Every clearance, torque value and diagnostic step in this service and repair manual was written for the 2017 Lexus IS 300 as Lexus built it that year, down to the 3.5L V6 (2GR-FSE) and the specific trim you own, so you are never working from a figure carried over from an adjacent model year.
Engines
- 3.5L V6 GAS Naturally Aspirated
Trims
- Base
- F Sport
Known issues on the 2017 IS 300. No recalls are on federal record for the 2017 IS 300. Owners have filed 2 complaints for the year, and Lexus has issued 51 technical service bulletins for it — what is documented on this car sits almost entirely on the bulletin side rather than the defect-report side. The diagnostic and repair procedures behind the systems those bulletins address are here.
From a repair on the 2GR-FSE to a brake job or a scheduled service interval, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your Base or F Sport IS 300.
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE ON MARCH 25, 2017, TWO ALIGNMENTS HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS VEHICLE. WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE CENTER THAT THIS KIND OF VEHICLE IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL NEEDS ALIGNMENTS AT 5K MILES, THAT WOULD BE AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR. I WAS NOT INFORM OF THIS INFORMATION. HAD I KNOWN THIS REQUIREMENT, I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE LEXUS MANUAL, IF THE STEERING WHEEL STEER TO THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT IT IS NOT NORMAL AND RECOMMEND TO GET AN ALIGNME
IN ONE CALENDAR YEAR ALL 4 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ONE BLEW OUT COMPLETELY AND THE LAST ONE WORE OUT UNEVENLY FROM THE INSIDE. CAR HAS BEEN DESIGNED AROUND TIRES AND ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE RIMS CAUSING THEM TO WEAR UNEVENLY. NEGATIVE CAMBER MAY ALSO HAVE INFLUENCED THE WEAR. THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY
