Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
38
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Lexus Gs300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" ALL DOOR LOCKS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED AT EACH DOOR....WINDOWS OPEN AT TIMES WHEN KEY UNLOCKS CAR....B… |
| 2016-11-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS GS300. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ABS AND VSC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED.… |
| 2016-07-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I GOT BRAKES PUT ON AT THE LEXUS OF PALM BEACHES OFF OF OKEECHOBEE BLVD LAST YEAR AND PAID OVER 475 DOLLARS FOR ALL PAR… |
| 2015-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PREPARING TO STOP WHILE ENTERING ACCESS GATE SLOWING TO AROUND 10 - 15 MPH, AFTER APPLYING BRAKE CAR ACCELERATED FORCIN… |
| 2015-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE CAR NEWLY MADE REMOTE KEY CRANK CAR THAT HAD BEEN SITTING WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN 30 +DAYS , I CRANK CAR AND ALARM S… |
| 2014-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING ACCELERATION WHEN I BRAKE,GOING FROM 10MPH TO 60MPH IN SECONDS. *JS |
| 2014-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS GS 300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE AC… |
| 2013-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE BELOW 5 MPH WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CAR WILL HAVE LITTLE STOPPING ABILITY AND ABS WILL ACTIVAT… |
| 2013-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, I PRESSED THE BRAKE REAL HARD BUT THE CA… |
| 2013-03-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ENTIRE FRONT END DROPPED TO T… |
| 2012-05-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE SAFETY BELT FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE ARE BROKEN. THERE IS NO RESTRAINT, MEANING IT DOESN'T STOP THEREFORE WEAR… |
| 2012-04-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN I WENT TO START MY CAR. I HEARD A LOUD BUZZING SOUND, MY BRAKE LIGHT, VSC ON AND OFF LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO HAD VER… |
| 2012-01-02 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN EXCEEDING 60MPH, THE GS 300'S STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND VIBRATES QUITE NOTICEABLY. THE FASTER YOU ACCELERATE, THE … |
| 2010-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FOR FIRST TIME AFTER LEXUS REGIONAL TECHNICIAN INVESTIGATED PROBLEMS DOCUMENTED IN PREVIOUS NHTSA COMPLAI… |
| 2009-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I PLACED MY CAR IN CRUISE CONTROL, THE ENGINE SPED UP FROM 60 MPH TO 90 MPH. THE ENGINE ALTERNATED BETWEEN 60 MPH … |
| 2008-11-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUD… |
| 2008-07-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WO… |
| 2008-02-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | LEXUS GS 300 1999, FEBRUARY 2008- 2 INCIDENTS OF CAR ACCELERATING AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AF… |
| 2007-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION AFTER BRINGING CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD ONTO AN ISLAND… |
| 2007-06-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | SUDDEN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION RESULTED IN COLLISION. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES WITH MAXIMUM FORCE BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP … |
| 2007-01-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | I OWN A 1999 LEXUS GS300. I'VE HEARD SOME CREAKING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION LEADING UP TO THE FAILING OF… |
| 2005-09-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING ACCELERATION THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE … |
| 2005-02-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM AN OWNER OF A 1999 LEXUS GS300. I JUST RECENTLY HAD 2 FUEL INJECTORS FAIL AND LEAK GASOLINE IN AND OVER THE ENGINE… |
| 2004-03-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CONSUMER READ IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING THE LEXUS FOR JUMPING FORWARD. CONSUMER INDICATED TH… |
| 2003-07-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE AT A STOP VEHICLE SURGED AND STARTED MOVING FORWARD.*MR THE VEHICLE DID HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THE CONSU… |
| 2003-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, CONSUMER'S FOOT HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE LUNGING F… |
| 2002-12-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC) | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECT IN THE VEHICLES' STABILITY CONTROL STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 98 V 080 … |
| 2002-05-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS GS300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 60 MPH OR ABOVE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD… |
| 2002-01-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 35-40 MPH WITH A TREE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTU… |
| 2001-03-17 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | ALL 4 RIMS ON VEHICLE WERE BENT. *AK |
| 2000-03-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | FOR THE SIXTH TIME, VEHICLE ACCELERATES OR SURGES. THIS TIME AT 2 MPH, BUT IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT 45 MPH. IT ONLY LAS… |
| 1999-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | IN LATE SEPTEMBER1999 WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC WITH THE CAR IN AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AN… |
| 1999-08-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR VIBRATION IN FRONT END AND STEERING WHEEL, CANNOT REMEDY. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE … |
| 1999-06-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH I HAD A BLOWOUT. THE TIRE TREAD WAS SHREDDED AND SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, J… |
| 1999-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.… |
| 1999-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | No | 0 | THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE SPEED IS USUALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. ON TIME THE CAR WAS AT A … |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THERE IS AN EXTENSIVE VIBRATION ON HIGH SPEEDS (50 - 75 MPH). ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE TWICE AT THE TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. … |
| — | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THERE IS EXCESSIVE VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING FROM 55 TO 75MPH. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 5 TIMES, AND STILL NO SOLUTION. *… |