Lexus GS300 Electrical problems by year

Odometer Fraud. The contact was interested in purchasing a 2004 Lexus GS 300 on Facebook Marketplace. The contact reached out to the seller and was informed that vehicle was sold. The contact stated that hours later, the contact discovered the same vehicle listed on Facebook Marketplace website from another owner; however, the contact discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy within the Advertisement. The contact stated that the original mileage was listed as 209,248; however, the second listing indicated that the mileage was 157,000.

"Takata recall" all door locks must be manually locked at each door....Windows open at times when key unlocks car....Both keys are loose at the base and are held together by tape.

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 it worked like it was back to running normal for like 10 seconds then lost almost all the power an you can push the padel to the floor almost befor it will even engage. It's my everyday driving car it not safe to be driving, when it's malfunctioning in the ecu, vsc , cruise control quit because of what happened. There a recall on the vsc for the lexus gs 300 for having malfunction problems. But...

While car newly made remote key crank car that had been sitting without being driven 30 +days , I crank car and alarm sounded and flashing lights came on and would not turn off when car key taken out of ignition. Then the car began to crank all by itself without the key even in the ignition!!! I unhinged the battery cables and the car wrnt dead. Also smoke was coming from back engine area!! I towed car to lexus dealer and they replaced the starter. The gear shift locked and the car drove for about a month whe...

Door locks actuator failure on passenger front, passenger rear. Unable to open doors manually or remotely via key fob.

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 and the car was making a loud cranking, banging noise and we could smell the smoke. After lifting up the hood we could see the smoke coming from the engine and it was still trying to crank up. Smoke begin to fill the garage and it was getting worse. We were finally able to put out the fire with the extinguisher and were able to remove the battery to get the car to stop trying to start up. What...

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 lexus gs300. The contact stated that he depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated, causing him to crash into another vehicle. There were no injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection but they could not diagnose the cause of the failure. The contact also stated that as a mechanic test drove the vehicle, the engine caught on fire due to a short in the electrical wires. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.

In late september1999 while sitting in traffic with the car in and my foot on the brake, the car began to accelerate and surged forward. I reacted immediately by shifting the car into park. This allowed me to regain control of the car. The second incident occurred in early november 1999, when I came to a complete stop a stop sign. As I applied the brake, the car once again attempted to surge through the intersection. Another episode occurred in early december 1999 when I was driving my son home from school. We...

While driving for first time after lexus regional technician investigated problems documented in previous nhtsa complaints 10323826 and 10317084, all brake related panel lights came on and brake alarm sounded. I did not lose brakes so diagnostic may be false. I brought the vehicle home and had it towed to the lexus dealership where they are now investigating this condition. It is highly coincident that this problem, which has never appeared before, occurred immediately after the exam by the regional technician. *Tr

Spontaneous acceleration after bringing car to a complete stop in a parking lot. Vehicle lurched forward onto an island before I could stop it again. This incident is related to a previous incident,odi number 10317084, which occurred in june 2007. *Tr

Sudden unexpected acceleration resulted in collision. Driver applied brakes with maximum force but was unable to stop vehicle. Driver did not have foot on gas pedal. Floor mat was not interfering with gas pedal. *Tr

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 not mechanical problem. One of the electronic sensor were malfunction. It seems the lexus sense is not reliable and caused the car to stall in the middle of the highway. *Tr

Lexus issue to abc news on january 29, 2010. *Tr I owned a lexus gs not too long ago that had a sudden acceleration problem. Lexus did everything to correct the problem....But they just had no fix for it. It was not a petal problem.....It was in the electronic acceleration control unit. How did I know this.....After I got rid of the car I met a technician that had worked for sterling mccall lexus in houston tx. He told me that the problem was in the control unit and main computer and that lexus never was...

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 lexus gs300. The contact stated that he attempted to shut the vehicle off, but it would not respond. The vehicle continued to run even after the key was removed from the ignition. The vehicle then caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but they have not determined what will be done about the failure. The current and failure mileages were 37,000. The consumer stated the dealer installed a new battery and belt on april 16, 2006, the dealer stated that they think it was the consumer's starter. Updated 09/28/07 *tr

1995 Lexus gs300 4-door sedan automatic transmission. While vehicle was in drive gear,ignition could be turned off and key removed , resulting in unsafe movement of vehicle. Narrative description of incident, clashes, injuries: driver turned ignition off, removed key, locked all the doors and went inside a store. Upon return the driver discovered the vehicle protruding into the intersection of a 4-lane intersection. Gear shift had been left in the drive position and the ignition was turned off and key...