1995 Lexus Gs 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 1995 Lexus Gs, 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
- Electrical133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
- Transmission133.3%
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
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
1995 LEXUS GS300 4-DOOR SEDAN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE GEAR,IGNITION COULD BE TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED , RESULTING IN UNSAFE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT, CLASHES, INJURIES: DRIVER TURNED IGNITION OFF, REMOVED KEY, LOCKED ALL THE DOORS AND WENT INSIDE A STORE. UPON RETURN THE DRIVER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE PROTRUDING INTO THE INTERSECTION OF A 4-LANE INTERSECTION. GEAR SHIFT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED. OF COURSE, WITNESSES REPORTED THEY COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AS IT ROLLED ON DOWN INTO THE STREET. PROBLEM REPORTED TO STERLING MCCALL LEXUS OF HOUSTON, TEXAS IN 2005 WHILE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. DEALERSHIP TOLD THE OWNER THE COST WOULD BE ALMOST $1,000.00 TO REPAIR. OWNER OPTED OUT DUE TO ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR. NUMBER OF FAILURES: FAILURE IS RECURRING AND COULD BE REPRODUCED 100% OF TIMES ATTEMPTED. REMEMBERING TO PUT THE GEAR IN PARK WAS THE KEY. IT WAS GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT AS THE DRIVER GOT OLDER AND OLDER. ALL MEMORY RELATED JOKING ASIDE. THIS SERIES OF EVENTS COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUSLY GRIM OUTCOME. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, DEATHS, FIRES, CRASHES, NOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
I OWN A 1995 LEXUS GS300 THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON SUSPENSION FRONT ARM LOWER BALL JOINT FOR EVERY YEAR OF THE FIRST GENERATION GS300 1993-1997. SOMEHOW MY LEXUS GS300 DID NOT MAKE THE RECALL, BECAUSE MY VIN# DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE RANGE. 12/21/2007 WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY DRIVERSIDE FRONT WHEEL SEPARATE AT THE BALL JOINT. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT HURT, AND I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST LEXUS DEALER, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE FRONT BALL JOINT ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
1995 LEXUS GS300 4-DOOR SEDAN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE GEAR,IGNITION COULD BE TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED , RESULTING IN UNSAFE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLE. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT, CLASHES, INJURIES: DRIVER TURNED IGNITION OFF, REMOVED KEY, LOCKED ALL THE DOORS AND WENT INSIDE A STORE. UPON RETURN THE DRIVER DISCOVERED THE VEHICLE PROTRUDING INTO THE INTERSECTION OF A 4-LANE INTERSECTION. GEAR SHIFT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND KEY REMOVED. OF COURSE, WITNESSES REPORTED THEY COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AS IT ROLLED ON DOWN INTO THE STREET. PROBLEM REPORTED TO STERLING MCCALL LEXUS OF HOUSTON, TEXAS IN 2005 WHILE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ROUTINE SERVICE. DEALERSHIP TOLD THE OWNER THE COST WOULD BE ALMOST $1,000.00 TO REPAIR. OWNER OPTED OUT DUE TO ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIR. NUMBER OF FAILURES: FAILURE IS RECURRING AND COULD BE REPRODUCED 100% OF TIMES ATTEMPTED. REMEMBERING TO PUT THE GEAR IN PARK WAS THE KEY. IT WAS GETTING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT AS THE DRIVER GOT OLDER AND OLDER. ALL MEMORY RELATED JOKING ASIDE. THIS SERIES OF EVENTS COULD HAVE HAD A VERY SERIOUSLY GRIM OUTCOME. FORTUNATELY, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, DEATHS, FIRES, CRASHES, NOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK
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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