015 Lexus GS350 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's numbers for this recall are 20TB02 and 20TA02 for Toyota vehicles and 20LB01 and 20LA01 for Lexus vehicles.

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20V682000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery:Fuel Pump

Reported: 2020-11-04 (November 4, 2020) · Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus GS200t, 2017-2019 Lexus GS350, 2019 Lexus GS300, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500h, 2019-2020 Lexus LS500, 2018-2019 Lexus GX460, 2017 Lexus IS200t, 2019 Lexus IS300, 2019 Lexus IS350, 2018-2020 Lexus LC500, 2018 Lexus LS500, 2019 Lexus LS500h, 2018-2019 Lexus LX570, 2017 Lexus RC200t, 2019 Lexus RC300, RC350, 2017 and 2019-2020 Lexus RX350, 2018-2020 RX350L, 2019 Lexus UX200, 2018-2019 Lexus NX300 vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021. Owners of other models will be notified as remedy parts become available. Remedy parts should be available for all affected vehicles by late March 2021. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-012. Toyota's number for this recall is 20TA02. Lexus' number for this recall is 20LA01.

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Data completeness

161 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

68.3%Usable mileage110 / 161 records
100.0%Valid incident date161 / 161 records
100.0%Valid filing date161 / 161 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates161 / 161 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component2006200720082009201020112013201420152016201720182019
Engine
00.0%

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610.5%
ODI 10550963

I RECEIVED AN URGENT SAFETY RECALL FROM LEXUS/ TOYOTA MOTORS REGARDING A NO-CHARGE REPLACEMENT FOR A 2GR-FSE INTAKE VVT ACTUATOR GEAR. WHEN I CONTACTED LEXUS, THEY INDICATED THAT PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2014, (WITH NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL HAVE THEM AT THAT POINT,) AND THAT THEY WOULD PLACE MY NAME ON A WAITING LIST. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT I'M INFORMED OF A DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE, THEN TOLD I HAVE TO WAIT 4+ MONTHS FOR RESOLUTION. WHAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT A MANUFACTURER HAS TO PROVIDE PARTS/ MATERI…

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631.6%
ODI 10887347 · 84,000 mi

HEY I DID RECALL FOR MY CAR AFTER ONE MONTHS LATER ENGINE WAS STALL IN MOTION. PERSON WHO MAKE INVESTIGATION FROM HEADQUARTERS LEXUS THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WHIT CAR AND AFTER RECALL HE TELLING ME MY CAR VIN NUMBER SHOWED ITS ENGINE NO RECALLS. MY WIFE SHE DROVE THIS CAR WHIT MY KIDS . THANK NOTHING HAPPEN. IN MY OPINION DELEAR LEXUS TRI COUNTY FROM NEW JERSEY THEY NOT FIXED MY ENGINE LIKE THEY SHOULD AND AFTER ONE MONTHS ENGINE BROKE- I MAKE RECALL FOR THIS. THIS CAR HAVE SAFETY ISSUE. THEY KEEP MY CAR 3 WEEKS AND THEY CAN'T TEL…

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112.5%
ODI 10563539 · 74,750 mi

2009 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, HE WAS PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT COULD ONLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ADEQUATE SPACE AND TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND EVENT TOOK PLACE NEARLY A YEAR LATER, AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHE…

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114.3%
ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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00.0%

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27.7%
ODI 10548217 · 4,500 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW LEXUS GS 350 2013 AND IT JUST MADE IT OVER 10K MILES AND I HAVE ALREADY BEEN STRANDED IN MY HOUSE WITH NO CAR 2XS. THE BATTERY HAS DIED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NO LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS LEXUS SAID THE SAME. HERE I STAND INSIDE MY HOUSE WITH NO VEHICLE. FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER - I HAD NO CAR. ITS NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT I PAY A "GENEROUS" AMOUNT OF $$$$$ A MONTH; THEREFORE, I WOULD HAVE NOT EXPECT THIS FROM LEXUS. MAYBE KIA. WHO KNOWS ANYMORE. *TR

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318.8%
ODI 10586234 · 350 mi

THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK I HAVE EXPERIENCE A DANGEROUS HESITATION IN ACCELERATING AT A LOW SPEED AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PRESS DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND. *TR

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16.7%
ODI 11360850 · 36,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2018 AND WITHIN APPROX. A MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE MY VEHICLE STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGES TO MY CAR . I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND HE STATED IT PROBABLY NEEDED TUNEUP . CAR FELT ROUGH. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE REPAIR AND ME W/O A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ENTIRE FRONT CAR SMASHED IN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTORED ENGINE …

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133.3%
ODI 11331594 · 3,000 mi

LOUD CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE DURING IDLE AND ITS FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

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125.0%
ODI 10983851

DEALERS HATE ME, TOO EDUCATED. VEHICLE IS A COMMERCIAL CLASS C -HAZMAT OPERATED AS A TYPE O. IN NE, THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTITLED INTO THE STATE OF NE, DOT TIRE WARRANTY, TIRES MUST BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH FOR VALVE STEM LEAKS, BATTERY GO OLD AFTER SITTING AROUND. DEALER REJECTED TO 1099 MISC ME, WARRANTY OF TOYOTA PAYS TO UNWRAP AND WASH VEHICLES YET DMV HAS NO RECORD OF WEIGHT OF VEHICLE FOR CLASS C, NO RECORD OF CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION OF VEHICLE EVEN BEING IN NE, EPA REQUIRES ENGINE INFO FROM JAPAN SHIPPING TO USA. D…

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00.0%

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0Unavailable

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Vehicle Speed Control
00.0%

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1017.5%
ODI 10200693 · 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL, WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

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315.8%
ODI 10512438

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WENT DOWNHILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS AND SOFT TISSUE INJURIES ALTHOUGH THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR D…

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112.5%
ODI 10380608

2009 LEXUS GS350. CONSUMER STATES THAT CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL OR INCLINE. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT WAS THE WAY THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT WORK WHILE GOING UP OR DOWN A HILL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE DEPENDING UPON WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING UP OR DOWN AN INCLINE. THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BEFORE CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE GAS PEDAL.

