2006 LEXUS GS Complaints

PREMATURE TIRE WEAR ON 2006 LEXUS GS430. INSIDE SHOULDER OF EACH TIRE PREMATURELY WEARS IN A "SCALLOPING" FASHION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, SAYS IT IS DUE TO THE SPORT SUSPENSION AND IT HAPPENS ON ALL THEIR "SPORTY" MODELS. DEALERSHIP CONCEDES THAT PROPER ROTATION, BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT MAINTENANCE DOES NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT 20,000 MILES ON ANY TIRE IS WHAT SHOULD BE THE EXPECTED TIRE LIFE. THEREFORE THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CORRECTION FOR THE FAILURE OFFERED, AT ANYONE'S EXPENSE. PRIMARY SAFETY RISK IS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE PREMATURE WEAR, WHICH IS NOT EASILY VISIBLE (INSIDE SHOULDER OF EACH TIRE). THERE ARE NUMEROUS BULLETIN BOARDS ONLINE, INCLUDING ON THE LEXUSOWNERS WEBSITE, WHICH CONFIRM THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THE ENGINEERING OF THE SUSPENSION ON MANY LEXUS MODELS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME STUCK. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT CRASHED THROUGH THE FRONT GLASS WINDOW OF A STORE. THE CONTACT AND POSSIBLY ONE OCCUPANT IN THE STORE WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VIELE'S AUTOMOTIVE SHOP UNTIL IT CAN BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

ONLY 29,500 MILES ON TIRES THAT FOR THE PRICE SHOULD LAST MANY THOUSAND MORE. OUR TIRES LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE RUN IMPROPERLY INFLATED AND NOT ROTATED AS RECOMMENDED, BUT WE HAVE THE SERVICE PAPERS THAT PROVE OTHERWISE. I HAVE NOT HAD EXPERIENCE WITH DUNLOP BRAND TIRES AND AM QUITE DISAPPOINTED WITH MY ONLY EXPERIENCE. I WILL NEVER USE THIS MANUFACTURER AGAIN. MY FAMILY IS MUCH TOO IMPORTANT TO TRUST THEIR SAFETY WITH A COMPANY THAT DOESN'T TAKE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. OUR TIRES STARTED LOOSING TREAD CHUNKS WHILE DRIVING 75-80 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. ONLY ALERT WE HAD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING WAS A CHUNK THAT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TIRE STARTED HITTING THE WHEEL WELL OF OUR VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, WE LEARNED THAT TWO OTHER TIRES HAD ALREADY LOST PIECES OF TREAD AND WERE WORN DOWN BEYOND WHAT WAS SAFE. *TR

TIRES ARE CUPPING AT 13,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED AT 13,000 MILES OR RISK A TIRE FAILURE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE GS300 HAS AN ISSUE WITH CUPPING OF THE TIRES. THE LEXUS GS300 SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A VEHICLE DEFECT THAT CAUSES TIRE PROBLEMS. *TR

SEAT BELT RECALL NOVEMBER, 2006. SEAT BELTS REPLACE, STILL NOT RETRACTING. DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELTS AGAIN AND STILL DO NOT RETRACT. LEXUS AND DEALER HAVE NOT RESOLVED THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED LEXUS' CALIFORNIA FACILITY ON 9-13-07 AS WELL AS MANY OTHER TIMES. LEXUS HAS STILL NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF A 2006 LEXUS GS 300 OCCURRED DURING OVERTAKING OF ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE US HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER (LEXUS OF FT. WAYNE INDIANA) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT WAS JAMMED AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY CASE OF THIS TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE. AFTER SEEING THE NHTSA REPORT OF RECALL REGARDING DIFFERENT LEXUS VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I SUSPECT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD, POTENTIALLY REQUIRING A BROADER RECALL EFFORT. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT (12/28/06) IS APPROXIMATE. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE EXACT DATE IS AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALER. THE INFORMATION UNDER "EQUIPMENT" IS NOT ACCURATE AS THE CHOICES MAKE NO SENSE. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 LEXUS GS300, FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS EXTENDED TOO FAR. THE DOOR WAS LONG AND HEAVY, AND THAT THE TOP BOLTS ON THE FRONT DOORS WERE INADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT AND LENGTH OF THE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP HINGE SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, AND HE FELT THAT THE SERVICE LOAD ON THE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOOR OPENING TOO FAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH COST $506.00 AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HINGE AND THEY ALIGNMENT OF THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR HE OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T CLOSE. HE NOTICED THAT THE HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE HINGE FOR FREE, WITH A DISCLAIMER STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OTHER REPAIRS FOR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER FRONT DOORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,472, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500.*AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR

LEXUS GS300 HAD 1472 MILES, DRIVER DOOR OPENED & WAS OVER-EXTENDED BY WIND. HINGES SEPARATED FROM BODY & DOOR MISALIGNED. WE COMPLAINED FROM THE TIME CAR WAS BOUGHT, THE FRONT DOORS SWING TOO EASILY. ON 2/9/07, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED , PASSENGER ENTERED & DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. RE-OPENED DOOR TO CHECK IF ANYTHING WAS CAUGHT IN DOOR, & NOTHING WAS FOUND. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. RE-OPENED DOOR & SAW IDENTICAL SEPARATION OF HINGE AS ON DRIVER'S DOOR A YEAR EARLIER. VEHICLE HAS 8300 MILES. DOOR HAD NO MIS-TREATMENT PRIOR TO INCIDENTS. *JB

TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO JERK AND REMAIN SLUGGISH WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC. DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. BAD ENOUGH FOR PASSENGERS TO DETECT. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS "NORMAL". *JB

2006 LEXUS GS300, THE UPPER DOOR HINGE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR SLIPPED CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY, AS THOUGH MISALIGNED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS AND HAS SUFFERED NO TRAUMA AT ALL. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ON LEXUS AUTOMOBILES? *JB