Total Complaints
10 filings
LEXUS GS 350 · model year
2017 LEXUS GS 350
10 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report, and 1 active recall for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2017LEXUSGS 350 carries 10 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 2017 GS 350 is seat belts with 2 filings, followed by unknown or other (2) and tires (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 1 active recall campaign, 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 2017 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.
10
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
Recalls (1)
20V68200004/11/2020
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
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, 20
Recent Complaints
20200917SEAT BELTS
I VISITED MULTIPLE TIMES AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR FIXING THE TICKING NOISE. WHEN I DROVE UNEVEN PAVEMENT, PRESS BREAK, AND ROUGH ROAD, IT PRODUCES METAL TICKING NOISE. THEY FIXED MY CAR 3 TIMES (UNDER WARRANTY) BUT I'M STILL HEARING THE SAME NOISE OVER AND OVER. 1ST TIME - THEY INSULATED THE REAR DOOR SPEAKER 2ND TIME - THEY CHANGED THE SEAT-BELT BUCKLE 3RD TIME - THEY CHANGED THE SEAT-BELT AND REPLACED SOME BOLTS. 4TH TIME - THEY REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME TO SEND THE NOISE IN MP3/VIDEO, SO I SENT THE FILE TO THEM BUT THEY IGNORED ME I DON'T THINK THIS PROBLEM IS RELATING TO THE SEATBELT. I THINK IT'S FACTORY DEFECT IN THE WELD/GLUE OF THE B-PILLAR WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE ROOF. I TRIED TO TELL THEM THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT LISTEN TO ME AT ALL THIS NOISE IS HAPPENED IN LAST JANURAY BUT I COULDN'T VISIT AT THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE WORK AND I STARTED TO VISIT AT THERE IN JULY AND THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW... THESE LINKS ARE EXAMPLES OF THE
Mileage: 30,800
20200917UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I VISITED MULTIPLE TIMES AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP FOR FIXING THE TICKING NOISE. WHEN I DROVE UNEVEN PAVEMENT, PRESS BREAK, AND ROUGH ROAD, IT PRODUCES METAL TICKING NOISE. THEY FIXED MY CAR 3 TIMES (UNDER WARRANTY) BUT I'M STILL HEARING THE SAME NOISE OVER AND OVER. 1ST TIME - THEY INSULATED THE REAR DOOR SPEAKER 2ND TIME - THEY CHANGED THE SEAT-BELT BUCKLE 3RD TIME - THEY CHANGED THE SEAT-BELT AND REPLACED SOME BOLTS. 4TH TIME - THEY REFUSED TO FIX MY CAR AND THEY TOLD ME TO SEND THE NOISE IN MP3/VIDEO, SO I SENT THE FILE TO THEM BUT THEY IGNORED ME I DON'T THINK THIS PROBLEM IS RELATING TO THE SEATBELT. I THINK IT'S FACTORY DEFECT IN THE WELD/GLUE OF THE B-PILLAR WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE ROOF. I TRIED TO TELL THEM THE PROBLEM BUT THEY DID NOT LISTEN TO ME AT ALL THIS NOISE IS HAPPENED IN LAST JANURAY BUT I COULDN'T VISIT AT THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE WORK AND I STARTED TO VISIT AT THERE IN JULY AND THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW... THESE LINKS ARE EXAMPLES OF THE