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114.3%
ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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00.0%

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311.5%
ODI 10488660 · 300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS ES350 (N/A). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN HE FELT AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLOW DOWN AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

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16.3%
ODI 10918563 · 17,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO NEARLY 100 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO HIT AN OBJECT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT COULD TAKE THIRTY DAYS TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,200.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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0Unavailable

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Fuel/Propulsion System
00.0%

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58.8%
ODI 10693013

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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15.3%
ODI 11052537 · 90,000 mi

MIS FIRING VSC LIGHT IS ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO LA BLANC THEY CHANGE SPARK PLUGS THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY, I BROUGHT THE BACK OUT TO THEM THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, MR. JOHN SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED UP THE LEXUS GS 350 2008 THERES 3 RECALLS ON THIS CAR , PIPING,FITTING,HOSES, LINE FUEL SYSTEM ,ENGINE COOLING

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112.5%
ODI 11222900 · 155,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS GS 350. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ABNORMAL ODOR ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V432000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AT THE END OF AUGUST 2018, BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLISEUM LEXUS OF OAKLAND (LOCATED AT 7273 OAKPORT ST, OAKLAND, CA 94621, [phone removed]), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

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114.3%
ODI 11143833

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V432000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER, DOLAN LEXUS (7175 S VIRGINIA ST, RENO, NV 89511, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

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00.0%

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311.5%
ODI 11097783

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT FUEL LEAK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. WHILE OPERATING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY BRAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (LEXUS SANTA MONICA, 1501 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, [phone removed]) STATED THAT THE INJECTOR SEALS NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM.…

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212.5%
ODI 11325710

THERE'S A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE FUEL PUMP WHICH I WAS NOTIFIED LAST MONTH ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE STILL WORKING ON A SOLUTION FOR THE ISSUE BUT THIS ISN'T HAPPENING AS QUICK AS IT SHOULD. I'M CONCERNED DRIVING KNOWING THAT MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY STALL AT ANY MOMENT AS I DRIVE ON ONE THE BUSIEST FREEWAYS IN DALLAS ON A DAILY BASIS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I COULD HAVE THIS REPAIR EXPEDITED AS I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AT THIS POINT. *TR

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16.7%
ODI 11360850 · 36,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2018 AND WITHIN APPROX. A MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE MY VEHICLE STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGES TO MY CAR . I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND HE STATED IT PROBABLY NEEDED TUNEUP . CAR FELT ROUGH. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE REPAIR AND ME W/O A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ENTIRE FRONT CAR SMASHED IN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTORED ENGINE …

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266.7%
ODI 10905666

LOUD CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE DURING IDLE. DEALER STATES IS NORMAL AND FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL COMPONENT. I AM NOT CONFIDENT IN THIS SINCE FUEL IS INVOLVED. VERY LOUD ODD SOUND. I HAVE VIDEO BUT IUNABLE TO SEND THROUGH HERE. ONGOING PROBLEM OVER PAST MONTHS.

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0Unavailable

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Air Bags
00.0%

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58.8%
ODI 10760491

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 21 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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15.3%
ODI 10945193

ON DECEMBER 21,2015 THERE WAS A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT MY CAR DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAG ON MY DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED BUT NOT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A CITY STREET AND THE GUY THAT HIT ME WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN.

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00.0%

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457.1%
ODI 10864422 · 90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HEADREST AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADREST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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250.0%
ODI 10954710

2011 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

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27.7%
ODI 11061635 · 49,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. ALL THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS MORE THAN THE COST OF THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BACK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDIC…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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125.0%
ODI 11254674 · 24,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING 15 TO 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG AND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT, AND POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 180107 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,700. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

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00.0%

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0Unavailable

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Service Brakes
00.0%

No examples available for this selection.

23.5%
ODI 10556404 · 45,533 mi

WHILE UNDERGOING NORMAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE BY THE SELLING AUTHORIZED LEXUS DEALER, THE CAR WAS NOTED TO HAVE "... BOTH REAR CALIPER SLIDES ... SEIZED" RESULTING IN THE NEED TO "... REPLACE(D) REAR PADS AND ROTORS DUE TO CALIPERS BEING SEIZED." THE SERVICING DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL LEXUS MODELS THAT THEY SERVICE AND, IN THEIR OPINION DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE REAR CALIPER SLIDES, WHICH THEY ARE GENERALLY ABLE TO CORRECT BY REMOVING AND RELUBRICATING THE SLIDES OR, IF NECESSARY, BY REPLACING THE CA…

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00.0%

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112.5%
ODI 10563539 · 74,750 mi

2009 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, HE WAS PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT COULD ONLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ADEQUATE SPACE AND TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND EVENT TOOK PLACE NEARLY A YEAR LATER, AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHE…

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114.3%
ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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00.0%

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519.2%
ODI 10550502 · 9,414 mi

ON 8/22/13 , I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR . THE CAR WAS BRAKED AND LOCKED UP ALL BY IT SELF . MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME AND NOT ON THE BRAKE . THE BRAKE LIGHT LITE UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE . WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PADDLE , THE CAR WOULD GO UNTIL IT HIT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR THEN LOCKED UP AGAIN . I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LEXUS SERVICE CENTER AROUND 10 PM . THE SERVICE CENTER WAS CLOSED BUT THE BRAKE UNLOCKED BY ITSELF . I DROVE HOME AND DR…

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212.5%
ODI 10967504 · 29,917 mi

ON A HILL IN A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY, CAR IN DRIVE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE , LET PASSENGER OUT STARTED TO PARK THEN CAR STARTED GOING BACKWARD DOWN HILL AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES TO STOP ,THEREFORE HAD TO HIT SOMETHING TO STOP CAR FROM GOING DOWN HILL AND GAINING SPEED WHERE I COULD OF BEEN KILLED. HIT A LARGE PLANTER IN FRONT OF A HOUSE.

