Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
SB-0147-1010/25/201010037241Ready05/13/2011
SB-0147-1010/25/201010037241Toyota: there is a malfunction light on with a battery pack deterioration code. *rm05/13/2011
0090704/05/200710021551Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0335. *kb05/14/2007

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE
11/15/201030000
 Car: 2007 lexus gs450h, factory certified. had a serious issue which warrants a recall of all affected cars, which may not be limited to the gs hybrid. this happened only a couple of weeks after buying the car. per lexus, it is a defect which will impact all of their hybrids, and probably all toyota hybrids as well. while driving down the freeway at rush hour, the car turned itself off. no power steering, no power brakes... no power period. fortunately, i used to drive race cars professionally and was able to handle it, but i suspect that most drivers would have crashed. because the push-to-start button doesn't work unless you're in park, i had to come to a full and complete stop, in the middle of the fast lane of the freeway. not safe. to be clear, there were no injuries etc., but, speaking as a pro driver, the situation would normally have resulted in severe injury or death. per lexus, it appears that the car computer shuts off the car when there is a fault in a sensor which is supposed to monitor the transmission. they consider this to be