1.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
89,800 miles

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problem #5

Jul 292022

GS 300

  • miles
On July 29th at approximately 8:30pm, I got into my car after exiting the Meijer store and noticed the car making strange noises and was hard to get in gear. I park so I don-€™t have to back up, so I put the car in drive and it went fast in reverse, when it went forward, it went crazy and I ran into a tree island and busted 2 tires and finally stopped. Fortunately this happened in a mostly vacant parking lot. This car has a lot of horsepower and those horses went crazy. I answered a question on how fast I was going? I answered 50mph, I went from 0 to 50 in a parking lot with my foot on the brake!

- Highland Heights, KY, USA

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problem #4

Sep 172020

GS 300

  • 200,000 miles
Failed brake actuator

- Dallas, TX, USA

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problem #3

Oct 042019

GS 300

  • 249,000 miles
While vehicle was in motion, multiple warning lights and messages illuminated, and audible chimes sounded. Brake booster failed. No brakes, no advance warning. This occurred on lockwood road, elgin tx on October 4, 2019 around 8 pm. Lexus put out a safety recall on their 2019/2020 vehicles with the same problem. FMVSS no.126 back in July 24, 2019

- Elgin, TX, USA

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problem #2

Oct 172017

GS 300

  • miles
Purchased a 98 GS300 six months ago and my vsc, ABS, brake light and check engine warning gauges came up and will not go away. Did some research and found out the brake master cylinder, throttle position sensor and throttle position actuator were the problems. With these few items gone bad my car produces little to no power during acceleration. The car barely gets up to 45 mph with acceleration pedal all the way down to the floor. With the vsc gone bad there is an alarm that stretches to uncomfortable hearing levels that' hurts like the devil. My car will literally stop in the middle of cruising and won't pick up any speed unless I have my foot pedal all the way down to the floor, which also often times causes it to turn off on highways, all types of streets and other areas. Also with these items gone bad my car shifts so hard to the point where it jumps whenever I shift into any position. All in all the vehicle, I feel, is too dangerous to drive at this time

- Richmond, VA, USA

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problem #1

Jul 192016

GS 300

  • miles
I purchased a vehicle off the streets and had no clue on how the system works when purchasing a salvaged vehicle that had been in a auction after a wreckless accident. Had a master cylinder malfunction that got fixed by not a Lexus professional mechanic due to budget reasons. Received a check for around $20 for the recall on the gas pedal getting stuck around 3 yrs. Ago. No longer have posseion of my license # plate or vehicle. I think VIN # was a scam.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

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