2008 Lexus LS460 Recalls & Complaints

Incident: March 22, 2023 · Filed: March 27, 2023

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.

Incident: September 1, 2021 · Filed: September 13, 2022

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.

Incident: August 15, 2021 · Filed: August 30, 2021

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.

Incident: July 11, 2021 · Filed: July 12, 2021

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.

Incident: June 7, 2019 · Filed: June 24, 2019

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!

Incident: June 4, 2018 · Filed: June 18, 2019

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.

Incident: June 12, 2019 · Filed: June 12, 2019

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.

Incident: January 15, 2019 · Filed: May 19, 2019

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

Incident: March 1, 2019 · Filed: March 27, 2019

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.

Incident: January 3, 2019 · Filed: February 19, 2019

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?