2008 Lexus LS460 Owner Complaints

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the message "VSC Brake Malfunction. ABS Needs Services. Contact Dealer" was displayed. The contact was able to drive to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the actuator needed to be replaced. The part was replaced; however, the failure recurred. An unknown dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the extended warranty coverage for the failure had expired. The failure mileage was 69,000.

NHTSA ID

11514068

Incident

Mar 22, 2023

Mileage

69,000 mi

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that the vehicle would erroneously start without anyone being near the vehicle with the starter button not being pressed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced the starter however, the failure persisted. The contact indicated that the starter had been replaced on four separate occasions for the same failure. In addition, while driving approximately 40 MPH, a message to "Turn Off Vehicle and Contact Dealer" was displayed and the brake pedal became difficult to depress causing the braking distance to be extended. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that the brake actuator was faulty and needed to be replaced. The actuator was replaced and the failure was corrected. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

NHTSA ID

11484213

Incident

Sep 1, 2021

Mileage

94,000 mi

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he noticed that there was a shiny glare coming from the dashboard that obstructed his visibility. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that the manufacturer's recall for the dashboard had expired in March 2021. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 279,000.

NHTSA ID

11431104

Incident

Aug 15, 2021

Mileage

279,000 mi

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus LS460. The contact stated that a day after purchasing the vehicle, he noticed that there were cracks on the instrument panel near the radio, and between the dashboard and passenger’s and driver’s side doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic nor dealer. The dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000.

NHTSA ID

11424372

Incident

Jul 11, 2021

Mileage

55,000 mi

WHILE IN MOTION, BRAKES STARTED PULSATING AND "CLICKING", THEN BRAKE PEDAL FEEL GOT VERY FIRM AND HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING, ALMOST RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA HAS RELEASED WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, BUT MY VEHICLE IS JUST BEYOND THE 10YR/150K MILE PERIOD. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY MATTER AND NHTSA SHOULD HAVE WORKED WITH TOYOTA ON A SAFETY RECALL REMEDY. IF BRAKES FAIL, THE CONSUMERS WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60K MILES AND THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT!

NHTSA ID

11222213

Incident

Jun 7, 2019

Mileage

59,500 mi

ALL FOUR INTERIOR DOOR TRIM PANELS, CENTER CONSOLE, AND DASH ON MY 2008 LEXUS LS460 ARE MELTING, CRACKING AND ADMITTING A FOUL ODOR CAUSING NAUSEA. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT BULLETIN COVERED BY THE CUSTOMER SUPPORT PROGRAM ZE6 BUT ONLY INCLUDED THE 2007 LS460. HAVING DONE RESEARCH, OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME 2008 LS460 MODEL THROUGH THE 2014 LS460 MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIRS AS "NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED". MY VEHICLES IN USE DATE WAS SEPTEMBER 23, 2008. I WAS TOLD IN EARLY JUNE 2018 BY A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE EMPLOYEE MY CAR WOULD HAVE THE TRIM PANELS, CENTER CONSOLE AND DASH REPLACED BUT WHEN I CALLED LEXUS CARE I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT INCLUDED AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED AS "NOT ENOUGH CLAIMS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR MY YEAR MODEL". SEEING AS HOW TOYOTA REPLACED THEM ON THE 2007 MODELS, THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE REMAINING YEAR MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

11220985

Incident

Jun 4, 2018

Mileage

132,000 mi

I PUT MY 2 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR SEAT, STRAPPED HER IN, PUT MY BAG (WITH THE KEY FOB) ON THE BACKSEAT AND AFTER VISUALLY CONFIRMING THAT THE DRIVERS DOOR IS UNLOCKED CLOSED THE BACK DOOR WITH MY CHILD INSIDE. IN THE TIME IT TOOK ME TO WALK AROUND THE CAR TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT ALL FOUR DOORS SOMEHOW LOCKED DOWN. WITH BOTH THE KEY FOB AND MY CHILD INSIDE THE CAR; IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER IN TEXAS. LEXUS IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SAFE LOCK FEATURE THAT PREVENTS THE CAR LOCKING WHILE KEYS ARE INSIDE BUT THIS CLEARLY FAILED. LUCKILY WE WERE PARKED IN A GARAGE AND MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO COME IN 20 MIN WITH THE SPARE KEY; OTHERWISE TIT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

