1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2011 Lexus GS. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Lexus dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2011 Lexus GS. Check your GS by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Lexus GS, reporting 2 crashes. Lexus has issued at least 186 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Lexus GS. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“TAKATA RECALL; MAY 23, 2016; GZG, 16V340. FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. I CANNOT PUT ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT. LEXUS WILL NOT FIX OR BUY THE CAR BACK, BUT CARMAX WILL. I SELDOM DRIVE...NOT HAPPY. MY CAR WAS HIT PARKED AND THE BAG DID NOT GO OFF.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11019113
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LEXUS GS 350. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CRASHED INTO A WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10422661
“The contact owns a 2011 Lexus GS460. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the message "Hydraulic Brake Sensor Fault" remained displayed. Additionally, while depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle experienced severe shaking and vibration.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11664761
“2011 LEXUS GS 350. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INAUDIBLE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11298773
“ERROR CODE C1267 LOAD SENSING SWITCH FAILED... ABS LIGHTS ON TRACTON LIGHTS ON.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11309811
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2011 Lexus GS is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Lexus dealer.