2007 Lexus GS350/430 Problems, complaints & recalls

We were crossing under the light to go to the gas station and we believe the car that hit us ran a red light. It caused right rear damage and side airbags to deploy. There's a metal piece in the tire and its undriveable.

SRS Driver side knee air bag DTC B1861

The anti-reflective coating on the rear view mirror on the inside of the car is coming through the mirror causing black spots that obscure vision out the back of the car. This issue affects all 2006-2011 Lexus gs models. All oem replacements online have this happen to some degree. I bought this car a couple months ago, this was an issue from the day I bought it and most likely started many years prior in my specific model.

The contact owns a 2007 Lexus GS350. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to start and there was a fuel odor inside the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was jerking while driving. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic, where it was diagnosed with engine misfire and defective fuel injectors. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V012000 (Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

My vehicle has been making noises on start-up and in time it makes the same knocking noise while idling. I brought my car to my mechanic and he says it's my VVTI system failing and should be remedied under campaign 13V395000. The problem is holding Lexus accountable since it's not an open recall under my VIN. I've contacted Lexus directly and confirmed this service was not completed. My VIN is listed on your site as being a potential for this issue. Please help, thanks.

OIL CONSUMPTION, I HAVE TO ADD 2 QUARTS EVERY 1300 MILES

Because of the design, the rings stick causing oil consumption and engine wear. It smokes when driven. This affects these vehicles approximately years 06 - 11. They revamped the engine after 11 to fix the problem. They should repair our engines

Low oil light came on 1000 miles after oil change at lexus dealership. Car was low 2.5 Quarts of oil. Blue grey smoke was coming out of the car during acceleration and car smelled like poison inside very unsafe. Car has been dealer maintained for everything. Car was certified pre owned as well. At 100,000 miles oil consumption test was done and was in fact proved to be burning oil. Car is burning way too much oil. I've had 4 other vehicles none have burned oil. This is unacceptable and I might have to buy a new engine soon. Please help me out. Thank you.

NO POWER STEERING

Auto dimming glass has started to deteriate causing black streaks and impairing visibility. This is don't a surface level scratch, this is underneath the glass and a faulty product.

SHOWING AIRBAG ALERT LIGHTING ON DASHBOARD

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 lexus gs 350. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated independently without warning while pulling out of the driveway. As a result, the vehicle struck a tree and damaged the passenger side of the vehicle. The contact was able to stop the vehicle and drive it home. There were no injuries. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The contact recently received a recall notice in the mail regarding nhtsa campaign number: 18v432000(fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Drivers side knee airbag reporting codes of short in squib circuit which comes and goes. Airbag light is on when active. Also randomly reports a code with open in squib circuit which also comes and goes. History reports has the codes active and clear. Codes are present and will not clear at this time. This is happening in all scenario's of movement and parked conditions. Codes are still present when started in the morning after being parked overnight.

Left low beam headlight intermittently turn off. Need to turn off headlight for brief period causing a safety hazard in order for both headlights to turn back on. Seems to be known problem with this particular year/model.

Inner rear view mirror discoloration including black streaks and spots make it impossible to safely observe behind vehicle. Lexus has an internal "secret" safety tsib l-sb-0043-16 but refuses to acknowledge it or perform a repair, claiming it is not the subject of a official recall. This is a known issue for many lexus owners and is widespread across numerous lexus models over the years of 2006 through 2009 and includes gs300, gs350, gs430, gs450h and gs460. I called the "lexus guest experience center" at their...

Torque converter clutch pressure control solenoid issue

Trunk latch nut can become loose and fall out making it impossible to close trunk

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 lexus gs 350. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v432000 (fuel system, gasoline). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Kendall lexus of eugene (380 goodpasture island rd, eugene, or 97401, (855) 981-5525) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Cannot see out of the rearview mirror due to back streaks, this is a known issue with this vehicle, this should be a safety recall

Rear view mirror is being discolored with black spots

While driving highway, without any impact on the car, no accident occured, airbag on passenger side deployed without any reason.

Takata recall my car was involved in a accident and I was hit by the right side panel and thrown up against another vehicle and then slammed into a pavement wall on the freeway I was only traveling about 10 miles when I was struck by a car traveling 70 miles and my airbags did not deploy causing injuries to my arm resulting in me having to have surgery and now I have a rod in my arm for life don't understand why these airbags didn't deploy and if not then what wasn't the gs 350 on the list cause somewhere mines went faulty

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 lexus gs 350. While the vehicle was occupied with the engine on and the gear shifted in park, the front passenger curtain air bag and the rear passenger air bag (located between the back rest area) abruptly deployed. The contact heard a hissing noise prior to the failure. There were no injuries. A lexus engineer inspected the vehicle at the lexus dealer (3150 adams street, riverside, ca, 92504 phone: 951-353-0903). The investigation concluded that the air bag failure was not caused by a...

Bridgestones pontanza tires size (245-45-18) tires have fallen apart twice , meaing two different set of tires have large blow outs on the sides . Have taking them to firestone to be replaced both times and explained a recall need to be done before someone is killed and they just shrug it off. Car was sitting both time in drive way and notice flat tires. Went to change them out an noticed large holes.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 lexus gs350. During rainy weather or while the vehicle was at a car wash, water would leak into the headlight casing. The issue caused the fuses to fail. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the headlights were replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.