NHTSA ID

11219624

Incident

Jun 12, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

THE ABS/BRAKE/VSC/ LIGHT CAME ON, MAKING BEEPING NOISE AND HARD TO BRAKE

NHTSA ID

11208522

Incident

Jan 15, 2019

Mileage

128,000 mi

MY DASH PANEL AND DOOR HANDLES ARE MELTING IN THE SUN. THE DASH PANEL IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC AS IT IS EXTRUDING A SHINY CLEAR TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE THAT CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT GLARE VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING INTO THE SUN, CAUSING ME TO NEARLY MISS ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING IN FRONT OF ME AT AN INTERSECTION.

NHTSA ID

11191971

Incident

Mar 1, 2019

Mileage

205,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2018 AND IT HAD LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT WHENEVER I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE IS A CLICKING/POPPING SOUND. I'M UNSURE WHAT IT IS. I KNOW THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I'VE READ ON THIS SITE THAT IT MAYBE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO LEXUS/TOYOTA ATTENTION?

NHTSA ID

11181169

Incident

Jan 3, 2019

DEFECTIVE ACTUATOR AND PUMP.THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MODELS RANGING BETWEEN 2007 AND 2013. THIS IS A PROBLEM KNOWN TO LEXUS AND THEY WERE TAKING CARE OF IT AS AND WHEN COMPLAINTS WERE MADE.THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND BELIEVE THAT LEXUS SHOULD MAKE A RECALL AND REMEDY .

NHTSA ID

11175052

Incident

Feb 3, 2019

Mileage

76,832 mi

I WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MINUTES WHEN SUDDENLY, I HEARD A BEEPING SOUND IN THE CAR IT WOULD NOT STOP!!! I TURNED MY ENGINE OFF IN HOPE TO RESET WHATEVER IT WAS BUT AS SOON AS ME FOOT TOUCHED THE BRAKE THE BEEPING RESUMED. IT WAS RAINING AND I HAD NOT CLUE OF WHAT IT WAS. AT THIS POINT, ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY DASH CAME ON . I WENT OUT OF THE CAR POPPED THE HOOD AND DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE ANYTHING. I THEN WENT BACK IN THE CAR AND WITH THE BEEPING STILL IN MY EAR, DECIDED TO HEAD HOME. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED I COULD NOT STOP MY CAR !!! THE BRAKE WAS STIFF AND I LITERALLY HAD TO FORCE MY CAR TO STOP BY APPLYING AS MUCH PRESSURE AS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE TO MY BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND AFTER DIAGNOSTICS HE STATED IT'S THE ABS PUMP AND BRAKE ACTUATOR.

NHTSA ID

11166799

Incident

Dec 28, 2018

Mileage

116,000 mi

I HAVE 2008 LEXUS LS 460 WHICH HAS MILEAGE OF 36,345. I HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM AND WARNING LIGHT SAID "BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER" THEY FOUND ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE. LEXUS ISSUED "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN 2017. BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER MY CAR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO IN SPITE OF MY CAR'S LOW MILEAGE. I THINK NHTSA SHOULD RECOMMEND "RECALL" TO LEXUS BECAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN OF THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY MANY OF THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEMS BUT HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE VERY MUCH IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER SERIOUSLY AND HELP CONSUMERS. THANK YOU (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11166592

Incident

Jan 10, 2019

Mileage

36,340 mi

SQUEAL NOISE WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, COMING FROM BRAKE ACTUATOR. BLEEDING THE BRAKE DOES NOT HELP. EXPECT BRAKE FAILURE EVERY TIME I PUSH THE PEDAL. ANNOYING NOISE FROM SUCH EXPENSIVE VEHICLE.REALLY, LEXUS! THIS FAILURE AND UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS IS DISCUSSED ALL OVER LEXUS FORUMS, LEXUS KNOW ABOUT IT BUT PREFER NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT!

NHTSA ID

11164345

Incident

Feb 3, 2013

ABS BRAKE LIGHT WARNING CAME ON THEN BRAKES FAILED SOON AFTER.

NHTSA ID

11133618

Incident

Oct 5, 2018

Mileage

15 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND RELEASED. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE "PLEASE STOP AND CALL THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY" WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILDE LEXUS SARASOTA (941-924-3040, LOCATED AT 4883 CLARK RD, SARASOTA, FL 34233) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT UPDATED 12/3/18*JB

NHTSA ID

11133151

Incident

Oct 3, 2016

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND IN THE PARK POSITION, THE "CHECK VEHICLE SYSTEM, STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY", CHECK ENGINE, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STARKS TOYOTA (4855 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579, 843-236-2161) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,034.

NHTSA ID

11128464

Incident

Jun 30, 2018

Mileage

72,034 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND DISPLAY PANEL. THE DEALER (LEXUS OF PALM BEACH, 5700 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33417, (561) 291-6004) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, CLEARED THE CODES, AND INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN A TEN YEAR WARRANTY; HOWEVER, DUE TO A STATUTE TIMEFRAME, THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

NHTSA ID

11093947

Incident

May 6, 2018

Mileage

64,000 mi

DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAS A WHISTLING NOISE THAT IS A HAZARD DUE TO THE DB LEVEL AT 55 MPH. I HAVE SPOKEN SEVERAL TIMES WITH CLEAR LAKE LEXUS AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2008 LEXUS 460 (LEXUS TALK). THERE APPEARS TO BE A FIX BY INSTALLING A TRIANGLE BETWEEN THE MIRROR AND DOOR.

NHTSA ID

11093701

Incident

May 7, 2014

Mileage

30,000 mi

HORN WORKS SOMETIME AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SAME AS WELL. FUSES GOOD, AND THE HORNS ARE TOO. POSSIBLY THAT IT'S THE CLOCKSPRING AND SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11090431

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING TO "STOP THE VEHICLE AND CONTACT THE DEALER". THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO NALLEY LEXUS SMYRNA IN SMYRNA, GA (PHONE: 404 994-4322) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLACKING NOISE WHILE BRAKING AND REVERSING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE BRAKE ENHANCEMENT WARRANTY PROGRAM ENDED IN DECEMBER OF 2017. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID

11075188

Incident

Jan 29, 2018

Mileage

107,000 mi

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY LEXUS AND LEXUS SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MINE. ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BEEN A RECALL INSTEAD OF 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT' WITH LIMITATIONS TO GET LEXUS OUT OF FIXING SOMETHING THEY KNOW IS FAULTY AND A SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11073332

Incident

Feb 9, 2018

Mileage

185,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEXUS OF CLEAR LAKE (18160 GULF FWY IN HOUSTON, TX) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11072476

Incident

Feb 10, 2018

Mileage

200,000 mi

MY CAR HAS A STICKY DASHBOARD AND DOOR PANELS AS WELL AS THE BLACK BUTTON THAT OPENS THE TRUNK WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT OR HUMID. ANYTHING THAT IS MADE OF THAT MATERIAL IS STICKY AND GETS THIS WEIRD BLACK STUFF EVERYWHERE. THE SHINY REFLECTIVE SURFACE THAT THE DASHBOARD IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. EVERY TIME I GET IN MY CAR I COUGH, SO I AM AFRAID THAT HARMFUL CHEMICALS MAY BE EMITTED. PLEASE HELP INVESTIGATE!

NHTSA ID

11048326

Incident

Nov 24, 2011

Mileage

36,000 mi

CRACKED AND/OR STICKY/MELTING DASHBOARDS (INSTRUMENT PANELS) AND DOOR PANELS AS A RESULT OF HEAT OR HUMIDITY

NHTSA ID

11015768

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

115,000 mi