Lexus LS steering problems
13 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
215 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
73,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1994 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 116 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
13 of 215 complaints match this topic (6.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10315391 · 2010-02-26 (February 26, 2010)
I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2006 LEXUS 430, INCLUDING 2 ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES, FROM LEXUS CHANDLER IN MAY 2009 UPON WHICH I EXPERIENCE AN INABILITY TO START AND UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL EIGHT TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS AND INTERMITTENTLY MONTHS AFTER. IF I SIT FOR AN HOUR THE SYSTEM WILL UNLOCK ITSELF AND WILL START. DEALER REFUSES TO INVOLVE ITSELF AND CLAIMS IT IS UNABLE TO REPAIR. I TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER WHICH STATED THEY COULD DISCONNECT THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISM BUT THEN THE CAR WOULD NOT HAVE ANY SECURITY FUNCTIONS. I HAVE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10315391 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10926770 · 2016-11-17 (November 17, 2016)
I OWN A 2006 LEXUS LS430, WHICH I'VE HAD SINCE NEW. IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 70K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SOLELY AT LEXUS DEALERSHIP WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN RALEIGH NC. TODAY WHILE REVERSING DOWN A STEEP DRIVE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CUT OFF. I LOST ALL HYDRAULIC BRAKE ASSISTANCE AND STEERING ASSIST. I WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 8 MPH AT TIME OF FAILURE. NO MALFUNCTION INDICATORS APPEARED ON THE DASH BEFORE OR AFTER THIS. MY VEHICLE HAD AT LEAST 10 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE TANK AS IT INDICATES ABOUT ⅝ FULL. I WAS ABLE TO REST…
Owner-reported narrative. 71,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10926770 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11270462 · 2019-10-23 (October 23, 2019)
IN MARCH INSTALLED 4 BRAND NEW DUNLOPS IN MY CAR AFTER DRIVING 13K MILES STARTED FEELING A SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL THE RETAILER KEPT ROTATING AND BALANCING THE TIRE AND THE ISSUE WAS STILL THERE CALLED DUNLOP TO LET THEM KNOW THE ISSUE AND CALLED CORPORATE OF THE RETAILER AFTER DOING THE DIAGNOSIS THEY TOLD ME THAT 2 TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND THEY WILL REPLACE THE TIRE AFTER THAT THE ISSUE IS STILL THERE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REACH TO DUNLOP TIRES CORPORATE AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL ALL TIMES GAVE THE GAVE CAR TO LEXUS DEALER TO DIAGNOSE TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 171,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11270462 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10925683 · 2016-11-13 (November 13, 2016)
WHILE DRIVING, THE NAVIGATION MONITOR SCREEN HAS GONE BLACK AND RESET 10 TO 15 TIMES. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, ON 2 TO 4 OCCASIONS, A RED "ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT" COMES ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THE STEERING HESITATES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON I-5 AT 60+ MPH. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AFTER I SLOWED DOWN TO LESS THAN 50 MPH.
Owner-reported narrative. 34,350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10925683 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10936334 · 2016-12-19 (December 19, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING POWER WHILE TURNING. THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 03/02/17*LJ *CN
Owner-reported narrative. 133,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10936334 at NHTSA ↗