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1993 Lexus GS300 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 1, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Nov 14, 1996

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Lexus GS300. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Fuel system
Filed Dec 1, 2004

THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE'S TRUNK. THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL GAS FUMES WHILE DRIVING/PARKED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUMES BECAME SO BAD THEY HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. THE GAS TANK BEGAN LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TC

NHTSA ID
10074353
Incident
Apr 22, 2004
Mileage
195,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed May 23, 2004

WE HAVE A 1993 LEXUS GS 300. IT TOOK US SEVERAL DAYS BUT WE FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHERE THE GAS SMELL WAS COMING FROM. THERE IS A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK.*AK

NHTSA ID
10073027
Incident
May 22, 2004
Visibility
Filed Dec 6, 2002

NO SUMMARY. DT

NHTSA ID
770555
Incident
Nov 5, 2002
Visibility
Filed Aug 15, 2001

MANUFACTURERE REP. CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID
750541
Incident
Jul 1, 2001
Steering
Filed Aug 7, 2000

IN WARM WEATHER STEERING MAKES GRINDING NOISE, POSSIBLY IT AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF STEERING. *ET

NHTSA ID
553536
Incident
Nov 1, 1999
Steering
Filed Jul 13, 2000

IN WARM WEATHER STEERING WILL MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, POSSIBLY AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF STEERING. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
865346
Airbags
Filed Nov 14, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG , ALSO VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AFTER IMPACT, STILL NO DEPLOYMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
805034
Incident
Nov 3, 1996

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.

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