1998 Lexus GS400 problems
NHTSA has received 41 complaints about the 1998 Lexus GS400, and 20% of them involve air bags. Next are brakes (15%) and cruise control (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 41 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 18 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 78,000 miles 17 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 78,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 18 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 99% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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 1998 lexus gs400. The contact stated that as he was driving 15 MPH onto a ramp, the vehicle accelerated and as he depressed his brakes the vehicle lunged forward and rear ended a truck pushing him into another vehicle. There were two other occupants in the vehicle with minor injuries to their knees. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The toyota manufacturer was not called and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 184,867. Updated 04/13/10. Updated 09/22/10
Tl* the contact owns a 1998 lexus gs400. The contact stated that while the engine was on and the vehicle stopped, the driver lifted off the brake pedal and the vehicle suddenly accelerated at a high rate of speed causing the driver to loose control and crash into a tree. During the incident, the speed exceeded more then 60 MPH. The contact indicated that the vehicle would not stop when depressing the brake pedal.
Product defect when the lexus gs400 hit head on a concrete anti-terrorist restrain t between 40-50 miles a hr. Speed could have been faster according to the repair shop cause the engine was knowed of its mountings, hand break handle broke and turned 90+ degrees to the left. The coin change closed container broke open and cracked as it through its contents all over the drivers area.
Other model years of the GS400
- 1999
- 1998