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213.3%
ODI 10966237

BRAKES AND ROTOR WEAR OUT AT 28000 DRIVING MOSTLY FREEWAY

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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0Unavailable

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Steering
00.0%

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23.5%
ODI 10359528 · 57,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND FOUR NEW TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS RELATED TO THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,550.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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311.5%
ODI 10679725 · 11,000 mi

AS THE CAR WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVING SPOT AND MAKING ITS WAY, SEVERE BLACK ICE WAS PREVENTING CONTROL. THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE ACTIVATED SOME ANTI-SKIDDING MECHANISM. THE CAR WAS STOPPED THEN. FROM A RESTING, ZERO SPEED POSITION, THE CAR SLID ON BLACK ICE ABOUT A FOOT OR LESS AND WAS STOPPED BY A SIDE IMPACT BETWEEN THE RIGHT WHEEL AND THE CURB. THE CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN BACK A FEW FEET TO ITS PARKING SPOT AND PARKED BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. UPON CLEARING AND DRIVING AGAIN, SOMETHING WRONG SEEMED TO HAVE HAPPENED TO THE STEERING. THE CA…

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318.8%
ODI 10968914 · 47,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND BRAKING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

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426.7%
ODI 11209486 · 36,800 mi

STEERING WHEEL "LOCKS" UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND MUST BE JERKED TO HAVE THE STEERING WORK PROPERLY. JERKING STEERING WHEEL CAUSES CAR TO SWERVE CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONDITIONS: (1) CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN WARM SUN FOR HOURS, (2) CAR IS THEN DRIVEN ON SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH, (3) THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK OCCURS RANDOMLY ON DIFFERENT HIGHWAY AREAS (NOT SAME PART OF HWY), (4) HAS NOT OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS OR IN SMALL AREAS LIKE PARKING LOTS OR NEIGHBORHOODS. CAR: RWD, GS350 LUXURY PACKAGE, NO LANE KEEPING ASSIST ON THE VEH…

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133.3%
ODI 11510849

When I am driving at high speeds, 60+ MPH, the steering wheel starts to act up. The wheel feels as if it locks and needs to be jerked out of position to move. Sometimes when I am turning, the wheel feels as if it locks and again I need to jerk it out of position, which makes me swerve. It does not happen when I am driving on the street or at low speeds, it happens at higher speeds. The wheel sometimes feels locked for a few seconds and needs to be jerked to "unlock" it or whatever is happening.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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0Unavailable

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Unknown Or Other
1100.0%
ODI 10779597

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IMAGE IS FADING WITH CRINKLE MARKS ON THE SURFACE OF THE GLASS OF THE MIRROR. I GARAGE MY CAR AT HOME AND WORK SO I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE SUN THAT CAUSED IT. I HAVE READ SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE CAR ON THE LEXUS BLOG. MANY HAVE CONTACTED THEIR LOCAL LEXUS DEALER AND WERE TOLD TO PURCHASE A NEW MIRROR WHICH COSTS ANYWHERE FROM $300 TO $700 OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKETS. CAN YOU HELP ME?

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23.5%
ODI 10199802 · 7,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. SHE NEARLY CRASHED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THE MATS SECURE AT ALL TIMES. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

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210.5%
ODI 10344381

2008 LEXUS GS350. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, UNTIL SHE IS REASSURED THERE IS NO ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *JB

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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311.5%
ODI 11204713

INFOTAINMENT NOTIFICATIONS ENTIRELY OBSCURE REAR CAMERA VIEW OF CARS. THIS IS TRUE OF ALL TOYOTA A D LEXUS MODELS USING THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM.

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00.0%

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320.0%
ODI 10926360 · 3,400 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE SCRATCHES THE FENDER WHEN TURNING HALF WAY RIGHT. I REPORTED TO THE DEALER, DEALER ALSO SHOWED ME THE SAME MODEL WHICH HAS THE SAME ISSUE, THEN HE SAID HE CAN DO NOTHING WITH THIS, SO THIS IS NORMAL

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00.0%

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250.0%
ODI 10983851

DEALERS HATE ME, TOO EDUCATED. VEHICLE IS A COMMERCIAL CLASS C -HAZMAT OPERATED AS A TYPE O. IN NE, THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTITLED INTO THE STATE OF NE, DOT TIRE WARRANTY, TIRES MUST BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH FOR VALVE STEM LEAKS, BATTERY GO OLD AFTER SITTING AROUND. DEALER REJECTED TO 1099 MISC ME, WARRANTY OF TOYOTA PAYS TO UNWRAP AND WASH VEHICLES YET DMV HAS NO RECORD OF WEIGHT OF VEHICLE FOR CLASS C, NO RECORD OF CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION OF VEHICLE EVEN BEING IN NE, EPA REQUIRES ENGINE INFO FROM JAPAN SHIPPING TO USA. D…

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00.0%

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0Unavailable

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Electrical System
00.0%

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47.0%
ODI 10323599 · 31,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH WHEN LEXUS 2007 LEXUS GS350 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE G-FORCES PINNED ME TO THE SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND HIT BRAKE IN LESS THAN A SECOND. I THEN DISCONNECTED NEGATIVE POLE ON BATTERY FOR 5 MINUTES AND THIS RESETS THE COMPUTER AND SURGE TEMPORARILY ENDS. THE PROCESS WAS DESCRIBED TO ME BY A LEXUS DEALER SERVICE MANAGER FOR A PREVIOUS LEXUS I OWNED.

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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311.5%
ODI 10465414 · 1,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VOICE COMMAND FEATURE DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO ENTER THREE HAND COMMANDS INSTEAD OF BEING ABLE TO USE HER VOICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SYSTEM OPERATED THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO DID A SIMULATION AND AGREED THAT CERTAIN HAND COMMANDS WERE NECESSARY. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE FEATURE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CON…

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212.5%
ODI 11173179 · 60,000 mi

BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS ARE NOT WORKING. THEY FAILED WITHIN DAYS AT 60,000 MILES. COST TO REPLACE BY DEALER IS PROHIBITIVE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THS IS A COMMON ISSUE BRAND WISE.

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320.0%
ODI 11288938 · 71,000 mi

2015 LEXUS GS-350 F-SPORT. 71,348 MILES THE AUDIO AND ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM IN THE DASH BOARD. ALL RADIO SPECKERS AND SOUND EFFECTS FEED BACK TONES. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE "STATIONARY, IN MOTION, CITY STREET, AND HIGHWAY. THE AUDIO RADIO, SAT, CD OR BLUETOOTH AND NAVIGATION ON-SCREEN FEEDBACK TONES DISAPPEAR. OPTIONS TO ADJUST BASS,TREBLE OR ECT IS GREYED OUT AND LOST. THE POINT PAD ALSO LOOSES SOUND FEEBACK. THIS HAS HAPPEND NOW TWICE THIS YEAR. CHECKED ALL FUSES AND THEY ARE GOOD. UNPLUGGED AMP IN TRUNCK AND WORKED THE 3RD TIME BUT…

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00.0%

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00.0%

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00.0%

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0Unavailable

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Engine13,150–111,000 mi47,000 mi15
ODI 10587777 · 210,000 mi

MY CAR HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ON IT I JUST RECENTLY STARTED GETTING MAIL ON THE RECALL I GOT THE FIRST LETTER IN FEB AND THE SECOND AT THE END OF MARCH AND IT HAD TO DO WITH 3 PARTS VALVE SPRING , ACTUATOR, VALVE VARIENT TIMING THE WEEK AFTER I GOT MY 2ND RECALL LETTER MY CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING WHEN I FILLED IT WITH GAS, BUT 2 DAYS BEFORE THAT I WAS DRIVING THEN VSC, ENGINE , ABS LIGHTS ALL CAME ON AND I LOST POWER WITH NO ACCELERATION ,I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE RECALL ITEMS (3) REPLACED, I THEN WAS …

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ODI 10725213 · 134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

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ODI 10839362 · 88,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V395000 (ENGINE), IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE VALVES WAS BENT. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE'S ROCKER WAS FRACTURED AND BOTH THE VALVES AND ROCKER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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Vehicle Speed Control6,078–37,360 mi17,800 mi15
ODI 10200693 · 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL, WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

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ODI 10277400 · 23,000 mi

2007 LEXUS GS350 SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS IS SIMILAR TO REPORTS ON FILE ON LEXUS 2007 ES350. THE GS350 WILL DRIVE AROUND IN PARKING LOT WITHOUT PRESSING ON GASOLINE PEDAL AT 12-15MPH. AT SPEEDS OF 40MPH A SLIGHT PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL CAUSES ACCELERATION TO 50-60MPH. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE IT WITH TRIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION TO SLOW VEHICLE BECAUSE EXCESSIVE BRAKE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO STOP IT. THIS IN ON-GOING ISSUE. *TR

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ODI 10285924 · 350 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE, SHE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION, WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE FLOOR-MAT INTERFERENCE CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

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Fuel/Propulsion System44,500–86,000 mi72,000 mi6
ODI 10818197 · 70,000 mi

LOW BEAM XENON HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. AT TIMES BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY CAUSING NO VISION AT NIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED OFF THEN BACK ON THEY WORK ONCE AGAIN BUT USUALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES ONLY. ALSO, THERE'S ALWAYS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR, WHILE SITTING STILL. ONCE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE SMELL SEEMS TO GO AWAY.

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ODI 11052537 · 90,000 mi

MIS FIRING VSC LIGHT IS ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO LA BLANC THEY CHANGE SPARK PLUGS THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY, I BROUGHT THE BACK OUT TO THEM THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, MR. JOHN SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED UP THE LEXUS GS 350 2008 THERES 3 RECALLS ON THIS CAR , PIPING,FITTING,HOSES, LINE FUEL SYSTEM ,ENGINE COOLING

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ODI 11222900 · 155,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LEXUS GS 350. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ABNORMAL ODOR ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V432000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AT THE END OF AUGUST 2018, BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLISEUM LEXUS OF OAKLAND (LOCATED AT 7273 OAKPORT ST, OAKLAND, CA 94621, [phone removed]), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

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Air Bags31,377–103,500 mi49,800 mi7
ODI 10781124 · 24,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING 21 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,800.

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ODI 11012829 · 135,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE GEAR SHIFTED IN PARK, THE FRONT PASSENGER CURTAIN AIR BAG AND THE REAR PASSENGER AIR BAG (LOCATED BETWEEN THE BACK REST AREA) ABRUPTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A LEXUS ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AT THE LEXUS DEALER (3150 ADAMS STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA, 92504 PHONE: [phone removed]). THE INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CO…

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ODI 11074166 · 117,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND I WAS HIT BY THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL AND THROWN UP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN SLAMMED INTO A PAVEMENT WALL ON THE FREEWAY I WAS ONLY TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY A CAR TRAVELING 70 MILES AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES TO MY ARM RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO HAVE SURGERY AND NOW I HAVE A ROD IN MY ARM FOR LIFE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND IF NOT THEN WHAT WASN'T THE GS 350 ON THE LIST CAUSE SOMEWHERE MINES WENT FAULTY

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Service Brakes15,704–53,938 mi37,725 mi8
ODI 10556404 · 45,533 mi

WHILE UNDERGOING NORMAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE BY THE SELLING AUTHORIZED LEXUS DEALER, THE CAR WAS NOTED TO HAVE "... BOTH REAR CALIPER SLIDES ... SEIZED" RESULTING IN THE NEED TO "... REPLACE(D) REAR PADS AND ROTORS DUE TO CALIPERS BEING SEIZED." THE SERVICING DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL LEXUS MODELS THAT THEY SERVICE AND, IN THEIR OPINION DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE REAR CALIPER SLIDES, WHICH THEY ARE GENERALLY ABLE TO CORRECT BY REMOVING AND RELUBRICATING THE SLIDES OR, IF NECESSARY, BY REPLACING THE CA…

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ODI 10788247 · 90,000 mi

THE DESIGN AND FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS CONSTANTLY RUST AND SEIZE MAKING THEM STICK AND CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WILL LOCK AND START SMOKING. EVEN AFTER REPAIR THE BRAKES WILL SEIZE AGAIN AFTER A YEAR OR SOMETIME SOONER. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY LEXUS BUT STILL NOT COVERED AS A RECALL/SAFETY ISSUE.

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ODI 10563539 · 74,750 mi

2009 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, HE WAS PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT COULD ONLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ADEQUATE SPACE AND TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND EVENT TOOK PLACE NEARLY A YEAR LATER, AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHE…

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Steering36,800–57,500 mi47,000 mi5
ODI 10359528 · 57,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND FOUR NEW TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS RELATED TO THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,550.

