2006 LEXUS GS Complaints

CAR MAX, INC. SOLD [XXX] A DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILE. DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILE; 2006 LEXUS GS 300 VIN# [XXX] MILEAGE 100,249 CARMAX STOCK # [XXX]. CARMAX REFUSE TO REPAIR THE AUTOMOBILE. MARCH 9, 2012; ABOUT 8:45 PM (NIGHT), HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED (CUT OFF/ON REPEATEDLY). MARCH 28, 2012; LEXUS OF MEMPHIS REPLACED COGGED AC FILTER. ENGINE FRONT COVER SEAL HAS NOTICEABLE OIL LEAK, AND LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR DOES NOT WORK. INVOICE # [XXX]. MILEAGE 100,952. APRIL 6, 2012; THE FOLLOWING INDICATORS/WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED: BRAKE WEAR, SKID CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK VSC. [XXX], ASE ADVANCE LEVEL SPECIALIST, LEXUS CERTIFIED MASTER DIAGNOSTIC SPECIALIST, ASE MASTER AUTO TECHNICIAN, AND A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC COUNCIL, ORDER TECHNICIAN TO PERFORM SYSTEM CALIBRATION. NO ILLUMINATION OF INDICATORS/WARNING MESSAGES. MILEAGE 101,139. APRIL 11, 2012; THE FOLLOWING INDICATORS/WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED: BRAKE WEAR, SKID CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK VSC CAME BACK ON. MILEAGE 101,232. [XXX] PERFORMED AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE LEXUS GS 300 MAINTENANCE RECORD FROM Y2005 TO YTD AND PERFORMED AN IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSTIC. AS RECOMMENDED BY LEXUS TECHNICAL SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETINS DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES),[XXX] RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 7.1 LB-SB-0087-08; DTCS P030# - CYLINDERS 1 ? 6 MISFIRE DETECTED 7.2 LB-SB-0092-09; DTCS P0172, P0175, AND P0037, REPLACE OXYGEN SENSORS AND COMPUTER 7.3 LB-SB-0069-11; DTCS P030# REPLACE, R & R PISTON RING SET 7.4 A960E ELECTRONIC CONTROLLED TRANSMISSION SYSTEM DTC P0761 SOLENOID; REPLACE AUTOMATIC TRANS ASSY, NOTE: THE MAINTENANCE HISTORY INDICATED THAT THE CYLINDERS MISFIRING OCCURRED ON AUGUST 25, 2009, AND NOVEMBER 30, 2011. TRANS SOLENOID DTC P0761 WAS DETECTED ON NOVEMBER 23, 2011 AND APRIL 9, 2012. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE FRONT WINDOW REAR VIEW MIRROR COATING HAS COME OFF FROM THE INSIDE OF THE MIRROR AND HAS VERY VERY POOR REFLECTIVE QUALITIES. WITH APPROX. 60% - 70% OF THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR COATING GONE IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT'S BEHIND YOU USING THIS MIRROR AND COULD DEFINITELY CONTRIBUTE OR CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAID THIS HAPPENS TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT DID NOT SAY THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AND SAID THE APPROX. COST FOR THIS MIRROR (I CANT REMEMBER THE EXACT COST) IS AROUND $800 OR MORE DOLLARS (EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONICS THAT ARE INSIDE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR). PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR PART OR WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE MIRROR AT NO COST. THANKS *TR

EITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S OR BOTH SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF. I HAVE NOTICE A SLIGHT FLICKED FEW MONTHS BACK BUT BARELY NOTICEABLE. I TURN IT OFF AND ON AND IT COMES BACK ON.....AFTER 5 MIN OF DRIVING, IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN RANDOMLY. THE BULBS ARE FINE. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS IN A RURAL AREA WHERE THERE ARE VERY LITTLE STREET LIGHTING. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT ANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CONFIRM THAT THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO STOP ILLUMINATING COMPLETELY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

THE VEHICLE LOST THE POWER ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO NEAR BY AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WERE OFF; HOWEVER THE STEERING WHEEL IS 90 DEGREE OFF THE CENTER PLUS WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AFS LIGHT (BLINKING), TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WERE ALL ON. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETECT OR CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DETECT WHAT CAUSED THE WHEEL TO TURNED AND LIGHTS TURNED ON AND IT COSTS ME $575 TO TURN OFF ALL THE LIGHTS AND RESTORE STEERING WHEEL TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. SINCE THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR RAN OUT, THE LEXUS CORPORATE REFUSE TO HEAR THIS ISSUE AND WILL NOT INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS MAJOR FLAWS WITH THIS MODEL AND THERE WAS ONE PREVIOUS RECALL RELATED TO STEERING WHEEL COMPONANT ON THIS MODEL. ALSO, LS 460 MODEL ALREADY HAS EXACT SAME RECALL ISSUE WITH STEERING WHEEL GOING OFF THE CENTER TO 90 DEGREE AFTER EXCERTING SOME FORCE. ON OTHER SEPARATE NOTE, THE REAR SUSPENSION ON BOTH SIDES OF MY CAR ARE LEAKING, GIVEN THAT MY CAR HAS ONLY ABOUT 45,000 MILES. AGAIN LEXUS REFUSE TO HANDLE THIS ISSUE SINCE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. I PAID CLOSE TO $60K ON THIS 2006 GS 430 AND LEXUS HAD REPEATLY OVERLOOKED AT THESE DEFECTIVE ISSUES. *TR

FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS DURING EVENING HOURS. I ALWAYS TURN THEM ON AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT AFTER ABOUT FIVE TO TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING AND SHORTLY AFTER THE PASSENGER LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT I SOMEHOW DISCOVERED A GLITCH IN THAT IF I MANUALLY TURN MY LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON THEY BOTH TURN ON. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY CYCLICAL AND HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AND WITH A SHORTER GAP IN TIME OF TURNING OFF. KNOWING THAT MY BULBS ARE NOT BURNT OUT IN THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO TURN BACK ON LEADS ME TO BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG ELECTRICALLY AND SHORTING. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I WORRY THAT BOTH LIGHTS ARE OFF AND OTHER DRIVER'S CANNOT SEE ME. THE OTHER WORRY IS THAT I AM CONSTANTLY FLASHING OTHER DRIVERS BY ALWAYS TURNING MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON. AFTER REVIEWING THIS SITE, IT WAS NICE TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT IS UNSETTLING TO SEE THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS GS300 WITH CURRENTLY 80,000 MILES AND FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING..SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE THE DRIVER SIDE, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND OFTEN IT WOULD BE BOTH HEADLIGHTS - A COMPLETE BLACKOUT! I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN (FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF AGAIN). I'VE BEEN HIGH BEAMED AND HONKED AT SEVERAL TIMES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. ITS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR BUT I DON'T WANT PUT ME, MY KIDS, OR ANYONE ELSE'S LIFE IN DANGER SHOULD MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT OR GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE!!! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!! I FEEL LIKE I CANT BE DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT IF THIS PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING!!! DO A RECALL PLEASE!! IS IT REALLY WORTH SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE OVER?? *TR

MY 2006 GS300 HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT, FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALERS DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT THE ISSUE. IT IS SCARY WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF IN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW I CAN GET THE LEXUS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM THINKING TO GOT MY LAWYER INVOLVED. MY EMAIL IS [XXX] I AM THINKING TO CREATE A LIST OF OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND COLLECTIVELY REQUEST FOR A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY COMMENT OR SUGGESTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I BOUGHT A BROUGHT NEW LEXUS IN DECEMBER 2005. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MOST OF THE TIME, IT IS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF, TOO. I HAVE HAD BOTH OF THEM GO OFF AT NIGHT WHICH WAS VERY SCARY SINCE THE ROAD WE WERE TRAVELING WAS DARK. I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT A QUARTER OF MILE WITHOUT LIGHTS. WHEN I REACHED A LIGHTED AREA, I FLICKED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I NOW KNOW WHY I GOT HONKED AT WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT (RARELY DO I TRAVEL AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF). BEFORE I KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING, I TOOK IT TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND A SWITCH WAS REPLACED BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. I MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WAS OUT SOMETIME AGO AND THAT MY HUSBAND, THINKING IT WAS JUST THE LAMP, WAS GOING TO REPLACE IT. BUT WHEN WE WENT TO BUY THE LAMP, BOTH LIGHTS WERE ON. WE DISMISSED AS A FLUKE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN SO IT COULD BE CHECKED. WELL, IT IS HARD TO DO SO BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN. IT IS SCARY. IF WE HAVE TO TRAVEL AT NIGHT, WE MAKE SURE BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED. AT TIMES ONE OF THEM WILL BE OUT BY THE TIME WE GET HOME. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAYS, "HARD TO REPAIR WHAT YOU CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IT IS". *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A LEXUS GS300 AWD. PURCHASED BRAND-NEW. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY LOW. I TOOK IN THE FIRST WEEK AND THEY SAID ADJUSTED THEM, BUT STILL THE SAME TROUBLES. THEN THE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. I AGAIN TAKE IN IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I COMPLAINED OVER AND OVER. STILL NOTHING. I STILL DROVE THE CAR SINCE NEW WITH THE FAULTY HEADLIGHTS UNTIL THIS DAY. LAST WEEK ON MONDAY OCT. 3 2011.. I WENT OUT TO GET MILK FOR KIDS AROUND 8PM, I DROVE UP TO THE A LOCAL STORE AND TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT, MIND YOU MY HEADLIGHTS ONLY LET ME SEE ONLY ABOUT 6 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I STARTED TO TURN AND ALMOST HIT A KID RIDING HIS BIKE HOME. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND STEERED TOWARDS THE CURB. I FREAKED OUT!! I ALMOST HIT A 12 YEAR OLD BOY BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS!! THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE THE WORST I'VE SEEN ON A CAR! I HAD OVER 15 CARS AND NEVER HAVE I SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WHAT IF I HIT THIS KID OR EVEN WORST, KILLED HIM! WHO'S TO BLAME? THE DEALER WHO FIXED THEM 3 TIMES AND THEY STILL FACTORY SETTING. FACTORY SETTING IS WRONG. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUS ! WE OWNED 9 LEXUS CARS AND TRUCKS AND ONLY THE GS300 HAS THE PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. EVERY LEXUS FORM HAS EVERY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS! I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I'M PLANNING ON SELLING IT OR TRADING IT IN., REGARDLESS IF SOMEONE GETS MY CAR THEY WILL SAME THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 2 KIDS, WHAT IF MY KIDS ARE RIDING BIKES OR YOUR KIDS AND SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T SEE THEM DUE TO POOR HEADLIGHTS. I HONESTLY DON'T BELIEVE THIS CAR ISN'T SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD. HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THEM 3 TIMES. PLEASE HELP US THE PEOPLE, YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES BE SAFE. GOD BLESS US ALL! THANK YOU !! *TR