2006 Lexus GS300 complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIES SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CALIPER PIN WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON RINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

I DRIVE A 2006 LEXUS GS300 THAT IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHT RANDOMLY TURNING OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ONE TICKET FOR THIS. I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON HERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY AN INVESTIGATION HAS NOT BEEN OPENED. THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO WHAT IM ASSUMING WAS MY OTHER SIDE, ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, I THINK IT COST ME ABOUT $1500 AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP. I DEFINITELY CANT AFFORD TO PAY THAT RIGHT NOW AND NOT TO MENTION I ALREADY GOT A TICKET FOR THIS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING NOT TO DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT BUT IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT. ARE THERE ANY ALTERNATIVE METHODS I COULD USE AS A TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL I CAN GET THIS FIXED? *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ONE EVENING BOTH HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF ALONE. I TURNED THE KNOB OFF AND ON AND THEY RESTARTED, BUT NOW CONTINUE TO TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES ONE SOMETIMES BOTH AFTER DIFFERENT AMOUNTS OF TIME. I HAVE HAD THE BULBS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS GS300 WITH CURRENTLY 87,000 MILES AND FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. . MOST TIMES IT HAPPENS ON PASSENGER ! I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN (FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF AGAIN). *TR

SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS REACHED 80,000 MILES ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF ITSELF WHEN I AM DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN. IT WOULD BE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT THAT WILL GO OFF OR SOMETIMES BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT ON AGAIN AND BOTH WILL WORK FINE. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY TIME I HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS ON. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS WHEN I HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT SHORTLY AFTER BEING TURNED ON.!!!.....SOMETIMES IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WORK. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY BULB NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (COST $280) BUT I THOUGHT IF THE BULB WAS BLOWN IT WOULD NOT COME ON AT ALL. AFTER GOOGLING THE SUBJECT, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER CONCERNED LEXUS OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULB. THE BULBS ARE FINE. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS IN A RURAL AREA WHERE THERE ARE VERY LITTLE STREET LIGHTING. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING. THIS ISSUE KEEPS OCCURRING. AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW, IT WAS NICE TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT IS UNSETTLING TO SEE THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS GS300 WITH CURRENTLY 87,000 MILES AND FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. . MOST TIMES IT HAPPENS ON PASSENGER ! I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN (FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF AGAIN). *TR

THE FRONT WINDOW REAR VIEW MIRROR COATING HAS COME OFF FROM THE INSIDE OF THE MIRROR AND HAS VERY VERY POOR REFLECTIVE QUALITIES. WITH APPROX. 60% - 70% OF THE REFLECTIVE MIRROR COATING GONE IT MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE WHAT'S BEHIND YOU USING THIS MIRROR AND COULD DEFINITELY CONTRIBUTE OR CAUSE A ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAID THIS HAPPENS TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL BUT DID NOT SAY THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AND SAID THE APPROX. COST FOR THIS MIRROR (I CANT REMEMBER THE EXACT COST) IS AROUND $800 OR MORE DOLLARS (EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRONICS THAT ARE INSIDE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR). PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR PART OR WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE MIRROR AT NO COST. THANKS *TR

CAR MAX, INC. SOLD [XXX] A DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILE. DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILE; 2006 LEXUS GS 300 VIN# [XXX] MILEAGE 100,249 CARMAX STOCK # [XXX]. CARMAX REFUSE TO REPAIR THE AUTOMOBILE. MARCH 9, 2012; ABOUT 8:45 PM (NIGHT), HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED (CUT OFF/ON REPEATEDLY). MARCH 28, 2012; LEXUS OF MEMPHIS REPLACED COGGED AC FILTER. ENGINE FRONT COVER SEAL HAS NOTICEABLE OIL LEAK, AND LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR DOES NOT WORK. INVOICE # [XXX]. MILEAGE 100,952. APRIL 6, 2012; THE FOLLOWING INDICATORS/WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED: BRAKE WEAR, SKID CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK VSC. [XXX], ASE ADVANCE LEVEL SPECIALIST, LEXUS CERTIFIED MASTER DIAGNOSTIC SPECIALIST, ASE MASTER AUTO TECHNICIAN, AND A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC COUNCIL, ORDER TECHNICIAN TO PERFORM SYSTEM CALIBRATION. NO ILLUMINATION OF INDICATORS/WARNING MESSAGES. MILEAGE 101,139. APRIL 11, 2012; THE FOLLOWING INDICATORS/WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED: BRAKE WEAR, SKID CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND CHECK VSC CAME BACK ON. MILEAGE 101,232. [XXX] PERFORMED AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE LEXUS GS 300 MAINTENANCE RECORD FROM Y2005 TO YTD AND PERFORMED AN IN-DEPTH DIAGNOSTIC. AS RECOMMENDED BY LEXUS TECHNICAL SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETINS DTC (DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES),[XXX] RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: 7.1 LB-SB-0087-08; DTCS P030# - CYLINDERS 1 ? 6 MISFIRE DETECTED 7.2 LB-SB-0092-09; DTCS P0172, P0175, AND P0037, REPLACE OXYGEN SENSORS AND COMPUTER 7.3 LB-SB-0069-11; DTCS P030# REPLACE, R & R PISTON RING SET 7

EITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S OR BOTH SIDE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF. I HAVE NOTICE A SLIGHT FLICKED FEW MONTHS BACK BUT BARELY NOTICEABLE. I TURN IT OFF AND ON AND IT COMES BACK ON.....AFTER 5 MIN OF DRIVING, IT WILL TURN OFF AGAIN RANDOMLY. THE BULBS ARE FINE. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS IN A RURAL AREA WHERE THERE ARE VERY LITTLE STREET LIGHTING. DEALER WON'T DO ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT ANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CONFIRM THAT THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULB, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT NEEDED TO STOP ILLUMINATING COMPLETELY IN ORDER FOR THEM TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS DURING EVENING HOURS. I ALWAYS TURN THEM ON AT NIGHT AND NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER HEADLIGHT WOULD GO OUT AFTER ABOUT FIVE TO TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING AND SHORTLY AFTER THE PASSENGER LIGHT WOULD GO OUT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BULB, BUT I SOMEHOW DISCOVERED A GLITCH IN THAT IF I MANUALLY TURN MY LIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURN THEM BACK ON THEY BOTH TURN ON. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY CYCLICAL AND HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AND WITH A SHORTER GAP IN TIME OF TURNING OFF. KNOWING THAT MY BULBS ARE NOT BURNT OUT IN THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO TURN BACK ON LEADS ME TO BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG ELECTRICALLY AND SHORTING. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I WORRY THAT BOTH LIGHTS ARE OFF AND OTHER DRIVER'S CANNOT SEE ME. THE OTHER WORRY IS THAT I AM CONSTANTLY FLASHING OTHER DRIVERS BY ALWAYS TURNING MY LIGHTS OFF AND ON. AFTER REVIEWING THIS SITE, IT WAS NICE TO KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT IS UNSETTLING TO SEE THAT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS GS300 WITH CURRENTLY 80,000 MILES AND FOR THE PAST 2 MONTHS, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING..SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE THE DRIVER SIDE, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND OFTEN IT WOULD BE BOTH HEADLIGHTS - A COMPLETE BLACKOUT! I HAVE TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN (FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF AGAIN). I'VE BEEN HIGH BEAMED AND HONKED AT SEVERAL TIMES. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. ITS BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR BUT I DON'T WANT PUT ME, MY KIDS, OR ANYONE ELSE'S LIFE IN DANGER SHOULD MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT OR GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE!!! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!! I FEEL LIKE I CANT BE DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT IF THIS PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING!!! DO A RECALL PLEASE!! IS IT REALLY WORTH SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE OVER?? *TR

MY 2006 GS300 HAS BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT, FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALERS DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT THE ISSUE. IT IS SCARY WHEN BOTH LIGHTS GO OFF IN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW I CAN GET THE LEXUS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM THINKING TO GOT MY LAWYER INVOLVED. MY EMAIL IS [XXX] I AM THINKING TO CREATE A LIST OF OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND COLLECTIVELY REQUEST FOR A RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH ANY COMMENT OR SUGGESTION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I BOUGHT A BROUGHT NEW LEXUS IN DECEMBER 2005. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. MOST OF THE TIME, IT IS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN OFF, TOO. I HAVE HAD BOTH OF THEM GO OFF AT NIGHT WHICH WAS VERY SCARY SINCE THE ROAD WE WERE TRAVELING WAS DARK. I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT A QUARTER OF MILE WITHOUT LIGHTS. WHEN I REACHED A LIGHTED AREA, I FLICKED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I NOW KNOW WHY I GOT HONKED AT WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT NIGHT (RARELY DO I TRAVEL AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF). BEFORE I KNEW THIS WAS HAPPENING, I TOOK IT TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND A SWITCH WAS REPLACED BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. I MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE LIGHT WAS OUT SOMETIME AGO AND THAT MY HUSBAND, THINKING IT WAS JUST THE LAMP, WAS GOING TO REPLACE IT. BUT WHEN WE WENT TO BUY THE LAMP, BOTH LIGHTS WERE ON. WE DISMISSED AS A FLUKE. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD US THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN SO IT COULD BE CHECKED. WELL, IT IS HARD TO DO SO BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF. IF YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, THE LIGHTS WILL COME BACK ON. SO IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THAT WILL HAPPEN. IT IS SCARY. IF WE HAVE TO TRAVEL AT NIGHT, WE MAKE SURE BOTH HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. HOWEVER, THAT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF AFTERWARDS, BECAUSE I

