2006 Lexus GS

Sedan · 3 trims · 3.0 L 6-cylinder, 4.3 L 8-cylinder 9 recalls

Typical repair costs

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Fuel economy

Trim	City	Highway	Combined
300 4WD	12.1	8.6	10.5 L/100 km
300/GS 430	14.3	10.1	12.4 L/100 km

Official: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings.

Recalls

Recalls are listed by model and year and may not apply to every vehicle. Check your VIN on the official recall site.

Electrical Transport Canada 2021723 · Nov 2021
This recall is for certain block heater kits installed on certain vehicles or sold as accessories at Toyota or Lexus dealerships. On certain vehicles, the engine block heater cable may not have enough heat protection and could be damaged by high temperatures. If this happens, th...
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Fuel System Transport Canada 2014458 · Oct 2014
On certain vehicles, the fuel delivery pipes in the engine compartment may have been produced with particles from the anti-corrosion plating on the gasket seating surface where the fuel pressure sensor is installed. This could affect the sealing properties of the gasket seated b...
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Other Transport Canada 2011080 · Feb 2011
On certain AWD vehicles, if the floor carpet near the accelerator pedal is not reinstalled correctly following a service repair, the plastic pad embedded into the floor carpet could interfere with the operation of the accelerator pedal. If this occurs, the accelerator pedal coul...
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Fuel System Transport Canada 2011037 · Jan 2011
On certain GS 300, GS 300 AWD, GS 350, IS 250, IS 250 AWD and IS 350 vehicles, the fuel pressure sensor connected to the engine fuel delivery pipe may not have been sufficiently tightened during vehicle assembly. Should the pressure sensor loosen, fuel could leak past a gasket u...
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Brakes Transport Canada 2010361 · Oct 2010
Certain vehicles use brake fluids containing polymers that act as lubricants for certain brake system components. If during vehicle maintenance, brake fluid is used that does not contain such polymers or only small amounts, part of the internal rubber seal located at the end of...
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Fuel System Transport Canada 2009015 · Jan 2009
On certain vehicles, the use of selected ethanol fuels may cause the aluminium fuel rails to corrode. This could result in plugged fuel injector(s), causing a rough engine idle and/or the illumination of the engine warning lamp. Corrosion may also cause a pinhole to develop on...
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Fuel System Transport Canada 2007377 · Nov 2007
On certain GS 300, GS 300 AWD, IS 250, IS 250 AWD and IS 350 vehicles, incorrect fabrication process may cause the fuel lines to crack, possibly resulting in a leak. Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a vehicle fire causing injury or death. Cor...
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Seats And Restraints Transport Canada 2006078 · Apr 2006
On certain GS 300, GS 300 AWD, GS 430, IS 250, IS 250 AWD and IS 350 vehicles, the front seat belt retractors may contain an inappropriately sized part for the emergency locking system. This can prevent the locking system from releasing when it is activated. If the seat belt is...
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Airbag Transport Canada 2006068 · Mar 2006
This vehicle may contain inadequate side airbag inflators. The airbag inflators were produced with an insufficient amount of the heating agents which apply heat to the argon gas in the inflator. In this condition, expansion force of the gas in the inflator may be insufficient t...
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Show 8 U.S. recalls

U.S. recalls (NHTSA) with no Transport Canada record. They may not cover vehicles sold in Canada; check your VIN.

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings NHTSA (U.S.) 14V647000 · Oct 2014
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 Lexus LS vehicles manufactured May 9, 2006, to July 20, 2010, 2006-2011 Lexus GS vehicles manufactured January 6, 2005, to September 10, 2010, and 2006-2011 Lexus IS vehicles manufactured...
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Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal NHTSA (U.S.) 11V115000 · Feb 2011
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 LEXUS GS300 AND GS350 ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) VEHICLES. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE PLASTIC PAD EMBEDDED INTO THE FLOOR CARPET MAY INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
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Fuel system, gasoline: delivery NHTSA (U.S.) 11V029000 · Jan 2011
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2009 LEXUS IS AND MODEL YEAR 2006-2007 LEXUS GS VEHICLES. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT TIGHTENING OF THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR CONNECTED TO AN ENGINE FUEL DELIVERY PIPE WITH NICKEL PHOSPHORUS PLATING, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT, OVER TIME, THE P...
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Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder NHTSA (U.S.) 10V499000 · Oct 2010
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 AVALON, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 HIGHLANDER, MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 LEXUS RX, AND MODEL YEAR 2006 LEXUS GS AND IS VEHICLES. BRAKE FLUID CONTAINING POLYMERS IS USED THAT ACTS AS LUBRICANTS FOR CERTAIN BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS. IF REPLACEME...
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Engine and engine cooling NHTSA (U.S.) 09V020000 · Jan 2009
TOYOTA IS RECALLING 214,570 MY 2006-2008 LEXUS IS, MY 2006-2007 GS AND MY 2007-2008 LS PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM FUEL DELIVERY PIPES (FUEL RAILS). ETHANOL FUELS WITH A LOW MOISTURE CONTENT WILL CORRODE THE INTERNAL SURFACE OF THE FUEL RAILS. AS THIS CONDITION PROG...
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Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings NHTSA (U.S.) 07V545000 · Nov 2007
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, HIGH STRESS AREAS MAY HAVE BEEN CREATED IN TWO SPECIFIC FUEL PIPES LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. COMBINED WITH OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS THE PRESENCE OF CORROSIVE AGENTS IN FUEL, A CRACK MAY FORM OVER TIME LEADING TO FUEL LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL LINE(S).
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Seat belts: front NHTSA (U.S.) 06V121000 · Apr 2006
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, IF THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS (BOTH DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER) BECOME LOCKED, THEY MAY NOT RELEASE DUE TO A COMPONENT OF THE EMERGENCY LOCKING SYSTEM. IF THE SEAT BELT IS LOCKED IN THIS CONDITION, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY FASTEN...
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Air bags NHTSA (U.S.) 06V096000 · Apr 2006
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE AIR BAG INFLATOR, WHICH IS USED IN THE SIDE AIR BAG, THE CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAG, AND THE KNEE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY, SOME INFLATORS WERE PRODUCED WITH AN INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF THE HEATING AGENTS NECESSARY FOR PROPER AIR BAG DEPLOYM...
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Source: Transport Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Recalls Database; U.S. recalls from NHTSA.

Maintenance schedule

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Specs

Body type: Sedan
Engines: 3.0 L 6-cylinder, 4.3 L 8-cylinder
Fuel: Gas
Transmissions: Automatic (S6)
Drivetrains: AWD, RWD