1998 Lexus GS Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1998 Lexus GS. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“On july 29th at approximately 8:30pm, I got into my car after exiting the meijer store and noticed the car making strange noises and was hard to get in gear. I park so I don’t have to back up, so I put the car in drive and it went fast in reverse, when it went forward, it went crazy and I ran…”
“On july 29th at approximately 8:30pm, I got into my car after exiting the meijer store and noticed the car making strange noises and was hard to get in gear. I park so I don’t have to back up, so I put the car in drive and it went fast in reverse, when it went forward, it went crazy and I ran…”
“On july 29th at approximately 8:30pm, I got into my car after exiting the meijer store and noticed the car making strange noises and was hard to get in gear. I park so I don’t have to back up, so I put the car in drive and it went fast in reverse, when it went forward, it went crazy and I ran…”
“Failed brake actuator”
“Failed brake actuator”
“While vehicle was in motion, multiple warning lights and messages illuminated, and audible chimes sounded. Brake booster failed. No brakes, no advance warning. This occurred on lockwood road, elgin tx on october 4, 2019 around 8 pm. Lexus put out a safety recall on their 2019/2020 vehicles with…”
“Another lexus gs-300 owner filed this report on march 6, 2007: "we own a 1998 lexus, model gs 300. This saturday my wife was driving the lexus and the entire wheel assembly came off the vehicle due the failure of the lower ball joint. In reviewing recall information for lexus\toyota, it is very…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Lexus GS as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.