Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. It has been recalled 3 times.
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Air Bags
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Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
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3 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings18V432000
Filed Jun 26, 2018114,998 vehiclesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 and GS450h, 2006-2013 Lexus IS350 and 2010-2014 Lexus IS350C vehicles, equipped with 3.5L V6 2GR-FSE gasoline engines. The diaphragms in the fuel pulsation dampers may harden over time and develop cracks, possibly causing a fuel leak.
Risk. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery pipe with a new pipe that has improved pulsation dampers, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2018. Owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is JLF.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings14V647000
Filed Oct 15, 2014422,509 vehiclesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Defect. Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured August 30, 2005, to September 10, 2010. Due to anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe.
Risk. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Remedy. Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will clean and reseal the fuel pressure sensor mounting area, free of charge. The recall began March 3, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Engine13V395000
Filed Sep 4, 2013101,584 vehiclesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
Defect. Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 vehicles manufactured June 19, 2006, through July 12, 2011; and model year 2006-2011 Lexus IS350 vehicles manufactured May 27, 2005, through July 13, 2011; and model year 2010-2011 Lexus IS350c vehicles manufactured November 25, 2009, through July 19, 2011. These vehicles, equipped with the 2GR-FSE engine, use bolts to secure the housing and sprocket of the Variable-Valve Timing (VVT) system gear assembly. These bolts could become loose due to abnormal impacts generated within the gear assembly immediately after a cold start-up.
Risk. The loose bolts could cause the VVT gear housing and sprocket to separate and result in the engine stopping while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy. Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will replace the VVT unit free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Jan 15, 2020FL
2011 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INAUDIBLE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *JS
Structure
Filed Jun 19, 201880,000 milesFL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING AND CAUSED A GLARE, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LEXUS OF PALM BEACH IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A CALL BACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air BagsCrash
Filed Aug 23, 201737,954 milesTX
TAKATA RECALL; MAY 23, 2016; GZG, 16V340. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. I CANNOT PUT ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT. LEXUS WILL NOT FIX OR BUY THE CAR BACK, BUT CARMAX WILL. I SELDOM DRIVE...NOT HAPPY. MY CAR WAS HIT PARKED AND THE BAG DID NOT GO OFF. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY PROGRESSIVE BUT I CANNOT BE SURE I THEY CHECKED ITS SECURITY OF THE BAG. DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR AT ALL. TCC CAMPUS, ARLINGTON, TX. I WAS VOTING. IT WAS A TRUCK. AND BI-STANDERS GOT HER INFO. SHE TRIED TO HIT AND RUN
Air Bags
Filed Feb 28, 2017FL
2011 LEXUS ES 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Jun 26, 2018. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.