2006 LEXUS GS Complaints

IN WINTER OF 2008 I WAS EXITING A DRIVEWAY AT THE END OF WHICH THERE IS A STOP LIGHT ON A NIGHT WHEN SNOW HAD JUST BEGUN. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS RED MY CAR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO A STONE PILLAR AT THE EXIT. ALTHOUGH I HAD SUFFICIENT TIME, I HAD NO WAY TO EFFECTIVELY STEER THE CAR BECAUSE THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. WHILE MY OVERRIDING CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, I WAS ALSO UNHAPPY ABOUT THE VERY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE DEALER AND THE LEXUS CORPORATION TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES, BUT I ASKED THEM TO REPORT THE INCIDENT IN CASE OTHERS EXPERIENCED (OR WOULD IN FUTURE EXPERINCE) THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID. IN READING ABOUT THE WAY TOYOTA HANDLED CURRENT RECALLS, IT RAISED DOUBTS FOR ME ABOUT WHETHER THEY FILED A REPORT OF THIS INCIDENT. *CN

I PURCHASED MY 06 LEXUS GS300 LAST YEAR AROUND MAY OF 2008, FROM THE DAY THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, ALL I EVER EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES OF PROBLEMS. THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A REALLY BIG CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY, IT APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF CAM GEAR GRINDING, I TOOK IT TO LEXUS OF RENO TO HAVE IT FIX NOT ONCE BUT TWICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ALSO MAKE GRINDING NOISES, I'D ADDRESS THIS TO THE MECHANIC AT LEXUS AND THEY WOULDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMPLAINT. TODAY IS AUGUST 19 2009 THE TRUNK OF MY CAR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL OR THE TRUNK OPENER FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT, IT TOOK ME 60 MILES OR MORE COMING BACK AND FORTH EVERY COUPLE MONTHS TO GET THE SOMETHING FIX. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2006 LEXUS GS300 IN JAN., 2006, I EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY CAR. I WAS PASSING A CAR AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I TRIED THE BRAKE BUT IT SEEMED FROZEN..IT DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL. I QUICKLY THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND AS I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I SHIFTED INTO PARK...IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE FIRST TIME I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BACK UP, IT RACED. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT IT SEEMED TO START UP NORMALLY, AND I DROVE IT TO WORK. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. THE OTHER EVENING 8/3/09, A LITTLE MORE THAN 3 YEARS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AS SHE WAS ACCELERATING , ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO MOVE TOWARD THE FLOOR . IT GOT UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN SHE DID AS I DID, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER, AND THROW IT INTO PARK. SHE WAS FRANTIC, CALLING THE CAR A " DEATHTRAP " . I CALLED THE DEALER FOR A TOW AND WHEN I DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED, HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE MATS. .NO WAY. EVEN AFTER WE MOVED THE MAT COMPLETELY AWAY AND RESTARTED THE CAR..THE RPM'S RACED UP. EVEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE CAR RACED AND " JUMPED ' WHEN HE PULLED IT ONTO THE FLATBED . THE DEALER CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THE CAR IS FINE. I TOLD HIM I WANT THEM TO KEEP THE CAR UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. I HAD A LOANER FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND THEN THE DEMANDED IT BACK. I SAID I DON'T WANT MY CAR BACK UNTIL IT'S FIXED OR THEY GIVE ME A NEW ONE. I CAN'T SUPPLY THE VIN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER, BUT I CAN GET IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED THREE SEPARATE RECALL LETTERS FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, AND THE FUEL DELIVERY PIPES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE AN ADDITIONAL WEEK FOR THE ACTUAL REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL WAS INITIATED DUE TO A DEFECT AND POSSIBLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 20,000.

I OWN A 2006 GS300 AWD WHICH I BOUGHT IN SEPT 2007, WITH 9000 MILES. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IN OCTOBER 2008, WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WENT FLAT. I WENT TO ROCKVILLE CENTRE LEXUS IN ROCKVILLE CENTRE NEW YORK AND THEY NOTIFIED THAT I NEED NOT ONE BUT TWO TIRES. THEY STATED THAT ONE OF MY OTHER TIRES WAS NOT INFLATED BUT RUNNING ON THE RUN FLAT MODE. I WONDER IF I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION AND WAS NOT AWARE. I BOUGHT TWO TIRES THE END PRICE WAS $1,087. ON MARCH 21, 2009, WHILE DRIVING AGAIN LOW TIRE LIGHT COMES ON. I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY MARCH 23, I NEED TWO NEW TIRES AGAIN. THE TIRE WAS SPLIT, AND IT WAS NOT BY GLASS OR A NAIL. THESE TIRES ARE NOT FIT FOR THIS VEHICLE OR CHEAPLY MADE. I AM UPSET WITH LEXUS AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE LEXUS AGAIN. *TR

