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2013 Lexus Gs Hybrid

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 1

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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What owners reported most

Service Brakes
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility/wiper. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Visibility/wiper complaints

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25,000 miles · Nov 22, 2016
Visibility/wiper

I WAS DRIVING A 2013 LEXUS GS450 HYBRID ON THE 15 FREEWAY AT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT OR TIRE FAILURE IN THE CABIN AREA. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, EXITED AND VEHICLE AND FOUND THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED, LEAVING AN APPROXIMATE ONE FOOT BY SIX INCH PIECE MISSING FROM THE FRONT CENTER.…

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I WAS DRIVING A 2013 LEXUS GS450 HYBRID ON THE 15 FREEWAY AT 50-55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION SIMILAR TO A GUNSHOT OR TIRE FAILURE IN THE CABIN AREA. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, EXITED AND VEHICLE AND FOUND THE SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED, LEAVING AN APPROXIMATE ONE FOOT BY SIX INCH PIECE MISSING FROM THE FRONT CENTER. THE REMAINDER HAD FRACTURED INTO HUNDREDS OF PIECES AND WE COULD HEAR THE GLASS CONTINUING TO CRACK. BEING AN INSURANCE AGENT BY TRADE I IMMEDIATELY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR FURTHER DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE. THE EXAMINATION OF THE SURROUNDING AREA INDICATED NO FOREIGN OBJECTS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. A CLOSER EXAMINATION FOUND THE GLASS HAD AN OUTWARD BEND (TOWARD THE SKY AND AWAY FROM THE CABIN) IN THE EXPLODED AREA, INDICATING THE FORCE CAUSING THE DAMAGE ORIGINATED WITHIN THE SUNROOF HOUSING. THE SUNROOF SCREEN WAS FORTUNATELY CLOSED IT WAS AN APPROXIMATELY 70 DEGREE DAY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN ANY EXTREME TEMPERATURES. THERE WERE NO POTHOLES OR FLYING DEBRIS. THERE WAS NO BRIDGES OR PASSING TRUCKS THAT COULD HAVE KICKED UP AN ITEM THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS.

NHTSA ODI #10927496

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

1

DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds

Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.