2007 Lexus GS

25 complaints on file, page 1 of 2.

1. Filed May 21, 2026Failure May 11, 2026Fort Walton Beach, FLAir bags, Body, WheelsCrash

   We were crossing under the light to go to the gas station and we believe the car that hit us ran a red light. It caused right rear damage and side airbags to deploy. There's a metal piece in the tire and its undriveable.

   NHTSA complaint 11739263
2. Filed Apr 30, 2024Failure Mar 9, 2024Chicago, ILAir bags

   SRS Driver side knee air bag DTC B1861

   NHTSA complaint 11586240
3. Filed Apr 6, 2024Failure Apr 6, 2024Harvard, MARearview mirrors/devices

   The anti-reflective coating on the rear view mirror on the inside of the car is coming through the mirror causing black spots that obscure vision out the back of the car. This issue affects all 2006-2011 Lexus gs models. All oem replacements online have this happen to some degree. I bought this car a couple months ago, this was an issue from the day I bought it and most likely started many years prior in my specific model.

   NHTSA complaint 11581479
4. Filed Feb 22, 2024Failure Feb 1, 2024170,000 milesSanta Monica, CAFuel system, Gasoline

   The contact owns a 2007 Lexus GS350. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to start and there was a fuel odor inside the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was jerking while driving. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, where it was diagnosed with engine misfire and defective fuel injectors. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V012000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

   NHTSA complaint 11573385
5. Filed Jun 13, 2023Failure Dec 5, 2022Brentwood, CAEngine

   My vehicle has been making noises on start-up and in time it makes the same knocking noise while idling. I brought my car to my mechanic and he says it’s my VVTI system failing and should be remedied under campaign 13V395000. The problem is holding Lexus accountable since it’s not an open recall under my VIN. I’ve contacted Lexus directly and confirmed this service was not completed. My VIN is listed on your site as being a potential for this issue. Please help, thanks.

   NHTSA complaint 11526849
6. Filed Feb 6, 2021Failure Nov 13, 2020160,000 milesPeoria, ILEngine

   OIL CONSUMPTION, I HAVE TO ADD 2 QUARTS EVERY 1300 MILES

   NHTSA complaint 11394917
7. Filed Aug 30, 2020Failure Jun 17, 2020200,000 milesTuscaloosa, ALEngine

   BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, THE RINGS STICK CAUSING OIL CONSUMPTION AND ENGINE WEAR. IT SMOKES WHEN DRIVEN. THIS AFFECTS THESE VEHICLES APPROXIMATELY YEARS 06 - 11. THEY REVAMPED THE ENGINE AFTER 11 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD REPAIR OUR ENGINES

   NHTSA complaint 11352107
8. Filed May 25, 2020Failure May 25, 2020146,800 milesSAN Diego, CAEngine

   LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON 1000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE AT LEXUS DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS LOW 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL. BLUE GREY SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE CAR DURING ACCELERATION AND CAR SMELLED LIKE POISON INSIDE VERY UNSAFE. CAR HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED FOR EVERYTHING. CAR WAS CERTIFIED PRE OWNED AS WELL. AT 100,000 MILES OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS DONE AND WAS IN FACT PROVED TO BE BURNING OIL. CAR IS BURNING WAY TOO MUCH OIL. I'VE HAD 4 OTHER VEHICLES NONE HAVE BURNED OIL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND I MIGHT HAVE TO BUY A NEW ENGINE SOON. PLEASE HELP ME OUT. THANK YOU.

   NHTSA complaint 11325889
9. Filed Apr 4, 2020Failure Apr 14, 2015139 milesMilwaukee, WISteering

   NO POWER STEERING

   NHTSA complaint 11320186
10. Filed Mar 9, 2020Failure Feb 15, 2020156,500 milesNEW Hope, MNVisibility/wiper

    AUTO DIMMING GLASS HAS STARTED TO DETERIATE CAUSING BLACK STREAKS AND IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. THIS IS DON'T A SURFACE LEVEL SCRATCH, THIS IS UNDERNEATH THE GLASS AND A FAULTY PRODUCT.

    NHTSA complaint 11317013
11. Filed Jan 9, 2020Failure Jan 2, 2020180,000 milesPeoria, AZAir bags

    SHOWING AIRBAG ALERT LIGHTING ON DASHBOARD

    NHTSA complaint 11298265
12. Filed Oct 24, 2019Failure Oct 24, 2019Stewartstown, PAAir bags

    DRIVERS SIDE KNEE AIRBAG REPORTING CODES OF SHORT IN SQUIB CIRCUIT WHICH COMES AND GOES. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN ACTIVE. ALSO RANDOMLY REPORTS A CODE WITH OPEN IN SQUIB CIRCUIT WHICH ALSO COMES AND GOES. HISTORY REPORTS HAS THE CODES ACTIVE AND CLEAR. CODES ARE PRESENT AND WILL NOT CLEAR AT THIS TIME. THIS IS HAPPENING IN ALL SCENARIO'S OF MOVEMENT AND PARKED CONDITIONS. CODES ARE STILL PRESENT WHEN STARTED IN THE MORNING AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT.