LEXUS GS 300: HEADLAMP GOES OUT! VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES BY THE DEALER. WITH EACH REPAIR VISIT THE DEALER RESPONDED THE SAME WAY. WE CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CAN'T FIX IT UNTIL WE CAN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED FOUR TIMES TO THE OWNER WITH THE HEADLAMP NOT WORKING. FOUR SEPARATE VISITS TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIPS DURING A NINE MONTH PERIOD GENERATED THE SAME RESPONSE. FIRST THE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE HEADLAMP WENT OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. HEADLAMP PROBLEMS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST, HOWEVER LEXUS KEEPS NO RECORDS OF OWNER REPORTED HEADLAMP PROBLEMS ON THEIR MAINTENANCE RECORDS. MY DEALERSHIP RECORD SHOWS NO RECORD OF THE VEHICLE EVER BEING SERVICED FOR PROBLEMS BEYOND THE ORIGINAL HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE LEXUS CORPORATE RE-PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REFUSED, FIRST BY VAUGHN WENDELSTAPH, THEN PAULETTE CRISS, VP. HOW MANY FATAL CRASHES DUE TO A LEXUS FAILED HEADLAMPS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE LEXUS TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT, RECALLS THE VEHICLES, AND REMOVES THE SAFETY HAZARD FROM THE ROAD? LEXUS HAS OFFERED TO WASTE MORE OF MY TIME AND CONTINUE TO GUESS AT WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE AND REPLACE RANDOM PARTS UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT. IN THE MEANTIME I'M TOLD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS MOVING HAZARD AND PUTTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND ALL OTHER PASSENGERS AT RISK. I URGE ALL LEXUS OWNERS HAVING A LEXUS LEMONS HEADLAMP SAFETY OR OTHER ROAD HAZARD PROBLEM. BLOG YOUR RESPONSE TO LEXUSLEMONS.COM. *TR UPDATED 09/04/09

RE:LEXUS GS430 DEAR SIR/MADAM: I BOUGHT THE ABOVE REFERENCED AUTOMOBILE IN JULY 2008 FROM POHANKA LEXUS, CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA. LAST SATURDAY, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE SECOND TIME TO FIX THE SQUEALING BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THAT LEXUS IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM BUT NO SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE FOR ME AT THIS TIME. ON SEPT 27, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I THOUGHT THAT THIS CONCERN WAS UNIQUE TO MY CAR, BUT THIS CLEARLY IS NOT THE CASE ACCORDING TO CLUB LEXUS. SEE ATTACHED. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW YOU PROPOSE TO MAKE THIS AWFUL NOISE GO AWAY? MY PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN. I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE THIS WITH ANOTHER DEALER AT THIS POINT SINCE POHANKA HAVE NO CREDIBILITY REMAINING. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 LEXUS GS 430 WITH 17500 MILES. WHEN ROTATING TIRES AT 8000 MILES I NOTICED UNUSUAL WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE FRONT TIRES. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP CHECK THE ALIGNMENT. AT 17000 MILES THE WEAR ON THE INSIDE EDGE CONTINUED AND WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK. THE WEAR IS DIFFICULT TO SEE AS IT IS ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE TIRE AND ONLY NOTICEABLE WITH THE TIRE REMOVED ON WHEEL TURNED FULL LEFT OR RIGHT. THE WEAR RESEMBLES A GROOVE OR CHANNEL WEARING ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE CONTACT PATCH ON THE TIRE. DISCOUNT TIRE INSPECTED THE TIRES AND CONCLUDED CAMBER WEAR. THIS WAS REPORTED TO YOKOHAMA WHO REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. LEXUS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM AND STAND FIRM WITH A POSITION OF NORMAL WEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS RISK AS THE WEAR IN NOT EASILY SEEN AND POSES A RISK OF TIRE FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED. I FEEL THERE MIGHT BE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE SUSPENSION, STEERING, OR ALIGNMENT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT SHORTLY AFTER BEING TURNED ON. I HAD THIS SAME ISSUE ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS AGO WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY REPLACED THE WIRES AND HOUSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SINCE THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE EXACT ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE. MY CAR IS A 2006 LEXUS GS 300. *TR

DUNLOP 18" TIRES PRESENTING WITH SEVERE CUPPING ON INSIDE EDGE (DISCOVERED AT 16K). TIRES HAVE APPROX 7/32 TREAD LEFT OTHERWISE (70%). SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS WEAR IS ABNORMAL AND ISN'T EASY TO SEE. TIRE WOULD COME APART IF NOT DISCOVERED AND REPLACED. LEXUS DEALER AGREED WEAR ISN'T NORMAL BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE 2 TIRES. LEXUS TECH STATED HE'S SEEN THIS BEFORE (ALIGNMENT ISSUES FROM THE FACTORY). SIMILAR SITUATION CAUSED RECALL ON LS460 MODELS WITH DUNLOPS. THE GS300 SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL FOR ALIGNMENT/TIRE CHECKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WE WERE LUCKY TO DISCOVER THAT OUR TIRES WERE UNSAFE AS THIS IS SO DIFFICULT TO SEE/DETECT. *TR