2006 LEXUS GS Complaints

FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NOW I HAVE NOTICED THE DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT GOING OFF BY ITSELF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IF I JUST TURN ON THE LIGHT I WOULDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN I TWIST THE LIGHT ON ALL THE WAY TO AUTO. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHT DOES TURN BACK ON. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S LIGHT BUT LAST WEEK MY PASSENGERS SIDE TURNED OFF!!! I HAD JUST TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO GET MAINTENANCE DONE. I TOLD THEM TO LOOK INTO THAT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING HOPING I WOULD GET GOOD NEWS IN RETURN. HOWEVER I DIDN'T. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ACCESS THE ISSUES. BUT HOW CAN I BRING MY VEHICLE IN WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES AT 5:30PM?!! IT'S BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR BUT I DON'T WANT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER SHOULD MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT OR GET PULLED OVER BY CHP!!! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!! I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T BE DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT IF THIS PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING!!! DO A RECALL PLEASE!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER THE DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE (SOMETIMES BOTH) INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. MOST OF THE TIME, IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6+ MONTHS. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THEY WORK, BUT I HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS A NUMBER OF TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE LOCKED ON THEIR OWN AND SOMETIME LOCK THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT ALL FOUR DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED HIM NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH LOW BEAMS ON, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THEY BOTH TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME. WENT TO LEXUS FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT ASSESS THE PROBLEM OR KNOW WHAT IS WRONG UNTIL THE HEADLAMP DOESN'T TURN ON AGAIN AND THEIR SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP. WENT FOR A SECOND SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE LIGHT BULB GOING OUT BY ANOTHER SERVICE ASSOCIATE. REPLACED LIGHT BULBS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

2006 LEXUS GS300. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO AN ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS SLOWLY DRIVING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, SHE STARTED TO TURN A CORNER WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING. SHE BOUNCED OFF THE CURBS ON THE STREET, TWO OR THREE TIME AND THE TIRES AND RIMS WERE DAMAGED, THERE WAS A GOUGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER FINALLY COMING TO REST AFTER THE VEHICLE JUMPED OFF THE MEDIAN AND SHE ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TWICE. *JB

REARVIEW MIRROR SILVER BACK COATING COMING OFF. CAUSES DARK SPOTS AND LINES IN MIRROR AND GETS WORSE EACH MONTH. *TR

I SLOWED DOWN TO PARK THE CAR AND WAS STEERING MY CAR INTO THE PARKING OPENING. AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP POSITION, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST BEFORE IT STOPPED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WITH HIGH SPEED AND RAN OVER THE PARKING BLOCKS AND THEN OVER THE RAISED ISLAND IN FRONT OF ME. THEN IT CRASHED INTO THE CARS PARKED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RAISED ISLAND AND THEN IT STOPPED. IN 2009 I EXPERIENCED MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE OFTEN WHEN IT WAS IDLING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP POSITION. THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, CONTINUED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS IDLING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN STOP POSITION. AGAIN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AND AGAIN, I WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ENGINE. WHEN I WENT FOR 30,000-MILE SERVICE, I AGAIN EXPLAINED THE ENGINE'S PECULIAR BEHAVIOR TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN TOP-CLEANED MY ENGINE. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, KEPT HAPPENING AND THE ENGINE STALLED MORE OFTEN. I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AND AT THIS TIME THEY TOP-CLEANED THE ENGINE AGAIN. SOON AFTER THE 30,000-MILE SERVICE, I NOTICED THE HARSH GEAR SHIFT DURING 30 TO 40 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING WAS IN ERROR AND RE-CALIBRATED IT. SOON AFTER, THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS AND APPLYING HEAVY THROTTLE, ENGINE BRAKING OR TORQUE MANAGEMENT ENGAGES CAUSING THE CAR TO FORCEFULLY RESIST ACCELERATION. HAPPENS ON WET OR SNOWY ROADS OR DRY CONDITIONS. THIS CONTROL SYSTEM ALSO KEEPS THE REAR WHEELS TURNING WHEN BRAKING IN SLIPPERY/SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS, EVEN WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC IN RIGHT HAND TURNS. FLOORING IT CAUSES THE CAR TO BASICALLY TRY TO STOP ITSELF. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS ISSUE HAS CAUSES MY CAR TO TRY TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT, INTO A DITCH OR OTHER CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE 15 MINUTE TRIP, TO WHERE I TOOK THE CAR AND PARKED IT DUE TO BEING SO AFRAID. I'M A VETERAN IN DRIVING IN SNOW, SO THIS ISN'T A DRIVER ISSUE. I WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS OUT OF ANY BRAND OF CAR, ESPECIALLY A LEXUS. *TR

PASSENGER AND DRIVER REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAIL TO COME BACK TO LEVEL POSITION AFTER BACKING UP. THE OCCURRENCE IS RANDOM, SO IT BECOME A HAZARD AS YOU MIGHT THINK IT HAS LEVELED BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS NOT. IT MANY CASES I'VE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES IN THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO REALIZE THAT IN THE LAST SECOND OF DECISION I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE THE MIRROR IS POINTING DOWN. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECTS ON THE MECHANISM. PASSENGER SIDE WAS REPLACED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. HOWEVER IT HAS ALREADY BROKEN AGAIN ALONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (AFS) WILL START FLICKERING AND THEN TURN OFF WITHOUT NO APPARENT REASON. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE ONLY ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. DEALER SAYS IT COULD BE EITHER THE BULBS, THE ECU UNIT IN THE HEADLIGHT OR THE CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WAY BEFORE THE 50K WARRANTY BUT DEALER DENIED ANY REPAIRS AS THEY COULD NOT "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM. A FEW NIGHTS AGO I RAN OVER A DOG BECAUSE OF THE POOR VISIBILITY. I HAVE STOPPED USING THIS CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR