2008 LEXUS LS460 Complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, SHE STARTED SMELLING WIRES BURNING AND SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO THREW WATER ON THE ENGINE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING HER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30, 000. UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN

I HAVE 30,000 MILES LEXUS 460 - VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE PROPERLY. LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT KICK UP FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL FINALLY KICK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS. NOT SAFE WHEN YOU COUNT ON THE CAR TO SPEED UP TO GET INTO THE FREEWAY OR INTO A STREET WITH TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR BUT I AM AFRAID THAT WHEN THE POWER IS NEEDED IT WILL NOT BE THERE. CLOSE ACCIDENT IN THE FREEWAY AS THE CAR FAILED TO SPEED UP WHEN GETTING INTO THE FAST LANE. MOST OF THE TIMES THE ISSUE HAS BEEN AROUND 20MPH AND NEEDED TO RAMP TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I AM NOT SURE WHAT GEARS ARE INVOLVED BETWEEN 20 MPH - 40 MPG BUT THAT IS A CRITICAL SPEED TO FAIL - IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF CONTINUES. *TR

BRAKE FAILURE. FOOT ON BRAKE ENTERING GARAGE, NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL BEGAN TO SINK TO THE FLOOR AND THE TRACTION/SKID CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, AS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR CAR JUMPED SEVERAL 100 RPM'S, PEDAL STILL TO THE FLOOR DID NOT STOP UNTIL RUNNING INTO GARAGE CABINETS. NO ABS NOISE, NO ABS LIGHT, NO FEEDBACK FROM BRAKE PEDAL. FOOT WAS NEVER ON GAS PEDAL NOR WAS EVER REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

2008 LEXUS LS400. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER LONG TRIPS. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, BUT WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUMBER 7 VALVE BROKE OFF INTO THE ENGINE AND THEN BROKE A PISTON. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE CONTACT HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V309000 REPAIRED, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE VALVE SPRINGS ON THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING. IT WOULD ALSO NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STAED THAT THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW TAB CLIP HAD BEEN BROKEN BY THE DEALER WHO HAD PERFORMED A RECALL REPAIR AND IT WAS SUPER GLUED BACK ON. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A NEW RADIATOR WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.