Mileage: 30,800
20190911CrashAIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LEXUS GS 350. WHILE DRIVING 15 TO 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG AND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE PRESENT, AND POLICE REPORT NUMBER: 180107 WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,700. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
Mileage: 24,700
20170506UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEALERS HATE ME, TOO EDUCATED. VEHICLE IS A COMMERCIAL CLASS C -HAZMAT OPERATED AS A TYPE O. IN NE, THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTITLED INTO THE STATE OF NE, DOT TIRE WARRANTY, TIRES MUST BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH FOR VALVE STEM LEAKS, BATTERY GO OLD AFTER SITTING AROUND. DEALER REJECTED TO 1099 MISC ME, WARRANTY OF TOYOTA PAYS TO UNWRAP AND WASH VEHICLES YET DMV HAS NO RECORD OF WEIGHT OF VEHICLE FOR CLASS C, NO RECORD OF CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION OF VEHICLE EVEN BEING IN NE, EPA REQUIRES ENGINE INFO FROM JAPAN SHIPPING TO USA. DOT REQUIRES CARGO TO BE CLEAR OF HAZARDS FROM JAPAN TO USA. YET DMV/ DEALER HAVE NO RECORDS TO PROVER NON HAZARDS TO ME AS A DRIVER, NO INSURANCE NO REGISTRATION IN DRIVERS DOOR , NO SHIPPING PAPERS IN DRIVERS DOOR. FIRESTONE WARRANTY NEEDS RECEIPTS OF PURCHASE, NO MANUFACTURER DATE LISTED, REPAIR SHOP HAS UNPAID BILL OF APPLYING PARTS TO SKIN VIOLATING THE COVERAGE OF WATER DAMAGE, GLUE IS WORSE THEN WATER. [XXX] -HAZMAT , NO ODOMETER STATEME
20170506ENGINE
DEALERS HATE ME, TOO EDUCATED. VEHICLE IS A COMMERCIAL CLASS C -HAZMAT OPERATED AS A TYPE O. IN NE, THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTITLED INTO THE STATE OF NE, DOT TIRE WARRANTY, TIRES MUST BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH FOR VALVE STEM LEAKS, BATTERY GO OLD AFTER SITTING AROUND. DEALER REJECTED TO 1099 MISC ME, WARRANTY OF TOYOTA PAYS TO UNWRAP AND WASH VEHICLES YET DMV HAS NO RECORD OF WEIGHT OF VEHICLE FOR CLASS C, NO RECORD OF CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION OF VEHICLE EVEN BEING IN NE, EPA REQUIRES ENGINE INFO FROM JAPAN SHIPPING TO USA. DOT REQUIRES CARGO TO BE CLEAR OF HAZARDS FROM JAPAN TO USA. YET DMV/ DEALER HAVE NO RECORDS TO PROVER NON HAZARDS TO ME AS A DRIVER, NO INSURANCE NO REGISTRATION IN DRIVERS DOOR , NO SHIPPING PAPERS IN DRIVERS DOOR. FIRESTONE WARRANTY NEEDS RECEIPTS OF PURCHASE, NO MANUFACTURER DATE LISTED, REPAIR SHOP HAS UNPAID BILL OF APPLYING PARTS TO SKIN VIOLATING THE COVERAGE OF WATER DAMAGE, GLUE IS WORSE THEN WATER. [XXX] -HAZMAT , NO ODOMETER STATEME
20170506WHEELS
