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2013 Lexus GS350 Engine problems

Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2013 Lexus GS350's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 7% of all its complaints, most recently on May 24, 2025. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Engine complaints

Engine & cooling

I started my car in the morning and when I started the engine it was an instant extreme rough idle with the engine light and traction control light blinking on my dashboard and the engine cuts out on its own. I have my car at a Toyota dealership since it's closer than the Lexus dealership and they have ran an extensive testing diagnostic on my car resulting in a valve stuck open and a valve spring fell out. I have kept up the regular maintenance on my car, like every 5,000 miles fully synthetic oil changes, premium...

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gas, regularly checking for recalls, always checking my fluids, correct tires and tire pressure, and I have in no way misused my car since it's the only car I have to drive. I found that Lexus had a recall on the GS 350 for the 2007 to 2011 years for the problem I'm currently dealing with. In 2012 Lexus did not make a GS 350 but 2013 they were offered again and I feel like they didn't resolve the engine problem before putting out the new production, at least for the 2013 year. Now as my car sits I have to pay $9,200 to fix the problem and I don't have that type of money. I would have to sell my house to pay for my car to get fixed. Luckily the car didn't stop running while I had my family in the car. I don't feel that I did anything wrong to make the internal engine have a valve issue. This car should still be running at 148,100 miles.

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 11662948
Engine & cooling

On july 14, 2014, I was driving at 70 miles per hour in the middle lane of a busy interstate when the engine of our lexus gs 350 unexpectedly shut down. Despite heavy traffic, I was able to pull over, without incident, into the median emergency lane where the car came to a halt. I called the dealership and was advised by the service department that it would have it towed to them. I was also informed that no loaner vehicle was available. Because I was en route to pick up family arriving soon at the airport, I...

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restarted the car and waited several minutes to ensure the engine kept running. I was able to proceed, pick up family, and return. The following day, the dealership picked up the car for evaluation. The cause of the engine shut down has not been determined at this time. *Tr

Filed Incident EngineNHTSA 10616283
Electrical systemEngine & cooling

I purchased a new lexus gs 350 2013 and it just made it over 10k miles and I have already been stranded in my house with no car 2xs. The battery has died and the car would not move. No lights were left on and on both occasions lexus said the same. Here I stand inside my house with no vehicle. From one day to another - I had no car. Its needless to say that I pay a "generous" amount of $$$$$ a month; therefore, I would have not expect this from lexus. Maybe kia. Who knows anymore. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · EngineNHTSA 10548217

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