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Electrical systemPart report

2000 Lexus GS300 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
11%of 35 total for the year
Median mileage
62,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the electrical system of the 2000 Lexus GS300, 11% of the 35 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,000 miles. 1 a fire, 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.

“I have Lexus GS300. The car were stalled in the middle of the highway. I towed the car to Lexus. They told me it is not mechanical problem. One of the electronic sensor were malfunction. It seems the Lexus sense is not reliable and caused the car to stall in the middle of the highway.”

NHTSA complaint #10307943, filed 2010-02, 62,000 miles

“While car was parked in the garage it was trying to start up on it's own with no keys. The dash lights were blinking and the car was making a loud cranking, banging noise and we could smell the smoke. After lifting up the hood we could see the smoke coming from the engine and it was still trying to crank up. Smoke begin to fill the garage and it was getting worse. We were finally able to put out the fire with the extinguisher and were able to remove the battery to get the car to stop trying to start up. What would cause such a dangerous thing to happen. …”

NHTSA complaint #10611153, filed 2014-07, 178,000 miles

“Lexus issue to abc news on january 29, 2010. I owned a Lexus gs not too long ago that had a sudden acceleration problem. Lexus did everything to correct the problem....but they just had no fix for it. It was not a petal problem.....it was in the electronic acceleration control unit. How did I know this.....after I got rid of the car I met a technician that had worked for sterling mccall Lexus in houston tx. He told me that the problem was in the control unit and main computer and that Lexus never was able address the problem. I had the computer replaced by the dealer. That didn't work either. …”

NHTSA complaint #10303197, filed 2010-01, 2,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20061210%
200318%
200218%
200116%
2000411%
1999616%
199847%
1995333%
1994117%

Other parts of the 2000 Lexus GS300

Vehicle speed control
14 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints
Air bags
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Engine cooling
2 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2000 Lexus GS300

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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