DEALERS HATE ME, TOO EDUCATED. VEHICLE IS A COMMERCIAL CLASS C -HAZMAT OPERATED AS A TYPE O. IN NE, THIS VEHICLE IS PARKED IN THE DEALERSHIP UNTITLED INTO THE STATE OF NE, DOT TIRE WARRANTY, TIRES MUST BE CHECKED EVERY MONTH FOR VALVE STEM LEAKS, BATTERY GO OLD AFTER SITTING AROUND. DEALER REJECTED TO 1099 MISC ME, WARRANTY OF TOYOTA PAYS TO UNWRAP AND WASH VEHICLES YET DMV HAS NO RECORD OF WEIGHT OF VEHICLE FOR CLASS C, NO RECORD OF CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION OF VEHICLE EVEN BEING IN NE, EPA REQUIRES ENGINE INFO FROM JAPAN SHIPPING TO USA. DOT REQUIRES CARGO TO BE CLEAR OF HAZARDS FROM JAPAN TO USA. YET DMV/ DEALER HAVE NO RECORDS TO PROVER NON HAZARDS TO ME AS A DRIVER, NO INSURANCE NO REGISTRATION IN DRIVERS DOOR , NO SHIPPING PAPERS IN DRIVERS DOOR. FIRESTONE WARRANTY NEEDS RECEIPTS OF PURCHASE, NO MANUFACTURER DATE LISTED, REPAIR SHOP HAS UNPAID BILL OF APPLYING PARTS TO SKIN VIOLATING THE COVERAGE OF WATER DAMAGE, GLUE IS WORSE THEN WATER. [XXX] -HAZMAT , NO ODOMETER STATEME
20170503TIRES
I WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING , LOOKING AT A NEW VEHICLE, VIN. [XXX]. THEN MANAGER PULLED ME INTO THE OFFICE WITH WITNESSES AND EXPLAINED HE WASN'T DOING BUSINESS WITH ME, HE WAS NICE AND EXPLAINED, I WAS EXCITED AT WHAT HE EXPLAINED. I TOOK PIC OF GIANT STICKER, THE VIN DASH HAS A SQUARE SCAN BUT MY PHONE WOULDN'T READ IT, SALES MAN SAID THAT SERVICE HAS A MACHINE THAT READ IT, HE SAID THEY USUALLY COME WITH 0-6 MILES DUE TO FACTORY TESTING, I HAVE A TOYOTA NOW , I WENT TO DMV IN LINCOLN, PAID MY DOLLAR FOR SEARCH, IM PUTTING A LIEN OF A DOLLAR AND PAYING THE $7 FOR THE LIEN ON NE TITLE TO GET STARTED. KEYS MIGHT BE LOCKED IN THE TRUNK. IT HAS DOT TIRES, IM A CLASS C COMMERCIAL. MY CONCERN IS HOW DID THE VEHICLE GET INTO A LOCKED BUILDING WITH NO DATA, YOUR REPORT SAYS LEXUS, BUT LEXUS IS OWNED BY TOYOTA MOTOR SALES AND YOUR SITE SHOWED NO OWNER. DID THIS VEHICLE PASS EPA EMISSIONS TEST . ITS AS A BUSINESS PROPERTY OF A DEALERSHIP IN LINCOLN, NE. STATIONARY, WHAT TYPE OF FUEL, ARE DO
20170503ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
I WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING , LOOKING AT A NEW VEHICLE, VIN. [XXX]. THEN MANAGER PULLED ME INTO THE OFFICE WITH WITNESSES AND EXPLAINED HE WASN'T DOING BUSINESS WITH ME, HE WAS NICE AND EXPLAINED, I WAS EXCITED AT WHAT HE EXPLAINED. I TOOK PIC OF GIANT STICKER, THE VIN DASH HAS A SQUARE SCAN BUT MY PHONE WOULDN'T READ IT, SALES MAN SAID THAT SERVICE HAS A MACHINE THAT READ IT, HE SAID THEY USUALLY COME WITH 0-6 MILES DUE TO FACTORY TESTING, I HAVE A TOYOTA NOW , I WENT TO DMV IN LINCOLN, PAID MY DOLLAR FOR SEARCH, IM PUTTING A LIEN OF A DOLLAR AND PAYING THE $7 FOR THE LIEN ON NE TITLE TO GET STARTED. KEYS MIGHT BE LOCKED IN THE TRUNK. IT HAS DOT TIRES, IM A CLASS C COMMERCIAL. MY CONCERN IS HOW DID THE VEHICLE GET INTO A LOCKED BUILDING WITH NO DATA, YOUR REPORT SAYS LEXUS, BUT LEXUS IS OWNED BY TOYOTA MOTOR SALES AND YOUR SITE SHOWED NO OWNER. DID THIS VEHICLE PASS EPA EMISSIONS TEST . ITS AS A BUSINESS PROPERTY OF A DEALERSHIP IN LINCOLN, NE. STATIONARY, WHAT TYPE OF FUEL, ARE DO
