2006 Lexus GS300 complaints

I PURCHASED MY 06 LEXUS GS300 LAST YEAR AROUND MAY OF 2008, FROM THE DAY THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, ALL I EVER EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES OF PROBLEMS. THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A REALLY BIG CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY, IT APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF CAM GEAR GRINDING, I TOOK IT TO LEXUS OF RENO TO HAVE IT FIX NOT ONCE BUT TWICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ALSO MAKE GRINDING NOISES, I'D ADDRESS THIS TO THE MECHANIC AT LEXUS AND THEY WOULDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMPLAINT. TODAY IS AUGUST 19 2009 THE TRUNK OF MY CAR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL OR THE TRUNK OPENER FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT, IT TOOK ME 60 MILES OR MORE COMING BACK AND FORTH EVERY COUPLE MONTHS TO GET THE SOMETHING FIX. *TR

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2006 LEXUS GS300 IN JAN., 2006, I EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF MY CAR. I WAS PASSING A CAR AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I TRIED THE BRAKE BUT IT SEEMED FROZEN..IT DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL. I QUICKLY THREW THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, AND AS I WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I SHIFTED INTO PARK...IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE FIRST TIME I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR BACK UP, IT RACED. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT IT SEEMED TO START UP NORMALLY, AND I DROVE IT TO WORK. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THEY SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT FINE. THE OTHER EVENING 8/3/09, A LITTLE MORE THAN 3 YEARS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AS SHE WAS ACCELERATING , ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO MOVE TOWARD THE FLOOR . IT GOT UP TO 80 MILES AN HOUR, WHEN SHE DID AS I DID, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER, AND THROW IT INTO PARK. SHE WAS FRANTIC, CALLING THE CAR A " DEATHTRAP " . I CALLED THE DEALER FOR A TOW AND WHEN I DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED, HE SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE MATS. .NO WAY. EVEN AFTER WE MOVED THE MAT COMPLETELY AWAY AND RESTARTED THE CAR..THE RPM'S RACED UP. EVEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE CAR RACED AND " JUMPED ' WHEN HE PULLED IT ONTO THE FLATBED . THE DEALER CALLED THE NEXT DAY AND SAID THE CAR IS FINE. I TOLD HIM I WANT

I OWN A 2006 GS300 AWD WHICH I BOUGHT IN SEPT 2007, WITH 9000 MILES. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. IN OCTOBER 2008, WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WENT FLAT. I WENT TO ROCKVILLE CENTRE LEXUS IN ROCKVILLE CENTRE NEW YORK AND THEY NOTIFIED THAT I NEED NOT ONE BUT TWO TIRES. THEY STATED THAT ONE OF MY OTHER TIRES WAS NOT INFLATED BUT RUNNING ON THE RUN FLAT MODE. I WONDER IF I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THIS CONDITION AND WAS NOT AWARE. I BOUGHT TWO TIRES THE END PRICE WAS $1,087. ON MARCH 21, 2009, WHILE DRIVING AGAIN LOW TIRE LIGHT COMES ON. I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY MARCH 23, I NEED TWO NEW TIRES AGAIN. THE TIRE WAS SPLIT, AND IT WAS NOT BY GLASS OR A NAIL. THESE TIRES ARE NOT FIT FOR THIS VEHICLE OR CHEAPLY MADE. I AM UPSET WITH LEXUS AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE LEXUS AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED THREE SEPARATE RECALL LETTERS FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, AND THE FUEL DELIVERY PIPES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE AN ADDITIONAL WEEK FOR THE ACTUAL REPAIRS TO BE COMPLETED. SHE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL WAS INITIATED DUE TO A DEFECT AND POSSIBLE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 20,000.

LEXUS GS 300: HEADLAMP GOES OUT! VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOUR SEPARATE TIMES BY THE DEALER. WITH EACH REPAIR VISIT THE DEALER RESPONDED THE SAME WAY. WE CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CAN'T FIX IT UNTIL WE CAN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED FOUR TIMES TO THE OWNER WITH THE HEADLAMP NOT WORKING. FOUR SEPARATE VISITS TO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIPS DURING A NINE MONTH PERIOD GENERATED THE SAME RESPONSE. FIRST THE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE HEADLAMP WENT OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT. HEADLAMP PROBLEMS ARE KNOWN TO EXIST, HOWEVER LEXUS KEEPS NO RECORDS OF OWNER REPORTED HEADLAMP PROBLEMS ON THEIR MAINTENANCE RECORDS. MY DEALERSHIP RECORD SHOWS NO RECORD OF THE VEHICLE EVER BEING SERVICED FOR PROBLEMS BEYOND THE ORIGINAL HEADLAMP REPLACEMENT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE LEXUS CORPORATE RE-PURCHASE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REFUSED, FIRST BY VAUGHN WENDELSTAPH, THEN PAULETTE CRISS, VP. HOW MANY FATAL CRASHES DUE TO A LEXUS FAILED HEADLAMPS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE LEXUS TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT, RECALLS THE VEHICLES, AND REMOVES THE SAFETY HAZARD FROM THE ROAD? LEXUS HAS OFFERED TO WASTE MORE OF MY TIME AND CONTINUE TO GUESS AT WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE AND REPLACE RANDOM PARTS UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT. IN THE MEANTIME I'M TOLD TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS MOVING HAZARD AND PUTTING MYSELF, MY FAMILY, AND ALL OTHER PASSENGERS AT RISK. I URGE ALL LEXUS OWNERS HAVING A LEXUS LEMONS HEADLAMP SAFETY OR OTHER ROAD HAZARD PROBLEM. BLOG YOUR RESPONSE

DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT SHORTLY AFTER BEING TURNED ON. I HAD THIS SAME ISSUE ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS AGO WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THEY REPLACED THE WIRES AND HOUSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SINCE THEY COULD NOT VERIFY THE EXACT ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE. MY CAR IS A 2006 LEXUS GS 300. *TR

DUNLOP 18" TIRES PRESENTING WITH SEVERE CUPPING ON INSIDE EDGE (DISCOVERED AT 16K). TIRES HAVE APPROX 7/32 TREAD LEFT OTHERWISE (70%). SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS THIS WEAR IS ABNORMAL AND ISN'T EASY TO SEE. TIRE WOULD COME APART IF NOT DISCOVERED AND REPLACED. LEXUS DEALER AGREED WEAR ISN'T NORMAL BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE 2 TIRES. LEXUS TECH STATED HE'S SEEN THIS BEFORE (ALIGNMENT ISSUES FROM THE FACTORY). SIMILAR SITUATION CAUSED RECALL ON LS460 MODELS WITH DUNLOPS. THE GS300 SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL FOR ALIGNMENT/TIRE CHECKS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. WE WERE LUCKY TO DISCOVER THAT OUR TIRES WERE UNSAFE AS THIS IS SO DIFFICULT TO SEE/DETECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME STUCK. HE THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE BECAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. THE CONTACT CRASHED THROUGH THE FRONT GLASS WINDOW OF A STORE. THE CONTACT AND POSSIBLY ONE OCCUPANT IN THE STORE WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VIELE'S AUTOMOTIVE SHOP UNTIL IT CAN BE TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

ONLY 29,500 MILES ON TIRES THAT FOR THE PRICE SHOULD LAST MANY THOUSAND MORE. OUR TIRES LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE RUN IMPROPERLY INFLATED AND NOT ROTATED AS RECOMMENDED, BUT WE HAVE THE SERVICE PAPERS THAT PROVE OTHERWISE. I HAVE NOT HAD EXPERIENCE WITH DUNLOP BRAND TIRES AND AM QUITE DISAPPOINTED WITH MY ONLY EXPERIENCE. I WILL NEVER USE THIS MANUFACTURER AGAIN. MY FAMILY IS MUCH TOO IMPORTANT TO TRUST THEIR SAFETY WITH A COMPANY THAT DOESN'T TAKE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY SERIOUSLY. OUR TIRES STARTED LOOSING TREAD CHUNKS WHILE DRIVING 75-80 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. ONLY ALERT WE HAD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING WAS A CHUNK THAT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE TIRE STARTED HITTING THE WHEEL WELL OF OUR VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, WE LEARNED THAT TWO OTHER TIRES HAD ALREADY LOST PIECES OF TREAD AND WERE WORN DOWN BEYOND WHAT WAS SAFE. *TR

TIRES ARE CUPPING AT 13,000 MILES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE TIRES SHOULD BE REPLACED AT 13,000 MILES OR RISK A TIRE FAILURE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE GS300 HAS AN ISSUE WITH CUPPING OF THE TIRES. THE LEXUS GS300 SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A VEHICLE DEFECT THAT CAUSES TIRE PROBLEMS. *TR

SEAT BELT RECALL NOVEMBER, 2006. SEAT BELTS REPLACE, STILL NOT RETRACTING. DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELTS AGAIN AND STILL DO NOT RETRACT. LEXUS AND DEALER HAVE NOT RESOLVED THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED LEXUS' CALIFORNIA FACILITY ON 9-13-07 AS WELL AS MANY OTHER TIMES. LEXUS HAS STILL NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *TR

UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION OF A 2006 LEXUS GS 300 OCCURRED DURING OVERTAKING OF ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A TWO LANE US HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LEXUS DEALER (LEXUS OF FT. WAYNE INDIANA) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVER'S FLOOR MAT WAS JAMMED AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY CASE OF THIS TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE. AFTER SEEING THE NHTSA REPORT OF RECALL REGARDING DIFFERENT LEXUS VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I SUSPECT THAT NHTSA HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD, POTENTIALLY REQUIRING A BROADER RECALL EFFORT. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT (12/28/06) IS APPROXIMATE. I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE EXACT DATE IS AVAILABLE FROM THE DEALER. THE INFORMATION UNDER "EQUIPMENT" IS NOT ACCURATE AS THE CHOICES MAKE NO SENSE. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2006 LEXUS GS300, FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DOORS EXTENDED TOO FAR. THE DOOR WAS LONG AND HEAVY, AND THAT THE TOP BOLTS ON THE FRONT DOORS WERE INADEQUATE FOR THE WEIGHT AND LENGTH OF THE DOORS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TOP HINGE SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE, AND HE FELT THAT THE SERVICE LOAD ON THE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DOOR OPENING TOO FAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH COST $506.00 AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE HINGE AND THEY ALIGNMENT OF THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIR HE OPENED THE PASSENGER DOOR AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND IT WOULDN'T CLOSE. HE NOTICED THAT THE HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE HINGE FOR FREE, WITH A DISCLAIMER STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OTHER REPAIRS FOR THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER FRONT DOORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,472, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500.*AK UPDATE 4/23/07*TR

