2006 LEXUS GS300 Complaints

WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS AND APPLYING HEAVY THROTTLE, ENGINE BRAKING OR TORQUE MANAGEMENT ENGAGES CAUSING THE CAR TO FORCEFULLY RESIST ACCELERATION. HAPPENS ON WET OR SNOWY ROADS OR DRY CONDITIONS. THIS CONTROL SYSTEM ALSO KEEPS THE REAR WHEELS TURNING WHEN BRAKING IN SLIPPERY/SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS, EVEN WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC IN RIGHT HAND TURNS. FLOORING IT CAUSES THE CAR TO BASICALLY TRY TO STOP ITSELF. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS ISSUE HAS CAUSES MY CAR TO TRY TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT, INTO A DITCH OR OTHER CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE 15 MINUTE TRIP, TO WHERE I TOOK THE CAR AND PARKED IT DUE TO BEING SO AFRAID. I'M A VETERAN IN DRIVING IN SNOW, SO THIS ISN'T A DRIVER ISSUE. I WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS OUT OF ANY BRAND OF CAR, ESPECIALLY A LEXUS. *TR

PASSENGER AND DRIVER REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAIL TO COME BACK TO LEVEL POSITION AFTER BACKING UP. THE OCCURRENCE IS RANDOM, SO IT BECOME A HAZARD AS YOU MIGHT THINK IT HAS LEVELED BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS NOT. IT MANY CASES I'VE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES IN THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO REALIZE THAT IN THE LAST SECOND OF DECISION I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE THE MIRROR IS POINTING DOWN. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECTS ON THE MECHANISM. PASSENGER SIDE WAS REPLACED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. HOWEVER IT HAS ALREADY BROKEN AGAIN ALONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (AFS) WILL START FLICKERING AND THEN TURN OFF WITHOUT NO APPARENT REASON. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE ONLY ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. DEALER SAYS IT COULD BE EITHER THE BULBS, THE ECU UNIT IN THE HEADLIGHT OR THE CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WAY BEFORE THE 50K WARRANTY BUT DEALER DENIED ANY REPAIRS AS THEY COULD NOT "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM. A FEW NIGHTS AGO I RAN OVER A DOG BECAUSE OF THE POOR VISIBILITY. I HAVE STOPPED USING THIS CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS GS300 WITH CURRENTLY 69,000 MILES AND FOR THE PAST YEAR, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING..SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE THE DRIVER SIDE, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND OFTEN IT WOULD BE BOTH HEADLIGHTS-A COMPLETE BLACKOUT..I WOULD HAVE THE FLICK THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN (FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF AGAIN)..I'VE BEEN HIGH BEAMED AND HONKED AT SEVERAL TIMES ..I'VE ALSO BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE AND LAST NIGHT WAS THE LAST STRAW..I REPLACED THE BULBS BUT TO NO AVAIL...I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND WITH NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION OFFERED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM..A BUDDY OF MINES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS '06 GS350..SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!..I CANT AFFORD TO RISK MY KIDS AND FAMILY LIFE OVER DEFECTED HEADLIGHTS. *TR

JAN 06, 2011 - SAN DIEGO, CA. - EXTERIOR LIGHTING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT HEADLAMPS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THEY CAN BE TURNED ON AGAIN BY SWITCHING THEM ON AND OFF. THIS IS HAPPENS FOR NO APPARENT REASON, IN DRY OR WET CONDITIONS. I REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS TURNING OFF VERY FREQUENTLY. PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE OFF AND ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL ALTOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AS SHE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE DID INTO RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND AIR BAGS BUT DID NOT LOCATE A FAILURE WITH EITHER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NOSE AND BACK AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES THE BREAST DUE TO THE GRIP FROM THE SEAT BELTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 02/23/11

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, EITHER HEADLIGHT (AND SOMETIMES BOTH) WILL GO OUT. MOST OF THE TIME ITS THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. I'VE TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND TO CORRECT IT. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6+ MONTH. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WORK. IT COULD BE FOR 5 MINUTES OR THE NEXT 200 MILES. IF ANYONE HAS FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING. I DON'T NEED GETTING A TICKET BECAUSE 1 OR BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT PRIOR TO PASSING A POLICEMAN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. RATTLING NOISE WHEN CAR STARTS UP. TRUCK WON'T RELEASE FROM KEY OR FROM TRUCK RELEASE INSIDE CAR. *TR

MY 2006 LEXUS GS300 IS CONSUMING OIL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER 4 TIMES. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOT ANYTHING BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST 2008. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 18 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. I CONTINUE TO GET SENT AWAY WITHOUT AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. FROM MY RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ARE THE RINGS. ONE OF THE LEXUS TECHNICIANS ACCIDENTALLY STATED THAT THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN. THE CAR IS CONSUMING 1-2 PINTS OF OIL A MONTH. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANYTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR