Lexus GS 350 steering problems
12 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
161 owner complaints analyzed
9 distinct recall campaigns
38,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 110 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
12 of 161 complaints match this topic (7.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10298637 · 2010-01-07 (January 7, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT HAD TIME TO WARM UP AFTER A COLD START THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED AND THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29000. UPDATED 07/08/10.*LJ UPDATED 8/24/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE STALLED TWO MORE TIMES, SINCE HE LAST WROTE IN BACK IN JANUARY. THE CONSUMER STAT…
Owner-reported narrative. 29,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10298637 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10475952 · 2012-09-19 (September 19, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL RELATED TO THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM AT A LATER DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 76,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10475952 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10679725 · 2015-01-29 (January 29, 2015)
AS THE CAR WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVING SPOT AND MAKING ITS WAY, SEVERE BLACK ICE WAS PREVENTING CONTROL. THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE ACTIVATED SOME ANTI-SKIDDING MECHANISM. THE CAR WAS STOPPED THEN. FROM A RESTING, ZERO SPEED POSITION, THE CAR SLID ON BLACK ICE ABOUT A FOOT OR LESS AND WAS STOPPED BY A SIDE IMPACT BETWEEN THE RIGHT WHEEL AND THE CURB. THE CAR WAS THEN DRIVEN BACK A FEW FEET TO ITS PARKING SPOT AND PARKED BECAUSE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. UPON CLEARING AND DRIVING AGAIN, SOMETHING WRONG SEEMED TO HAVE HAPPENED TO THE STEERING. THE CA…
Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10679725 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11097783 · 2018-05-24 (May 24, 2018)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT FUEL LEAK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE. WHILE OPERATING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SUDDENLY BRAKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (LEXUS SANTA MONICA, 1501 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404, [phone removed]) STATED THAT THE INJECTOR SEALS NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM.…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11097783 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10968914 · 2017-03-28 (March 28, 2017)
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL. THIS CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND BRAKING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
Owner-reported narrative. 47,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10968914 at NHTSA ↗