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ODI 10475952 · 76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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ODI 10679725 · 11,000 mi

AS THE CAR WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVING SPOT AND MAKING ITS WAY, SEVERE BLACK ICE WAS PREVENTING CONTROL. THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE ACTIVATED SOME ANTI-SKIDDING MECHANISM. THE CAR WAS STOPPED THEN. FROM A RESTING, ZERO SPEED POSITION, THE CAR SLID ON BLACK ICE ABOUT A FOOT OR LESS AND WAS STOPPED BY A SIDE IMPACT BETWEEN THE RIGHT WHEEL AND THE CURB. THE CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN BACK A FEW FEET TO ITS PARKING SPOT AND PARKED BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. UPON CLEARING AND DRIVING AGAIN, SOMETHING WRONG SEEMED TO HAVE HAPPENED TO THE STEERING. THE CA…

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Unknown Or Other30,800–64,000 mi52,300 mi9
ODI 10199802 · 7,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. SHE NEARLY CRASHED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THE MATS SECURE AT ALL TIMES. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

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ODI 11194848 · 176,000 mi

TRUNK LATCH NUT CAN BECOME LOOSE AND FALL OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE TRUNK

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ODI 11052537 · 90,000 mi

MIS FIRING VSC LIGHT IS ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO LA BLANC THEY CHANGE SPARK PLUGS THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY, I BROUGHT THE BACK OUT TO THEM THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, MR. JOHN SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED UP THE LEXUS GS 350 2008 THERES 3 RECALLS ON THIS CAR , PIPING,FITTING,HOSES, LINE FUEL SYSTEM ,ENGINE COOLING

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Electrical System17,750–62,500 mi52,300 mi11
ODI 10323599 · 31,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AT 55MPH WHEN LEXUS 2007 LEXUS GS350 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE G-FORCES PINNED ME TO THE SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND HIT BRAKE IN LESS THAN A SECOND. I THEN DISCONNECTED NEGATIVE POLE ON BATTERY FOR 5 MINUTES AND THIS RESETS THE COMPUTER AND SURGE TEMPORARILY ENDS. THE PROCESS WAS DESCRIBED TO ME BY A LEXUS DEALER SERVICE MANAGER FOR A PREVIOUS LEXUS I OWNED.

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ODI 10725213 · 134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

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ODI 10726747 · 59,000 mi

MY TRUNK NOT OPEN WITH REMOTE KEY OR IT NOT OPEN WITH TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON NEAR DRIVER SIDE DASH BOARD. [XXX] [XXX]@COMCAST.NET INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

1 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2024-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-090None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-100None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-110None

No examples available for this selection.

2025-120None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-010None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-020None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-030None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-040None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-050None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-060None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-070None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-080None

No examples available for this selection.

2026-09 (partial)0None

No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 21 reports

2018: 1 complaints · 2019: 0 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2018111
2019000
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
2018100
2019000

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentEngineVehicle Speed ControlFuel/Propulsion SystemAir BagsService BrakesSteeringUnknown Or OtherElectrical System
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ODI 10578721

2007 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR 2 MILES, THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE FROM 60 MPH TO 85 PLUS MPH. DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD, SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN ON ITS ON ACCORD AND DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE USUALLY REGISTERED BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S, B…

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ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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ODI 11360850 · 36,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2018 AND WITHIN APPROX. A MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE MY VEHICLE STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGES TO MY CAR . I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND HE STATED IT PROBABLY NEEDED TUNEUP . CAR FELT ROUGH. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE REPAIR AND ME W/O A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ENTIRE FRONT CAR SMASHED IN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTORED ENGINE …

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ODI 11331594 · 3,000 mi

LOUD CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE DURING IDLE AND ITS FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

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ODI 10945193

ON DECEMBER 21,2015 THERE WAS A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT MY CAR DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAG ON MY DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED BUT NOT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A CITY STREET AND THE GUY THAT HIT ME WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN.

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ODI 10563539 · 74,750 mi

2009 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, HE WAS PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT COULD ONLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ADEQUATE SPACE AND TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND EVENT TOOK PLACE NEARLY A YEAR LATER, AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHE…

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ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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ODI 10968914 · 47,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND BRAKING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

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ODI 10968914 · 47,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND BRAKING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

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ODI 10983851

DEALERS HATE ME, TOO EDUCATED. VEHICLE IS A COMMERCIAL CLASS C -HAZMAT OPERATED AS A TYPE O. IN NE, THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTITLED INTO THE STATE OF NE, DOT TIRE WARRANTY, TIRES MUST BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH FOR VALVE STEM LEAKS, BATTERY GO OLD AFTER SITTING AROUND. DEALER REJECTED TO 1099 MISC ME, WARRANTY OF TOYOTA PAYS TO UNWRAP AND WASH VEHICLES YET DMV HAS NO RECORD OF WEIGHT OF VEHICLE FOR CLASS C, NO RECORD OF CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION OF VEHICLE EVEN BEING IN NE, EPA REQUIRES ENGINE INFO FROM JAPAN SHIPPING TO USA. D…

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ODI 10578721

2007 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR 2 MILES, THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE FROM 60 MPH TO 85 PLUS MPH. DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD, SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN ON ITS ON ACCORD AND DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE USUALLY REGISTERED BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S, B…

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ODI 10725213 · 134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

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ODI 10548217 · 4,500 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW LEXUS GS 350 2013 AND IT JUST MADE IT OVER 10K MILES AND I HAVE ALREADY BEEN STRANDED IN MY HOUSE WITH NO CAR 2XS. THE BATTERY HAS DIED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NO LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS LEXUS SAID THE SAME. HERE I STAND INSIDE MY HOUSE WITH NO VEHICLE. FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER - I HAD NO CAR. ITS NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT I PAY A "GENEROUS" AMOUNT OF $$$$$ A MONTH; THEREFORE, I WOULD HAVE NOT EXPECT THIS FROM LEXUS. MAYBE KIA. WHO KNOWS ANYMORE. *TR

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Vehicle Speed Control
2
ODI 10578721

2007 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR 2 MILES, THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE FROM 60 MPH TO 85 PLUS MPH. DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD, SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN ON ITS ON ACCORD AND DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE USUALLY REGISTERED BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S, B…

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ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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2
ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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ODI 10550502 · 9,414 mi

ON 8/22/13 , I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR . THE CAR WAS BRAKED AND LOCKED UP ALL BY IT SELF . MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME AND NOT ON THE BRAKE . THE BRAKE LIGHT LITE UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE . WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PADDLE , THE CAR WOULD GO UNTIL IT HIT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR THEN LOCKED UP AGAIN . I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LEXUS SERVICE CENTER AROUND 10 PM . THE SERVICE CENTER WAS CLOSED BUT THE BRAKE UNLOCKED BY ITSELF . I DROVE HOME AND DR…

