Major Problems with 2006 Lexus GS 300 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Lexus GS 300

2006 Lexus GS 300 AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 160000 miles

2006 Lexus GS 300 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 20000 miles

2006 Lexus GS 300 SUSPENSION Mileage: 75000 miles

Browse 2006 Lexus GS 300 complaints by category

Problems with EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Lexus GS 300 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the driver and passenger front headlamps turn off intermittently. they can be turned on again by switching them on and...	17 ~ 72019 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. the contact stated that the check engine and vehicle stability control warning...	9 ~ 119826 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM engine consumes excess oil before interval services. engine consumed approximately 5 quarts of total engine oil at 3 000 miles...	6 ~ 132108 miles
POWER TRAIN when making right hand turns and applying heavy throttle engine braking or torque management engages causing the car to forcefully...	6 ~ 130126 miles
STEERING i purchased my 06 lexus gs300 last year around may of 2008 from the day that i took the vehicle...	5 ~ 68018 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. the contact stated that she received three separate recall letters from the manufacturer...	4 ~ 83250 miles
SERVICE BRAKES lexus gs300 2006 all have rear brake calipers failures. it's really dangerous already found over 10 case of the same	3 ~ 138000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. the contact stated that at a traffic light the rpms increased to 6000....	3 ~ 39000 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i was driving west on the interstate from albuquerque to grant nm at 75 mph in the left lane passing...	3 ~ 87500 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL when making right hand turns and applying heavy throttle engine braking or torque management engages causing the car to forcefully...	2 ~ 62250 miles
SUSPENSION i' ve had this lexus gs 300 about 11 months now and every once in a while when step on...	2 ~ 47500 miles
TIRES i own a 2006 gs300 awd which i bought in sept 2007 with 9000 miles. i had no problems with...	2 ~ 28656 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > DOOR > BODY 2006 lexus gs300 the upper door hinge on the driver's door slipped causing the door not to close properly as...	2 ~ 13100 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING the hid lighting system on the vehicle is aimed considerably low providing for extremely poor front illumination. the dealer claims...	2 ~ 600 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2006 lexus gs300 brakes pulls to the left when braking. *ts the consumer stated since the problem only happened on...	2 ~ 14346 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owned a 2006 lexus gs300. while driving at 50 mph the vehicle drifted off the road crashed...	1 ~ 160000 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl* the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. the contact stated that the caliper pin was fractured. the vehicle was...	1 ~ 57000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. the contact stated that the electric door locks on all four doors have...	1 ~ 35000 miles
VISIBILITY rearview mirror silver back coating coming off. causes dark spots and lines in mirror and gets worse each month. *tr...	1 ~ 16000 miles
STRUCTURE rearview mirror silver back coating coming off. causes dark spots and lines in mirror and gets worse each month. *tr...	1 ~ 16000 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my 2006 lexus gs300 is consuming oil. i have taken the car to the lexus dealer 4 times. the car...	1 ~ 59000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. the contact stated that she received three separate recall letters from the manufacturer...	1 ~ 20000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE hello first the headlights auto adjust low. they state its normal and i took the car to dealer a least...	1 ~ 75000 miles
12V/24V/48V BATTERY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 lexus gs300. consumer requests reimbursement for expenses related to an accident with vehicle *tgw the consumer stated as she...	1
REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY passenger and driver rear view mirrors fail to come back to level position after backing up. the occurrence is random...	1 ~ 45000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT uncontrolled acceleration of a 2006 lexus gs 300 occurred during overtaking of another vehicle on a two lane us highway....	1 ~ 15000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL uncontrolled acceleration of a 2006 lexus gs 300 occurred during overtaking of another vehicle on a two lane us highway....	1 ~ 15000 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS seat belt recall november 2006. seat belts replace still not retracting. dealer replaced seat belts again and still do not...	1 ~ 3000 miles
SEAT BELTS i had a 2006 lexus gs 300 leased for 3 years my third lexus lease. the seatbelts in the front...	1
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES lexus gs300 had 1472 miles driver door opened & was over-extended by wind. hinges separated from body & door misaligned....	1
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on february 9 2006 the fourth occurrence occurred. each time there was a strong smell of sulfur in the car...	1 ~ 330 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt: the contact owns a 2006 lexus es 330. an annoying and distracting noise is heard when the brakes are...	1

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