2008 LEXUS LS460 Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the message "VSC Brake Malfunction. ABS Needs Services. Contact Dealer" was displayed. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where...

Mileage: 69,000

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that the vehicle would erroneously start without anyone being near the vehicle with the starter button not being pressed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the starter however, the failure persisted. The contact indicated t...

Mileage: 94,000

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he noticed that there was a shiny glare coming from the dashboard that obstructed his visibility. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the manufacturer's recall for t...

Mileage: 279,000

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he noticed that there was a shiny glare coming from the dashboard that obstructed his visibility. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the manufacturer's recall for t...

Mileage: 279,000

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that a day after purchasing the vehicle, he noticed that there were cracks on the instrument panel near the radio, and between the dashboard and passenger’s and driver’s side doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independe...

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE IN MOTION, BRAKES STARTED PULSATING AND "CLICKING", THEN BRAKE PEDAL FEEL GOT VERY FIRM AND HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA HAS RELEASED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, BUT MY VEHICLE IS JUST BEYOND THE 10YR/150K MILE PERIOD. I FEEL T...

Mileage: 59,500

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR TRIM PANELS, CENTER CONSOLE, AND DASH ON MY 2008 LEXUS LS460 ARE MELTING, CRACKING AND ADMITTING A FOUL ODOR CAUSING NAUSEA. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT BULLETIN COVERED BY THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM ZE6 BUT ONLY INCLUDED THE 2007 LS460. HAVING DONE RESEARCH, OTHER ...

Mileage: 132,000

I PUT MY 2 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR SEAT, STRAPPED HER IN, PUT MY BAG (WITH THE KEY FOB) ON THE BACKSEAT AND AFTER VISUALLY CONFIRMING THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR IS UNLOCKED CLOSED THE BACK DOOR WITH MY CHILD INSIDE. IN THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO WALK AROUND THE CAR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT ALL FOUR DOORS SOMEHOW LOC...

Mileage: 150,000

THE ABS/BRAKE/VSC/ LIGHT CAME ON, MAKING BEEPING NOISE AND HARD TO BRAKE

Mileage: 128,000

MY DASH PANEL AND DOOR HANDLES ARE MELTING IN THE SUN. THE DASH PANEL IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC AS IT IS EXTRUDING A SHINY CLEAR TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT GLARE VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING INTO THE SUN, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY MISS ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING IN FRONT OF ME AT AN I...

Mileage: 205,000

MY DASH PANEL AND DOOR HANDLES ARE MELTING IN THE SUN. THE DASH PANEL IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC AS IT IS EXTRUDING A SHINY CLEAR TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT GLARE VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING INTO THE SUN, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY MISS ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING IN FRONT OF ME AT AN I...

Mileage: 205,000

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2018 AND IT HAD LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT WHENEVER I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A CLICKING/POPPING SOUND. I'M UNSURE WHAT IT IS. I KNOW THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I'VE READ ON THIS SITE THAT IT MAYBE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. IS THERE A ...

DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR AND PUMP.THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MODELS RANGING BETWEEN 2007 AND 2013. THIS IS A PROBLEM KNOWN TO LEXUS AND THEY WERE TAKING CARE OF IT AS AND WHEN COMPLAINTS WERE MADE.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BELIEVE THAT LEXUS SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND REMEDY .

Mileage: 76,832

I WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MINUTES WHEN SUDDENLY, I HEARD A BEEPING SOUND IN THE CAR IT WOULD NOT STOP!!! I TURNED MY ENGINE OFF IN HOPE TO RESET WHATEVER IT WAS BUT AS SOON AS ME FOOT TOUCHED THE BRAKE THE BEEPING RESUMED. IT WAS RAINING AND I HAD NOT CLUE OF WHAT IT ...

Mileage: 116,000

I HAVE 2008 LEXUS LS 460 WHICH HAS MILEAGE OF 36,345. I HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM AND WARNING LIGHT SAID "BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER" THEY FOUND ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE. LEXUS ISSUED "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN 2017. BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER MY CAR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY ENH...

