Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DISC - CALIPER | |||||
| SC-9LB | 09/19/2011 | 10042884 | Lexus: information regarding technical instructions being provided for the rust removal and inspection of rear brake calipers on some lexus vehicles where slide pin in rear brake calipers not operating smoothly and make noise. *pe | 01/23/2012 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - CALIPER | |||||
| SC-9LB | 09/19/2011 | 10042884 | Lexus: information regarding technical instructions being provided for the rust removal and inspection of rear brake calipers on some lexus vehicles where slide pin in rear brake calipers not operating smoothly and make noise. *pe | 01/23/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 100249 | 1 | |
| Car max, inc. sold [xxx] a defective automobile. defective automobile; 2006 lexus gs 300 vin# [xxx] mileage 100,249 carmax stock # [xxx]. carmax refuse to repair the automobile. march 9, 2012; about 8:45 pm (night), headlights malfunctioned (cut off/on repeatedly). march 28, 2012; lexus of memphis replaced cogged ac filter. engine front cover seal has noticeable oil leak, and left rear door lock actuator does not work. invoice # [xxx]. mileage 100,952. april 6, 2012; the following indicators/warning messages illuminated: brake wear, skid control, check engine and check vsc. [xxx], ase advance level specialist, lexus certified master diagnostic specialist, ase master auto technician, and a member of the national diagnostic council, order technician to perform system calibration. no illumination of indicators/warning messages. mileage 101,139. april 11, 2012; the following indicators/warning messages illuminated: brake wear, skid control, check engine and check vsc came back on. mileage 101,232. [xxx] performed an historical review of the lexus gs 300 maintenance record from y2005 to ytd and performed an in-depth diagnostic. as recommended by lexus technical service information bulletins dtc (diagnostic trouble codes),[xxx] recommended the following corrective actions: 7.1 lb-sb-0087-08; dtcs p030# - cylinders 1 ? 6 misfire detected 7.2 lb-sb-0092-09; dtcs p0172, p0175, and p0037, replace oxygen sensors and computer 7.3 lb-sb-0069-11; dtcs p030# replace, r & r piston ring set 7.4 a960e electronic controlled transmission system dtc p0761 solenoid; replace automatic trans assy, note: the maintenance history indicated that the cylinders misfiring occurred on august 25, 2009, and november 30, 2011. trans solenoid dtc p0761 was detected on november 23, 2011 and april 9, 2012. information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr | |||
| 03/09/2012 | 100249 | ||
| Car max, inc. sold mr. witherspoon a defective automobile. defective automobile; 2006 lexus gs 300 vin# jthbh96s565020270 mileage 100,249 carmax stock # 8087381. carmax refuse to repair the automobile. march 9, 2012; about 8:45 pm (night), headlights malfunctioned (cut off/on repeatedly). march 28, 2012; lexus of memphis replaced cogged ac filter. engine front cover seal has noticeable oil leak, and left rear door lock actuator does not work. invoice # lecs245510. mileage 100,952. april 6, 2012; the following indicators/warning messages illuminated: brake wear, skid control, check engine and check vsc. mr. michael t. cocita, ase advance level specialist, lexus certified master diagnostic specialist, ase master auto technician, and a member of the national diagnostic council, order technician to perform system calibration. no illumination of indicators/warning messages. mileage 101,139. april 11, 2012; the following indicators/warning messages illuminated: brake wear, skid control, check engine and check vsc came back on. mileage 101,232. mr. cocita performed an historical review of the lexus gs 300 maintenance record from y2005 to ytd and performed an in-depth diagnostic. as recommended by lexus technical service information bulletins dtc (diagnostic trouble codes), mr. cocita recommended the following corrective actions: 7.1 lb-sb-0087-08; dtcs p030# - cylinders 1 | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/10/2010 | 79000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. the contact stated while his wife was drove the vehicle approximately 40mph while she approached the intersection she applied the brake did not engage, she crashed into the vehicle in-front rear end, the driver frontal and passenger air bags did not deploy. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnose on the brake system and air bag that did not locate a failure with brake or air bags. the miami dade police report 8037-gji. the driver received injuries to the back, neck, the passenger seating in the rear received injuries to the nose, and back, the passenger seating in the front received injuries the breast due to the seat belt. the failure mileage was 79,000 and the current mileage was 81,000. li | |||
| 01/15/2008 | 20000 | 1 | |
| In winter of 2008 i was exiting a driveway at the end of which there is a stop light on a night when snow had just begun. i was traveling at a slow speed because the light was red my car brakes locked up and i slid into a stone pillar at the exit. although i had sufficient time, i had no way to effectively steer the car because the wheels were locked up. there was significant damage to the car. while my overriding concern is that this could happen again, i was also unhappy about the very significant damage to my car. the dealer and the lexus corporation told me there were no recalls on the antilock brakes, but i asked them to report the incident in case others experienced (or would in future experince) the same problem. i don't know if they did. in reading about the way toyota handled current recalls, it raised doubts for me about whether they filed a report of this incident. *cn | |||
| 03/25/2009 | 20000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. the contact stated that she received three separate recall letters from the manufacturer for the electrical system, rear brake calipers, and the fuel delivery pipes. the dealer advised that it would take a week for the parts to arrive for the repairs. the contact was also informed that it would take an additional week for the actual repairs to be completed. she was concerned that the recall was initiated due to a defect and possible safety related issue; however, the dealer was not equipped with the necessary parts for the recall repair. the nhtsa campaign id numbers were unknown. the current and failure mileages were less than 20,000. | |||
| 01/02/2007 | 1500 | 1 | 12/03/2006 |
| Transmission continues to jerk and remain sluggish when pulling away from a stop or in slow traffic. does not shift smoothly. bad enough for passengers to detect. dealership says its normal. *jb | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 8692 | 1 | |
| 2006 lexus gs300 brakes pulls to the left when braking. *ts the consumer stated since the problem only happened on occasion, the dealership was unable to duplicate the problem. *jb the consumer contacted the manufacturer and was told that the pulling to the left was a characteristic of the vehicle. *nm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 10/20/2005 | 1 | 10/20/2005 | |
| Dt: the contact owns a 2006 lexus es 330. an annoying and distracting noise is heard when the brakes are applied or released. the noise occurs every time the brakes are applied or released. the vehicle has been seen by the dealer, and they claim the noise is normal. for that reason no corrections have been made. the noise was not noticed during the test drive. *ak | |||