2010 Lexus Gs 350 Owner Complaints

WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS THE DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE DASH CAMERA VIDEO AT THE EXACT MOMENT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS WAS BEYOND FRIGHTENING TO HAVE THEM DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY DO NOT SEEM THAT CONCERNED. THERE IS SOME SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT A CRASH. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE. I WOULD NEVER WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY AROUND 5,000. TO FIX SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AND SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER SERIOUSLY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS OUT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED SCOTT MURPHY@TOYOTA CORPORATION AND HE CAN'T CONCEPTUALIZE THAT IT WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEM I WONDER IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND THEY JUST SAID ' IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY'?? THANK YOU AND I HOPE NO ONE EVER HAS TO EXPERIENCE THERE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR DEALING WITH LEXUS. THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

11181596

Incident

Feb 17, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V432000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER, DOLAN LEXUS (7175 S VIRGINIA ST, RENO, NV 89511, 775-826-5050) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11143833

Incident

Oct 29, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA AND THEY CAME OUT AND TIGHTENED THE WIPER ARM NUTS AND BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO GERMAINE LEXUS OF EASTON WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER ARM NUTS AND BOLTS WERE STRIPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WIPER NUTS AND BOLTS WERE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V030000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,100. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11084760

Incident

Sep 13, 2017

Mileage

61,100 mi

PROBLEMS WITH MY PASSENGER AIIRBAG NOT DEFLATING WHEN I HIT THE FRONT NUMBER OF MY CAR AT 35 MPH. CAR 🚗 WAS IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID

11064059

Incident

Aug 23, 2011

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL-- LEXUS HAS NOT OFFERED A FIX FOR THE RECALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. OUR ES 350 HAS BEEN RENDERED UNUSABLE SINCE WE CANNOT CARRY ANY PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT. LEXUS HAS NOT OFFERED TO DISABLE THE FRONT AIRBAG SO THAT SEAT CAN BE USED UNTIL THE RECALL IS COMPLETED. WE NEED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE INTERIM AND HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED ONE BY LEXUS OR NEED THE FRONT AIRBAG DISABLED.

NHTSA ID

10938845

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HEADREST AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADREST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

NHTSA ID

10864422

Incident

Apr 4, 2016

Mileage

90,000 mi

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY PRESSED BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ACHIEVE THAT ABRUPT ACCELERATION. IF THAT WERE POSSIBLE, AND IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN LEXUS AND TOYOTA, IS IT A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MIGHT ENABLE THAT? *TR

NHTSA ID

10664173

Incident

Dec 5, 2014

Mileage

17,800 mi