Mileage: 36,340

SQUEAL NOISE WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, COMING FROM BRAKE ACTUATOR. BLEEDING THE BRAKE DOES NOT HELP. EXPECT BRAKE FAILURE EVERY TIME I PUSH THE PEDAL. ANNOYING NOISE FROM SUCH EXPENSIVE VEHICLE.REALLY, LEXUS! THIS FAILURE AND UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS IS DISCUSSED ALL OVER LEXUS FORUMS, LEXUS KNOW ABOUT ...

ABS BRAKE LIGHT WARNING CAME ON THEN BRAKES FAILED SOON AFTER.

Mileage: 15

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND RELEASED. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE "PLEASE STOP AND CALL THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY" WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILDE LEXUS SARASOTA (941-924-3040, L...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND IN THE PARK POSITION, THE "CHECK VEHICLE SYSTEM, STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY", CHECK ENGINE, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STARKS TOYOTA (4855 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579...

Mileage: 72,034

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND IN THE PARK POSITION, THE "CHECK VEHICLE SYSTEM, STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY", CHECK ENGINE, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STARKS TOYOTA (4855 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579...

Mileage: 72,034

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND DISPLAY PANEL. THE DEALER (LEXUS OF PALM BEACH, 5700 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33417, (561) 291-6004) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, CLEARED THE CODES, ...

Mileage: 64,000

DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAS A WHISTLING NOISE THAT IS A HAZARD DUE TO THE DB LEVEL AT 55 MPH. I HAVE SPOKEN SEVERAL TIMES WITH CLEAR LAKE LEXUS AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2008 LEXUS 460 (LEXUS TALK). THERE APPEARS TO BE A FIX BY INSTALLIN...

Mileage: 30,000

HORN WORKS SOMETIME AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SAME AS WELL. FUSES GOOD, AND THE HORNS ARE TOO. POSSIBLY THAT IT'S THE CLOCKSPRING AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING TO "STOP THE VEHICLE AND CONTACT THE DEALER". THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NALLEY LEXUS SMYRNA IN SMYRNA, GA (PHONE: 404 994-4322) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 107,000

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY LEXUS AND LEXUS SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MINE. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT' WITH LIMITATIONS TO GET LEXUS OUT OF FIXING SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS FAULTY AND A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 185,200

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY LEXUS AND LEXUS SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MINE. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT' WITH LIMITATIONS TO GET LEXUS OUT OF FIXING SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS FAULTY AND A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 185,200

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY LEXUS AND LEXUS SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MINE. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT' WITH LIMITATIONS TO GET LEXUS OUT OF FIXING SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS FAULTY AND A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 185,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF CLEAR LAKE (18160 GULF FWY IN HOUSTON, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF CLEAR LAKE (18160 GULF FWY IN HOUSTON, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 200,000

MY CAR HAS A STICKY DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS AS WELL AS THE BLACK BUTTON THAT OPENS THE TRUNK WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT OR HUMID. ANYTHING THAT IS MADE OF THAT MATERIAL IS STICKY AND GETS THIS WEIRD BLACK STUFF EVERYWHERE. THE SHINY REFLECTIVE SURFACE THAT THE DASHBOARD IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF ...

Mileage: 36,000

MY CAR HAS A STICKY DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS AS WELL AS THE BLACK BUTTON THAT OPENS THE TRUNK WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT OR HUMID. ANYTHING THAT IS MADE OF THAT MATERIAL IS STICKY AND GETS THIS WEIRD BLACK STUFF EVERYWHERE. THE SHINY REFLECTIVE SURFACE THAT THE DASHBOARD IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF ...

Mileage: 36,000

CRACKED AND/OR STICKY/MELTING DASHBOARDS (INSTRUMENT PANELS) AND DOOR PANELS AS A RESULT OF HEAT OR HUMIDITY

Mileage: 115,000

THIS AUTOMOBILE MANY INSIDE PLASTIC PANELS ARE MELTING LIQUEFYING AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT ARE RELEASING TOXIC FUMES. IT IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE HAS A LOT OF COUGH THIS YEAR, CONTACTED LEXUS/TOYOTA AND THEY SAY ARE NOT TOXIC, BUT WE DO NOT BELIEVE THEM, PLEASE FIND CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE LAST...

Mileage: 25,000

ALL DOOR PANELS MELTING, INCLUDING GLOVE COMPARTMENT, DASH BOARD, CENTER CONSOLE CAUSED BY USE OF DEFECTIVE AND SUBSTANDARD MATERIAL. NAVIGATION SYSTEM DIED LEAVING NO ACCESS TO AIR CONDITION CONTROL, BLUE TOOTH, REAR CAMERA , HARD DRIVE, MAP AND OTHER FUNCTIONS.LEXUS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE CITING ...

WHILE BRAKING GRADUALLY, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL IN A STEADY POSITION, THE CAR LURCHES/PULSES, THE TIRES MAKES LOUD SKIDDING SOUND THEN THE CAR COMES TO A HARD STOP AS THOUGH IT HAS SLAMMED INTO SOMETHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT LOW SPEEDS, WHERE IT FEELS LIKE IM PRESSING THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 86,000

THE BRAKES HAVE A CHATTERING NOISE AND FEEL THROUGH THE PEDAL WHILE STOPPED, WHEN YOU RELEASE THEM. THE CAR CAN BE IN PARK, AND IT STILL DOES IT. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT TOYOTA IS DOING THEIR BEST TO AVOID REPAIRING IT UNDER THE NEWLY EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE "BRAKE ACTUATOR". IT'S 100% REPEA...

Mileage: 93,000

THE TRUNK OPENING LID MELTED.

I HAVE 111000 MILES ON MY LS 460 2008. I NOTICED A SQUEALING SOUND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE AND SLIDES A LITTLE WHEN U PRESS THE BRAKE IT FEELS LIKE IT DON'T WANNA STOP AND I WAS TOLD IT'S THE BRAKE ACTUATOR

Mileage: 111,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) I ENCOUNTERED ILLUMINATION OF BRAKE/ABS WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ADVISING ME THAT THE SAFETY BRAKE/ABS/TRACTION FEATURES ON MY CAR ARE NON OPERATIONAL. UPON PULLING OVER, I READ A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH ALERTING ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST LEXUS...

Mileage: 80,000

EVERY TIME YOU'RE PRESSING THE BRAKE YOU GET A CLICKING AND A KNOCKING NOISE THEY'LL TELL YOU THAT IS NORMAL ARE THERE NOT SURE WHAT IT IS BUT WE NEED TO GET ONLINE AND READ ABOUT IT EVERYBODY IS COMPLAINING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY SAY SOMETIMES YOU CAN REPLACE THE ACTUATOR BUT THAT'S ABOUT $4,000 LOT...

WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, WARNING LIGHTS "CHECK ABS" "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" "BRAKE MALFUNCTION" "STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY. CONTACT A DEALER" SUDDENLY CAME ON AND A 5 OTHER LIGHTS ALSO CAME UP. IT WAS SCARY ME SO MUCH. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND STOP. AFTER CHECKING ...

Mileage: 114,830

RECALL.

AFTER DROPPING THE KIDS OFF THIS MORNING WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I GET THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WHICH ALARMEDME AS THERE WAS LOUD BEEPS TOO. THE FIRST WAS BRAKE MALFUNCTION, THEN CHECK VSC SYSTEM, THEN CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKES GOT REAL SOFT AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT DIDNT WANT TO ...

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER DROPPING THE KIDS OFF THIS MORNING WAS DRIVING HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I GET THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WHICH ALARMEDME AS THERE WAS LOUD BEEPS TOO. THE FIRST WAS BRAKE MALFUNCTION, THEN CHECK VSC SYSTEM, THEN CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM. THE BRAKES GOT REAL SOFT AND THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT DIDNT WANT TO ...

Mileage: 88,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL APPLIED, THE CONTACT'S VEHIC...

I HAD REMARKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER THAT IT MADE A CLUNK NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WAS AT 63K MI WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AND 10K MI. AFTER I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SQUEALING WHEN BRAKING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER T...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAD REMARKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER THAT IT MADE A CLUNK NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WAS AT 63K MI WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AND 10K MI. AFTER I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SQUEALING WHEN BRAKING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER T...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAD REMARKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER THAT IT MADE A CLUNK NOISE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS WAS AT 63K MI WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AND 10K MI. AFTER I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SQUEALING WHEN BRAKING. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER T...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE DELAYED RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AND PRODUCED A STICKY SUBSTANCE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE SUNLIGHT CREATED A GLARE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO IN...

