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1998 Lexus GS300 Engine problems

Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 1998 Lexus GS300's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 7% of all its complaints, most recently on October 17, 2017. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Engine complaints

Driver assistanceBrakesEngine & cooling

Purchased a 98 gs300 six months ago and my vsc, abs, brake light and check engine warning gauges came up and will not go away. Did some research and found out the brake master cylinder, throttle position sensor and throttle position actuator were the problems. With these few items gone bad my car produces little to no power during acceleration. The car barely gets up to 45 mph with acceleration pedal all the way down to the floor. With the vsc gone bad there is an alarm that stretches to uncomfortable hearing...

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levels that' hurts like the devil. My car will literally stop in the middle of cruising and won't pick up any speed unless I have my foot pedal all the way down to the floor, which also often times causes it to turn off on highways, all types of streets and other areas. Also with these items gone bad my car shifts so hard to the point where it jumps whenever I shift into any position. All in all the vehicle, I feel , is too dangerous to drive at this time

Filed Incident Electronic stability control (ESC) · Service brakes · EngineNHTSA 11034007
Engine & coolingAcceleration & cruise control

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 lexus gs300. The contact stated that when driving between 30-40 mph, the vehicle would begin to loose power and stall sporadically with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The manufacturer was not contacted. The dealer was notified of the failure, but the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 190,000 and the current mileage is 192,380. Updated 02/09/12*lj the dealer found the throttle position sensor was out of specification and there was an open circuit. Updated 02/27/12

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10442688
Engine & cooling

The "vsc" and the "vsc off" lights both turn on at the same time, and the engine suddenly come to idle and the car slowly come to stop right in the middle of the freeway when I am driving at 65 mph on the freeway. *Nm

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10183461
Engine & cooling

Rod bearing knock first heard at 3300 miles, dealer refused to repair stateing that problem can not be duplicated. I have recording of the noise and affidavits.

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 713330

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