2007 LEXUS GS 350 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V395000 (ENGINE), IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE VALVES WAS BENT. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE'S ROCKER WAS FRACTURED AND BOTH THE VALVES AND ROCKER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

LOW BEAM XENON HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. AT TIMES BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY CAUSING NO VISION AT NIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED OFF THEN BACK ON THEY WORK ONCE AGAIN BUT USUALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES ONLY. ALSO, THERE'S ALWAYS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR, WHILE SITTING STILL. ONCE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE SMELL SEEMS TO GO AWAY.

THE DESIGN AND FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS CONSTANTLY RUST AND SEIZE MAKING THEM STICK AND CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WILL LOCK AND START SMOKING. EVEN AFTER REPAIR THE BRAKES WILL SEIZE AGAIN AFTER A YEAR OR SOMETIME SOONER. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY LEXUS BUT STILL NOT COVERED AS A RECALL/SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING 21 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 21 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

RECEIVED URGENT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE (ELF-POTENTIAL FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR LEAK - CAN CAUSE FIRE!). CALLED DEALERSHIP TO MAKE APPOINTMENT TO REPAIR. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART, WOULD HAVE TO ORDER AND CALL ME TO SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT. COULD BE AS LONG AS A MONTH! UNACCEPTABLE! WHY DIDN'T LEXUS/TOYOTA HAVE ENOUGH PARTS READY TO SHIP TO ACCOMMODATE THE REPAIRS? THEY KNOW HOW MANY CARS IT AFFECTS AND THE RECALL CAME OUT IN OCTOBER OF 2014. THEY HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO BE READY & HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO GET THEM TO THE REPAIR FACILITIES IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T FEEL REAL SAFE RIGHT NOW. *TR

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO MY LOCAL DEALER, AKRON CANTON LEXUS, NOTHING HAS BEEN RESOLVED, NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN MADE AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY HELP FROM MY LOCAL DEALER. THE RECALL INVOLVES A POTENTIAL FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR LEAK WHICH I MIGHT THINK MAY BE A SERIOUS ISSUE TO ADDRESS ESPECIALLY SINCE IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IS WRITTEN IN RED INK!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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 FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.