Fitment on this listing is exact: the 2016 Lexus IS 300 service and repair manual is written for this model year's 3.5L V6 (2GR-FSE) and for the trim you actually own, so the clearances, torque values and service intervals it lists are the ones Lexus published for the 2016 car rather than figures carried over from an adjacent year or a different IS engine.
Engines
- 3.5L V6 GAS Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- Base
- F Sport
Known issues on the 2016 IS 300. No recalls are on federal record for the 2016 IS 300. Owners have filed 3 complaints for the year, while Lexus has issued 67 technical service bulletins for it, so almost everything documented on this car sits in the bulletin record rather than in defect reports to NHTSA. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind the systems those bulletins cover are here.
Whether you are chasing a bulletined symptom, torquing a 2GR-FSE fastener to spec or just checking a service interval, it keeps you on the OEM procedure for this specific 2016 IS 300.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 LEXUS IS 300 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA ALL SEASON TIRES, SIZE: 225/40/R18 (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE ON THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE TREADS WERE WORN DOWN. DOLAN LEXUS (7175 S VIRGINIA ST, RENO, NV 89511) STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR, AND THE TIRES BECAME WORN DOWN QUICKLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD GET LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE
The contact owns a 2016 Lexus IS300. The contact stated that the instrument panel continued to display an electrical short that flashed the lights and emitted a loud sound from the radio for the system to be reset. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who reprogrammed the software however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the failure was happening more frequently. The contact returned the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the front display and radio needed to be replaced.
When I bought this car in 2019, I bought it in the summer time so I didn't hear anything so I bought the car. When winter came along and as it got colder out I notice that when I get up in the morning and cold start the car and when I put it on drive and pressed on my brakes there will be a squeeking noise coming from the brake...I told Madison of Lexus about this and they say it's just the brake dust..as time goes by It keeps on doing it more and more often. I told Madison of Lexus about it and