HELLO, I HAVE A LEXUS GS300 AWD. PURCHASED BRAND-NEW. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY LOW. I TOOK IN THE FIRST WEEK AND THEY SAID ADJUSTED THEM, BUT STILL THE SAME TROUBLES. THEN THE HEADLIGHT COMPLETELY TURNS OFF. I AGAIN TAKE IN IT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB. STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. I COMPLAINED OVER AND OVER. STILL NOTHING. I STILL DROVE THE CAR SINCE NEW WITH THE FAULTY HEADLIGHTS UNTIL THIS DAY. LAST WEEK ON MONDAY OCT. 3 2011.. I WENT OUT TO GET MILK FOR KIDS AROUND 8PM, I DROVE UP TO THE A LOCAL STORE AND TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT, MIND YOU MY HEADLIGHTS ONLY LET ME SEE ONLY ABOUT 6 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. I STARTED TO TURN AND ALMOST HIT A KID RIDING HIS BIKE HOME. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND STEERED TOWARDS THE CURB. I FREAKED OUT!! I ALMOST HIT A 12 YEAR OLD BOY BECAUSE MY HEADLIGHTS!! THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE THE WORST I'VE SEEN ON A CAR! I HAD OVER 15 CARS AND NEVER HAVE I SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. WHAT IF I HIT THIS KID OR EVEN WORST, KILLED HIM! WHO'S TO BLAME? THE DEALER WHO FIXED THEM 3 TIMES AND THEY STILL FACTORY SETTING. FACTORY SETTING IS WRONG. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUS ! WE OWNED 9 LEXUS CARS AND TRUCKS AND ONLY THE GS300 HAS THE PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. EVERY LEXUS FORM HAS EVERY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS! I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. I'M PLANNING ON SELLING IT OR TRADING IT IN., REGARDLESS IF SOMEONE GETS MY CAR THEY WILL SAME THE PROBLEM. I HAVE 2 KIDS, WHAT IF MY KIDS ARE RIDING BIKES OR Y

FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS NOW I HAVE NOTICED THE DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT GOING OFF BY ITSELF. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IF I JUST TURN ON THE LIGHT I WOULDN'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SEEM TO HAPPEN WHEN I TWIST THE LIGHT ON ALL THE WAY TO AUTO. IF I TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHT DOES TURN BACK ON. IT MOSTLY HAPPENS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S LIGHT BUT LAST WEEK MY PASSENGERS SIDE TURNED OFF!!! I HAD JUST TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO GET MAINTENANCE DONE. I TOLD THEM TO LOOK INTO THAT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING HOPING I WOULD GET GOOD NEWS IN RETURN. HOWEVER I DIDN'T. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN THE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO ACCESS THE ISSUES. BUT HOW CAN I BRING MY VEHICLE IN WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES AT 5:30PM?!! IT'S BEEN VERY FRUSTRATING DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I LOVE MY CAR BUT I DON'T WANT PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER SHOULD MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT OR GET PULLED OVER BY CHP!!! PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!! I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T BE DRIVING MY CAR AT NIGHT IF THIS PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING!!! DO A RECALL PLEASE!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS ON EITHER THE DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE (SOMETIMES BOTH) INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. MOST OF THE TIME, IT IS THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6+ MONTHS. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON THEY WORK, BUT I HAVE TO REPEAT THE PROCESS A NUMBER OF TIMES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS HAVE LOCKED ON THEIR OWN AND SOMETIME LOCK THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT ALL FOUR DOOR ACTUATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED HIM NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH LOW BEAMS ON, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THEY BOTH TURN OFF AT THE SAME TIME. WENT TO LEXUS FOR SERVICE AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT ASSESS THE PROBLEM OR KNOW WHAT IS WRONG UNTIL THE HEADLAMP DOESN'T TURN ON AGAIN AND THEIR SUGGESTION WOULD BE TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP. WENT FOR A SECOND SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE LIGHT BULB GOING OUT BY ANOTHER SERVICE ASSOCIATE. REPLACED LIGHT BULBS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AND PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *TR

