2008 LEXUS LS460 Complaints

I OWN A 2008 LEXUS 460 L . THERE IS NOW A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO VALVE SPRING PROBLEMS. I CALLED LEXUS IN BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA (TOM WILLIAMS LEXUS) THEY CAN NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE UNTIL MARCH 23RD. OVER 4 1/2 MONTHS FROM NOW. THEY WILL ONLY SERVICE ONE CAR AT A TIME. THIS APPEARS TO BE RIDICULOUS FOR A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS 460L. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V309000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO VERIFIED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,500.

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010, WHILE DRIVING MY LEXUS LS460, I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN REVVING AT A VERY HIGH RATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY FOOT FIRMLY DOWN ON THE BRAKE & SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT IT DIDN'T "JUMP" FORWARD AND HIT THE TRUCK THAT WAS STOPPED AHEAD OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM AND WAS PUT ON THE LINE W/ THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT I MUST HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I WAS AT A STOP DIRECTLY BEHIND A STOPPED TRUCK. HE SAID THAT THE BLACK BOXES OF ALL THE CARS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN CHECKED AND THAT IT HAD ALL BEEN FOUND TO BE DRIVER ERROR. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT I WAS NOT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, OR I WOULD HAVE SMASHED INTO THE TRUCK THAT WAS LESS THAN 3 FEET AHEAD OF ME. I ATTEMPTED TO SEND A LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THAT DATE BUT IT WAS RETURNED TO ME DUE TO NOT HAVING AN AGENCY OR ROOM NUMBER. I AM SIMPLY TRYING TO MAKE BOTH LEXUS AND OTHERS AWARE OF WHAT OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE FULLY STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOUND WAS FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER ADVISED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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