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO TWO VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILE...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS ADVISED THAT THE WATER IN THE WHEEL WELL HAD COMPROMISED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE CAUSED ELECTRICAL FIRE DAMAGE IF THIS DEFICIENCY HAD NOT BEEN FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT THE HARVEY LEXUS OF SHREVEPORT BOSSIER DEA...

Mileage: 61,000

I WAS ADVISED THAT THE WATER IN THE WHEEL WELL HAD COMPROMISED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE CAUSED ELECTRICAL FIRE DAMAGE IF THIS DEFICIENCY HAD NOT BEEN FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT THE HARVEY LEXUS OF SHREVEPORT BOSSIER DEA...

Mileage: 61,000

I WAS ADVISED THAT THE WATER IN THE WHEEL WELL HAD COMPROMISED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE AND MAY HAVE CAUSED ELECTRICAL FIRE DAMAGE IF THIS DEFICIENCY HAD NOT BEEN FOUND. PLEASE PROVIDE A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT WHICH WAS PERFORMED AT THE HARVEY LEXUS OF SHREVEPORT BOSSIER DEA...

Mileage: 61,000

WHILE BRAKING GRADUALLY TO A STOPLIGHT, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL IN A STEADY POSITION, THE CAR LURCHES/PULSES TO A STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT LOW SPEEDS, WHERE IT FEELS LIKE THE DRIVER IS PRESSING THE BRAKE AND LETTING GO, AND PRESSING AGAIN, BUT IN REALITY, THE BRAKES ARE BEING P...

Mileage: 40,263

BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAULTY AND LEXUS KNOWS THIS BUT REFUSES TO FIX OR REPAIR. I HAVE TO SPEND 3K TO HAVE IT DONE MYSELF. PLEASE HELP MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND REIMBURSE US FOR THE SERVICE AND PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH) I ENCOUNTERED ILLUMINATION OF BRAKE/ABS WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ADVISING ME THAT THE SAFETY BRAKE/ABS/TRACTION FEATURES ON MY CAR ARE NON OPERATIONAL. UPON PULLING OVER, I READ A MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE DASH ALERTING ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE NEAREST LEXUS...

Mileage: 105,000

I NOTICED THAT WHEN I PUSH THE BRAKES I HEAR CLICKING NOISE AND BRAKES ACTS HEAVILY. I DID A RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS FROM LEXUS OWNERS. SOME OWNERS WERE LUCKY TO HAVE LEXUS DEALER REPLACE THE ABS ACTUATOR FOR THEM AND OTHER NOT. LEXUS DEALERS TOLD SOME LS460 OWNERS THAT ...

Mileage: 87,000

BRAKES MAKING TICKING NOISE WHEN BACKING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE O...

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE PARKED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V647000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVA...

Mileage: 40,000

I AM EXPERIENCING A CLICK OR SERIES OF CLICKS WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. BASED ON ACCOUNTS AND RESEARCH OF OTHER OWNERS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATORS. IT APPEARS THAT LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND I WANTED TO REPORT THIS TO THE NHTSA DATABASE TO POTENTIALLY STEER T...

Mileage: 53,950

AS I WAS DRIVING INTO MY HOME GARAGE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED IN THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE. DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING. PRIOR TO THE CRASHING INCIDENT, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO OTHER TIMES BUT TH...

Mileage: 1

AS I WAS DRIVING INTO MY HOME GARAGE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED IN THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE. DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING. PRIOR TO THE CRASHING INCIDENT, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO OTHER TIMES BUT TH...

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

I DROVE MY CAR OVER TO PICK MY GRANDSON UP WE WENT TO THE PARK, WHEN I WAS TAKING HIM HOME THE VSC CODE CAME ON AND SAID TAKE CARE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I CALL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY AND THEY TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD RUN DIAGNOSTICS SE...

Mileage: 45,000

I DROVE MY CAR OVER TO PICK MY GRANDSON UP WE WENT TO THE PARK, WHEN I WAS TAKING HIM HOME THE VSC CODE CAME ON AND SAID TAKE CARE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I CALL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY AND THEY TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD RUN DIAGNOSTICS SE...

