2008 LEXUS LS Complaints

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

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 GROCERY STORE. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY LEXUS OF ROCKVILLE ON MAY 20, 2010, BUT AS OF MAY 30, 2010, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. LEXUS OF ROCKVILLE REPLACED ALL FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLIES. *TR

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 SURGERIES AND EVERY TIME I RIDE OVER A POTHOLE, MANHOLE COVER, DRIVEWAY LIP OR BUMP IN THE ROAD MY BODY IS SEVERELY JARRED. *TR

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 WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, THEREFORE I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND DRIVE.AFTER 10 MILES THE CAR STARTED TO STOP AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TAKE AN EXIT AND STOPPED AT THE CURB TO AVOID SOME ONE HITTING ME FROM BEHIND. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO LEXUS SERVICE STATION AND I WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT GAS WAS EITHER DIESEL OR HAD HIGH CONTENTS OF ETHANOL. I CALLED FLORIDA BETTER BUREAU. THEY ANALYZED THE GAS FROM THE GAS STATION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH GAS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO TAKE THE BLAME THAT THERE WAS A MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. I WANTED TO BRING THIS INCIDENT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND WANTED TO KNOW IF SOME ONE ELSE HAS REPORTED A SIMILAR MISHAP. I WANT YOUR DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE THIS ACCIDENT SO THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN TO ANY ONE ELSE. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO ESCAPE A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT BUT SOME ONE ELSE MAY NOT BE THAT LUCKY. LEXUS SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

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 FIND THE CAUSE FOR FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT NO FAILURE COULD BE FOUND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,700. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF THE BATTERY FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. UPDATED 11/12/10

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 BY A CLUNK FROM TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT WHILE COASTING THEN RPM'S WILL JUMP GIVING A SLIGHT ACCELERATION FEEL AND CONTINUE AT SPEEDS OF 20+MPH UNTIL BRAKES ARE APPLIED. EXPERIENCING HARSH AND SLOPPY SHIFTING FROM TRANSMISSION. LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT KICK DOWN OR WILL FINALLY KICK DOWN AND NOT LET GO OF GEARS THEN WILL UP SHIFT AND THE RPM'S WILL SPIKE. DEALER HAS LUBED DRIVE TRAIN AND FLASHED TRANSMISSION IN ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ONLY OCCURS WHILE A/C COMPRESSOR IS ON. DEALER AT A LOSS FOR A FIX, REQUESTED I CONTACT LEXUS TO OPEN A CASE. CONTACTED LEXUS, NO RESPONSE. FACTORY CARPET MATS ARE CLIPPED IN PLACE, NOTHING OBSTRUCTING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *DT

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

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 IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING A NEW SRS SYSTEM SINCE THE SRS LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. (DID NOT REGISTER OR WORK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT) WHAT IT IS SAYING IS THAT AN AIRBAG HAS BEEN DEPLOYED. MY QUESTION TO LEXUS WAS WHY WAS I DRIVING A NEW VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE SRS SYSTEM. WHICH LEADS ME TO ASK ARE THERE OTHER LEXUS LS460S OUT THERE WITH A DEFECTIVE SRS MODULE? WHAT IF I WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION? *TR

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 TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD NOT COME UP WITH A FIX.THE LAST WAS IN NOVEMBER 09 AND WE WERE TOLD TO CONTACT THE CO. FO FACTORY REP TO INSPECT THE CAR. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT INSPECTED THE CAR AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT IT MAY CAUSE TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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 GOD I HAD A CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM IN MY HOME WHICH ALERTED ME OF THIS PROBLEM . LEXUS SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED SOME SORT OF SWITCH WHICH WOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE WHEN THE DRIVER SEAT HAS BEEN UNOCCUPIED FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. LEXUS STATES THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, HOWEVER THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DANGER . EXISTING CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED AND THIS SHOULD BE MANDATORY FOR ALL FUTURE CARS WITH A KEYLESS SYSTEM. *TR