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1
ODI 10578721

2007 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR 2 MILES, THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE FROM 60 MPH TO 85 PLUS MPH. DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD, SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN ON ITS ON ACCORD AND DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE USUALLY REGISTERED BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S, B…

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Fuel/Propulsion System
2
ODI 11360850 · 36,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2018 AND WITHIN APPROX. A MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE MY VEHICLE STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGES TO MY CAR . I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND HE STATED IT PROBABLY NEEDED TUNEUP . CAR FELT ROUGH. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE REPAIR AND ME W/O A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ENTIRE FRONT CAR SMASHED IN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTORED ENGINE …

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ODI 11331594 · 3,000 mi

LOUD CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE DURING IDLE AND ITS FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

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ODI 11097783

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT FUEL LEAK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. WHILE OPERATING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY BRAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (LEXUS SANTA MONICA, 1501 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, [phone removed]) STATED THAT THE INJECTOR SEALS NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM.…

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ODI 11098104

THE DEALER SAID MY CAR HAVE NO RECALL IN TRY TO SALE ME A GAS CAP FOR 800 DOLLARS

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ODI 11052537 · 90,000 mi

MIS FIRING VSC LIGHT IS ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO LA BLANC THEY CHANGE SPARK PLUGS THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY, I BROUGHT THE BACK OUT TO THEM THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, MR. JOHN SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED UP THE LEXUS GS 350 2008 THERES 3 RECALLS ON THIS CAR , PIPING,FITTING,HOSES, LINE FUEL SYSTEM ,ENGINE COOLING

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ODI 11360850 · 36,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2018 AND WITHIN APPROX. A MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE MY VEHICLE STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGES TO MY CAR . I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND HE STATED IT PROBABLY NEEDED TUNEUP . CAR FELT ROUGH. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE REPAIR AND ME W/O A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ENTIRE FRONT CAR SMASHED IN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTORED ENGINE …

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Air Bags
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ODI 10945193

ON DECEMBER 21,2015 THERE WAS A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT MY CAR DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAG ON MY DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED BUT NOT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A CITY STREET AND THE GUY THAT HIT ME WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN.

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Service Brakes
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ODI 10563539 · 74,750 mi

2009 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, HE WAS PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT COULD ONLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ADEQUATE SPACE AND TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND EVENT TOOK PLACE NEARLY A YEAR LATER, AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHE…

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ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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ODI 10968914 · 47,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND BRAKING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

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ODI 10664173 · 17,800 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY P…

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ODI 10550502 · 9,414 mi

ON 8/22/13 , I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR . THE CAR WAS BRAKED AND LOCKED UP ALL BY IT SELF . MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR AT THE TIME AND NOT ON THE BRAKE . THE BRAKE LIGHT LITE UP ON THE DASH BOARD AND THE I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE . WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PADDLE , THE CAR WOULD GO UNTIL IT HIT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR THEN LOCKED UP AGAIN . I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LEXUS SERVICE CENTER AROUND 10 PM . THE SERVICE CENTER WAS CLOSED BUT THE BRAKE UNLOCKED BY ITSELF . I DROVE HOME AND DR…

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ODI 10968914 · 47,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND BRAKING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

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ODI 11511899

Steering: Car pulls to the right when travelling above 50mph. Done 4 wheels alignment at Lexus dealership already but the problem still persists. Technician said the steering rack is the problem but refused to acknowledge that it's the common issue with this car! Brakes: The 2-piece rotor makes clicking noise at low speed. the break pads make loud squeal noise every time the paddle pressed. This is a very common issue with Lexus 2 piece rotors but Lexus refused to acknowledge.

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ODI 10968914 · 47,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND BRAKING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

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ODI 11097783

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT FUEL LEAK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. WHILE OPERATING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY BRAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (LEXUS SANTA MONICA, 1501 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, [phone removed]) STATED THAT THE INJECTOR SEALS NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM.…

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ODI 11098104

THE DEALER SAID MY CAR HAVE NO RECALL IN TRY TO SALE ME A GAS CAP FOR 800 DOLLARS

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ODI 10968914 · 47,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND BRAKING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

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ODI 11511899

Steering: Car pulls to the right when travelling above 50mph. Done 4 wheels alignment at Lexus dealership already but the problem still persists. Technician said the steering rack is the problem but refused to acknowledge that it's the common issue with this car! Brakes: The 2-piece rotor makes clicking noise at low speed. the break pads make loud squeal noise every time the paddle pressed. This is a very common issue with Lexus 2 piece rotors but Lexus refused to acknowledge.

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ODI 10983851

DEALERS HATE ME, TOO EDUCATED. VEHICLE IS A COMMERCIAL CLASS C -HAZMAT OPERATED AS A TYPE O. IN NE, THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTITLED INTO THE STATE OF NE, DOT TIRE WARRANTY, TIRES MUST BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH FOR VALVE STEM LEAKS, BATTERY GO OLD AFTER SITTING AROUND. DEALER REJECTED TO 1099 MISC ME, WARRANTY OF TOYOTA PAYS TO UNWRAP AND WASH VEHICLES YET DMV HAS NO RECORD OF WEIGHT OF VEHICLE FOR CLASS C, NO RECORD OF CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION OF VEHICLE EVEN BEING IN NE, EPA REQUIRES ENGINE INFO FROM JAPAN SHIPPING TO USA. D…

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ODI 11052537 · 90,000 mi

MIS FIRING VSC LIGHT IS ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO LA BLANC THEY CHANGE SPARK PLUGS THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY, I BROUGHT THE BACK OUT TO THEM THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, MR. JOHN SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED UP THE LEXUS GS 350 2008 THERES 3 RECALLS ON THIS CAR , PIPING,FITTING,HOSES, LINE FUEL SYSTEM ,ENGINE COOLING

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ODI 11301742 · 52,300 mi

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: GREETINGS, THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT ON THE BEHALF OF CHERYL [XXX] & RAYMOND [XXX] 2015 LEXUS GS350 [XXX] SUBJECT: ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE AGAIN: ISSUE: BACK SEAT ARM REST IGNITED: REAR ARM REST IGNITED AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER LEAVING A BLACK BURNT MARK. WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE HAVE PROVIDED A FEW PICTURES BELOW FOR YOUR REVIEW. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FR…

