1999 Lexus GS300 vehicle speed control problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1999 Lexus GS300 — 32% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Preparing to stop while entering access gate slowing to around 10 - 15 mph, after applying brake car accelerated forcing me to reapply brake again and shifting to park. This is the first time that this high level acceleration has happened although before I have noticed occasionally a low level…”
filed Mar 9, 2015
“I stopped at a traffic light and all of a sudden my car started to accelerate, I pressed the brake real hard but the car lunged forward ahead. Quickly, I put it into neutral. It continued to accelerate to over 7500 and then went back down. Luckily no one was in front of me and the person at the…”
filed Sep 1, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other GS300 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 GS300 | 12 | 10% |
| 2000 GS300 | 14 | 40% |
| 1998 GS300 | 25 | 42% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Lexus GS300
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.