1996 Lexus GS300

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting › headlights. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Vehicle Speed Control	1		0	0	3
Exterior Lighting › Headlights	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint99V125000

Filed May 19, 19992,737 vehiclesToyota Motor Co., Ltd.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE INSIDE OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, EXCESSIVE WEAR CAN OCCUR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. SEPARATION OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FROM THE STEERING KNUCKLE ARMS COULD OCCUR.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Vehicle Speed Control3 injured

Filed Jul 19, 1999FL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION HITTING A TREE, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *YC

Exterior Lighting › Headlights

Filed Nov 25, 1997ME

HALOGEN HEADLAMPS ONLY SHINE DOWNWARD AND ARE NOT EFFECTIVE IN THE DARK RURAL ROADS. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

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 — this page	2	1	0	0	Routine
1995	9	1	0	0	Routine
1994	6	1	0	0	Routine
1993	7	1	0	0	Routine

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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.

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: May 19, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.