Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
35
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2000 Lexus Gs300.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. … |
| 2016-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECALL. |
| 2015-11-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, RAN OVER A POT HOLE FILLED WITH WATER AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ULTIMATELY AFFECTED THE BRAKING SY… |
| 2015-01-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE LOWER BALL JOINT IS MAKING SQUEAKING NOISES. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FACED BY OWNERS OF LEXUS GS300 MANUFACTURED BET… |
| 2014-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT WAS TRYING TO START UP ON IT'S OWN WITH NO KEYS. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE BLINKING A… |
| 2013-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | REGARDING MY 2000 GS 300 LEXUS. BRAKE, ABS, VSC, VSC OFF LIGHTS ALONG WITH LOUD ALARM DISPLAYED. ALSO HAS HAD AN ANNOYI… |
| 2012-06-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS TURNING ONTO THE FREEWAY (UPHILL ONRAMP) I STEPPED ON THE GAS GOING ABOUT 20 MILES AN HR WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR WOU… |
| 2010-06-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY LEXUS GS 300, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING! THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING NORMALLY AND ALL OF SUDDEN IT … |
| 2009-10-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT PRESSING ACCELERATOR. HAS OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. CAR IS A 2000 LEXUS GS 300 WITH 107,000… |
| 2009-10-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TWICE IN THE SAME DAY OUR 2000 LEXUS GS300 EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE NOW INVOLVED IN THE INTER… |
| 2009-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE LEXUS GS300. THE CAR WERE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I TOWED THE CAR TO LEXUS. THEY TOLD ME IT IS … |
| 2009-02-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TIRE BECAME COMPLETELY UNATTACHED AND JAMMED AGAINST RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PANEL CAUSING BODY DAMAGE. GOING ONLY DOING 30… |
| 2008-11-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED A… |
| 2008-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | IN LATE 2000 MY FIANCE` AND I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW LEXUS FROM DAVID MCDERMOTT LEXUS IN EAST HAVEN CT. THE CAR RAN FLAW… |
| 2008-04-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LEXUS GS300. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOU… |
| 2008-02-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT COMPLETE FAILURE LEADING TO WHEEL/TIRE BARELY HANGING ON VEHICLE. ALL THIS HAPPENING GOIN… |
| 2008-02-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | LOWER BALL JOINT ON THE SUSPENSION CAME APART CAUSING THE TIRE TO DISLODGE. TIRE JAMMED AGAINST RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PAN… |
| 2007-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | BOUGHT A 2000 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED IN 2005 FROM LEXUS DEALER. IN 2007 ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, A DRIVER WAS DRIVING V… |
| 2004-03-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT 60,000 MILES, ENGINE/OIL LIGHT CAME ON; DEALER SAYS THAT ENGNE NEEDS REPLACED DUE TO OIL "SLUDGE" @ COST OF $15,000 … |
| 2004-03-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK |
| 2004-02-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A TURN FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE HA… |
| 2004-02-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE FIRST HESITATED THEN JERKED FORWARD BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTI… |
| 2003-08-28 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROX 35-40 MPH AT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE DOOR WAS CAVED IN AND MY SIDE AI… |
| 2003-04-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES BRAKE PADS WERE AT 8% BUT THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS WA… |
| 2002-04-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT STABILIZER BAR WAS DEFECTIV… |
| 2002-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON A VERY BUSY STREET CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTH… |
| 2002-04-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THE ACCELERATOR STUCK IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION ONCE PRESSURE HAD BEEN R… |
| 2002-04-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO SURGE FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. F… |
| 2002-04-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER NOTIFIED. F… |
| 2002-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEXUS ISSUE TO ABC NEWS ON JANUARY 29, 2010. *TR I OWNED A LEXUS GS NOT TOO LONG AGO THAT HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERAT… |
| 2001-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE PURCHASED USED FROM JM LEXUS WITH 9,800 MILES. WITHIN THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO… |
| 2001-10-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHILE CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC AT A CONSTANT SPEED OR 25-30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE… |
| 2001-06-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | VEHICLE VIBRATES IN FRONT AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE DEVELOPED PROBLEM AT 10,000 MILES, AND DEALER PUT NEW TIRES ON. 2,… |
| 2000-05-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT SLOW SPEEDS OF 25 MPH , AND ENGINE REVVED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WH… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | BRIDGESTONE TIRES: CONSUMER WAS UNSURE OF THE MODEL. TIRE WENT COMPLETELY FLAT DUE TO A CUT ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. … |