Lexus GS430 brakes problems
14 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
27 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
59,572 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 18 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
14 of 27 complaints match this topic (51.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 762129 · 2002-05-21 (May 21, 2002)
EMERGENCY LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES AT STARTUP. NOW WHEN DRIVING. AM CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER SAYS CAN NOT REPLICATE. HAS BEEN IN SHOP ABOUT 8 TIMES IN YEAR AND A HALF. DEALER SAYS BRAKES WORKING OKAY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND I AM CONCERNED. THANK YOU.*AK
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Owner report 10316854 · 2010-03-04 (March 4, 2010)
LEXUS 2001 GS430 EXHIBITED ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. TWO OR THREE INCIDENTS IN 8 YEARS "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" IS NOT VALID SINCE I HAVE NOT HAD A RECENT INCIDENT. I AM FILING THIS REPORTS IN VIEW OF THE RECENT TOYOTA ACCELERATION PROBLEM REPORTS. ALTHOUGH MY EXPERIENCE IS INFREQUENT, I WANTED TO DOCUMENT THAT SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRED IN MY MUCH OLDER LEXUS. *TR
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Owner report 10306784 · 2010-02-05 (February 5, 2010)
MY FATHER WAS DRIVING MY 02 LEXUS GS430 WITH MY MOTHER AND 10MO OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACKSEAT. HE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND THEN ACCELERATED TO TURN LEFT. HE WAS GOING 30-35MPH AND SAW THAT THE CAR INFRONT OF HIM WAS STOPPED AND ABOUT TO TURN. HE PRESSED THE BRAKE AND THE LEXUS DID NOT SLOW DOWN. HE THEN SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE LEXUS STILL DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE LEXUS FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN THEY HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF THEM AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. MY FATHER IS HAVING BACK PROBLEMS AND MY MOTHER'S LEG IS BRUISED, LUCKILY MY DAU…
Owner-reported narrative. 56,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10306784 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10316629 · 2010-03-04 (March 4, 2010)
I BROUGHT LEXUS GS430, MODEL YEAR 2002 IN DEC 2001. MY MODEL IS NOT IN RECALL LIST. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON NOV 28, 2009 IN SAN DIEGO. BRAKING DID NOT HELP. CAR WENT OVER STREET DIVIDER IN OPPOSING TRAFFIC LANES. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10316629 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10045324 · 2003-11-03 (November 3, 2003)
I OWN A 2003 LEXUS GS 430 VEHICLE. DURING THE TIME THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE VIBRATION AND BRAKE AND WHEEL WEAR ON THE FRONT END ASSEMBLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ALIGNED THE FRONT END AND CHANGED TIRES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS REPEATING. I BELIEVE THAT THE VEHICLE IS IMPROPERLY DESIGNED EITHER TO ACCEPT 17 IN. TIRES OR TO HANDLE A 4.3 LITER ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ROTATE TIRES EVERY 5,000 MILES AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. AS A RESULT OF THE RUN-OUT AND OUT OF BA…
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