2006 LEXUS GS300 Complaints

ON FEBRUARY 9, 2006, THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE OCCURRED. EACH TIME, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF SULFUR IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. A DAY OR A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON (CHECK VSC).I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY ALSO BE CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES THAT THERE IS FUEL IN THE ENGINE OIL. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS SAFE TO OPERATE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH FUEL IN THE ENGINE OIL. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, PARTS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED FOUR TIMES WITH 1494 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2006 LEXUS GS300. AT NIGHTS THE LOW-BEAM HD LIGHTS DOES NOT PROJECT FAR ENOUGH, I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING ONCOMING OBJECTS ON THE ROAD IN DARK ROADS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POSSIBLE DANGER IF NOT CORRECTED. *JB

LEXUS GS-300 HAS A PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION WHICH TURNS THE ENGINE ON AND OFF. BUT ONE CAN VERY EASILY PUSH THIS BUTTON WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES 330. AN ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR RELEASED. THE NOISE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR RELEASED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER, AND THEY CLAIM THE NOISE IS NORMAL. FOR THAT REASON NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE NOISE WAS NOT NOTICED DURING THE TEST DRIVE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON THE INTERSTATE FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO GRANT, NM AT 75 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING MANY TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS ROAD REPAIR UP AHEAD AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS REDUCED TO 65, SO I SLOWED TO 65. A TRUCK CAME UP ON MY INSIDE (RIGHT) LANE AT EXCESS SPEED AND SWERVED INTO MY LEFT LANE TO PASS THE TRUCK I WAS ABOUT TO PASS. I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVE MUST HAVE KNOWN I WAS IN THE LANE, SO THE INCIDENT WAS DELIBERATE. THE TRUCK WAS MARKED "IWX." I HAVE NOTIFIED THE TRUCKING COMPANY SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO RESPONSE. VIN # WAS 12H98808. CAB @ WAS 3758. THERE WAS A DECAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAB WHICH SAID "BEWARE OF DOG" DEPICTING A VICIOUS DOG WITH AN ARM IN ITS MOUTH.

THE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS AIMED CONSIDERABLY LOW PROVIDING FOR EXTREMELY POOR FRONT ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED AS HIGH AS LEXUS ALLOWS. THE ONLY WAY TO ADEQUATELY SEE PEDESTRIANS, ETC. AT NIGHT IS TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ACTIVATED WHICH IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITH HID/XENON LIGHTS FOR OVER 5 YEARS AND APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY SHOULD OPERATE. THE LEVELING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM. *NM