2006 LEXUS GS300 Complaints

I' VE HAD THIS LEXUS GS 300 ABOUT 11 MONTHS NOW AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN STEP ON THE BRAKES AT A STOP SIGN IT WILL PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES BUT ALL THEY DO IS TAKE IT FOR A RIDE AND OF COURSE THEY SAY IT DIDN'T DO IT FOR THEM. IT IS GETTING VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, IT COULD VERY EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BY TURNING ME INTO THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I UNDERSTAND SOME CARS REPORT THE TIRES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAY THEY HAVE CHECKED EVERYTHING THAT IT MIGHT BE BUT CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. YOU SAY YOU TAKE CARE OF ALL PROBLEMS, BUT THEY WONT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I'VE BEEN TAKING THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER IN NAPERVILLE IL. I'M AFRAID THIS WILL BE MY LAST LEXUS IF THIS IS THE KIND OF HELP I GET. MY E-MAIL IS [XXX] NO ACCIDENT SO FAR. FOR THE INCIDENT DATE I PUT THE DAY WE BOUGHT THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE VEHICLE STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED HE HOLDS ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL HARDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A AUTHORIZED LEXUS DEALER SIX TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION SITE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE HAD MINOR BODY DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,761. UPDATED 06/22/10. *LJ

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 PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS TURNING OFF VERY FREQUENTLY. I AM CONSIDERING REPLACING THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY , AS WELL, SINCE THIS IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 LEXUS GS300. LAST FALL,AS I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE - IN A BUILDING - MY CAR "TOOK OFF" AND HIT A CEMENT WALL. ( AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I HIT THE GAS PEDAL IN ERROR HOWEVER, AFTER WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, I KNEW THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO PEDESTRIANS IN THE PARKING LOT. ) I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT "TOOK OFF" AGAIN. LUCKILY, I HIT A CEMENT PARKING BUMPER THAT STOPPED ME. ALL THIS TOOK PLACE IN MAYBE 15 SECONDS OR SO. NOT REALIZING THERE WAS ANYTHING TERRIBLY WRONG WITH MY CAR, I STEERED AROUND THE BUMPER. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND I WAS HEADED FOR ANOTHER CEMENT WALL. I WAS APPLYING MY BRAKES WITH ALL MY EFFORT AND FINALLY I CAME TO A STOP A FEW FEET FROM THE WALL. SHAKING, I DROVE MY CAR DIRECTLY TO THE LEXUS DEALER AND TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED. (AT THAT TIME I USED THE TERM "TAKE OFF" AS I HADN'T HEARD ABOUT ALL THE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS) HE RAN MY CAR THROUGH A COMPUTER CHECK AND ASSURED ME THAT HE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER A FRIEND ASKED ME WHAT KIND OF CAR I DROVE AND TOLD ME ABOUT ALL THE PROBLEMS TOYOTA WAS HAVING. I DROVE MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASKED HIM TO RECHECK THE CAR. HE DID, AND AGAIN ASSURED ME THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR USED LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO WITH JUST 12,000 MILES ON IT. IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY TRADED IN BECAUSE IT HAD ACCELERATED WHEN THE LAST OWNER HAD IT. THE DEALER CHECKED AND SAID THERE HAD BEEN NO PREVIOUS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. ONE LAST BIT OF INFO....I'M NOT REALLY SURE THE EXACT MONTH I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEMS. AND FINALLY, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SINCE LAST FALL, I AM STILL NERVOUS EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6000. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPMS HAD INCREASED BUT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

I HAD A 2006 LEXUS GS 300, LEASED, FOR 3 YEARS, MY THIRD LEXUS LEASE. THE SEATBELTS IN THE FRONT WOULDN'T RELEASE FROM THEIR HOLDER, I'D HAVE TO PULL ON THEM FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE RELEASING. TO ME THAT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. I COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER, THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO PUT MY SEATBELT ON, FINALLY I CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY REPLACED THE SEATBELT, THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AGAIN . I THINK THEY REPLACED BELTS THREE TIMES, I FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS SOME RECALL OR CAMPAIGN ON THE SEATBELTS WHICH THEY DIDN'T MAKE ME AWARE OF, KEPT TELLING ME IT WAS MY FAULT ! I WONDER HOW MAY MORE COMPLAINTS THERE WERE REGARDING THE SEATBELT SITUATION !!!! *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 LEXUS 300 GS [XXX]. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE. ON JANUARY 17TH I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON VACATION IN PENSACOLA FL. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK FOR A BRIEF MOMENT THREE TIMES WHILE I WAS TURNING. I HAD TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE TURN. ONCE ADDITIONAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE TURN COMPLETED. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WOULD COMPLETE THE TURN. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ONE HALF-WAY THROUGH THE TURN AND NO FURTHER. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BRAKES SO I WOULD NOT CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER THAT SEPARATED THE LANES OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE CAR, TURN IT BACK ON, AND THEN THE WHEEL BECAME FREE. THE NEXT DAY, 1/18/10 I DROVE BACK FROM PENSACOLA STRAIGHT TO NALLEY LEXUS IN ROSWELL, GA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. NALLEY LEXUS KEPT THE CAR UNTIL 1/21/10 AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE STEERING PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR, [XXX] THAT I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AS I DON'T KNOW IF / WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT DURING THE WHEEL LOCKUP. [XXX] TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO OPEN A CASE WITH LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987. I TALKED TO[XXX] (?) ON 1/25/10 AND HE TOOK THE INFORMATION DOWN AND SAID A LEXUS REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL ME BACK IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. I NEVER RECEIVED THE PROMISED CALL BACK. ON 2/1/10 I TALKED TO [XXX] (?) AND I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. [XXX] SAID THAT[XXX] WAS WORKING THE CASE AND HE WOULD BE IN TOUCH IN A FEW DAYS. TO DATE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

2006 LEXUS GS300. THIS EVENT OCCURS WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. SUPPOSE THE SPEED IS SET AT 70 MPH AND I SLOW DOWN TO 67 MPH BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC. WHEN I PUSH THE RESUME LEVER, THE ENGINE GREATLY SPEEDS UP AND THE TRANSMISSION DROPS INTO A LOWER GEAR. THE RESULT IS A LUNGE FORWARD INSTEAD OF A SMOOTH INCREASE IN SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

STEERING FEELS JERKY, AT TIMES POORLY RESPONSIVE. BEGAN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. *TR