2007 LEXUS LS Complaints

ABS ACTUATOR AND OR BRAKE ACCUMULATOR DEFECTIVE. RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED FOR REMAINING VEHICLES TO BE SAFE. THIS VEHICLE AS NEVER TAKEN IN FOR THE RECALL. AFTER PURCHASE AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 4 HOURS ALL BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS AND WARNINGS CAME ON. WARNINGS INDICATE THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE. I APPRECIATE ANY FEED BACK ON THIS PROBLEM AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. [XXX] CONCERNED DRIVER. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE FUEL LINE FOR THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BRAKE CALIBER SAFETY ISSUE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A FACTORY RECALL. I'M NOT HAPPY WHATSOEVER TO HAVE TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT LEXUS KNOWS ABOUT

WHEN CAR IS PARKED OUT IN THE SUN DOOR ARMREST CENTER CONSOLE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IN BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR BACK DOOR ALL MELT WITH ANY TYPE OF SUNSHINE HITTING IT IT IS CRACKING IT FALLS OFF VERY STICKY EXTREMELY DIRTY IF TOUCHED WHEN MELTING NO WAY OF CLEANING OR FIXING THE PROBLEM WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN ON THIS RECALL FIRST-YEAR THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE I HAVE ALL THE SAME ISSUES AS THE RECALL STATES MELTING INTERIOR ARMREST CONSOLE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND SO ON CALLED LEXUS THEY SAID TO CONTACT DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WILL HELP I BELIEVE THIS IS LEXUS PROBLEM AND THEY NEED TO FIX THESE ISSUES IMMEDIATELY

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE CODE 1391 INDICATING THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR AND/OR ACTUATOR, WHEN APPLYING BRAKE FRONT END SHIMMYS TO A POINT WHERE CONTROL OF CAR CAN BE LOST. LEXUS EXTENDED RECALL TO 12/17 HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IN MOST CASES CAN ARISE AT 80,000-UP MILES AND COST IS PROHIBITIVE AT ABOUT $3500, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY HAD NO ANSWER BUT TO SAY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.

BRAKE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHTS ON RELATED TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR WHILE DRIVING.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 25MPH (WITHOUT MY CHILD) APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MAKES A LAST MINUTE LANE CHANGE TO TURN AT THE INTERSECTION, I GO TO BREAK AND IT DOESN'T BREAK, THE PEDAL REACTS HARD WHERE IT'S ALWAYS A SOFT COMPRESSION, THE DASH LIGHTS UP FLASHING THE MESSAGE "BREAK MALFUNCTION" "CHECK ABS, CHECK VSC, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO SYSTEM FAILURE, CONTACT DEAL IMMEDIATELY". I COAST DOWN THE ROAD AND UPON BREAKING AGAIN THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES MAKING STEERING AND ESPECIALLY TURNING VERY DIFFICULT. I TAKE IT 5MPH THE REST OF THE WAY AND ONCE HOME AND PARKED, I TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO ACTIVATE THE ELECTRIC START, THE BREAK KICKED BACK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE DEALER DID CONFIRM IT WAS THE BREAK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (L-SB-0178-09) THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED A SPECIAL WARRANTY (POLICY BULLETIN 16-01) WITH A 10 YEAR TERM FROM PURCHASE DATE. UNFORTUNATELY THE ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THEN BECAME A PROBLEM 8 MONTHS AFTER I MADE THE PURCHASE... WHICH IS NOW OUT OF THE SPECIAL WARRANTY TERM. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND HOPE LEXUS WILL HELP COVER THE $2600 REPAIR. MORE IMPORTANTLY I AM HOPING IT BECOMES A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY.

THE DASH AND THE DOORS ARE MELTING. THE DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED TO GET THEM FIXED. I EMAILED CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD PAY HALF. THE DASH IS SO SHINY IS MAKES IT HARD TO SEE.

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH ILLUMINATED ' CHECK ABS, CHECK VSC, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO SYSTEM FAILURE, CONTACT DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ACTUATOR. I JUST REACHED 100,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460L. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FRACTURED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NALLEY LEXUS GALLERIA (2750 COBB PKWY SOUTH EAST, SMYRNA, GA 30080) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE'S EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460L. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR THE ABS AND THE 'NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO A SYSTEM FAILURE, CONTACT THE DEALER' MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (LEXUS OF LAKEWAY, 108 RANCH RD 620 S, LAKEWAY, TX 78734, (512) 593-7581) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE SIX TSBS FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT NO RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.