2007 Lexus GS HYBRID: complaints, problems and recalls

WITH NO WARNING,WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPS . AFTER CAR COMES TO COMPLETE STOP SHIFTER IN PARK TURN IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON ENGINE STARTS FINE ,BUT I HAVE HAD TO DO THAT SO MANY TIMES I THINK THE STARTER IS TAKING A SERVER BEATING . SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS 2-10 TIMES A DAY,THIS COULD BE EXTREMLY DANGEROUS LIKE ON THE FREEWAY ,IN RUSH HOUR ,WITH IT RAINING TRAVELING 65 -70MPH WITH NO EMERGENCY LANE .

Owner-reported narrative. 241,888 miles reported. Look up ODI 10743504 at NHTSA ↗

THE FRONT BRAKE HAVE BEEN MAKING A SQUIKY NOSE WHEN YOU PRESSED TO STOP THE CAR. I CALLED LEXUS FOR A POTENTIAL RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. LEXUS TALL ME IT WAS NOT ON RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. FOR MONTHS WE KEPT TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM WE COULDN'T UNTIL A WEEK AGO THE DEALER HAVE FINALLY ADMITED THAT THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY/ ABS BRAKE MODULE HAVE FAILED AND THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED TO THIS COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLES AND ASK TO ME TO CALL LEXUS FOR A REMEDY.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10760909 at NHTSA ↗

CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED IN TWO LEXUS DELAERSHIPS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS....CAR STARTED BLINKING THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS AND STEERING STARTED INTERMITTNETLY WORKING AND THE BRAKES WERE AT 50%. I WAS ABLE TO THE STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT DOWN WHEN I RESTARTED THE NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE STEERING FEEL WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND SO WERE THE BRAKES. I ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR...AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF WITH ALARMS AND THE STEERING AND BRAKES COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT WORK AND I HIT A PARKED CAR BECAUSE OF NO ABILITY T…

Owner-reported narrative. 94,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10892634 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2007 LEXUS GS450H IS NOT HAVING ALL CYLINDERS FIRING AND HAS ENGINE POWER LOSS. I CALLED OUR LOCAL LEXUS DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALL OF THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE'S A CERTAIN RECALL DESCRIBING EXACTLY WHAT MY CAR IS DOING. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 10V309000- TOYOTA RECALLS 2006-2008 LEXUS MODELS DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS DUE TO MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE VALVE SPRING THAT CAN CAUSE IT TO BREAK. THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL SUDDENLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Owner-reported narrative. 230,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10929735 at NHTSA ↗

BRAKE ACCUATOR WENT OUT TO QUICKLY. THIS PART IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN MOTOR

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10978695 at NHTSA ↗

"ABS ACTUATOR" CAR WAS MAKES A CONTINUOUS BUZZING NOISE AND THEN A CLICK WHEN IN PARK, OR WHEN TURNED OFF AFTER DRIVING. REPORTED TO DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WHEN REPORTED IN 2016/2017. 2018, WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A ABS ACTUATOR AFTER ALL LIGHTS ON MY DASH APPEARED ON THE SCREEN. THE LIGHTS INCLUDE, ABS, CHECK ABS, SLIPPERY ROAD, AND A COUPLE OF HAZARD LIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPORADIC TIMES LEADING UP TO THE LIGHTS APPEARING ON SCREEN, WHEN I PRESS DOWN ON THE BREAKS, IT TAKES A LONGER THAN NORMAL RESPONSE TO BREAK, …

Owner-reported narrative. 167,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11140678 at NHTSA ↗

THIS IS PART OF COMPLAINT 11140678 FILED WITH NHSTA. I MEANT TO ATTACH THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR THE ABS ACTUATOR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA/LEXUS AND I FEEL THAT IT IS MORE THAN A WARRANTY CONCERN. THIS IS A MALFUNCTION OF A PART THAT IS SAFETY CONCERN TO THE HIGHWAYS AND BEYOND. I ALSO AM CONCERN IF THIS WAS AN ISSUE LOOKED AT WHEN TOYOTA HAD THE "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" ISSUE WHERE DRIVERS WERE NOT ABLE TO STOP. THESE CARS GO FAR BEYOND THE REGULAR 150,000 MILE CUTOFF FOR THE ENHANCED WARRANTY MILEAGE GIVEN OF THE VEHICLES LISTED…

Owner-reported narrative. 11 miles reported. Look up ODI 11140685 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS 450H. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MAGNUSSEN LEXUS OF FREMONT (LOCATED AT 5600 CUSHING PKWY, FREMONT, CA 94538, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 160,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11204531 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2014-10-15 (October 15, 2014)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured August 30, 2005, to September 10, 2010. Due to anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe.

Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will clean and reseal the fuel pressure sensor mounting area, free of charge. The recall began March 3, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

Reported: 2018-06-26 (June 26, 2018)

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 and GS450h, 2006-2013 Lexus IS350 and 2010-2014 Lexus IS350C vehicles, equipped with 3.5L V6 2GR-FSE gasoline engines. The diaphragms in the fuel pulsation dampers may harden over time and develop cracks, possibly causing a fuel leak.

Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery pipe with a new pipe that has improved pulsation dampers, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2018. Owners may contact Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is JLF.