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1998 Lexus GS300 hesitation / surging reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1998 Lexus GS300 — roughly 10% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Hesitation / surging reports
10%
share of complaints
123,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other GS300 years

1999 GS3006
GS300 hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1998 Lexus GS300 report before drawing conclusions.