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Electrical System
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ODI 10578721

2007 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR 2 MILES, THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE FROM 60 MPH TO 85 PLUS MPH. DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD, SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN ON ITS ON ACCORD AND DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE USUALLY REGISTERED BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S, B…

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ODI 10725213 · 134,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

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ODI 10548217 · 4,500 mi

I PURCHASED A NEW LEXUS GS 350 2013 AND IT JUST MADE IT OVER 10K MILES AND I HAVE ALREADY BEEN STRANDED IN MY HOUSE WITH NO CAR 2XS. THE BATTERY HAS DIED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NO LIGHTS WERE LEFT ON AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS LEXUS SAID THE SAME. HERE I STAND INSIDE MY HOUSE WITH NO VEHICLE. FROM ONE DAY TO ANOTHER - I HAD NO CAR. ITS NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT I PAY A "GENEROUS" AMOUNT OF $$$$$ A MONTH; THEREFORE, I WOULD HAVE NOT EXPECT THIS FROM LEXUS. MAYBE KIA. WHO KNOWS ANYMORE. *TR

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ODI 10578721

2007 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR 2 MILES, THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE FROM 60 MPH TO 85 PLUS MPH. DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD, SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN ON ITS ON ACCORD AND DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE USUALLY REGISTERED BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S, B…

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ODI 11360850 · 36,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2018 AND WITHIN APPROX. A MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE MY VEHICLE STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGES TO MY CAR . I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND HE STATED IT PROBABLY NEEDED TUNEUP . CAR FELT ROUGH. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE REPAIR AND ME W/O A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ENTIRE FRONT CAR SMASHED IN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTORED ENGINE …

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ODI 11301742 · 52,300 mi

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: GREETINGS, THIS MESSAGE IS BEING SENT ON THE BEHALF OF CHERYL [XXX] & RAYMOND [XXX] 2015 LEXUS GS350 [XXX] SUBJECT: ANOTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUE AGAIN: ISSUE: BACK SEAT ARM REST IGNITED: REAR ARM REST IGNITED AND BURNED THROUGH THE LEATHER LEAVING A BLACK BURNT MARK. WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. WE HAVE PROVIDED A FEW PICTURES BELOW FOR YOUR REVIEW. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FR…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

8 patterns with matching reports.

Stalling or loss of power

12 mentions · 7.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 35,000 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 10298637 · 29,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT HAD TIME TO WARM UP AFTER A COLD START THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED AND THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000. UPDATED 07/08/10.*LJ UPDATED 8/24/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE STALLED TWO MORE TIMES, SINCE HE LAST WROTE IN BACK IN JANUARY. THE CONSUMER STAT…

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ODI 10315486 · 3,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THEN STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS MAKING A TURN AND THE TRACTION CONTROL KICKED IN AND THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. WHEN TAKING HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN DEPRESSED IT AGAIN, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER AND IT TOOK THEM TWO MONTHS TO SEND A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE …

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ODI 10372175 · 34,000 mi

1. 2007 GS350 USED FOR NORMAL OPERATION (APPRX. 34,000-MILES; SERVICED FOR 30,000-MILES AT LEXUS DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS PRIOR). IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE CAR STALLED. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM FRONT OF CAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FUEL WAS SPILLING DOWN ONTO THE GROUND. CAR WAS TOWED TO LEXUS DEALERSHIP. 2. THE FUEL HOSE CONNECTOR SOMEHOW CAME "LOOSE", THEREBY DISCONNECTING THE FUEL HOSE CONNECTING THE ENGINE AND GASOLINE TANK (CONNECTOR & HOSE LOCATED VISIBLY ON LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT), ALLOWING GASOLINE TO FREEL…

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

10 mentions · 6.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 36,720 mi (7 usable records).

ODI 10199802 · 7,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED UNWANTED ACCELERATION. SHE NEARLY CRASHED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE WOULD LIKE TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THE MATS SECURE AT ALL TIMES. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

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ODI 10332034 · 25,000 mi

I OWN A 2007 GS350 RWD, AND IT WILL NOT STOP ON WET PAVEMENT, DRY PAVEMENT WITH WET TIRES, OR IN THE SNOW, WHEN THE IDLE RPM IS AROUND 1000 OR HIGHER. WHILE TRYING TO COME TO A SLOW, GRADUAL, STOP THE FRONT WHEELS COMPLETELY LOCK UP WHILE THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUE TO PUSH THE CAR FORWARD. JUST WHEN YOU THINK THE CAR IS ABOUT TO STOP IT JUST KEEPS GOING. IF YOU SHIFT THE CAR TO NEUTRAL, WHILE THE CAR IS SLIDING, THE CAR STOPS IMMEDIATELY. YOU CAN PRESS DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS YOU CAN, WHILE THE CAR IS SLIDING, AND EVENTUALLY THE ABS KICKS…

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ODI 10578721

2007 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR 2 MILES, THAT TOOK THE VEHICLE FROM 60 MPH TO 85 PLUS MPH. DURING THE ACCELERATION PERIOD, SHE COULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE TAKING HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN ON ITS ON ACCORD AND DECELERATED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE USUALLY REGISTERED BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 RPM'S, B…

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

6 mentions · 3.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 54,000 mi (5 usable records).

ODI 10609212 · 73,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND REVVED UP WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO AVOID SURGING FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED A DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

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ODI 11052537 · 90,000 mi

MIS FIRING VSC LIGHT IS ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO LA BLANC THEY CHANGE SPARK PLUGS THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY, I BROUGHT THE BACK OUT TO THEM THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, MR. JOHN SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED UP THE LEXUS GS 350 2008 THERES 3 RECALLS ON THIS CAR , PIPING,FITTING,HOSES, LINE FUEL SYSTEM ,ENGINE COOLING

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ODI 10520301 · 16,900 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON US 93S ON GOLDEN VALLEY, ARIZONA IN MY LEXUS 350 WHEN I NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTED GETTING WOBBLY SO I SLOWED DOWN AND PUT MY BLINKING LIGHT. A MINUTE LATER, THE CAR SHOOK AS IF WE WERE RIDING A RECTANGULAR TIRE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG WHEN THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. WE WERE AT A HIGH SPEED WITH CARS AND TRUCKS WHEEZING BY AT 75-80 MPH, NO APPRECIABLE SHOULDER, SO I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT HALF A MILE TO A ROADSIDE DELI. THE TIRE WAS A DUNLOP SP SPORT 5000, RUN FLAT,…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

5 mentions · 3.1% of complaints

Median mileage: 47,400 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10314243 · 27,000 mi

I LEASE A 2007 LEXUS 350. WHEN I BRAKE, THE CAR OFTEN JERKS DRAMATICALLY TO THE RIGHT. IT IS NOT 100% OF THE TIME BUT OFTEN. MY BROTHER, AN ENGINEER AT HONDA DROVE THE CAR IN NOVEMBER AND SUGGESTED IT WAS A COMPUTER ISSUE. I CALLED LEXUS AND TOOK THE CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE. THEY AT RAY CATENA LEXUS TOLD ME I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND TIRES. I REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. THE CAR'S TIRES ARE STILL FINE. THE ISSUE IS STILL HAPPENING. THE SERVICE TEAM AT RAY CATENA TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY REASON FOR THE JERKING AND COULD NOT RECREATE I…

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ODI 10405905 · 58,000 mi

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PLAZA BY MAKING A RIGHT TURN, I TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKES WHILE TURNING, BUT THE CAR JERKED INTO A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SUDDENLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED BECAUSE THE BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. I CRASHED UP INTO THE CURB AND INTO A TREE AND INTO A PARKED CAR. WITH SUCH IMPACT AND FORCE, MY CAR PUSHED THE PARKED CAR TO THE NEXT PARKING LANE, THUS DAMAGING THE CAR PARKED NEXT TO THE FIRST CAR I HIT. THEREFORE, THE FIRST CAR I HIT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THE SECOND CAR HAD SOME DENTS AND DAMAGES. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE B…

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ODI 10563539 · 74,750 mi

2009 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER STATED THE FIRST TIME HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, HE WAS PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT COULD ONLY STOP THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS ADEQUATE SPACE AND TIME TO TAKE ACTION AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND EVENT TOOK PLACE NEARLY A YEAR LATER, AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, WHE…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b

Fuel smell or leak mentions

3 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 72,000 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10434130 · 74,000 mi

FUEL FEED LINE TO PASSENGER SIDE FUEL PUMP BECAME DISCONNECTED WHILE DRIVING. WAS STOOPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND START SMELLING GAS, THOUGHT WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT CAR. AS LIGHT TURNED GREEN START TO MOVE AND ENGINE STOPPED. FORTUNATELY WAS ON THE DOWN HILL SO CAR ROLLED TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND PULLED OVER. TRIED TO START COUPLE OF TIME AND GAS WAS DRIPPING UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE. WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY CAN FIND IS FUEL FEED LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS DISCONNECTED INSPECTED O-RINGS AND PIPE RETAINER WHICH WAS FOUND O…

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ODI 10818197 · 70,000 mi

LOW BEAM XENON HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. AT TIMES BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY CAUSING NO VISION AT NIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED OFF THEN BACK ON THEY WORK ONCE AGAIN BUT USUALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES ONLY. ALSO, THERE'S ALWAYS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR, WHILE SITTING STILL. ONCE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE SMELL SEEMS TO GO AWAY.

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ODI 11097783

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT FUEL LEAK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. WHILE OPERATING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY BRAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (LEXUS SANTA MONICA, 1501 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, [phone removed]) STATED THAT THE INJECTOR SEALS NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM.…

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Matching rule\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Steering assistance concerns

3 mentions · 1.9% of complaints

Median mileage: 56,400 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10475952 · 76,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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ODI 11209486 · 36,800 mi

STEERING WHEEL "LOCKS" UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND MUST BE JERKED TO HAVE THE STEERING WORK PROPERLY. JERKING STEERING WHEEL CAUSES CAR TO SWERVE CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATION. CONDITIONS: (1) CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN WARM SUN FOR HOURS, (2) CAR IS THEN DRIVEN ON SMOOTH HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH, (3) THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK OCCURS RANDOMLY ON DIFFERENT HIGHWAY AREAS (NOT SAME PART OF HWY), (4) HAS NOT OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS OR IN SMALL AREAS LIKE PARKING LOTS OR NEIGHBORHOODS. CAR: RWD, GS350 LUXURY PACKAGE, NO LANE KEEPING ASSIST ON THE VEH…

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ODI 11433285

After driving a while 30 minutes or so steering intermittently stiffens especially in turns loss of power steering. Creating very dangerous situation especially if you are yielding. It can cause a very bad accident situation as you may loose control driving control. It is an electronic steering.

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 18,250 mi (2 usable records).

ODI 10490245 · 500 mi

I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW LEXUS ES 350 LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AGO. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 500 MILES. THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR THREE DAYS AND NOW IS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD TO CALL ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND THE CAR COULD NOT START. THE ISSUE WITH THE BATTERY IS NOT DUE TO ANY LIGHTS BEING ON. THE CAR LIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY OFF BUT BATTERY DRAINED ANYWAY. I JUST FOUND OUT FROM OTHER LEXUS OWNERS THAT THIS IS A FLAW WITH LEXUS CARS. THE BATTERY RUNS OUT DUE TO SOME MALFUNCTION. *TR

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ODI 11360850 · 36,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2018 AND WITHIN APPROX. A MONTH I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WHERE MY VEHICLE STALLED WHICH RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGES TO MY CAR . I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT I SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND HE STATED IT PROBABLY NEEDED TUNEUP . CAR FELT ROUGH. ACCIDENT RESULTED IN VEHICLE REPAIR AND ME W/O A CAR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ENTIRE FRONT CAR SMASHED IN. AFTER VEHICLE WAS RESTORED ENGINE …

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Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b

Oil consumption or dilution

1 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 11123082

MY VEHICLE IS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION, AFTER RUNNING IT FOR 2000 MILES AFTER EVERY ENGINE OIL (SYNTHETIC) AND FILTER REPLACEMENT, MY VEHICLE ENGINE OIL LEVEL SHOWS TO BE SUPER LOW. NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ANYWHERE.

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Matching rule\b(oil consumption|burn\w* oil|consum\w* oil|oil dilution|gas(?:oline)? in (?:the )?oil)\b