Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| L-SB-0015-11 | 03/23/2011 | 10037564 | Ready | 05/25/2011 | |
| L-SB-0016-11 | 03/23/2011 | 10037563 | Ready | 05/25/2011 | |
| L-SB-0015-11 | 03/23/2011 | 10037564 | Lexus: steering will be notchy or will not smoothly self-center when on the highway. there is a repair procedure. *rm | 05/25/2011 | |
| L-SB-0016-11 | 03/23/2011 | 10037563 | Lexus: steering will be notchy or will not smoothly self-center when on the highway. there is a repair procedure. *rm | 05/25/2011 | |
| 00401 | 12/21/2001 | 00401 | 10017720 | Repair manual supplement - vehicle pulling to one side. all lexus 2002 - 2006 models. *tt all '02 - '07 models. lexus. *tt | 11/21/2005 |
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - POWER STEERING FLUID | |||||
| 07312006 | 07/31/2006 | 10020661 | Electric power steering replacement. consumers may complain about increased efforts while turning the wheel. *kb | 12/08/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 11/15/2009 | 22000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2006 lexus gs300. while slowing down approaching a stop sign driving approximately 5-10 mph the vehicle steering pulls to the left or to the right. he stated he holds on to the steering wheel harder to control the vehicle. the contact stated the failure was intermittently. the vehicle has been taken to a authorized lexus dealer six times and they have not been able to duplicate the problem. the failure mileage was 22000 and the current mileage was 24000 | |||
| 01/17/2010 | 24000 | 3 | |
| Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) i am an owner of a 2006 lexus 300 gs [xxx]. i wanted to share with you my negative experience. on january 17th i was driving my car on vacation in pensacola fl. when i tried to turn the steering wheel i felt the steering wheel lock for a brief moment three times while i was turning. i had to apply additional pressure in order for the steering wheel to complete the turn. once additional pressure was applied the turn completed. on the fourth attempt no amount of pressure would complete the turn. i was at a stop light and once the light turned green, i was only able to turn the steering wheel one half-way through the turn and no further. i had to immediately apply the brakes so i would not crash into the concrete barrier that separated the lanes of traffic. i had to put the car in park, turn off the car, turn it back on, and then the wheel became free. the next day, 1/18/10 i drove back from pensacola straight to nalley lexus in roswell, ga where i purchased the vehicle. nalley lexus kept the car until 1/21/10 and they were unable to reproduce the steering problem. i explained to my service advisor, [xxx] that i am very uncomfortable with the safety of this vehicle as i don't know if / when the problem will reoccur. i am very lucky that i was not in a serious accident as traffic was very light during the wheel lockup. [xxx] talked to the service manager, [xxx] and their recommendation was to open a case with lexus at 1-800-255-3987. i talked to[xxx] (?) on 1/25/10 and he took the information down and said a lexus representative would call me back in 2 business days. i never received the promised call back. on 2/1/10 i talked to [xxx] (?) and i explained the problem again. [xxx] said that[xxx] was working the case and he would be in touch in a few days. to date this issue has not been resolved. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 32000 | 1 | |
| Steering feels jerky, at times poorly responsive. began several months ago. *tr | |||
| 08/18/2009 | 53089 | 1 | |
| I purchased my 06 lexus gs300 last year around may of 2008, from the day that i took the vehicle home, all i ever experiencing difficulties of problems. the first couple months of owning the vehicle, i heard a really big clunking noise coming from the engine bay, it appears to be some kind of cam gear grinding, i took it to lexus of reno to have it fix not once but twice with the same problem, not to mention the steering wheel column also make grinding noises, i'd address this to the mechanic at lexus and they wouldn't acknowledge my complaint. today is august 19 2009 the trunk of my car wouldn't open from the remote control or the trunk opener from the inside of the vehicle. this is very inconvenient, it took me 60 miles or more coming back and forth every couple months to get the something fix. *tr | |||