2007 Lexus Gs 350 Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE AND DAMAGED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT HOME. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V432000(FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND REVVED UP WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO AVOID SURGING FORWARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED A DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V395000 (ENGINE), IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE VALVES WAS BENT. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE'S ROCKER WAS FRACTURED AND BOTH THE VALVES AND ROCKER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V432000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. KENDALL LEXUS OF EUGENE (380 GOODPASTURE ISLAND RD, EUGENE, OR 97401, (855) 981-5525) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

LOW BEAM XENON HEADLIGHT ON DRIVERS SIDE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF. AT TIMES BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SHUT OFF COMPLETELY CAUSING NO VISION AT NIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE SWITCHED OFF THEN BACK ON THEY WORK ONCE AGAIN BUT USUALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES ONLY. ALSO, THERE'S ALWAYS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR, WHILE SITTING STILL. ONCE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE SMELL SEEMS TO GO AWAY.

WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY, WITHOUT ANY IMPACT ON THE CAR, NO ACCIDENT OCCURED, AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY REASON.

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND I WAS HIT BY THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL AND THROWN UP AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN SLAMMED INTO A PAVEMENT WALL ON THE FREEWAY I WAS ONLY TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MILES WHEN I WAS STRUCK BY A CAR TRAVELING 70 MILES AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING INJURIES TO MY ARM RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO HAVE SURGERY AND NOW I HAVE A ROD IN MY ARM FOR LIFE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND IF NOT THEN WHAT WASN'T THE GS 350 ON THE LIST CAUSE SOMEWHERE MINES WENT FAULTY

I ALSO HAVE A HEADLIGHT THAT HAS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORKED. I RUN MY LIGHTS ON THE AUTO FEATURE. IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, I HAVE NOTED THAT THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ONLY TURNS ON SOME OF THE TIME. I NEED TO CHECK IT, TURN THE LIGHTS OFF, THEN BACK ON TO GET IT TO WORK. HAPPENS ABOUT 20% OF THE TIME AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO, SOMEONE FOLLOWED ME INTO A STORE AND TOLD ME THAT MY LEFT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN I LEFT AND TURNED THE CAR ON, THEN CHECKED THE HEADLIGHTS, THEY WERE WORKING. I NOW REALIZE THAT THIS IS WHEN IT STARTED.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A HEAD LIGHT GOING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, AND OCCASIONALLY BOTH BULBS AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE BACK BULBS TOO GO OUT LEAVING MY CAR COMPLETELY DARK, INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE SOMETIMES INCLUDED. A QUICK OFF/ON OF THE LIGHT SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. I WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN MY LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON SO I CAN CONTROL THE DARKNESS. I LOVE MY LEXUS, BUT FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN IT, AS THE LIGHTS COULD GO DARK AND I CAN'T RESPOND QUICK ENOUGH OR ONCOMING TRAFFIC WILL NOT SEE ME AROUND A CURVE. I TOOK THE CAR IN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO TO MY LEXUS DEALER, TOM WILLIAMS, AND THEY TOLD ME THE CAR BATTERY WAS WEAK AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM, SHORTLY THEREAFTER I DID REPLACE THE BATTERY, BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I BRING IT TO LEXUS, THEY ONLY TEST IT DURING THE DAY. STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I RECENTLY HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM RECALL AND THEY RECHECKED AND SAID AGAIN THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, I FELT LIKE THEY WERE TELLING ME I WAS LYING. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH 102,000 MILES ON IT, BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL YEARS SINCE ABOUT 60,000 MILES

MY TRUNK NOT OPEN WITH REMOTE KEY OR IT NOT OPEN WITH TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON NEAR DRIVER SIDE DASH BOARD. [XXX] [XXX]@COMCAST.NET INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

THE DESIGN AND FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, THE REAR BRAKE CALIPERS CONSTANTLY RUST AND SEIZE MAKING THEM STICK AND CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WILL LOCK AND START SMOKING. EVEN AFTER REPAIR THE BRAKES WILL SEIZE AGAIN AFTER A YEAR OR SOMETIME SOONER. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT BY LEXUS BUT STILL NOT COVERED AS A RECALL/SAFETY ISSUE.

