Lexus Gs 350 2008

• Recall 138958 [USA]: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
  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.
  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 service at 1-800-255-3987. Toyota's number for this recall is jlf.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 106837 [USA]: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
  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 anti-corrosion plating remnants, fuel may leak from where the fuel pressure sensor is attached to the fuel delivery pipe.
  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.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 98539 [USA]: The loose bolts could cause the vvt gear housing and sprocket to separate and result in the engine stopping while the vehicle is being driven, increasing the risk of a crash.
  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, equipped with the 2gr-fse engine, use bolts to secure the housing and sprocket of the variable-valve timing (vvt) system gear assembly. These bolts could become loose due to abnormal impacts generated within the gear assembly immediately after a cold start-up.
  toyota will notify owners, and lexus dealers will replace the vvt unit free of charge. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 86369 [USA]: The engine could fail and stop suddenly while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash.
  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.
  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.
  toyota recall no. Ale.Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov .

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• Recall 2018346 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  On certain vehicles equipped with a 3.5l v6 engine, the fuel pulsation dampers located in the fuel delivery pipe could develop a leak over time. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could increase the risk of fire causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will replace the fuel delivery pipe with an updated part.

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• Recall 2021723 [Canada]: Accessories
  Issue: this recall is for certain block heater kits installed on certain vehicles or sold as accessories at toyota or lexus dealerships. On certain vehicles, the engine block heater cable may not have enough heat protection and could be damaged by high temperatures. If this happens, the cable could short circuit while plugged in, and cause the wiring to overheat or melt. Note: this recall only affects the following block heater/cord part numbers: C014003034 pk5a408j09 pU14000904 C014003151 pk5a408j13 pU14000905 C014000885 pk5a489j11 pU14000907 C014000888 pk5a489j22 pU14000909 C014000907 pk5a410h00 pU14000911 C014100904 pU14000900 pU14000913 C014100907 pU14000901 pU14003571 C014100911 pU14000902 pk5a408j05 pU14000903 safety risk: engine block heater wiring that overheats or melts could create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: toyota recommends that you should stop using the engine block heater immediately. Toyota will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to disable the engine block heater. For some vehicles, the corrective actions for this recall are under development. For others, a new engine block heater cannot be installed, and the owner will receive a refund of the purchase price of the engine block heater.

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• Recall 2014458 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  On certain vehicles, the fuel delivery pipes in the engine compartment may have been produced with particles from the anti-corrosion plating on the gasket seating surface where the fuel pressure sensor is installed. This could affect the sealing properties of the gasket seated between the pressure sensor and the pipe, potentially resulting in a fuel leak. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: dealers will replace the gasket and repair the gasket seating surface.

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• Recall 2013297 [Canada]: Engine
  On certain vehicles, the bolts used to secure the housing and sprocket of the intake-side variable-valve timing (vvt) gear assembly could loosen. If this occurs, the vvt gear will not control the intake valves correctly. In some instances, the vvt gear housing and sprocket could separate, causing the engine to stall. Engine stalling would result in a loss of vehicle propulsion which, in conjunction with traffic and road conditions, and the driver’s reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: dealers will replace the vvt unit with an improved version.

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• Recall 2010221 [Canada]: Engine
  On certain vehicles, the material composition of the engine valve springs may include micro-foreign objects, which may compromise the strength of the valve spring, causing the spring to degrade and break. If a valve springs breaks, abnormal noise and rough engine performance will be noticed and, in the worst case, the engine could fail and stop suddenly while the vehicle is in motion. A sudden engine failure would result in lost propulsion which, in conjunction with traffic, road conditions, and driver's reactions, could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage, personal injury or death. Correction: dealers will install new valve springs.

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Almost 2 months started to experience wet drivers floor. I dried the water puddle up. In two days puddle back alone with the drivers side back floors wet. I dried the water up again. I took my vehicle to lexus dealership. Technician unclogged the sunroom hose drain at a cost $155.15 the nxt couple of days the puddles are back. Service consulted stated they hope the problem is fixed. In 2014 lexus repaired hvac evaporators drain hose on 2007-2017 lexus vehicles except the lexus gs. I have wipe wet windows even when the hvac is off. I called lexus claim was told they could not help with the problem. But, nevertheless my complaint would be reviewed and was to receive an answer within 24 hrs. I was told by dealership to bring back if problem continued. I feel that would be a dime and nickel transactions. On the lexus blog many individuals have spent up to $2500 and problem still exist. To solve the problem they sold the cars vowing never to purchase a lexus. Thank you.

