Lexus GS 350 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 161 owner complaints across 13 model years of the Lexus GS 350 (2006–2019). The most-complained-about year is 2007.

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What Lexus GS 350 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 161 complaints with NHTSA. The 2007 model year has the most, with 57.

• Engine22
• Vehicle speed control17
• Fuel/propulsion system16
• Air bags15
• Electrical system12
• Unknown or other11
• Service brakes11
• Steering11

All Lexus GS 350 recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Lexus GS 350, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Fuel pump (fuel system)

   NHTSA 20V682000 Reported November 4, 2020 1,525,742 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2018-2019 4Runner, 2019-2020 Avalon, 2019 Corolla Hatchback, 2017-2019 Highlander, 2018-2020 Camry, 2020 Corolla, 2018-2019 Land Cruiser, 2017-2020 Tacoma, 2019-2020 RAV4, 2019-2020 Sequoia, 2017-2020 Sienna, 2019-2020 Tundra, 2018-2020 Lexus ES350, 2017 Lexus…

   Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly with an improved one, free of charge. Owners of specific models were notified that remedy parts were available starting January 21, 2021.…

   Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019

2. Fuel pump (fuel system)

   NHTSA 20V012000 Reported January 13, 2020 1,830,752 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) recalled certain 2018-2019 4Runner, Highlander, Camry, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, Sienna, Tacoma and Tundra, and Lexus RC 300, RC 350, GS 350, GX 460, IS 300, LC 500, LS 500, LX 570, RX 350L, and 2019 Toyota Avalon and Corolla, and certain Lexus NX 300, and ES 350 vehicles on January 13,…

   Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began May 4, 2020. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371 or Lexus customer service at 1-800-255-3987.…

   Model years: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019

3. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system) and delivery (fuel system)

   NHTSA 18V432000 Reported June 26, 2018 114,998 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 and GS450h, 2006-2013 Lexus IS350 and 2010-2014 Lexus IS350C vehicles, equipped with 3.5L V6 2GR-FSE gasoline engines. The diaphragms in the fuel pulsation dampers may harden over time and develop cracks, possibly causing a fuel leak.

   Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel delivery pipe with a new pipe that has improved pulsation dampers, free of charge. The recall began August 23, 2018. Owners may contact Lexus customer…

   Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

4. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

   NHTSA 14V647000 Reported October 15, 2014 422,509 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured August 30, 2005, to September 10, 2010. Due to…

   Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will clean and reseal the fuel pressure sensor mounting area, free of charge. The recall began March 3, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

   Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

5. Pedals and linkages (service brakes) and service brakes, hydraulic

   NHTSA 14V270000 Reported May 22, 2014 10,462 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

   Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013 Lexus GS 350 vehicles manufactured June 8, 2012, through December 26, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the switch that senses the amount of pressure that the driver is applying to the brake pedal may fail.

   Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake pedal support assembly which includes the brake pedal load sensing switch, free of charge. Toyota sent owners an interim notification letter in late June…

   Model years: 2013

6. Engine

   NHTSA 13V395000 Reported September 4, 2013 101,584 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

   Toyota is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Lexus GS350 vehicles manufactured June 19, 2006, through July 12, 2011; and model year 2006-2011 Lexus IS350 vehicles manufactured May 27, 2005, through July 13, 2011; and model year 2010-2011 Lexus IS350c vehicles manufactured November 25, 2009, through July 19, 2011. These vehicles,…

   Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and Lexus dealers will replace the VVT unit free of charge. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

   Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

7. Steering

   NHTSA 12V221000 Reported May 16, 2012 663 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

   Toyota is recalling certain model year 2013 lexus gs350 vehicles, manufactured from december 12, 2011, through february 7, 2012. The steering control electronic control unit (ECU) programming for the variable gear ratio steering (vgrs) system could cause the steering wheel to become off-centered when restarting immediately after the…

   Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and lexus dealers will update the vgrs system free of charge. The safety recall began on june 7, 2012. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

   Model years: 2013

8. Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 11V115000 Reported February 24, 2011 19,647 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

   Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 and 2007 lexus gs300 and gs350 all wheel drive (AWD) vehicles. There is a possibility that the plastic pad embedded into the floor carpet may interfere with the operation of the accelerator pedal.

   Remedy: Dealers will modify the plastic pad on the floor carpet free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided an owner notification schedule. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

   Model years: 2006, 2007

9. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 10V309000 Reported July 6, 2010 138,874 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

   Toyota is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2008 lexus passenger cars manufactured from august 26, 2005 through august 4, 2008. Micro-foreign objects in the material of the valve spring may degrade the strength of the valve spring, possibly causing the spring to break.

   Remedy: Toyota will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on september 2, 2010. Owners may contact lexus at 1-800-255-3987.

   Model years: 2007, 2008

Other Lexus models

• ES3501,365 complaints
• RX957 complaints
• RX350808 complaints
• RX300722 complaints
• IS 250719 complaints
• ES300681 complaints
• ES668 complaints
• IS596 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.