2008 Lexus GS 350 problems
Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Lexus GS 350. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 24% of complaints. After that come cruise control (12%) and lighting (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 24% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 15 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 84,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 7 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 lexus gs350. The contact stated that after shifting into reverse and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle accelerated independently in reverse. The contact went downhill and crashed into a tree. The contact and a passenger sustained concussions and soft tissue injuries although the air bags did deploy. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing of the failure. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure and current mileage was 43,000.
Contact is owner of 2008 gs 350 lexus. While attempting to turn the vehicle into a parking space @ approximately 15 MPH -- the vehicle accelerated suddenly on it's on without warning. Vehicle hit an embankment & vehicle bounced back/forth on the embankment, causing substantial neck pain for both the driver and passengers. Pressing the brake pedal did not stop the vehicle & the airbags did not deploy. The front of the vehicle was damaged but was able to drive home slowly.
From the time the 2008 lexus gs, labor day 2008, was obtained I had problems seeing at night on a dark road, highway or interstate. Unless the brights are on there is a black wall in front of the area where the light beams stop. I overdrive the lighted area and drive into the black night. The brights need to be on to see-which is a danger and annoyance to oncoming traffic. I have tried to get this fixed since october 2008. The latest date being january 2011.
Mis firing vsc light is on with check engine light, I brought it to la blanc they change spark plugs the light went off and came back on the next day, I brought the back out to them they kept the car over night, mr. John said they can't find anything wrong with the car. I looked up the lexus gs 350 2008 theres 3 recalls on this car , piping,fitting,hoses, line fuel system ,engine cooling