2014 Lexus GS 350 Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 19%of 16 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 30,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the engine of the 2014 Lexus GS 350, 19% of the 16 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 30,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Car has electric start, on several occasions came outside a few hours after parking and shutting cut car off to find the car was running again, despite not having touch the keys. More recently parked in my garage shut car off came inside with keys in pocket went out to garage 2 hours later to find the car started on its own and with the garage door closed for the night could have resulted in carbon monoxide poisoning if we had not gone out to the garage again that evening.”
NHTSA complaint #10910526, filed 2016-09, 30,000 miles“Three times in the last week I have experience a dangerous hesitation in accelerating at a low speed after applying the brakes. No matter how hard I press down on the accelerator, the car does not respond.”
NHTSA complaint #10586234, filed 2014-05, 350 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10179601Aug 5, 2020TSB: Vehicles may display evidence of a fluid leak or fluid seep from powertrain components. This bulletin explains how to determine the differences between a fluid leak versus a…
- 10164328Jul 1, 2019TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 01, 2019 Rev1: G1668 Applicability has been updated to include 2019 ? 2020 model year Lexus vehicles. G2158 The Techstream Preparation and Process…
- 10076248Jan 7, 2016Whine noise at 30-50 mph some awd 2013-2015 gs 350 2014-2015 is 350 and 215 model year rc 350 vehicles may exhibit a whine type noise from the transfer case area from 30-50mph…
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2014 Lexus GS 350
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2014 Lexus GS 350
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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