Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. It has been recalled 1 time.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defect. THE SPHERICAL PORTIONS OF CERTAIN LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD FINISHED SURFACES THAT WERE NOT SMOOTH CAUSING FRICTION WITH THE SURFACE OF THE BALL JOINT CAP.
Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE BALLJOINT INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.
THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S TRUNK. THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING/PARKED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUMES BECAME SO BAD THEY HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE GAS TANK BEGAN LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TC
WE HAVE A 1993 LEXUS GS 300. IT TOOK US SEVERAL DAYS BUT WE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHERE THE GAS SMELL WAS COMING FROM. THERE IS A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK.*AK
NO SUMMARY. DT
MANUFACTURERE REP. CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
IN WARM WEATHER STEERING MAKES GRINDING NOISE, POSSIBLY IT AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF STEERING. *ET
IN WARM WEATHER STEERING WILL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF STEERING. *AK *ML
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG , ALSO VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AFTER IMPACT, STILL NO DEPLOYMENT. *AK
7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 2001 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 — this page | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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: Apr 3, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.