20170503FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING , LOOKING AT A NEW VEHICLE, VIN. [XXX]. THEN MANAGER PULLED ME INTO THE OFFICE WITH WITNESSES AND EXPLAINED HE WASN'T DOING BUSINESS WITH ME, HE WAS NICE AND EXPLAINED, I WAS EXCITED AT WHAT HE EXPLAINED. I TOOK PIC OF GIANT STICKER, THE VIN DASH HAS A SQUARE SCAN BUT MY PHONE WOULDN'T READ IT, SALES MAN SAID THAT SERVICE HAS A MACHINE THAT READ IT, HE SAID THEY USUALLY COME WITH 0-6 MILES DUE TO FACTORY TESTING, I HAVE A TOYOTA NOW , I WENT TO DMV IN LINCOLN, PAID MY DOLLAR FOR SEARCH, IM PUTTING A LIEN OF A DOLLAR AND PAYING THE $7 FOR THE LIEN ON NE TITLE TO GET STARTED. KEYS MIGHT BE LOCKED IN THE TRUNK. IT HAS DOT TIRES, IM A CLASS C COMMERCIAL. MY CONCERN IS HOW DID THE VEHICLE GET INTO A LOCKED BUILDING WITH NO DATA, YOUR REPORT SAYS LEXUS, BUT LEXUS IS OWNED BY TOYOTA MOTOR SALES AND YOUR SITE SHOWED NO OWNER. DID THIS VEHICLE PASS EPA EMISSIONS TEST . ITS AS A BUSINESS PROPERTY OF A DEALERSHIP IN LINCOLN, NE. STATIONARY, WHAT TYPE OF FUEL, ARE DO
20170503SEAT BELTS
I WAS INSIDE THE BUILDING , LOOKING AT A NEW VEHICLE, VIN. [XXX]. THEN MANAGER PULLED ME INTO THE OFFICE WITH WITNESSES AND EXPLAINED HE WASN'T DOING BUSINESS WITH ME, HE WAS NICE AND EXPLAINED, I WAS EXCITED AT WHAT HE EXPLAINED. I TOOK PIC OF GIANT STICKER, THE VIN DASH HAS A SQUARE SCAN BUT MY PHONE WOULDN'T READ IT, SALES MAN SAID THAT SERVICE HAS A MACHINE THAT READ IT, HE SAID THEY USUALLY COME WITH 0-6 MILES DUE TO FACTORY TESTING, I HAVE A TOYOTA NOW , I WENT TO DMV IN LINCOLN, PAID MY DOLLAR FOR SEARCH, IM PUTTING A LIEN OF A DOLLAR AND PAYING THE $7 FOR THE LIEN ON NE TITLE TO GET STARTED. KEYS MIGHT BE LOCKED IN THE TRUNK. IT HAS DOT TIRES, IM A CLASS C COMMERCIAL. MY CONCERN IS HOW DID THE VEHICLE GET INTO A LOCKED BUILDING WITH NO DATA, YOUR REPORT SAYS LEXUS, BUT LEXUS IS OWNED BY TOYOTA MOTOR SALES AND YOUR SITE SHOWED NO OWNER. DID THIS VEHICLE PASS EPA EMISSIONS TEST . ITS AS A BUSINESS PROPERTY OF A DEALERSHIP IN LINCOLN, NE. STATIONARY, WHAT TYPE OF FUEL, ARE DO
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2017 LEXUS GS 350 have?▼
The 2017 LEXUS GS 350 has 10 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2017 LEXUS GS 350?▼
Yes, the 2017 LEXUS GS 350 has 1 recall(s). The most common affected component is FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2017 LEXUS GS 350?▼
The most-complained component for the 2017 LEXUS GS 350 is SEAT BELTS with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include UNKNOWN OR OTHER and TIRES.
Is the 2017 LEXUS GS 350 safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
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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.
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