2008 LEXUS GS 350 Problems & Recalls

ENGINE CONSUMES EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. CAR IS BURNING 1 QT OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES. EMISSIONS STANDARD DO NOT ALLOW FOR ENGINE TO BURN THIS AMOUNT OF OIL , POLLUTING THE AIR. THIS AMOUNT OF OIL BURNING CAN CAUSE A ENGINE TO LOCK -UP WITH OUT WARNING.

Mileage: 143,000

BRIEF ENGINE KNOCK/RATTLE NOISE AT COLD STARTUP PER TSB ITS A MINOR PROBLEM. THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THIS IS A CAMSHAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY DEFECT , SAFETY RELATED AND LEXUS IS NOT FIXING THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY KNOW ITS THERE.

MY VEHICLE IS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION, AFTER RUNNING IT FOR 2000 MILES AFTER EVERY ENGINE OIL (SYNTHETIC) AND FILTER REPLACEMENT, MY VEHICLE ENGINE OIL LEVEL SHOWS TO BE SUPER LOW. NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE ANYWHERE.

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN DRIVING THE 2008 LEXUS GS 350 4DR SEDAN STALLS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION, IT IS UNCONTROLABLE. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I'M AT A RED LIGHT AND MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I PRESS MY FOOT GRADUALLY ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN. THEN CAR WILL STALL FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 MIN...

Mileage: 172,299

MY REAR VIEW MIRROR LOOKS SCRATCHED (THE MIRROR COATING INSIDE THE HOUSING)AND DIS COLORED REAR VIEW MIRROR ; OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE MIRROR MY REAR VIEW MIRROR IS COMPLETE DETERIORATED TO A POINT THAT IT CAN NO LONGER SEE ANY OBJECT IN THE MIRROR. IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE

Mileage: 32,000

MIS FIRING VSC LIGHT IS ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO LA BLANC THEY CHANGE SPARK PLUGS THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY, I BROUGHT THE BACK OUT TO THEM THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, MR. JOHN SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED UP THE LEXUS GS 3...

Mileage: 90,000

MIS FIRING VSC LIGHT IS ON WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, I BROUGHT IT TO LA BLANC THEY CHANGE SPARK PLUGS THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON THE NEXT DAY, I BROUGHT THE BACK OUT TO THEM THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT, MR. JOHN SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I LOOKED UP THE LEXUS GS 3...

Mileage: 90,000

ON DECEMBER 21,2015 THERE WAS A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT MY CAR DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAG ON MY DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED BUT NOT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A CITY STREET AND THE GUY THAT HIT ME WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN.

ON DECEMBER 21,2015 THERE WAS A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT MY CAR DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAG ON MY DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED BUT NOT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A CITY STREET AND THE GUY THAT HIT ME WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN.

ON DECEMBER 21,2015 THERE WAS A CAR THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT MY CAR DAMAGING THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAG ON MY DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED BUT NOT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR WAS IN MOTION GOING ABOUT 30MPH ON A CITY STREET AND THE GUY THAT HIT ME WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN.

CONDENSATION IN THE FRONT DRIVERS HEADLIGHT MADE MAY LIGHT GO OUT WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. COMPLETELY UNABLE TO SEE, BECAUSE OF "LEVELING" LIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY USING MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. I TOOK TO THE DEALER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE LEXUS RX ...

Mileage: 90,000

HEY I DID RECALL FOR MY CAR AFTER ONE MONTHS LATER ENGINE WAS STALL IN MOTION. PERSON WHO MAKE INVESTIGATION FROM HEADQUARTERS LEXUS THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WHIT CAR AND AFTER RECALL HE TELLING ME MY CAR VIN NUMBER SHOWED ITS ENGINE NO RECALLS. MY WIFE SHE DROVE THIS CAR WHIT MY KIDS ...

Mileage: 84,000

CONTACT IS OWNER OF 2008 GS 350 LEXUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE @ APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH -- THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON IT'S ON WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT & VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK/FORTH ON THE EMBANKMENT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL NECK PAIN FOR BOTH TH...

