Lexus GS300 transmission problems
23 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
306 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
86,650 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1993 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 207 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
23 of 306 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 11034007 · 2017-10-17 (October 17, 2017)
PURCHASED A 98 GS300 SIX MONTHS AGO AND MY VSC, ABS, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING GAUGES CAME UP AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE POSITION ACTUATOR WERE THE PROBLEMS. WITH THESE FEW ITEMS GONE BAD MY CAR PRODUCES LITTLE TO NO POWER DURING ACCELERATION. THE CAR BARELY GETS UP TO 45 MPH WITH ACCELERATION PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. WITH THE VSC GONE BAD THERE IS AN ALARM THAT STRETCHES TO UNCOMFORTABLE HEARING LEVELS THAT' HURTS LIKE THE DEVIL. …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11034007 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10323988 · 2010-04-06 (April 6, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AFTER HE DOWN SHIFTED. HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. RECENTLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SPEED UP WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; A SHORT WHILE AFTER, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH WERE UNRESPONSIVE SO HE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE EN…
Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10323988 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10381504 · 2011-02-10 (February 10, 2011)
IN LATE SEPTEMBER1999 WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH THE CAR IN AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND SURGED FORWARD. I REACTED IMMEDIATELY BY SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK. THIS ALLOWED ME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED IN EARLY NOVEMBER 1999, WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP A STOP SIGN. AS I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO SURGE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. ANOTHER EPISODE OCCURRED IN EARLY DECEMBER 1999 WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM SCHOOL. WE APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION AND I …
Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10381504 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10692948 · 2015-03-09 (March 9, 2015)
PREPARING TO STOP WHILE ENTERING ACCESS GATE SLOWING TO AROUND 10 - 15 MPH, AFTER APPLYING BRAKE CAR ACCELERATED FORCING ME TO REAPPLY BRAKE AGAIN AND SHIFTING TO PARK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THIS HIGH LEVEL ACCELERATION HAS HAPPENED ALTHOUGH BEFORE I HAVE NOTICED OCCASIONALLY A LOW LEVEL ACCELERATION WHEN PREPARING TO STOP. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 201,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10692948 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10368368 · 2010-11-30 (November 30, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SOME TYPE OF INTERNAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 121,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 121,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10368368 at NHTSA ↗