2006 Lexus GS300 Steering Problems

ON 3/11/2019 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I HAD TO SLAM THE BRAKES TO NOT HIT A MEDIAN. LUCKILY I DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER. I FOUND MYSELF FROM RESEARCH THE VEHICLE HAS A CAMPAIGN RECALL "9LC" AND THEY SAID MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE VIN NUMBER RANGE FOR THE REPAIR. DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND IT WAS WITHIN RANGE (HOW CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION FOR MY VEHICLE THAN THE DEALER? SEEMS FISHY TO ME LIKE THEY DON'T WANT TO DO WARRANTY WORK) THEY AGREED TO COVER IT IF IT WAS THE STEERING RACK. NOW THEY DID THERE DIAGNOSTICS TO CONFIRM THE ISSUE. TWO DAYS LATER THEY SAID YES IT IS THE STEERING RACK BUT THE RECALL WAS DONE ALREADY BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP YEARS AGO. CALLED THE OTHER DEALERSHIP THEY MENTIONED AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF REPLACING THE STEERING RACK, EVEN HAD THEM FAX ME THE INVOICES. ALSO CHECKED CARFAX AND THERE IS NO RECORD AS WELL BUT EVERYTHING ELSE SHOWS? CURRENTLY I HAVE A CASE OPEN WITH LEXUS CORP. HOPEFULLY THEY FIX THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN. DEALER TRIED SELLING ME THIS REPAIR FOR $4,000. WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS. IT HAS BEEN OVER A WEEK AND I AM ON STANDBY WAITING A RESPONSE FROM LEXUS CORP.

NHTSA ID

11190340

Incident

Mar 11, 2019

Mileage

105,000 mi

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING DO NOT WORK

NHTSA ID

11184167

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FROM A PARKED POSITION. THE DEALER (LEXUS OF LAKEWAY, 108 RANCH RD 620 S, LAKEWAY, TX 78734, (512) 580-0600) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ID

11157243

Incident

Dec 8, 2018

Mileage

105,000 mi

THIS MORNING, 3/14/2017, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A MULTI-LANE CITY STREET, WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL, I SUDDENLY LOST THE POWER STEERING. LITERALLY FROM ONE SECOND TO THE NEXT IT WAS GONE. THANKFULLY I WAS SLOWING DOWN, MOVING INTO A TURN LANE SO I WAS ONLY MOVING ABOUT 10 MPH. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAKE IT TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT.

NHTSA ID

10965969

Incident

Mar 14, 2017

Mileage

180,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2006 LEXUS GS300 AWD FROM A PRIVATE OWNER ON FEBRUARY 3, 2016. SINCE FEBRUARY 27, 2016, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING GOES COMPLETELY OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OTHER THAN THE STEERING LIGHT EMITTING. TODAY, FEBRUARY 29TH, AS OF THIS WRITING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE I WAS COMMUTING PASSENGERS VIA UBER, FROM SPRINGFIELD, VA TO ARLINGTON, VA, GOING I-495 TO I-66, WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. STEERING/TURNING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MAKE COMPLETE TURNS. I WILL ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A LEXUS SERVICE CENTER IN ALEXANDRIA, VA FOR DIAGNOSIS. OFFICIAL CARFAX REPORTS NO RECALL JOB WAS EVER PERFORMED ON VEHICLE. MY RESEARCH ON THE POSSIBLE RECALL INFORMATION ARE DOCUMENTED AS SSC6LE AND SSC9LC.

NHTSA ID

10839106

Incident

Feb 29, 2016

Mileage

141,000 mi

STARTED DRIVING CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING P/S LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE IT WAS A PREOWN VEHICLE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE EPS ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING BUT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE ACCORDING TO LEXUS IN 2009. IF THE RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE THEN WHY DID MY ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GO OUT AGAIN? SINCE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAD A RECALL IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF. DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME 2000 DOLLARS. EPS IS SOMETHING VERY DANGEROUS TO GO OUT WHILE YOUR DRIVING IT CAUSES THE STEERING TO BE VERY HARD TO TURN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

10838615

Incident

Feb 25, 2016

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LEXUS GS300. WHILE SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE VEHICLE STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED HE HOLDS ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL HARDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A AUTHORIZED LEXUS DEALER SIX TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24000

NHTSA ID

10331224

Incident

Nov 15, 2009

Mileage

22,000 mi

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I AM AN OWNER OF A 2006 LEXUS 300 GS [XXX]. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU MY NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE. ON JANUARY 17TH I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON VACATION IN PENSACOLA FL. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK FOR A BRIEF MOMENT THREE TIMES WHILE I WAS TURNING. I HAD TO APPLY ADDITIONAL PRESSURE IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL TO COMPLETE THE TURN. ONCE ADDITIONAL PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE TURN COMPLETED. ON THE FOURTH ATTEMPT NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE WOULD COMPLETE THE TURN. I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ONE HALF-WAY THROUGH THE TURN AND NO FURTHER. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY THE BRAKES SO I WOULD NOT CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE BARRIER THAT SEPARATED THE LANES OF TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE CAR, TURN IT BACK ON, AND THEN THE WHEEL BECAME FREE. THE NEXT DAY, 1/18/10 I DROVE BACK FROM PENSACOLA STRAIGHT TO NALLEY LEXUS IN ROSWELL, GA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. NALLEY LEXUS KEPT THE CAR UNTIL 1/21/10 AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE STEERING PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR, [XXX] THAT I AM VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AS I DON'T KNOW IF / WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT DURING THE WHEEL LOCKUP. [XXX] TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX] AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION WAS TO OPEN A CASE WITH LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987. I TALKED TO[XXX] (?) ON 1/25/10 AND HE TOOK THE INFORMATION DOWN AND SAID A LEXUS REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL ME BACK IN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. I NEVER RECEIVED THE PROMISED CALL BACK. ON 2/1/10 I TALKED TO [XXX] (?) AND I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AGAIN. [XXX] SAID THAT[XXX] WAS WORKING THE CASE AND HE WOULD BE IN TOUCH IN A FEW DAYS. TO DATE THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10313510

Incident

Jan 17, 2010

Mileage

24,000 mi

STEERING FEELS JERKY, AT TIMES POORLY RESPONSIVE. BEGAN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10311194

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

32,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 06 LEXUS GS300 LAST YEAR AROUND MAY OF 2008, FROM THE DAY THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME, ALL I EVER EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES OF PROBLEMS. THE FIRST COUPLE MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, I HEARD A REALLY BIG CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY, IT APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF CAM GEAR GRINDING, I TOOK IT TO LEXUS OF RENO TO HAVE IT FIX NOT ONCE BUT TWICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, NOT TO MENTION THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN ALSO MAKE GRINDING NOISES, I'D ADDRESS THIS TO THE MECHANIC AT LEXUS AND THEY WOULDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE MY COMPLAINT. TODAY IS AUGUST 19 2009 THE TRUNK OF MY CAR WOULDN'T OPEN FROM THE REMOTE CONTROL OR THE TRUNK OPENER FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT, IT TOOK ME 60 MILES OR MORE COMING BACK AND FORTH EVERY COUPLE MONTHS TO GET THE SOMETHING FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10280934

Incident

Aug 18, 2009

Mileage

53,089 mi