Mileage: 160,246

CONTACT IS OWNER OF 2008 GS 350 LEXUS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE @ APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH -- THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ON IT'S ON WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT & VEHICLE BOUNCED BACK/FORTH ON THE EMBANKMENT, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL NECK PAIN FOR BOTH TH...

Mileage: 160,246

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE SPEED REDUCED AFTER THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASI...

Mileage: 36,720

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT WENT DOWNHILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED CONCUSSIONS AND SOFT TISSUE ...

I HAVE HAD MY LEXUS FOR SINCE 7/2009 IN NOV 2010 AND FEB 2011 I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR SEVERAL WHEEL ALIGNMENTS (FRT AND BACK) BY THE DEALERSHIP IN CERRITOS, CA. . I HAVE HAD MY TIRE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES AND ROTATED THEM REGULARLY. OAKHAMA TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE A...

I HAVE HAD MY LEXUS FOR SINCE 7/2009 IN NOV 2010 AND FEB 2011 I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR SEVERAL WHEEL ALIGNMENTS (FRT AND BACK) BY THE DEALERSHIP IN CERRITOS, CA. . I HAVE HAD MY TIRE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES AND ROTATED THEM REGULARLY. OAKHAMA TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE A...

LEXUS GS350 IN GENERAL IS PRETTY A GOOD CAR BUT I ALWAYS HAVING PROBLEM WITH LEXUS DEALER( WESTSIDE LEXUS IN HOUSTON TX). WHENEVER I BRING MY CONCERNS OR SHOW THEM THE PROBLEMS, THEY WILL PRETEND OR REFUSE TO FIX UNTIL THEY SEE THE PROBLEM BY THEMSELVES. FIRST WAS MY BACKUP CAMERA FLICKERING AND NOW...

Mileage: 45,000

FROM THE TIME THE 2008 LEXUS GS, LABOR DAY 2008, WAS OBTAINED I HAD PROBLEMS SEEING AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD, HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE. UNLESS THE BRIGHTS ARE ON THERE IS A BLACK WALL IN FRONT OF THE AREA WHERE THE LIGHT BEAMS STOP. I OVERDRIVE THE LIGHTED AREA AND DRIVE INTO THE BLACK NIGHT. THE BRI...

Mileage: 100

FROM THE TIME THE 2008 LEXUS GS, LABOR DAY 2008, WAS OBTAINED I HAD PROBLEMS SEEING AT NIGHT ON A DARK ROAD, HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE. UNLESS THE BRIGHTS ARE ON THERE IS A BLACK WALL IN FRONT OF THE AREA WHERE THE LIGHT BEAMS STOP. I OVERDRIVE THE LIGHTED AREA AND DRIVE INTO THE BLACK NIGHT. THE BRI...

Mileage: 100

LEXUS GS350 TIRE WEAR. PRIOR TO 40000 MILES, FRONT TIRES SHOWED WEAR ON INSIDE EDGES. VEH. ALIGNED, TIRE WEAR CONTINUED. AT 46000 MILES TIRES WORN DOWN BEYOND WEAR INDICATORS ON INSIDE EDGES ONLY. REPLACED TIRES, ALIGNMENT CHECKED. LEXUS ADVISED THAT ALIGNMENT WAS NOT BAD. SO WHY ARE THE TIRES WEARI...

Mileage: 45,000

2008 LEXUS GS350. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, UNTIL SHE IS REASSURED THERE IS NO ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *JB

MY 2008 LEXUS GS350 IS ONE OF, APPARENTLY, MANY LEXUS MODELS THAT HAVE NO CAMBER ADJUSTMENT CAPABILITY FRONT OR REAR RENDERING WHEELS TO PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF MISALIGNMENT THAT EXCESSIVE INSIDE TIRE WEAR OCCURS AND CANNOT BE CORRECTED. THIS TIRE WEAR LEFT UNNOTICED, DUE TO ITS CONCEALMENT FROM V...

2008 ES 350 SURGE --AS I WAS GLIDING (NO ACCELERATION) INTO MY PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF MY TOWN HOME, MY CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO MY BRICK TOWN HOME. I APPLIED MY TO THE BRAKES, AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. I CALLED MY LEXUS DEALER WHO SAID "THIS IS...

Mileage: 4,800