Mileage: 45,000

SUDDEN, LOUD, HIGH-PITCHED, REPETITIVE, CHIRPING NOISE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. SHE WAS FRIGHTENED AND FELT FORCED TO TAKE HER EYES OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE NEARLY STRUCK ANOTHER CAR. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE DUE TO A FAILED RADIO AMPLIFIER. THE LOUD NO...

Mileage: 16,050

THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. AFTER OIL CHANGES AND OFF/ON THROUGHOUT OWNING THE CAR IT WILL HAVE A HESITATION ON THE ACCELERATION. IT WILL HAVE HIGH RPM'S, BUT IT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE (LOUD ENGINE NOISE). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT DECIDES TO DO THIS WHEN PASSING SOME...

Mileage: 43,500

THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. AFTER OIL CHANGES AND OFF/ON THROUGHOUT OWNING THE CAR IT WILL HAVE A HESITATION ON THE ACCELERATION. IT WILL HAVE HIGH RPM'S, BUT IT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE (LOUD ENGINE NOISE). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT DECIDES TO DO THIS WHEN PASSING SOME...

Mileage: 43,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH FOG WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT BLOCKED HIS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER A MANUFACTURE RECALL FOR THE VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT, I HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE. DIRECTLY AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, I NOTICED THAT AROUND 35 MPH WHEN I NEEDED TO PASS A VEHICLE, I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS (MOST OF THE TIME PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR) THE CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND UN...

Mileage: 68,000

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS AN OIL CHANGE, THE CAR WILL (INTERMITTENTLY) HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO THE FREEWAY OR SIMILAR OCCASIONS. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL WITH EXPECTATION THAT THE CAR WILL RESPOND AND ACCELERATE AS NORMAL, TH...

Mileage: 23,000

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS AN OIL CHANGE, THE CAR WILL (INTERMITTENTLY) HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO THE FREEWAY OR SIMILAR OCCASIONS. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL WITH EXPECTATION THAT THE CAR WILL RESPOND AND ACCELERATE AS NORMAL, TH...

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ALERTED THERE WAS LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP WHO STATED BOTH FRONT CHROME WHEELS WERE PEELING AND CRACKING INTERNALLY DUE TO MOISTURE. THE...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER SUPPORT BUSHING FAILED AND CAUSED THE TIRE TREAD TO SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAG...

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE PARKED ON A SLOPED DRIVEWAY WITH FRONT OF THE CAR HIGHER THAN THE BACK, I OPENED THE TRUNK AND STARTED TO REACH FOR AN ITEM IN THE TRUNK WHEN THE TRUNK LID CAME DOWN ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD. WHEN I LIFTED THE TRUNK LID SO I CAN MOVE AWAY AND THEN LET GO, IT SLOWLY CAME BACK DOWN AND STOPPED WIT...

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, SHE STARTED SMELLING WIRES BURNING AND SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO THREW WATER ON THE ENGINE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO D...

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE 30,000 MILES LEXUS 460 - VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE PROPERLY. LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT KICK UP FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL FINALLY KICK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS. NOT SAFE WHEN YOU COUNT ON THE CAR TO SPEED UP TO GET INTO THE FREEWAY OR INTO A STREET WITH TRAFFIC....

Mileage: 31,000

2008 LEXUS LS400. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER LONG TRIPS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

2008 LEXUS LS400. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER LONG TRIPS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

2008 LEXUS LS400. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER LONG TRIPS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUMBER 7 VALVE BROKE OFF INTO THE ENGINE AND THEN BROKE A PISTON. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE CONTACT HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V309000 REPAIRED, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE VALVE SPRINGS ON THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE...

Mileage: 23,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING. IT WOULD ALSO NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STAED THAT THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW TAB CLIP HAD BEEN BROKEN BY THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 30,000

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010, WHILE DRIVING MY LEXUS LS460, I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN REVVING AT A VERY HIGH RATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY FOOT FIRMLY DOWN ON THE BRAKE & SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT IT DIDN'T "JUMP" FORWARD AN...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE FULLY STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOUND WAS FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER ADVISED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL...

