2006 LEXUS GS Complaints

WHEN I GO TO APPLY THE BRAKES OR OF I'M COASTING SLOW, THE CAR JERKS TWICE(ONCE WHILE THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN, AND A HARDER JERK RIGHT BEFORE THE CAR STOPS) EVERY LEXUS FORUM I VISITED WHERE PEOPLE HAD 2006 LEXUS GS300 AWD'S(WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS), THEY WERE MIS-DIAGNOSED BEING TOLD IT WAS THEIR TRANSMISSION, WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT WAS THEIR ECU THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT IS A COMPUTER FAILURE, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE AREN'T RECALLS ON THIS.

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ACCELERATION 0-5 MILES THAN CAR ACCELERATES~ DEALER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM DUE TO NO CODES FOR THAT PROBLEM, INSTEAD IT TOOK CODE IN HISTORY FOR A SELINOID AND SAID CAR NEEDS TRANSMISSION AT 124,000. WHILE GOING ACROSS 5 LANE CROSSING, LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, I PUSH PEDAL TO ACCELERATE CAR AND ACCELERATION DID NOT OCCUR, IT TOOK 3-5 SECONDS TO ACCELERATE AND THEN TOOK OFF. ON HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC, IF CAR IDLES 0-5 IN SLOW TRAFFIC,CAR FEELS LIKE IT WILL CUT OFF, BUT THE CATCHES POWER AFTER A HARD PRESS ON GAS PEDAL. MOST OF DRIVING IS CITY STREET, CAR IS NOW TURNING OFF IN DRIVE AND REVERSE INTERMITTENT. CAR IS SURGING DURING LOW ACCELERATION.

REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS RUST IN IT AND THIS MAKES IT HARD TO SEE. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO SEE EITHER DAY OR NIGHT. THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF GS 300 OWNERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN ALSO CHECK THIS SITE TO SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. HTTP://US.LEXUSOWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC/64732-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR-FADE/

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLE BURNS 3 1/2 QTS OF OIL OR MORE EVERY 1500 MILES. CAUSING MY PLUGS TO FOUL OUT AND CHECK ENGINE CODE (0300) MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE CAUSING CAR TO HAVE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. I TOOK CAR IN TO CHARLES BARKER LEXUS AND WAS CHARGED A DIAG FEE AND THEN TOLD THE CAR IS BURNING OIL INTERNALLY AND WOULD BE $4100 PLUS PARTS FOR FURTHER DIAG. LEXUS OFFERED A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR STATED ISSUES FOR 9 YEARS W/ NO MILEAGE LIMITATIONS OF WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF AND WAS WITHIN TIME FRAME TO QUALIFY. AT THE TIME I WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROGRAM AND NOW LEXUS IS TELLING ME MY VIN # DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT PROGRAM AND MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ALL OF THE IDENTICAL ISSUES. ALSO TRANSMISSION SOLENOID FAILED CAUSING HARD JOLT WHEN SLOWING DOWN BEFORE STOPPING. FIXED SOLENOID ONLY TO THEN HAVE TO REPLACE CARS COMPUTER. THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR MECHANIC INFORMED ME OF THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH LEXUS TRANSMISSIONS AND COMPUTER FAILURE FOR THE 2006 GS 300 AS WELL AS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE THAT WAS FILED BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUES EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED LEXUS INFORMING THEM OF MY ISSUES AND THEY DECLINE TO ADDRESS MY ISSUES TELLING ME THAT MY VEHICLE VIN # DOES NOT FALL UNDER ANY RECALLS. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000 REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID AND I HAD THE CARS COMPUTER REBUILT VS SPENDING THE ADDITIONAL MONEY TO REPLACE IT. LEXUS DENIES THE ISSUES STATED THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE FORUMS PAGES AND REFUSES TO REFUND ME FOR MONIES SPENT AS WELL AS REFUSES TO ADDRESS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES WHEN THEY JUST SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR THE SAME ISSUES STATED AND OFFERED A CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR A PERIOD OF 9 YRS WITH NO MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR MY REPAIRS AND LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN WHAT ACTION I NEED TO TAKE FOR THIS MATTER.

TAKATA RECALL...MY 2006 LEXUS GS300 HAS 131,467 MILES & IS EXCESSIVELY CONSUMING OIL. I WAS TOLD BY LEXUS THAT THEY WANT TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR $2300 TO TAKE THE ENGINE APART. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST YEAR AND IS WORSE NOW. THE LOW ENGINE OIL LIGHT COMES ON AFTER ONLY APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES. I HAD THE OIL TOPPED OFF & WENT BACK IN 1,000 MILES & THERE WAS HARDLY ANY OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. ON THE LEXUS FORUM, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 GS300 AND LEXUS NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ISSUES HAPPENING WITH THEIR VEHICLES. IF THE ENGINE WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING THIS COULD BE DETRIMENTAL. THERE WAS SUPPOSEDLY A LETTER ABOUT OLD CONSUMPTION SENT OUT, BUT THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME WITH A LETTER OR AT THE DEALERSHIP.

TOOK MY WIFE'S CAR TO JIFFY LUBE IN KENT WA 98032 AND THE FOR GOT TO PUT OIL IN THE ENGINE SO WE CONTACTED THE JIFFY LUBE CORP..AND THEY CAME OUT DID THE WALK AROUND INSPECTION DID AND TOOK PICTURES. THAT'S ALL. WELL MY RINGS IN THE ENGINE ARE BLOWN BECAUSE OF NO OIL. SO WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE JL AND THE WORKER SAID IF WE HAD ANY PROBLEMS THEY JIFFY LUBE WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. ..SO I DO HAVE THE DENIAL LETTER. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY GS 300 WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. SINCE THAT TIME THE HEADLAMPS BECAME CONDENSATED. EVENTUALLY BECAME A PROBLEM WITH FKICKRTIN/INOPERABLE.. IBWASVUBABMEVTI GET SUTI REGISTERED BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE PART IN LAMP. I HAD BOTH REPLACED. REQUESTED LEXUS TO ASSIST WITH CISTVOF REPLACEMENT. THEY DECLINED. I WAS TOLD BY BRENNA, LEXUS HEADQUARTERS, THERE WAS A PREVIOUS LAMP RECALL. I MISSED IT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPLACEMENT. TOTALLING $769.54. LEXUS HEADQUARTERS IN TORRANCE CA EMAIL REFERENCE 160331-000174.

TAKATA RECALL HEADLIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING IT HAPPENS THE WHOLE TIME THE LIGHTS ARE ON SOMETIMES THEY WON'T TURN BACK ON THERE IS TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS NOT TO BE A RECALL

MY CHECK PCS AND VBS LIGHTS CAME ON AND WENT OFF. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND MY BREAKS WORKED FINE FOR A WEEK. DRIVING HOME ON A SIDE STREET CROSSING A BRIDGE AND A PIERCING BEEP CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I THINK THAT WAS AN INDICATOR RO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND SLOWLY GUIDED TO SIDE OF BRIDGE AND CALLED MY HUSBAND. I HAD A DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD THAT IS ABS ACCELERATOR AND THAT AND THE PART IS $2500 WITHOUT LABOR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD THAT MY BRAKES GAVE OUT AND SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST. MY CAR IS 2006 GS430 WITH 106,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR WAS FADED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.