The 2008 Lexus Gs450h has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 138,874 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10V3090002010-07-06138,874 affected
Defect
TOYOTA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2008 LEXUS PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 26, 2005 THROUGH AUGUST 4, 2008. MICRO-FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE MATERIAL OF THE VALVE SPRING MAY DEGRADE THE STRENGTH OF THE VALVE SPRING, POSSIBLY CAUSING THE SPRING TO BREAK.
Consequence
THE ENGINE COULD FAIL AND STOP SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LEXUS AT 1-800-255-3987.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
1
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1crashes
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I own a 2008 lexus gs 450h. I recently (march 2018) had an issue with my car that I need to share with the nhtsa. When starting my car, I noticed the smell of gasoline while sitting in the driver's seat. I knew something was obviously wrong. I took my car to the nearest auto shop where they…”
“I am the owner of a lexus 2008 gs450h and take excellent care of my vehicle. On june 10, 2017, I took my car to the lexus of roseville dealership in roseville, california for the 80k mile servicing.. No other work was performed on my vehicle between june 10 - august 29, 2017 and no one was even…”
“As I was accelerating from a traffic light, I heard a pop and lost all power to car. I rolled over to side of street, while noticing smoke coming from engine compartment on passenger side. Opened hood and saw a fire by engine wall. I had a couple of bottles of water with me. I pored water on fire…”
“Car suddenly accelerated rapidly from very slow speed in hybrid mode when in process of stopping to park behind another car on friends property, resulting ramming car ahead.”
“My vehicle has been diagnosed with a faulty abs actuator. This has made braking hard, sometimes unresponsive, and disables the abs. I took it to the lexus dealership where this was confirmed and I was quoted over $4,000 to repair this issue. I called lexus corporate to work out a deal, however…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07
Pedestrian alert sounds
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2008 Lexus Gs450h as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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