2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2016 Lexus GS. Owners have filed 10 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 2016 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 10 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Lexus GS. Lexus has issued at least 185 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.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Lexus GS. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“During highway driving speeds low pressure fuel pump is showing symptoms of issues. Car will cut off while driving and requires 12V battery reset. Low pressure fuel pump will make noise similar to a " humming " noise from underneath rear seats of the vehicle.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11734307
“When I am driving at high speeds, 60+ MPH, the steering wheel starts to act up. The wheel feels as if it locks and needs to be jerked out of position to move. Sometimes when I am turning, the wheel feels as if it locks and again I need to jerk it out of position, which makes me swerve.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11510849
“WHILE TRAVALING ON I-85 NORTH, IN CABARRUS COUNTY TOWARD GREENSBORO , NC, A WHITE MINI VAN STARTING RIDING CLOSE TO MY CAR FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND THEN PULLED BACK. APPROX 15 SECONDS LATER MY STEREO SWITCHED STATIONS AND THEN GOT VERY LOUD.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11414988
“I own a 2016 Lexus GS 350 and noticed in 2018 that the dashboard had a sticky substance not realizing the dashboard of my car was indeed melting! It looks terrible! People get in my car and ask, "What happen to your dashboard?”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11719668
“LOUD CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE DURING IDLE AND ITS FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11331594
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2016 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.