2006 LEXUS GS300. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES RELATED TO AN ACCIDENT WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS SHE WAS SLOWLY DRIVING OUT OF HER DRIVEWAY, SHE STARTED TO TURN A CORNER WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING. SHE BOUNCED OFF THE CURBS ON THE STREET, TWO OR THREE TIME AND THE TIRES AND RIMS WERE DAMAGED, THERE WAS A GOUGE IN THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AFTER FINALLY COMING TO REST AFTER THE VEHICLE JUMPED OFF THE MEDIAN AND SHE ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY TWICE. *JB

REARVIEW MIRROR SILVER BACK COATING COMING OFF. CAUSES DARK SPOTS AND LINES IN MIRROR AND GETS WORSE EACH MONTH. *TR

I SLOWED DOWN TO PARK THE CAR AND WAS STEERING MY CAR INTO THE PARKING OPENING. AND AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A STOP POSITION, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST BEFORE IT STOPPED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY WITH HIGH SPEED AND RAN OVER THE PARKING BLOCKS AND THEN OVER THE RAISED ISLAND IN FRONT OF ME. THEN IT CRASHED INTO THE CARS PARKED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RAISED ISLAND AND THEN IT STOPPED. IN 2009 I EXPERIENCED MY VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE OFTEN WHEN IT WAS IDLING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP POSITION. THE DEALER CHECKED THE ENGINE AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, CONTINUED AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS IDLING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN STOP POSITION. AGAIN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE ENGINE. AND AGAIN, I WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ENGINE. WHEN I WENT FOR 30,000-MILE SERVICE, I AGAIN EXPLAINED THE ENGINE'S PECULIAR BEHAVIOR TO THE DEALER, WHO THEN TOP-CLEANED MY ENGINE. THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, KEPT HAPPENING AND THE ENGINE STALLED MORE OFTEN. I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER AND AT THIS TIME THEY TOP-CLEANED THE ENGINE AGAIN. SOON AFTER THE 30,000-MILE SERVICE, I NOTICED THE HARSH GEAR SHIFT DURING 30 TO 40 MPH TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND THE DEALER FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER PROGRAMMING WAS IN ERROR AND RE-CALIBRATED IT. SOON AFTER, THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

WHEN MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS AND APPLYING HEAVY THROTTLE, ENGINE BRAKING OR TORQUE MANAGEMENT ENGAGES CAUSING THE CAR TO FORCEFULLY RESIST ACCELERATION. HAPPENS ON WET OR SNOWY ROADS OR DRY CONDITIONS. THIS CONTROL SYSTEM ALSO KEEPS THE REAR WHEELS TURNING WHEN BRAKING IN SLIPPERY/SNOWY AND ICY CONDITIONS, EVEN WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC IN RIGHT HAND TURNS. FLOORING IT CAUSES THE CAR TO BASICALLY TRY TO STOP ITSELF. THE SNOWY CONDITIONS ISSUE HAS CAUSES MY CAR TO TRY TO SLIDE TO THE RIGHT, INTO A DITCH OR OTHER CAR SEVERAL TIMES IN ONE 15 MINUTE TRIP, TO WHERE I TOOK THE CAR AND PARKED IT DUE TO BEING SO AFRAID. I'M A VETERAN IN DRIVING IN SNOW, SO THIS ISN'T A DRIVER ISSUE. I WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS OUT OF ANY BRAND OF CAR, ESPECIALLY A LEXUS. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS (AFS) WILL START FLICKERING AND THEN TURN OFF WITHOUT NO APPARENT REASON. SOMETIMES IT WILL BE ONLY ONE, SOMETIMES BOTH. DEALER SAYS IT COULD BE EITHER THE BULBS, THE ECU UNIT IN THE HEADLIGHT OR THE CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS STARTED HAPPENING WAY BEFORE THE 50K WARRANTY BUT DEALER DENIED ANY REPAIRS AS THEY COULD NOT "REPRODUCE" THE PROBLEM. A FEW NIGHTS AGO I RAN OVER A DOG BECAUSE OF THE POOR VISIBILITY. I HAVE STOPPED USING THIS CAR AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THE HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AIM TOO LOW. DEALER STATES NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR

PASSENGER AND DRIVER REAR VIEW MIRRORS FAIL TO COME BACK TO LEVEL POSITION AFTER BACKING UP. THE OCCURRENCE IS RANDOM, SO IT BECOME A HAZARD AS YOU MIGHT THINK IT HAS LEVELED BUT IT ACTUALLY HAS NOT. IT MANY CASES I'VE TRYING TO CHANGE LANES IN THE HIGHWAY ONLY TO REALIZE THAT IN THE LAST SECOND OF DECISION I CANNOT SEE ANYTHING BECAUSE THE MIRROR IS POINTING DOWN. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT ACKNOWLEDGE DEFECTS ON THE MECHANISM. PASSENGER SIDE WAS REPLACED BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRED. HOWEVER IT HAS ALREADY BROKEN AGAIN ALONG WITH THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 LEXUS GS300 WITH CURRENTLY 69,000 MILES AND FOR THE PAST YEAR, THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING..SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE THE DRIVER SIDE, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BE THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND OFTEN IT WOULD BE BOTH HEADLIGHTS-A COMPLETE BLACKOUT..I WOULD HAVE THE FLICK THE LIGHT SWITCH OFF AND ON FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN (FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES AND IT WOULD TURN ITSELF OFF AGAIN)..I'VE BEEN HIGH BEAMED AND HONKED AT SEVERAL TIMES ..I'VE ALSO BEEN PULLED OVER TWICE AND LAST NIGHT WAS THE LAST STRAW..I REPLACED THE BULBS BUT TO NO AVAIL...I'VE TAKEN IT TO 2 DIFFERENT LEXUS DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND WITH NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION OFFERED BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM..A BUDDY OF MINES HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS '06 GS350..SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!..I CANT AFFORD TO RISK MY KIDS AND FAMILY LIFE OVER DEFECTED HEADLIGHTS. *TR

JAN 06, 2011 - SAN DIEGO, CA. - EXTERIOR LIGHTING 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 DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS TURNING OFF VERY FREQUENTLY. PROBLEM STILL EXIST AS SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE OFF AND ON INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE PERSISTED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL ALTOGETHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES AS SHE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE DID INTO RESPOND AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONTAL DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND AIR BAGS BUT DID NOT LOCATE A FAILURE WITH EITHER. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK AND NECK. THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NOSE AND BACK AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES THE BREAST DUE TO THE GRIP FROM THE SEAT BELTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 02/23/11

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP GOES OUT PERIODICALLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, EITHER HEADLIGHT (AND SOMETIMES BOTH) WILL GO OUT. MOST OF THE TIME ITS THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. I'VE TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND TO CORRECT IT. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO ARE UNABLE TO FIX IT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 6+ MONTH. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODE. WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IF I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WORK. IT COULD BE FOR 5 MINUTES OR THE NEXT 200 MILES. IF ANYONE HAS FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING. I DON'T NEED GETTING A TICKET BECAUSE 1 OR BOTH LIGHTS GO OUT PRIOR TO PASSING A POLICEMAN. *TR

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. RATTLING NOISE WHEN CAR STARTS UP. TRUCK WON'T RELEASE FROM KEY OR FROM TRUCK RELEASE INSIDE CAR. *TR

MY 2006 LEXUS GS300 IS CONSUMING OIL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE LEXUS DEALER 4 TIMES. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOT ANYTHING BEING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN AUGUST 2008. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED 18 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. I CONTINUE TO GET SENT AWAY WITHOUT AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM. FROM MY RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ARE THE RINGS. ONE OF THE LEXUS TECHNICIANS ACCIDENTALLY STATED THAT THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN. THE CAR IS CONSUMING 1-2 PINTS OF OIL A MONTH. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANYTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

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 BI

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.

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

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

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES THE CONTACT SHIFTED GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6,000. THE DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. HE RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSIST THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HE DOES NOT DRIVER THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. HE WANTED TO TRADE THE VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER ONE BUT THE DEALER DENIED HIS REQUEST TO DO SO. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000. UPDATED 03/24/10 *BF UPDATED 08/23/10

IN WINTER OF 2008 I WAS EXITING A DRIVEWAY AT THE END OF WHICH THERE IS A STOP LIGHT ON A NIGHT WHEN SNOW HAD JUST BEGUN. I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS RED MY CAR BRAKES LOCKED UP AND I SLID INTO A STONE PILLAR AT THE EXIT. ALTHOUGH I HAD SUFFICIENT TIME, I HAD NO WAY TO EFFECTIVELY STEER THE CAR BECAUSE THE WHEELS WERE LOCKED UP. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR. WHILE MY OVERRIDING CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, I WAS ALSO UNHAPPY ABOUT THE VERY SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MY CAR. THE DEALER AND THE LEXUS CORPORATION TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES, BUT I ASKED THEM TO REPORT THE INCIDENT IN CASE OTHERS EXPERIENCED (OR WOULD IN FUTURE EXPERINCE) THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY DID. IN READING ABOUT THE WAY TOYOTA HANDLED CURRENT RECALLS, IT RAISED DOUBTS FOR ME ABOUT WHETHER THEY FILED A REPORT OF THIS INCIDENT. *CN