Almost 2 months started to experience wet drivers floor. I dried the water puddle up. In two days puddle back alone with the drivers side back floors wet. I dried the water up again. I took my vehicle to lexus dealership. Technician unclogged the sunroom hose drain at a cost $155.15 the nxt couple of days the puddles are back. Service consulted stated they hope the problem is fixed. In 2014 lexus repaired hvac evaporators drain hose on 2007-2017 lexus vehicles except the lexus gs. I have wipe wet windows even when the hvac is off. I called lexus claim was told they could not help with the problem. But, nevertheless my complaint would be reviewed and was to receive an answer within 24 hrs. I was told by dealership to bring back if problem continued. I feel that would be a dime and nickel transactions. On the lexus blog many individuals have spent up to $2500 and problem still exist. To solve the problem they sold the cars vowing never to purchase a lexus. Thank you.

2008 gs350 - 129k miles - 1 owner looking for input on whether/how to proceed as this is now a multi-year problem (2019- 2021). My 2008 lexus gs350 had the following recalls (all fuel and engine related): nhtsa campaign id: 18v432000; nhtsa campaign number: 14v647000 nhtsa campaign id: 09v020000; nhtsa campaign id: 10v309000 before the last fuel assembly recall work was out of warranty 2019, i started experiencing an extreme fuel odor after a decline and each time car was started (noticeable only with windows down). No warning lights, system reported no issues. Independent mechanic found a leaking fuel injector (port on that side is "clean".) (lexus dealerships found no issues). Replaced fuel injector, no change in fuel smell, strong as ever. Neither lexus or independent mechanic can determine what is wrong. Pandemic happened and i only drive the car once a week to the grocery store, strong fuel smell on startup still happens. (haven't been on any incline/declines). 5/9/21, filled gas tank, started car, made 2 stops before heading home, "check engine, check vsc" and a myriad of lights came up on dash. (total of 3 startups after filling tank, lights came on after 3rd start). Code comes up - P0430 - catalyst system efficiency below threshold bank 2 all the fuel related symptoms & issues can't be a coincidence. 2 fuel assembly recalls, fuel smell, leaking fuel injector, continued fuel smell, now catalytic converter issue even though car is barely used in the last year.

Engine consumes excessive amounts of oil. Car is burning 1 qt of oil per 1,000 miles. Emissions standard do not allow for engine to burn this amount of oil , polluting the air. This amount of oil burning can cause a engine to lock -up with out warning.

Brief engine knock/rattle noise at cold startup per tsb its a minor problem. That is not the case. This is a camshaft gear assembly defect , safety related and lexus is not fixing this problem when they know its there.

My vehicle is having an issue with oil consumption, after running it for 2000 miles after every engine oil (synthetic) and filter replacement, my vehicle engine oil level shows to be super low. No signs of leakage anywhere.

Takata recall. When driving the 2008 lexus gs 350 4dr sedan stalls when the car is in motion, it is uncontrolable. For example when i'm at a red light and my foot is on the brake pedal and i press my foot gradually on the gas pedal when the light turns green. Then car will stall for about 1 to 2 mintues, then will increase in speed. It's dangerous because, when i need to turn and the car stalls in the middle of a turn it would cause an accident to occur. Or when the car is in motion going straight on a highway or an intersection it could stall, and cause an accident to occur. It doesnt happen everytime when the car is in motion, so far i've been noticing and taking note it has been occuring 4x or more times a week. Because of the inconsitency of the car stalling when in motion it makes it especially dangerous for the other drivers on the road and pedestrains. Regardless any stall of a car while its in motion on a highway or street either turning or going straight is not safe.

This car burns an insane amount of oil and turns black in color. I have no oil leak but have to put about a quart in weekly.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C0140 [1] C0140
• C0141 [1] C0141
• U1400 [1] U1400
• P0128 [1] Coolant Thermostat (Coolant Temperature Below Thermostat Regulating Temperature)
• P0430 [1] Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 2)