LEXUS GS300 HAD 1472 MILES, DRIVER DOOR OPENED & WAS OVER-EXTENDED BY WIND. HINGES SEPARATED FROM BODY & DOOR MISALIGNED. WE COMPLAINED FROM THE TIME CAR WAS BOUGHT, THE FRONT DOORS SWING TOO EASILY. ON 2/9/07, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED , PASSENGER ENTERED & DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. RE-OPENED DOOR TO CHECK IF ANYTHING WAS CAUGHT IN DOOR, & NOTHING WAS FOUND. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. RE-OPENED DOOR & SAW IDENTICAL SEPARATION OF HINGE AS ON DRIVER'S DOOR A YEAR EARLIER. VEHICLE HAS 8300 MILES. DOOR HAD NO MIS-TREATMENT PRIOR TO INCIDENTS. *JB

TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO JERK AND REMAIN SLUGGISH WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP OR IN SLOW TRAFFIC. DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. BAD ENOUGH FOR PASSENGERS TO DETECT. DEALERSHIP SAYS ITS "NORMAL". *JB

2006 LEXUS GS300, THE UPPER DOOR HINGE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR SLIPPED CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO CLOSE PROPERLY, AS THOUGH MISALIGNED. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS AND HAS SUFFERED NO TRAUMA AT ALL. HAVE YOU HAD OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ON LEXUS AUTOMOBILES? *JB

ENGINE OIL LEAK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OIL LEAKS. *NM

2006 LEXUS GS300 BRAKES PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE PROBLEM ONLY HAPPENED ON OCCASION, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PULLING TO THE LEFT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

ON FEBRUARY 9, 2006, THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE OCCURRED. EACH TIME, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF SULFUR IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. A DAY OR A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON (CHECK VSC).I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY ALSO BE CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE CAR AT THE SAME TIME. THE DEALER/SERVICE MANAGER INDICATES THAT THERE IS FUEL IN THE ENGINE OIL. I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS SAFE TO OPERATE A BRAND NEW VEHICLE WITH FUEL IN THE ENGINE OIL. ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, PARTS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED FOUR TIMES WITH 1494 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2006 LEXUS GS300. AT NIGHTS THE LOW-BEAM HD LIGHTS DOES NOT PROJECT FAR ENOUGH, I HAVE A HARD TIME SEEING ONCOMING OBJECTS ON THE ROAD IN DARK ROADS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A POSSIBLE DANGER IF NOT CORRECTED. *JB

LEXUS GS-300 HAS A PUSH-BUTTON IGNITION WHICH TURNS THE ENGINE ON AND OFF. BUT ONE CAN VERY EASILY PUSH THIS BUTTON WHILE THE CAR IS STILL IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS ES 330. AN ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR RELEASED. THE NOISE OCCURS EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR RELEASED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER, AND THEY CLAIM THE NOISE IS NORMAL. FOR THAT REASON NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE NOISE WAS NOT NOTICED DURING THE TEST DRIVE. *AK

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON THE INTERSTATE FROM ALBUQUERQUE TO GRANT, NM AT 75 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE PASSING MANY TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS ROAD REPAIR UP AHEAD AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS REDUCED TO 65, SO I SLOWED TO 65. A TRUCK CAME UP ON MY INSIDE (RIGHT) LANE AT EXCESS SPEED AND SWERVED INTO MY LEFT LANE TO PASS THE TRUCK I WAS ABOUT TO PASS. I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVE MUST HAVE KNOWN I WAS IN THE LANE, SO THE INCIDENT WAS DELIBERATE. THE TRUCK WAS MARKED "IWX." I HAVE NOTIFIED THE TRUCKING COMPANY SEVERAL TIMES BUT NO RESPONSE. VIN # WAS 12H98808. CAB @ WAS 3758. THERE WAS A DECAL ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAB WHICH SAID "BEWARE OF DOG" DEPICTING A VICIOUS DOG WITH AN ARM IN ITS MOUTH.

THE HID LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE IS AIMED CONSIDERABLY LOW PROVIDING FOR EXTREMELY POOR FRONT ILLUMINATION. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE LIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED AS HIGH AS LEXUS ALLOWS. THE ONLY WAY TO ADEQUATELY SEE PEDESTRIANS, ETC. AT NIGHT IS TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ACTIVATED WHICH IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING TO OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE DRIVEN VEHICLES WITH HID/XENON LIGHTS FOR OVER 5 YEARS AND APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY SHOULD OPERATE. THE LEVELING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE CLEARLY HAS A PROBLEM. *NM