Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Lexus Gs300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300 EQUIPPED WITH DEXTERO TOURING DTR1 TIRES, SIZE: 21560R16 95H (NA). THE CONTACT … |
| 2017-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PURCHASED A 98 GS300 SIX MONTHS AGO AND MY VSC, ABS, BRAKE LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING GAUGES CAME UP AND WILL NOT G… |
| 2017-09-22 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS GOING TO GO TO WORK, AN WHEN I STARTED TO PUSH ON THE THOTTHLE/ GAS PEDAL . NOTHING ENGAGED AN THEN ALL OF SUDDEN… |
| 2016-10-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE ACCELERAT… |
| 2016-07-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A VEHICLE OFF THE STREETS AND HAD NO CLUE ON HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS WHEN PURCHASING A SALVAGED VEHICLE THAT H… |
| 2014-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK … |
| 2012-12-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREAS… |
| 2012-05-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE AND T… |
| 2012-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND TRYING TO ACCELERAT… |
| 2011-10-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE… |
| 2011-07-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE SEPARATE… |
| 2011-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DID N… |
| 2010-12-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE … |
| 2010-12-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS 300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK AND IT WAS… |
| 2010-06-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | REFERRING TO A 1998 LEXUS GS300, REAR WHEEL DRIVE CAR WITH 84,000 MILES. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2010, I WAS COMING TO A … |
| 2010-03-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR, HIT A POT HOLE, CAR DROPPED APPARENTLY THE BALL JOINT BROKE ON THE … |
| 2010-02-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR ACCELERATES. I PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND… |
| 2009-03-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. THE V… |
| 2009-03-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | 98 LEXUS GS300LOWER BALL JOINT DISLOCATED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH ON CITY STREETS. LUCKILY IT WASN'T ON THE HIGH… |
| 2007-12-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE FEND… |
| 2007-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT IT WOULD NOT… |
| 2007-03-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WE OWN A 1998 LEXUS, MODEL GS 300. THIS SATURDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE LEXUS AND THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY CAME OFF … |
| 2007-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE "VSC" AND THE "VSC OFF" LIGHTS BOTH TURN ON AT THE SAME TIME, AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY COME TO IDLE AND THE CAR SLOW… |
| 2006-07-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON JULY 9, 2006 AT 3:30 AM. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. ALL FOUR TIRES WERE FLAT, MY … |
| 2006-07-09 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | Yes | 2 | TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED STATING THAT SHE HAD A CRASH ON 07/09/06 IN HER 1998 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SH… |
| 2005-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | POWER LOCK FAILURE. FROM FORUMS, NUMBER OF GS300 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. DID NOT REALIZE MY REAR DOOR H… |
| 2004-10-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR WOULD TRAVEL FORWARD VERY SLOWLY WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NORM… |
| 2004-10-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 1 | AFTER OPENING THE TRUNK AND PLACING CONTENTS INTO THE VEHICLE, THE TRUNK FELL ONTO THE CONSUMERS HEAD. THE CONSUMER SUS… |
| 2004-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NOTICE OF CLAIMS REGARDING TEXAS DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT BREACH OF CONTRACT. *MR THE TRUNK BUTTON WOULD UNLOC… |
| 2003-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THIS LETTER IS TO REPORT A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION THAT EXISTS WITH MY 1998 LEXUS GS 300. ON 2/02/03 I WAS WAITING AT … |
| 2002-09-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FOR ABOUT THE FIFTH TIME IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. AS I WAS PULLING INTO A… |
| 2001-02-14 | TIRES | No | 0 | SECOND OCCURRENCE OFABNORMAL WEAR - TIRE SHREDDED AT 70MPH. *AK (TIRESIZE: P21560R94V)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21560R… |
| 2000-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE PAD "PINS" DISLODGED WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER PLATE FOR BRAKE PADS TO FALL OFF. *AK TH… |
| 2000-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARCH 1998, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS. ONE PROBLEM THAT OCCURS PERIODICA… |
| 2000-01-04 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED IN ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-01-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | WHEN OPENING THE TRUNK, TRUNK LID FALLS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES. *AK *ML |
| 1999-12-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-06-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | 5/13/1999:TOOK CAR IN FOR 10K CHECK-UP. ADVISED DEALER THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING A FRONTEND SHUDDER AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR … |
| 1999-04-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1998 LEXUS GS 300 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ES 300 THROTTLE CONTROL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN AT A TRAFFIC S… |
| 1999-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 3:45 PM, I LEFT MY OFFICE IN ROSSLYN TO GET TO A DENTIST APPOINTMENT. I WAS HEADING WEST ON ROUTE 50 IN THE R… |
| 1999-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE WAS STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY IN WHICH THE OCCUPANT HAD TO PRESS HARD O… |
| 1998-11-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF60- 65MPH THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. ALSO, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. CONTACTED… |
| 1998-09-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | SUNROOF, ELECTRICAL SENSOR, DOOR LIGHT, STEERING WHEEL. |
| 1998-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1) HEADLIGHTS LEFT "ON" - CAR WAS STOPPED AND KEYS REMOVED FROM IGNITION, HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN AUTO AND ALL DOORS CLOSED… |
| 1998-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT END OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE DEALER STATES … |
| 1998-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING IN A PARKING LOT, IT SEEMED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE LURCHED FOR… |
| 1998-04-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | ALL FOUR GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES REPLACED DUE TO RADIAL TIRE PULL. (215 60 16). |
| 1998-04-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT 45 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT CONTROL, HAVE TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, AND TURN IGNITION OFF. FROM A STOP THE CAR WI… |
| 1998-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ROD BEARING KNOCK FIRST HEARD AT 3300 MILES, DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR STATEING THAT PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. I HA… |
| 1997-12-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN SURGE/ACCELERATION WITH NO BRAKES. MJS |