1999 Lexus GS400 problems
NHTSA has received 29 complaints about the 1999 Lexus GS400, and 21% of them involve cruise control. Next are brakes (17%) and suspension (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Cruise control 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 16 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 | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 87,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.
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. While driving approximately 70 MPH the vehicle stalled causing a vehicle to crash into the rear of the vehicle. A police report was filed. The driver was injured. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an unknown location. The vehicle was never examined for the cause of failure. The failure and current mileages were unknown. The VIN was unavailable.
Was in a serious car wreck..have sever makes on body from seatbelt...when airbag deploy knocked out windshield..have stitches in arm from glass.car is total..had to get cut out of car.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lexus gs400. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal, but the vehicle did not stop and surged forward. The contact had to pump the brake pedal approximately three times until the vehicle stopped. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired for the same failure in 2013 by bay ridge lexus (6502 5th avenue brooklyn, new york 11220). The vehicle was going to be towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified.
Other model years of the GS400
- 1999
- 1998