Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2016 Lexus GS 350

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering1
000
Fuel/Propulsion System1
000
Engine1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering
Filed Mar 8, 2023CA

When I am driving at high speeds, 60+ MPH, the steering wheel starts to act up. The wheel feels as if it locks and needs to be jerked out of position to move. Sometimes when I am turning, the wheel feels as if it locks and again I need to jerk it out of position, which makes me swerve. It does not happen when I am driving on the street or at low speeds, it happens at higher speeds. The wheel sometimes feels locked for a few seconds and needs to be jerked to "unlock" it or whatever is happening.

Engine
Filed Jun 29, 20203,000 milesNY

LOUD CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE DURING IDLE AND ITS FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 12, 2016DE

LOUD CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE DURING IDLE. DEALER STATES IS NORMAL AND FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL COMPONENT. I AM NOT CONFIDENT IN THIS SINCE FUEL IS INVOLVED. VERY LOUD ODD SOUND. I HAVE VIDEO BUT IUNABLE TO SEND THROUGH HERE. ONGOING PROBLEM OVER PAST MONTHS.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2007
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20190200Routine
20181200Routine
20174100Routine
2016 — this page3000Routine
201515100Routine
201416100Routine
201326300Routine
20114300Routine
20107300Routine
20098300Routine
200819400Routine
200757510Routine
20061100Routine

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Other Lexus models

All Lexus models →
ES350 1,451RX 945RX350 838RX300 722IS 250 719ES300 681ES 665IS 595RX330 526ES330 380

Reading this record

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.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.