Lexus LS430 brakes problems
28 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
136 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
57,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2001 to 2005 model years. Data snapshot: . 102 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
28 of 136 complaints match this topic (20.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10132817 · 2005-08-15 (August 15, 2005)
DT: THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE BRAKES WERE SOFT AND MUSHY. IT WAS LIKE PUSHING ON A PILLOW. IT WAS HARD TO JUDGE IF THEY WERE GOING TO WORK. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. HAVE ANOTHER LEXUS AND IT DID NOT DO THIS. STARTED NOTICING THIS ON MARCH 30, 2005. REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. 39,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10132817 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10148577 · 2006-01-25 (January 25, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS WHILE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND LURCHED FORWARD 5 FEET STRIKING A CONCRETE PILLAR. A BYSTANDER INTERVENED AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A CRASH, THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AFTER STRIKING THE DASH. BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION BY A MANUFA…
Owner-reported narrative. 28,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10148577 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10291711 · 2009-11-06 (November 6, 2009)
TRAVELING AT 45 50 MPH WHEN APPROACHING TRAFFIC APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN THE VEHICLE OWNER SAYS THAT THE FLOOR MATT WAS LOCKED IN PLACE
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10291711 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10305549 · 2010-02-04 (February 4, 2010)
APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A RED LIGHT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKES FROM ABOUT A BLOCK AWAY, MY 2001 LEXUS LS430 SUDDENLY SURGED. I HAD TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE AND ALSO TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN PARK. THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN I REAR-ENDED SOMEONE BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. MY CAR WAS TOTALED, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS USING THE FLOOR MAT THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS FASTENED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA THE DAY AFTE…
Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10305549 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10311102 · 2010-02-16 (February 16, 2010)
I OWNED A 2001 LEXUS LS430 FROM 2001 TO 2004. DURING THAT TIME, THE CAR WOULD ACCELERATE BY ITSELF WHEN GOING SLOWLY - DOWN MY DRIVEWAY, INTO MY GARAGE, OUT OF MY GARAGE, PULLING UP THE DRIVEWAY. IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN GOING VERY SLOWLY - SAY FIVE MILES AN HOUR OR LESS - BUT IT CONSISTENTLY HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY SAID, "WE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING." I WASN'T REALLY CONCERNED SINCE I WAS USUALLY ONLY GOING AROUND FIVE MILES AN HOUR, AND I WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE FIRMLY TO NOT GO FASTER, BUT IT HA…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10311102 at NHTSA ↗