2007 LEXUS GS

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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

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 800 NUMBER AND THEY WERE EVASIVE AND COMBATIVE WITH ABSOLUTELY ONE GOAL IN MIND: NO SAFETY ISSUE WILL BE COVERED WITHOUT BEING FORCED INTO COVERAGE THROUGH A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE BULLETIN CLEARLY COVERS THE VIN OF MY 2007 GS350 AND CLEARLY IDENTIFIES THE DEFECTIVE MIRROR. SEARCHES ACROSS THE INTERNET SHOW MANY COMPLAINTS BY OWNERS OF LEXUS REFUSING TO FIX THIS DEFECTIVE MIRROR. HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/THE-INSIDE-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR-MAY-BECOME-DISCOLORED-857 HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/THE-INSIDE-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR-MAY-BECOME-DISCOLORED-318 HTTPS://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/GS-3RD-GEN-2006-2011/735645-BLACK-SCRATCHES-ON-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/IS-2ND-GEN-2006-2013/652097-ABOUT-BLACK-SPOTS-ON-REARVIEW-MIRROR-2.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/GS-3RD-GEN-2006-2011/556707-REARVIEW-MIRROR-QUESTION.HTML

TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID ISSUE

REAR VIEW MIRROR IS BEING DISCOLORED WITH BLACK SPOTS

REAR VIEW MIRROR IS BEING DISCOLORED WITH BLACK SPOTS

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.

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.

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING WHILE IN MOTION AND/OR STOPPED. TRUSTED REPAIR SHOP SAID HEADLIGHT BALLAST IS BAD AND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE BALLAST IS STARTING TO MAKE NOISE AS IF IT IS GOING BAD AS WELL. THEY HAVE REPAIRED MANY LEXUS CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF THE CAR. IN SOME CASES, DRIVERS HAVE HAD BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AT ONCE. LEXUS REQUIRES A COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO REPLACE THE BAD BALLAST, A COST OF OVER $2500 FOR BOTH SIDES. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SHOULD BOTH HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS. WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AND THE CHECK HYBRID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 40 MINUTES, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS GS. WHILE REVERSING AT APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A POLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START AND THE CHECK HYBRID INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 40 MINUTES, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID BATTERY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFECTIVE : SCRATCHED AND DIS COLORED

THE LEXUS DEALER ONCE AGAIN (THE FIRST INSTANCE WAS IN DECEMBER 2013 AT 45,533 MILES AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF PADS AND ROTORS.) REPORTED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE THAT THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER PINS WERE SEIZED AND HAD TO BE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED (NEITHER ACTION IS A LEXUS SCHEDULED PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY.). AS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE, IT IS FORTUNATE THAT NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THESE SEIZED CALIPERS. *TR

HEARD POP FROM ENGINE LOST POWER. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF HIGHWAY AT 10 MILES PER HOUR OR LESS WITH ENGINE BANGING. MADE IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE ENGINE ROCKER ARM IN CYLINDER 3 BROKE.LEXUS WAS NO HELP, AS MY 5 YEAR ENGINE WARRANT EXPIRED. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING, ALL THE SUDDEN I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TO MAKE TURNS. I NOTICED THAT THE P/S LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCHES ON THE INTERNET AND I FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL TOYOTA & LEXUS VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR POWER STEERING AND EMC FAILURE PROBLEM. SO WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME ALL THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DONE AND THERE IS NO EMC FAILURE RECALL AT THIS MOMENT. BUT THERE WAS A EMC RECALL ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL. I ASSUME THAT THEY MIGHT BE USING THE SAME PARTS ON MY CAR AND THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. *TR

THE BRAKES ALWAYS MAKE ALOT OF NOISE AND JUST HATE THE CAR. *TR

BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT. I AM TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, WATER GETS INTO THE SEALED HEAD LAMP AND SHORTS OUT THE BALIST. *TR I WAS ALMOST HIT AS ANOTHER CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME BEFORE I REALIZED BOTH HEAD LIGHTS HAD SHORTED OUT. THEY TURN BACK ON ONCE RESET BUT GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING.