Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Lexus LS submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
this vehicle stalled while driving on a highway without any sign or warning. on some occasions the vehicle will not stop. I reported this to Lexus company / Manufacturer
The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle and depressing the brake pedal, there was a knocking and ticking sound coming from the brakes. Additionally, the brake light, traction control light, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The ABS, Brakes, and VSC messages were displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the brake actuator was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was no longer under Extended Warranty Coverage for the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 126,000.
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY, MY CAR'S BRAKING SYSTEM LOSS POWER TO THE BRAKES AND I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. THE CAR BEGAN BEEPING AND WILL NOT STOP WHILE THE CAR IS ON. I SIGNED UP FOR DRIVERS.LEXUS.COM TO OBTAIN THE VEHICLE SERVICE HISTORY REPORT AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BACK IN 2012 WHICH WAS PAID OUT OF POCKET BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. 8 YEARS LATER AND ONLY 55,000 MILES MORE, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS VERY VEHICLE IN 2016 BUT IT HAS ENDED IN 2018. NOW I AM STUCK OUT OF BEING ABLE TO FIX THE CAR DUE TO THE $3,833 REPAIR COST I CAN'T AFFORD. THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL SINCE IT HAS PASSED EVEN THOUGH THE REPAIR CODE IS DUE TO THE RECALL. I THINK THIS IS NOT RIGHT, ESPECIALLY IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND SEE THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALMOST EVERY OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE FROM 2007-2015. PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A RECALLED ISSUE THAT IS STILL OCCURRING EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HAS EXPIRED. THIS IS NOT RIGHT FOR ALL OF US, ESPECIALLY ME WHO IS EXPERIENCING THIS FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS CAR. I WAS LUCKY IN NOT GETTING IN TO AN ACCIDENT BUT IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN IT DID, I MAY AS WELL BE DEAD. *TR
AS I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE I FEEL VIBRATIONS THEN MY DASH ILLUMINATE WITH VSC, ABS, SKID CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION. NOTIFICATIONS STATES THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY CONTACT DEALER BRAKE MALFUNCTION. I HAVE MY TWO YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME. LITERALLY GAVE ME A [XXX] HEARTACHE. CONTACT THE DEALER THERE'S NO SAFETY RECALL FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FOR 2008 LS460 ONLY TOYOTA ISSUE CARS. THIS IS UNFAIR FOR SOMETHING THAT'S CLEARLY FAILING. LEXUS BE FAIR TO YOUR CONSUMERS RECALL THIS SAFETY ISSUE. 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 STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 30 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AND EXCEEDED SAFE DRIVING SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. HERRIN-GEAR LEXUS LOCATED AT (1685 HIGH ST, JACKSON, MS 39202) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.
MY CAR IS STALLING ALL THE LIGHTS ARE ON. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS OUT FOR THIS ONE.
MY 2008 LEXUS LS600HL HAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE ACTUATOR. LEXUS IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE ON THESE CARS AND PUT OUT A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ON THE ACTUATOR BUT ONLY FOR CERTAIN LS THAT FALL WITHIN A CERTAIN VIN# RANGE. MY VEHICLE VIN DID NOT MAKE IT INTO THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT BUT IS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUES STATED IN THE ENHANCEMENT LETTER DOWN TO THE T. ALL STARTED YESTERDAY WHEN I ALMOST TOTALED OUT BECAUSE THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50MPH. LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH AND I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO RUN ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHILE DOWNSHIFTING THE CAR TO SLOW IT DOWN EVENTUALLY GETTING IT TO A STOP WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR. FOUND OUT LATER AFTER GETTING IT TOWED IT NEEDS A BRAKE ACTUATOR. I AM UNDER THE 150,000 WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT (I AM AT 125,000) MARK BUT MY VIN IS NOT ON THE REPAIR ENHANCEMENT LIST SO I CANT GET IT REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS SHOULD OF AFFECTED BY YEARS NOT BY VIN SPECIFICATION. I NEED THIS FIX AND LEXUS WANTS $4000 FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT.
(HESITATION ON ACCELERATION) THIS MORNING GOING TO WORK L NOTICE THAT THE CAR WASN'T ACTING RIGHT. I WAS AT THE YIELD LEFT TURNING LANE WAS TURNING RIGHT BEFORE OTHER INCOMING CAR COME. AS I WAS TURNING THE ACCELERATION DIDNT GO NO WHERE AS IT FEEL LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING UP A VERY HIGH HILL. I WAS SO SCARE THAT ANOTHER CAR COMING STRIGHT AND HIT ME AND SOME HOW THE ACCELERATION JUST PICK UP AND START GOING AS IT HAS NO POWER TO IT. THE ONLY REASON WHY IM REPORTING THIS IS BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY AND COULD BE AN DANGEROUS PROBLEM NOT TO MYSELF BUT OTHER TO AND I HAVE SEARCH UP THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB AND THERE ALOT IOF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM BESIDE ME. IS THERE ANYTHING YOUR CAN DO TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM? I DONT WANT TO HAVE TO DRIVE AN LEXUS AND HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS HEADACHE.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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