2008 LEXUS LS Complaints

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 THIS TOWARDS A RECALL. *TR

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 THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED BEFORE AN IMPACT. AROUND THE END OF MARCH 2014, MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIRS. THEREAFTER, I REPORTED THE CRASH INCIDENT TO LEXUS WHO THEN HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED ON APRIL 9, 2014. THE TOYOTA EAA INSPECTOR SENT ME A MEMORY STICK WITH THE EDR DATA (CRASH DATA) FROM MY VEHICLE BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OR INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA AND SUBSEQUENTLY DENIED MY CLAIM FOR THE DAMAGE INCURRED TO MY CAR. *TR

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.

THE INTERIOR OF CAR IS MELTING, STICKY TO TOUCH, AND CRACKING. LEXUS WILL ONLY REPLACE IF I MAKE CONTRIBUTION OF $3000+. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS MALFUNCTION THAT OCCURRED WITH THE REMEDY FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN:10V309000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER IN ORDER TO RE RECALL 150 VEHICLES TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER REFERENCED THE VINS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED WITH THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAD THEN NOTIFIED THE CONTACT,HOWEVER,THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN TOWN AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT HAD THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER A WEEK LATER REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER GOING TO ACCOMIDATE HIM BECAUSE THE INSPECTORS THAT WERE SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER WERE NO LONGER AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND CLAIMED THAT THEY HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF CONTACTING THE DEALER FOR THE MATTER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.GB

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 SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THE NEXT DAY THEY CLEARED THE CODE CALLED AND TOLD ME TO PICK UP. WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN (ENGINE, VSC ETC). GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TOLD SERVICE REP. THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. I LEFT THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEY CALL AND SAID IT WAS A COMMUNICATION ERROR AND THE COMPUTER WASN'T COMMUNICATING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

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 NOISE HAD PERSISTED EVEN WITH THE RADIO OFF. *TR

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 SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS MORNING IT DID IT WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT HIT AS THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. *TR

LEXUS HAS A FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR DESIGN. IT'S MAKING CLUNKING REPETITIVE NOISES WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. LEXUS KNOWS OF THIS FAULTY DESIGN BUT REFUSES TO REPLACE BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE NOISE ALONE WILL DRIVE YOU CRAZY. LEXUS OF NAPERVILLE, IL WANTS TO CHARGE ME $3000.00 TO REPLACE THIS COMPONENT. IF THEY DO NOT RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER LEXUS AGAIN. GUARANTEE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS600HL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE HEARD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND ADVISED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR HOWEVER, THERE WERE AFTERMARKET PARTS THAT COULD BE ORDERED TO MAKE THE REPAIR ORT THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO VERIFY IF ANOTHER DISTRIBUTOR HAD THE PART AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ALSO STATED THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.