2011 Lexus GS 350: complaints, problems and recalls

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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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BRAKES AND ROTOR WEAR OUT AT 28000 DRIVING MOSTLY FREEWAY

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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