    NHTSA complaint 11270901
13. Filed Sep 17, 2019Failure Sep 1, 201965,000 milesFairfield, CTExterior lighting

    LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF. NEED TO TURN OFF HEADLIGHT FOR BRIEF PERIOD CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD IN ORDER FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. SEEMS TO BE KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR/MODEL.

    NHTSA complaint 11256128
14. Filed Jul 30, 2019Failure Jul 4, 2016Huntington Beach, CAVisibility/wiper

    INNER REAR VIEW MIRROR DISCOLORATION INCLUDING BLACK STREAKS AND SPOTS MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SAFELY OBSERVE BEHIND VEHICLE. LEXUS HAS AN INTERNAL "SECRET" SAFETY TSIB L-SB-0043-16 BUT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT OR PERFORM A REPAIR, CLAIMING IT IS NOT THE SUBJECT OF A OFFICIAL RECALL. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR MANY LEXUS OWNERS AND IS WIDESPREAD ACROSS NUMEROUS LEXUS MODELS OVER THE YEARS OF 2006 THROUGH 2009 AND INCLUDES GS300, GS350, GS430, GS450H AND GS460. I CALLED THE "LEXUS GUEST EXPERIENCE CENTER" AT THEIR 800 NUMBER AND THEY WERE EVASIVE AND COMBATIVE WITH ABSOLUTELY ONE GOAL IN MIND: NO SAFETY ISSUE WILL BE COVERED WITHOUT BEING FORCED INTO COVERAGE THROUGH A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN CLEARLY COVERS THE VIN OF MY 2007 GS350 AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE DEFECTIVE MIRROR. SEARCHES ACROSS THE INTERNET SHOW MANY COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS OF LEXUS REFUSING TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE MIRROR. HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/THE-INSIDE-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR-MAY-BECOME-DISCOLORED-857 HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/THE-INSIDE-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR-MAY-BECOME-DISCOLORED-318 HTTPS://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/GS-3RD-GEN-2006-2011/735645-BLACK-SCRATCHES-ON-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/IS-2ND-GEN-2006-2013/652097-ABOUT-BLACK-SPOTS-ON-REARVIEW-MIRROR-2.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/GS-3RD-GEN-2006-2011/556707-REARVIEW-MIRROR-QUESTION.HTML

    NHTSA complaint 11240598
15. Filed Jun 23, 2019Failure Jun 23, 2019170,000 milesLithonia, GAUnknown or other

    TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID ISSUE

    NHTSA complaint 11222018
16. Filed Dec 5, 2018Failure Oct 6, 2016170,000 milesWest Covina, CAUnknown or other, Visibility/wiper

    REAR VIEW MIRROR IS BEING DISCOLORED WITH BLACK SPOTS

    NHTSA complaint 11156061
17. Filed May 9, 2016Failure Aug 5, 201445,000 milesStaten Island, NYFuses and circuit breakers, Exterior lighting

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. DURING RAINY WEATHER OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A CAR WASH, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE HEADLIGHT CASING. THE ISSUE CAUSED THE FUSES TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

    NHTSA complaint 10864005
18. Filed Feb 25, 2016Failure Feb 24, 2016103,200 milesHilliard, OHExterior lighting

    PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING WHILE IN MOTION AND/OR STOPPED. TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP SAID HEADLIGHT BALLAST IS BAD AND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALLAST IS STARTING TO MAKE NOISE AS IF IT IS GOING BAD AS WELL. THEY HAVE REPAIRED MANY LEXUS CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE CAR. IN SOME CASES, DRIVERS HAVE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AT ONCE. LEXUS REQUIRES A COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE THE BAD BALLAST, A COST OF OVER $2500 FOR BOTH SIDES. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SHOULD BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

    NHTSA complaint 10838191
19. Filed Jan 29, 2016Failure Jan 8, 2016102,000 milesMontgomery, ALElectrical system, Hybrid propulsion systemCrash

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS. WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AND THE CHECK HYBRID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 40 MINUTES, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

    NHTSA complaint 10823128
20. Filed Jun 29, 2015Failure Jun 29, 2015Nashville, TNVisibility/wiper

    REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFECTIVE : SCRATCHED AND DIS COLORED

    NHTSA complaint 10731132