2008 LEXUS LS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 LEXUS LS600HL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE PAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

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 DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HIM TO USED THE RECYCLED AIR INSTEAD OF THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 11/12/13*CN

WE HAD LACK OF POWER ENGINE AND STEERING PROBLEMS IN THE PAST WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE FILED A LEMON LAW AND SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED IT. NOW THE PCS, VSC, ANTI SKID, AIR BAGS, BRAKES, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND OTHER ALARMS CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE BEEPING SOUND IS NOT ON CONTINUOUSLY BUT THE ALARMS ARE ON ALL THE TIME. THE POWER ASSIST ON THE BREAKS AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. WE NOTED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WORKS OK, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP OR DOWN AUTOMATICALLY YOU HAVE TO KEEP THE BUTTON PRESSED, THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS DO NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY AND WHEN THEY GO UP THEY BOUNCE BACK HALF THE WAY. WE CHANGED THE BATTERY THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. WE INSPECTED THE FLUID LEVELS AND ALL BREAKS AND ALL OTHER FLUIDS LEVELS ARE OK. AT THIS TIME WE ARE VERY SCARED OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE BREAKS CAN STOP WORKING ANYTIME. IF YOU KNOW IT IS DOING IT YOU CAN DRIVE EXTREMELY CAREFUL AND VERY SLOWLY, BUT THE PROBLEM CAN APPEAR ANYTIME. IF THE BREAKS STOP WORKING WHEN YOU REALLY NEED THEM IT COULD BE FATAL. WE SENT THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION THE FIRST TIME, BUT THE ALARMS WENT AWAY AND EVERYTHING WENT NORMAL AGAIN. THIS SECOND TIME THE ALARMS AND ALL MALFUNCTIONS STAYED UNTIL WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE BRAKES' ASSIST STOPPED WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ANTI LOCK BREAKS AND STABILITY CONTROL STOPPED WORKING THIS SECOND TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING AS DANGEROUS AS THIS ISSUE IN ANY CAR WE HAVE OWNED OR DRIVEN IN MY LIFE. THERE IS A MAIN DESIGN ISSUE. THE BREAKS AND ALL SYSTEMS SHOULD NOT SIMPLY STOP WORKING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. I SEARCH THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME INTRINSIC PROBLEM. WE VIDEO TAPED THE PROBLEM AND TOOK PICTURES IF YOU NEED THEM, PLEASE EMAIL ME OR CONTACT ME. *TR

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 UNRESPONSIVE. IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 10 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND THEN THE CAR WOULD TAKE OFF WITH THE RPMS CLIMBING NEAR RED LINE UNTIL I RELEASED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IF I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT AROUND 35-40 MPH THE CARS ENGINE SURGES. I CAN HEAR THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTING GOING ON AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT'S HOT AND HUMID OUTSIDE. THIS IS AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, THEY HAVE HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER TO MY CAR BUT IT SHOWS NOTHING. THERE ARE NO ASSOCIATED ENGINE LIGHTS WITH THE SURGING. I ONLY USE 98 OCTANE PREMIUM UNLEADED FUEL, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL NOTHING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SOME ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M WORRIED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

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, THE ENGINE JUST REVS UP AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE ANY FASTER THAN CURRENT SPEED. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR 5-10 SECONDS THEN IT KICKS IN. THIS DELAYS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY (ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO FREEWAY, PASSING ETC). THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND WILL GO AWAY BY ITSELF WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES (BUT WILL COME BACK SPORADICALLY). ALL THIS HAPPENS BY ITSELF AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCE AT WILL. HOWEVER THE OCCURRENCES OFTEN HAPPEN AFTER OIL CHANGE OR SO (BUT NOT NECESSARY). I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR INTO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP(S) TO FIX (YES 5 TIMES AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP) BUT THEY CANNOT FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

POPPING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS AND ALSO WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, DEALER DISCOVERED BAD LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS, CHARGING OVER $5,000.00 TO FIX. WHEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE, AFRAID SUSPENSION ARMS COME OFF IF BUSHINGS DETERIORATE ENOUGH. *TR

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 TECHNICIAN SPRAYED AN ADHESIVE ON BOTH TIRES AND RIMS WHICH WAS A TEMPORARY REPAIR FOR THE AIR THAT WAS LEAKING FROM THE RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF UPDATED 1/7/2013 *JS

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 MILEAGE WAS 47,500.

IN OCT OF 2011 BRAKES WOULD SEEM TO LOCK UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON...I TOOK LEXUS TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT ESTABLISH ANY REASON....THIS WOULD HAPPEN, SEVERAL TIMES, AGAIN AND AFTER STOPPING WOULD CLEAR UP AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THE LAST TIME IT STOPPED DEAD WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AT AROUND 30 MPH SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON SUCH AS; ABS, VSC, CHECK BRAKES, BRAKE MALFUNCTION. I WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO GO AGAIN AND TOOK IT TO TORRENCE LEXUS FOR THEIR INSPECTION...THEY ARE WORKING ON NOW....MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF THE BRAKES LOCKING UP AT HIGH SPEEDS....I'M GETTING TO THAT POINT MYSELF. *TR

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 WITH SLIGHT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TRUNK LID AND THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE TRUNK. I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALER FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRUNK LID IS HEAVY SO THIS IS A NORMAL BEHAVIOR. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR