2007 Lexus LS460 brake problems

SERVICE BRAKES

EXPERIENCING BOTH THE DREADED BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY ISSUE AS WELL AS THE VERY COMMON MARK LEVINSON AMPLIFIER ISSUE, ON MODEL # 0W480. WAS IN CONVERSATION WITH LEXUS CUSTOMER SATISFACTION AND THEY ARE COMPLETELY UNWILLING TO STEP IN AND DO THE RIGHT THING IN ASSISTING ME WITH EITHER, OR BOTH, PROBLEMS. I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ALL OF 2 MONTHS, AND ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT I BOUGHT IT USED, AS-IS WITH HIGHER MILEAGE, I THINK THAT SINCE THERE WAS A RECENT WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ISSUED BY LEXUS ON THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY, AND ALSO THAT THE FAILED AMPLIFIER IS A VERY, VERY WELL-KNOWN ISSUE, WHERE THE AMPLIFIER ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE DAY CUTS OUT AND ALL SOUND IS REPLACED BY AN INCESSANT CHIRPING NOISE THAT'S ONLY STOPPED BY PULLING THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE AMP OR A FUSE, THAT LEXUS SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING BY ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. BUT THEY WILL NOT, BECAUSE EXACTLY LIKE EVERY OTHER COMPANY IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, THEY SIMPLY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMER OR THEIR EXPERIENCE. SORRY, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO VIEW MY EXPERIENCE.

NHTSA complaint #11222560 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. WHEN I PRESS THE BRIDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. THERE IS A CREEPING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON LEXUS VEHICLES. MANY STATES IT'S THE BRAKE ACULATOR.

NHTSA complaint #11204519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE CALIBER SAFETY ISSUE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A FACTORY RECALL. I'M NOT HAPPY WHATSOEVER TO HAVE TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT LEXUS KNOWS ABOUT

NHTSA complaint #11128383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE CODE 1391 INDICATING THE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR AND/OR ACTUATOR, WHEN APPLYING BRAKE FRONT END SHIMMYS TO A POINT WHERE CONTROL OF CAR CAN BE LOST. LEXUS EXTENDED RECALL TO 12/17 HOWEVER THE PROBLEM IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IN MOST CASES CAN ARISE AT 80,000-UP MILES AND COST IS PROHIBITIVE AT ABOUT $3500, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A SAFETY RECALL SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED LEXUS AND THEY HAD NO ANSWER BUT TO SAY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.

NHTSA complaint #11115212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE MALFUNCTION BRAKE ACTUATOR BROKEN

NHTSA complaint #11112523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 25MPH (WITHOUT MY CHILD) APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME MAKES A LAST MINUTE LANE CHANGE TO TURN AT THE INTERSECTION, I GO TO BREAK AND IT DOESN'T BREAK, THE PEDAL REACTS HARD WHERE IT'S ALWAYS A SOFT COMPRESSION, THE DASH LIGHTS UP FLASHING THE MESSAGE "BREAK MALFUNCTION" "CHECK ABS, CHECK VSC, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO SYSTEM FAILURE, CONTACT DEAL IMMEDIATELY". I COAST DOWN THE ROAD AND UPON BREAKING AGAIN THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES MAKING STEERING AND ESPECIALLY TURNING VERY DIFFICULT. I TAKE IT 5MPH THE REST OF THE WAY AND ONCE HOME AND PARKED, I TRY TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE TO ACTIVATE THE ELECTRIC START, THE BREAK KICKED BACK AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER IT WAS PURCHASED FROM. THE DEALER DID CONFIRM IT WAS THE BREAK ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (L-SB-0178-09) THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED A SPECIAL WARRANTY (POLICY BULLETIN 16-01) WITH A 10 YEAR TERM FROM PURCHASE DATE. UNFORTUNATELY THE ISSUE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THEN BECAME A PROBLEM 8 MONTHS AFTER I MADE THE PURCHASE... WHICH IS NOW OUT OF THE SPECIAL WARRANTY TERM. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND HOPE LEXUS WILL HELP COVER THE $2600 REPAIR. MORE IMPORTANTLY I AM HOPING IT BECOMES A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD OF HAPPENED IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY.

NHTSA complaint #11112460 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH ILLUMINATED ' CHECK ABS, CHECK VSC, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO SYSTEM FAILURE, CONTACT DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ACTUATOR. I JUST REACHED 100,000 MILES.

NHTSA complaint #11090024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

PURCHASED A 2007 LEXUS LS460 ON MARCH 5TH, GOT A PREPURCHASE INSPECTION AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS THAT HAVE GONE WRONG. THE LATEST REPAIR NEEDED IS THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, COSTS APPROX $1525 AT THE DEALER. I CONTACTED LEXUS TO SEE IF THIS WOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL AND CASE MANAGER AMANDA DEANTONIO STATED THAT BASED ON THE MILES, AGE AND MY SERVICE HISTORY, LOYALTY TO LEXUS, THEY CAN NOT ASSIST ME WITH GETTING THIS REPAIR DONE. I AM AWAITING A SUPERVISOR TO CALL ME BACK REGARDING THE REPAIR THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE "FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR" LEAK, ELF CAMPAIGN. ON MAY 15, 2015, THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AND THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR SEALING SURFACE WAS REPAIRED. I AM NOW LOOKING AT A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE I PURCHASED DUE THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR SHORTING OUT MY ECM, WHICH HAS CAUSED MY CAR NOT TO START. I AM ASKING LEXUS TO REPLACE THIS PART AT NO CHARGE DUE TO THE FAULTY PART. CONSEQUENTLY, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR IS INSTALLED WHERE THE PLATING MATERIAL ON THE GASKET SEATING SURFACE IS.

NHTSA complaint #11081521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

BRAKE LIGHTS, ABS LIGHTS , VSV LIGHT ON AND NO BRAKE CONTROL.

NHTSA complaint #11078742 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

I HAVE FOUR DOORS PANEL PROBLEM , IT'S MELTED AND BY TOUCHING U CAN TAKE SOME PIECES OUT OF THE DOOR. AND ABS PROBLEM FOR THE SECOND TIME , NEED TO CHANGE ABS CONTROL MODULE / HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU) I FOR THE ABS ONLY COST 3000$ AND FOR THE DOORS PANELS AROUND 6000$

NHTSA complaint #10986158 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 65K MILES. WITHIN LAST 1,000 MILES, BEGAN NOTICING NOISES COMING FROM BRAKE ACTUATOR. NOISE HAS BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE. TODAY, ON 12/15/2016, WHILE DRIVING, I WAS REQUIRED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY, AND VEHICLE WAS NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS NEEDED. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED THE LOCAL LEXUS DEALERSHIP, AND THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY CURRENT RECALLS - THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SOON, BEFORE THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE ACTUATOR CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10935583 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

I NOTICED CLICKING SOUNDS FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION, WITHIN DAYS A NUMBER OF WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH STATING: CHECK ABS VSC BRAKE SYSTEM.. STOP THE CAR IN A SAFE PLACE AND CONTACT A DEALER. THE CLICKING HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY. A MECHANIC STATED IT IS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY.

NHTSA complaint #10903461 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

ON 8/28/2015 I WAS DOING A BRAKE JOB ON MY 2007 LEXUS LS 460, I COMPLETED THE REAR ROTORS AND PADS. SO I STARTED ON THE FRONT REPLACING THE PADS I ACCIDENTALLY TAPPED THE BRAKE , BUT NOT PRESSED ALL THE WAY IN. NOT KNOWING THE ROTORS WAS NOT ON THE CAR YET. I THEN NOTICE LIGHTS APPEAR ON THE DASH. ABS, BRAKE ,ASC ETC... I THEN STARTED READING UP ON THIS PROBLEM ON HOW TO FIX IT, WHAT I'M HEARING THAT I MAY NEED THE ACTUATOR AND BOOSTER REPLACED. ANOTHER THING I'M HEARING WOULD BE TRY BLEED MY BRAKES. SO I'M TRYING THIS TODAY THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT A LOT OF 2007 LEXUS LS 460 AND UP ARE HAVING, THIS SEEM LIKE A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10761034 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES

THE VEHICLE MAKES A NOISE WHEN BRAKING AND PULSES. UPON INVESTIGATION AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FAULTY BRAKE ABS ACTUATOR. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY LEXUS WILL NOT COVER THE $3000 REPLACEMENT. LEXUS IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PUT OUT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR THE REPAIR. EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKES ARE A SAFETY COMPONENT LEXUS REFUSES TO CONSIDER THIS FOR A RECALL. AFTER RECALLING ALL THOSE FLOOR MATS WHEN THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY ISSUE CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION YOU WOULD THINK LEXUS WOULD RECALL A KNOWN FLAW WITH THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR.

NHTSA complaint #10649035 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CONTROL BUTTON ONLY ENGAGED WHILE DEPRESSED; AND HE HAD TO HOLD THE BUTTON THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BUTTON WOULD REMAIN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE CONTROL BUTTON SHOULD RELEASE IF PRESSED TWICE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,721.

NHTSA complaint #10393883 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING 15 MPH AND UNDER AND SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ABNORMAL AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT PRODUCE A FAILURE CODE HOWEVER; THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BUSHINGS AND THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

NHTSA complaint #10365741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.