Body problems of the 2008 Lexus GS350

Three problems related to body have been reported for the 2008 Lexus GS350. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Body problem

Failure Date: 01/02/2018

My rear view mirror looks scratched (the mirror coating inside the housing)and dis colored rear view mirror ; obvious defective mirror my rear view mirror is complete deteriorated to a point that it can no longer see any object in the mirror. It has become a safety issue.

2 Body problem

Failure Date: 03/05/2016

Contact is owner of 2008 GS 350 Lexus. While attempting to turn the vehicle into a parking space @ approximately 15 mph -- the vehicle accelerated suddenly on it's on without warning. Vehicle hit an embankment & vehicle bounced back/forth on the embankment, causing substantial neck pain for both the driver and passengers. Pressing the brake pedal did not stop the vehicle & the airbags did not deploy. The front of the vehicle was damaged but was able to drive home slowly. Lexus dealer was told of incident & recommended taking vehicle to a local Toyota dealer who could find nothing wrong with vehicle. Time to trade vehicles with a competitor.

3 Body problem

Failure Date: 12/21/2015

On December 21,2015 there was a car that ran a red light and hit my car damaging the entire front end of my car. The airbag on my driver side deployed but not on my passenger side. My car was in motion going about 30mph on a city street and the guy that hit me was making a left turn.




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