Mileage: 3,000

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN A PARKING LOT. REQUIRED BOTH FEET WITH EXTREME PRESSURE TO STOP VEHICLE EVEN AFTER IT COLLIDED WITH AND PUSHED ANOTHER, UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE SIDEWAYS ONE ENTIRE PARKING SLOT. DRIVER AND 3 PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE AT TIME OF INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 7,497

WHEN STARTING MY 2008 LEXUS LS 460L, THE VEHICLE STARTS AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTS DOWN (STALLS). THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME; E.G., OVERNIGHT, 9 HRS AT WORK. ON MAY 30, 2010, AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED UP FINE FOR A TRIP TO THE GROCE...

Mileage: 37,902

MY 2008 LEXUS LS460 IS AND HAS BEEN BONE JARRINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE SINCE I LEASED IT ON JULY 3, 2008. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING AND THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS A "FIX" , BUT THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE MANUFACTURER, LEXUS, (TOYOTA) WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO FIX THE CAR. I HAVE HAD 4 SPINAL SURGER...

Mileage: 5

I DRIVE LEXUS 460 LS. IT HAS 30,000 MILES WITH A RECENT SERVICE. ON THE DAY OF ACCIDENT , I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 7AM. I HAD GAS TANK FILLED UP THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE. A WARNING LIGHT CAME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK UP. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS JUMP-STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT COULD NOT FI...

Mileage: 5,700

CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL CURRENTLY AS OF 3/21/10. VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR MAINTAINS SPEEDS OF 20-24 MPH WITH FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR WHILE TRYING TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP FOLLOWED ...

Mileage: 30,400

CONTINUOUS ACCELERATION WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL CURRENTLY AS OF 3/21/10. VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW DOWN WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR MAINTAINS SPEEDS OF 20-24 MPH WITH FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR WHILE TRYING TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP FOLLOWED ...

Mileage: 30,400

PULSATING BRAKES UNEVEN BRAKING RESULTING IN A LURCHING MOTION WHEN STOPPING. *TR

Mileage: 150

I HAVE A 2008 LEXUS LS46L WITH 1319 MILES IN WHICH I WAS T-BONED. WHEN I GOT THE GREEN I PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. A VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM THE RIGHT FAILED TO STOP AND T-BONED MY VEHICLE. NO AIR BAGS WENT OFF AND THE SOS SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN REPAIRED BUT IT...

Mileage: 1,319

WE'VE PURCHASED A 2008 LEXUS 460 ON JAN 2008, WITHIN FEW MONTHS WE STARTED NOTICING A JERKING REACTION OF THE ENGINE WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED OR IDLING IN GEAR MOST OF THE TIME. OVER TIME WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER (AT LEAST 4 TIMES) WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS, THEY'VE UPGRADED THE TR...

Mileage: 2,000

WE'VE PURCHASED A 2008 LEXUS 460 ON JAN 2008, WITHIN FEW MONTHS WE STARTED NOTICING A JERKING REACTION OF THE ENGINE WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED OR IDLING IN GEAR MOST OF THE TIME. OVER TIME WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER (AT LEAST 4 TIMES) WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS, THEY'VE UPGRADED THE TR...

Mileage: 2,000

WE'VE PURCHASED A 2008 LEXUS 460 ON JAN 2008, WITHIN FEW MONTHS WE STARTED NOTICING A JERKING REACTION OF THE ENGINE WHILE THE CAR WAS STOPPED OR IDLING IN GEAR MOST OF THE TIME. OVER TIME WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER (AT LEAST 4 TIMES) WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENTS, THEY'VE UPGRADED THE TR...

Mileage: 2,000

2008 LEXUS 460 LS - COMPLAINT REGARDING DANGER OF DEATH DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE. THIS CAR IS KEYLESS WHICH OFTEN RESULTS IN THE FAILURE OF THEIR DRIVER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WHICH IS AT TIMES PARKED INSIDE AN ENCLOSED GARAGE OF A HOME. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT MY HOME. THANK G...

I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I FELT VIBRATIONS WHEN IM ON THE FREEWAY. THEY FOUND TIRE SEPARATION ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. THE SERVICE GUY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN CHANGING THESE TIRES BECAUSE OF TIRES SEPARATION. I WAS WONDERING WHY I WASN'T TOLD ABOUT THIS IF IT WAS ALREADY HAPPENING TO OTHE...

Mileage: 14,965