Lexus GS brakes problems
21 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
156 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
100,200 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1995 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 87 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
21 of 156 complaints match this topic (13.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11268373 · 2019-10-14 (October 14, 2019)
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES ILLUMINATED, AND AUDIBLE CHIMES SOUNDED. BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. NO BRAKES, NO ADVANCE WARNING. THIS OCCURRED ON LOCKWOOD ROAD, ELGIN TX ON OCTOBER 4, 2019 AROUND 8 PM. LEXUS PUT OUT A SAFETY RECALL ON THEIR 2019/2020 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FMVSS NO.126 BACK IN JULY 24, 2019
Owner-reported narrative. 249,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11268373 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11365645 · 2020-10-21 (October 21, 2020)
FAILED BRAKE ACTUATOR
Owner-reported narrative. 200,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11365645 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11476619 · 2022-07-29 (July 29, 2022)
On July 29th at approximately 8:30pm, I got into my car after exiting the Meijer store and noticed the car making strange noises and was hard to get in gear. I park so I don’t have to back up, so I put the car in drive and it went fast in reverse, when it went forward, it went crazy and I ran into a tree island and busted 2 tires and finally stopped. Fortunately this happened in a mostly vacant parking lot. This car has a lot of horsepower and those horses went crazy. I answered a question on how fast I was going? I answered 50mph, I went…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11476619 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10630272 · 2014-09-03 (September 3, 2014)
IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A U-TURN ON A PRIVATE NARROW STREET THE AUTOMOBILE RPM JUMPED FROM AN ALMOST IDLE CONDITION TO OVER 3000 RPM. EVERY EFFORT TO BRAKE THE CAR AND SHIFT TO NEUTRAL PROVED INEFFECTIVE WITHIN THE DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET. THE AUTOMOBILE JUMPED THE CURB AND STRUCK A LOW GARDEN WALL FORCING AN ENGINE STOP. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY ESTIMATE OF THE SPEED WHEN STRIKING THE WALL WAS 30 TO 35 MPH. I HAVE PICTURES WHICH SHOW THE BRAKE STREAKS AS WELL AS TOTAL DAMAGE SCENE. IN ADDITION A NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR HEARD THE…
Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10630272 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11424407 · 2021-07-12 (July 12, 2021)
The contact owns a 1999 Lexus GS400. The contact stated while driving at 1 mph, the vehicle accelerated independently. The brakes failed to engage while depressed on the brake pedal almost causing a collision. The contact informed the independent mechanic of the failure, but the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 67,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 67,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11424407 at NHTSA ↗