2008 LEXUS LS460 Complaints

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 PRESSED AT A CONSTANT PRESSURE. THE CAR TAKES LONGER TO BRAKE THAN THE DRIVER INTENDS, SINCE THE BRAKES SLOWLY PULSE. THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ABS FEELING, AS THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT TRAVEL BENEATH THE DRIVER'S FOOT, AND THE RELEASE AND GRABBING OF THE BRAKES SEEM VERY SLOW. *TR

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

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 DEALER. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP, I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND MORE LIKELY THEN NOT THE FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS CONFIRMED THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY WHEN I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE ADVISOR CONFIRMING THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAS FAILED. UPON QUESTIONING THE ADVISOR OF THE CAUSE, HE ONCE AGAIN ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT LEXUS HAS ISSUED AN UPDATED PART AS A REPLACEMENT. IT CONCERNS ME THAT LEXUS HAS NOT PERFORMED A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON SAID BRAKE ACTUATOR SINCE THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY DEVICE AND THEY (LEXUS) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS DEFECT TO THE ORIGINAL PART BY PROVIDING AN "IMPROVED" BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. FURTHERMORE, BY PERFORMING A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH I ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS TOPICS ABOUT IDENTICAL ISSUES AS MINE ON THE MODEL/YEAR (2007-2010 LEXUS LS460). I WOULD LIKE TO DULY REQUEST THAT NTSB PERFORMS AN INQUIRY WITH LEXUS REGARDING BRAKE ACTUATOR ISSUES STATED ABOVE. *TR

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 THEY CHANGED THE VENDOR OF THE ABS ACTUATOR DUE A MALFUNCTION ERROR. CURRENTLY I'M CONCERNED TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AS A FEAR TO LOOSE BRAKING POWER. I TRIED TO CONTACT LEXUS BUT THEY DON'T CARE. PLEASE HELP [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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 OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 3/24/15*CN UPDATED 9/20/2017*CN

THE "STARTER" ON MY 2008 LEXUS LS 460 L FAILED AFTER ONLY 7 YEARS AND 114K MILES OF SERVICE. IT IS UNFATHOMABLE AND UNCONSCIONABLE THAT THE "STARTER" SHOULD FAIL IN 7 YEARS AT 114K MILES ON ANY VEHICLE; LEAVING ME WITH A $1,900 FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THE REPAIR JOB. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT A "ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE" RECALL, ID # 86449, TO REPLACE THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS," CALLED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE "STARTER" IN ORDER TO PERFORM THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS" REPAIR, THUS COMPROMISING THE INTEGRITY OF THE "STARTER," THUS CAUSING THE "STARTER" TO FAIL PREMATURELY. BASED ON MY INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF "STARTER" FAILURE ON LEXUS VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE "ENGINE COILS/SPRINGS" RECALL REPAIR. IT IS MY INTENT TO BRING THIS INFORMATION TO THE FOREFRONT OF THE NHTSA, AS A POSSIBLE "RECALL" FOR A DEFECTIVE "STARTER," AND AS A REMEDY FOR LEXUS CAR OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD RECALL ID # 86449 PERFORMED ON THEIR VEHICLES RESULTING IN THE COMPROMISINGLY OF THE "STARTER" AS A RESULT OF THIS RECALL REPAIR. *TR

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 UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 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.