2010 Lexus Gs 350 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2010 Lexus Gs 350, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags444.4%
- Brakes111.1%
- Driver assistance111.1%
- Engine111.1%
- Fuel system111.1%
- Visibility111.1%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
PROBLEMS WITH MY PASSENGER AIIRBAG NOT DEFLATING WHEN I HIT THE FRONT NUMBER OF MY CAR AT 35 MPH. CAR 🚗 WAS IN MOTION.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Visibility
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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