1999 Lexus GS300 problems
The 1999 Lexus GS300 has 56 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns cruise control. Next are brakes (18%) and suspension (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 56 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 99,000 miles 42 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 42 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 99,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1999 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Lexus GS300 with enough data (14 complaints in that window).
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.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision of 35-40 MPH with a tree and neither air bag deployed. Dealer and manufacturer were not notified at this time. The dealer and the manufacturer declined to repair the vehicle without charge.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 lexus gs300. The contact stated that during acceleration there was a sudden loss of vehicle control. The failure occurred on five occasions in which the driver sustained personal injuries. The insurance company was notified on four different occasions with the submission of a claim. The insurance company stated that the driver was at fault. The failure was not reported to the manufacturer due to the continuous service repairs performed on the vehicle.
For the sixth time, vehicle accelerates or surges. This time at 2 MPH, but it has also happened at 45 MPH. It only lasts a second or two. Has happened 6 times in 15 months of ownership. Of course for this reason, dealer is never able to diagnose. I have observed 9 others similar citations at this website on the 1998-1999 lexus gs300. There are a total of only two for the same years of the lexus es300, mercedes 320 and BMW 5-series combined. Please do something before someone is killed!
Sudden unexpected acceleration resulted in collision. Driver applied brakes with maximum force but was unable to stop vehicle. Driver did not have foot on gas pedal. Floor mat was not interfering with gas pedal.
While car newly made remote key crank car that had been sitting without being driven 30 +days , I crank car and alarm sounded and flashing lights came on and would not turn off when car key taken out of ignition. Then the car began to crank all by itself without the key even in the ignition!!! I unhinged the battery cables and the car wrnt dead. Also smoke was coming from back engine area!! I towed car to lexus dealer and they replaced the starter.