Total Complaints
9 filings
LEXUS GS 350 · model year
9 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report, and 3 active recalls for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2010LEXUSGS 350 carries 9 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2010 GS 350 is air bags with 4 filings, followed by engine (1) and service brakes (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 3 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.
NHTSA currently has 3 investigation files overlapping the 2010 GS 350. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
9 filings
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 4 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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, p
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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
ENGINE
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, thro
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY LEXUS THE DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT. I ALSO HAVE DASH CAMERA VIDEO AT THE EXACT MOMENT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS WAS BEYOND FRIGHTENING TO HAVE THEM DEPLOY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY DO NOT SEEM THAT CONCERNED. THERE IS SOME SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT A CRASH. I CAN'T IMAGINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TURN BECAUSE WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE. I WOULD NEVER WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY AROUND 5,000. TO FIX SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT CAUSE AND SEEMS LIKE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. THE DEALER SERIOUSLY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS OUT WARRANTY. I CONTACTED SCOTT MURPHY@TOYOTA CORPORATION AND HE CAN'T CONCEPTUALIZE THAT IT WAS NOT IN A COLLISION. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEM I WONDER IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND THEY JUST SAID ' IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY'?? THANK YOU AND I HOPE NO ONE EVER HAS TO EXPERIENCE THERE AIRBAGS DEPLOYING WITHOU
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS GS350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V432000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER, DOLAN LEXUS (7175 S VIRGINIA ST, RENO, NV 89511, 775-826-5050) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CALLED AAA AND THEY CAME OUT AND TIGHTENED THE WIPER ARM NUTS AND BOLTS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO GERMAINE LEXUS OF EASTON WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER ARM NUTS AND BOLTS WERE STRIPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WIPER NUTS AND BOLTS WERE TEMPORARILY REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V030000 (VISIBILITY/WIPER). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,100. *TT *TR
Mileage: 61,100
PROBLEMS WITH MY PASSENGER AIIRBAG NOT DEFLATING WHEN I HIT THE FRONT NUMBER OF MY CAR AT 35 MPH. CAR 🚗 WAS IN MOTION.
TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL-- LEXUS HAS NOT OFFERED A FIX FOR THE RECALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL. OUR ES 350 HAS BEEN RENDERED UNUSABLE SINCE WE CANNOT CARRY ANY PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT SEAT. LEXUS HAS NOT OFFERED TO DISABLE THE FRONT AIRBAG SO THAT SEAT CAN BE USED UNTIL THE RECALL IS COMPLETED. WE NEED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE INTERIM AND HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED ONE BY LEXUS OR NEED THE FRONT AIRBAG DISABLED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE HEADREST AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADREST NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Mileage: 90,000
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY PRESSED BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ACHIEVE THAT ABRUPT ACCELERATION. IF THAT WERE POSSIBLE, AND IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN LEXUS AND TOYOTA, IS IT A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MIGHT ENABLE THAT? *TR
Mileage: 17,800
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY PRESSED BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ACHIEVE THAT ABRUPT ACCELERATION. IF THAT WERE POSSIBLE, AND IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN LEXUS AND TOYOTA, IS IT A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MIGHT ENABLE THAT? *TR
Mileage: 17,800
I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, DRIVING VERY VERY SLOWLY, ABOUT 1 OR 2 MPH, AND MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, BOLTING FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP REVIEWED THE CAR AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SUGGEST THAT I MIGHT HAVE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH THEY DID TO REPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. HOWEVER, NOW THAT I HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER THAT, I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE EFFECTIVELY PRESSED BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY TO ACHIEVE THAT ABRUPT ACCELERATION. IF THAT WERE POSSIBLE, AND IT HAPPENS MOSTLY IN LEXUS AND TOYOTA, IS IT A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MIGHT ENABLE THAT? *TR
Mileage: 17,800
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.