2006 LEXUS GS Complaints

THE REARVIEW MIRROR ON OUR VEHICLE STARTED TO SHOW STRANGE SCRATCHES ON IT WHICH HAVE STARTED TO SPREAD OVER TIME. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND YOU CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF IT BECAUSE OF THE STRANGE SCRATCHES. WENT TO LEXUS AND THEY STATED IT IS OVER $1,800 DOLLARS TO REPAIR IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS SIMPLY A DEFECT PART. HAD FULL WARRANTY BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT IS A MIRROR DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SPEED SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SPEED EVENTUALLY INCREASED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,497.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I RECENTLY RECEIVED AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" NOTICE FROM LEXUS ON A CAR THAT WE HAD TRADED IN ON A NEW LEXUS AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP IN BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA IN 2012. I CALLED THE NATIONAL NUMBER FOR LEXUS TO TELL THEM THAT I NO LONGER OWNED THIS CAR. THEY SAID THAT THEIR RECORDS SHOWED ME TO BE THE LAST OWNER OF RECORD, AND SAID THAT THEIR INFORMATION CAME FROM THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. UPON RECEIVING A SECOND RECALL NOTICE, I CHECKED THE LEXUS OWNERS' SITE AT WWW.LEXUSDRIVERS.COM, WHERE WE ARE SHOWN AS OWNING OUR 2013 LEXUS, BUT NO OTHER. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH BRANDY KIRKENDAHL, WHO HANDLES REGISTRATION PAPERWORK. SHE TOLD ME THAT LOUISIANA'S SITE SHOWED THE 2006 CAR AS HAVING BEEN TRADED IN, AND THAT I WAS NO LONGER THE OWNER, BUT WAS THE LAST OWNER OF RECORD. THE 2006 LEXUS HAD BEEN SOLD TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND NOT REGISTERED AGAIN IN LOUISIANA. - HERE'S A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM: WHOMEVER NOW OWNS THIS CAR IS NOT GETTING RECALL NOTICES, UNLESS THEY ARE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY LEXUS. THAT'S PROBABLY UNLIKELY, SINCE LEXUS CHARGES AN ARM AND A LEG FOR ITS SERVICES. THIS IS AN "URGENT SAFETY RECALL." IT APPARENTLY INVOLVES THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR SEALING SURFACE AND GASKET, AND INVOLVES A RISK OF FIRE. THIS CAN'T BE THE ONLY VEHICLE WITHOUT A KNOWN OWNER. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS IDENTIFICATION PROBLEM IS UNIQUE TO LEXUS OR NOT.

MY REAR VIEW MIRROR IS COMPLETE DETERIORATED TO A POINT THAT I CAN NO LONGER SEE ANY OBJECT IN THE MIRROR. IT T HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE.IT IS A SAFETY DEVICE AND IT SHOULD BE RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

LOW ENGINE OIL CONDITION WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKS. EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING AND HAVING TO CONSTANTLY CHECK AND ADD SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES. OFTEN OBSERVED BY CHECKING BEFORE WARNING INDICATION. THIS COULD LEAD TO MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE INCLUDING SUDDEN LOCKUP,STALL, OVERHEATING, THROWN RODS, ETC.THERE IS RECENT EVIDENCE AND ADMISSION FROM LEXUS THAT THE PISTON RINGS WERE DEFECTIVE UPON MANUFACTURE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED OFF THE ROAD, CRASHED INTO A CEMENT STONE, AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 5/12/15*CN UPDATED 9/16/2015 *JS

I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO LEXUS AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS EXACT YEAR AND MAKE AND MODEL FOR THE CARS ENGINE MISFIRING. LEXUS HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN TO FIX THIS VERY ISSUE AND HAVE CONFIRMED MY CAR NEEDS THE WORK DONE BUT HAS SAID THEY WILL BE OF NO SERVICE TO ME. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED FOR OTHER CUSTOMERS IN THE SAME SITUATION BUT I FEEL AS THOUGH LEXUS IS DIRECTLY IGNORING ME FOR A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR BECAME DISCOLORED AND DEVELOPED NUMEROUS SCRATCHES OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHICH DISTORTED THE VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.