WHILE UNDERGOING NORMAL PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE BY THE SELLING AUTHORIZED LEXUS DEALER, THE CAR WAS NOTED TO HAVE "... BOTH REAR CALIPER SLIDES ... SEIZED" RESULTING IN THE NEED TO "... REPLACE(D) REAR PADS AND ROTORS DUE TO CALIPERS BEING SEIZED." THE SERVICING DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL LEXUS MODELS THAT THEY SERVICE AND, IN THEIR OPINION DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE REAR CALIPER SLIDES, WHICH THEY ARE GENERALLY ABLE TO CORRECT BY REMOVING AND RELUBRICATING THE SLIDES OR, IF NECESSARY, BY REPLACING THE CALIPERS. *TR

CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR DUE TO BACK STREAKS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT VARYING SPEEDS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS ON MY CAR CHANGE POSITION WITHOUT ANY INPUT ON THE SWITCH. DURING THE WEEK OR SO PRIOR TO THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS OCCURRED, I HAD NOTICED THAT WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR AFTER LEAVING IT PARKED OVERNIGHT THAT THE MIRRORS, AND OFTEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD BE OUT OF THEIR SET MEMORY POSITION. SELECTING THE MEMORY SWITCH WOULD RETURN THE SEAT AND MIRRORS TO THEIR PRESET POSITION. HOWEVER THIS HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO WHERE THE MIRRORS WILL CHANGE POSITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE DRIVER'S MIRROR WILL NOT CHANGE POSITION DRAMATICALLY, HOWEVER THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WILL FREQUENTLY TILT UP TO NEARLY THE FULL EXTENT OF ITS' TRAVEL AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INPUT FROM THE DRIVER. THIS HAS LED TO SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE A QUICK GLANCE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, DID NOT SHOW AN OBSTRUCTION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR AND NEARLY LED TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED TWICE ABOUT THIS TO ONE LEXUS DEALER, TRI COUNTY LEXUS, AND ONCE TO ANOTHER LEXUS DEALER, LEXUS STORE OF LEXINGTON. NEITHER CLAIMED TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT I DID POINT OUT TO THE LEXUS STORE OF LEXINGTON WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP THAT THE PASSENGER MIRROR WAS TILTED FULLY UP AND THEREFORE USELESS TO VIEW THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS I HAVE POINTED OUT TO BOTH DEALERS, PRESSING THE MEMORY RECALL BUTTON NUMEROUS TIMES WILL EVENTUALLY BRING THE MIRROR BACK TO THE SET MEMORY POSITION. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS PASSED ITS' 50,000 MILE NEW CAR WARRANTY LEXUS CLAIMS NO FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OR SEVERAL OTHER CONCERNS WHICH I RAISED DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, ONE OF WHICH I JUST PAID $569 FOR OUT OF POCKET TO REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED.

BRIDGESTONES PONTANZA TIRES SIZE (245-45-18) TIRES HAVE FALLEN APART TWICE , MEAING TWO DIFFERENT SET OF TIRES HAVE LARGE BLOW OUTS ON THE SIDES . HAVE TAKING THEM TO FIRESTONE TO BE REPLACED BOTH TIMES AND EXPLAINED A RECALL NEED TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AND THEY JUST SHRUG IT OFF. CAR WAS SITTING BOTH TIME IN DRIVE WAY AND NOTICE FLAT TIRES. WENT TO CHANGE THEM OUT AN NOTICED LARGE HOLES.

GS 350 BRAKES *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND FOUR NEW TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS RELATED TO THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,550.

2007 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR GETS WET WHEN A/C IS ON. *SMD THE DEALER UN-CLOGGED A DRAIN.

WHEN STARTING THE MY CAR, 2007 LEXUS GS 350, THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO AN ESTIMATED 5000 RPM FOR 5 - 10 SEC THEN SETTLED DOWN TO THE NORMAL IDLE (1000 RPM RANGE). THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN PARK, PARKING BRAKES STILL ON. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER/DRIVER. THE CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO THE LEXUS DEALER. DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN, NO DEFECTS WERE DETECTED. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT INVOLVED. I WAS SIMPLY STARTING THE CAR, WITH THE SMART KEY, MY FOOT HAS TO BE ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO START THE CAR, THUS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND FOUR NEW TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS RELATED TO THE ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE ALIGNMENT ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,550.

TRUNK LATCH NUT CAN BECOME LOOSE AND FALL OUT MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE TRUNK