general problems of the 1998 Lexus GS400

One problem related to vehicle speed control has been reported for the 1998 Lexus GS400. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 10/09/2009

The contact owns a 1998 Lexus Gs400. The contact stated that as he was driving 15 mph onto a ramp, the vehicle accelerated and as he depressed his brakes the vehicle lunged forward and rear ended a truck pushing him into another vehicle. There were two other occupants in the vehicle with minor injuries to their knees. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The Toyota manufacturer was not called and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 184,867. Updated 04/13/10. Updated 09/22/10.


Other Vehicle Speed Control related problems of the 1998 Lexus GS400



GS400 Service Bulletins
GS400 Safety Recalls
GS400 Defect Investigations