Lexus LS460 problems and owner complaints

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…

Owner-reported narrative. 17,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10365741 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON GRAVEL, THE CONTACT SHIFTED IN DRIVE AND THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE SOUND LIKE A JET ENGINE BETWEEN THE GRAVEL AND THE SAND. WHEN THE CONTACT HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED TO PARK AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE…

Owner-reported narrative. 29,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10367098 at NHTSA ↗

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS I HAVE FOLLOWED THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE CLUBLEXUS.COM FORUMS, ESPECIALLY THE LS460, BECAUSE OF MY SPECIAL INTEREST IN A WIND NOISE PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MANY OF THE '07-'09 MODELS. THERE IS A SOLUTION FOR MOST OF THE WIND NOISE PROBLEMS HERE: HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/LS460-LS460L-AND-LS600H/506217-INSTRUCTIONS-FOR-THE-JMCRANEY-WIND-NOISE-FIX.HTML THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF PHANTOM DEAD BATTERIES AND REPORTS MOSTLY INDICATE THAT THE ONLY REPAIR WAS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY. I HAVE LONG MAINTAINED THAT THIS I…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10479717 at NHTSA ↗

PARKED VEHICLE, PRESSED START/STOP BUTTON TO TURN OFF ENGINE. ENGINE STOPPED. EXITED THE VEHICLE AND AS WALKING AWAY PRESSED THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB. CAME BACK FROM SHOPPING AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND FOB WOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOORS. PUT NEW BATTERY IN FOB... AND STILL WOULDN'T WORK.USED SPARE FOB... IT WOULD NOT OPEN DOOR. I COULD NOT SHUT OFF ENGINE. CALLED AAA THEY CAME OUT, TOOK APART THE HANDLE AND INSERTED THE FOB KEY TO GAIN ACCESS AND WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. LEXUS SERVICE SAID COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANY MALFUNCT…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,095 miles reported. Look up ODI 10644674 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. UPON IMPACT, ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER'S KNEES. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE PANEL WAS DAMAGED AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR CENTER. THE DE…

Owner-reported narrative. 121,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10475224 at NHTSA ↗

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 DIF…

Owner-reported narrative. 109,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11112460 at NHTSA ↗

SUBMISSION FROM RE 2007 LEXUS LS460, HAS A DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS LOCAL DEALER HAS TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO CORRECT AN INTERMITTENT AND UNPREDICTABLE HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AND THEN A SUDDEN LURCHING FORWARD. RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, AS THE CONSUMER ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THE TACHOMETER REVVED TO 5000-6000 RPMS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LURCHED FORWARD, AS IF THE GEARS RE-ENG…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10461521 at NHTSA ↗

I DRIVE LEXUS 460 LS. IT HAS 30,000 MILES WITH A RECENT SERVICE. ON THE DAY OF ACCIDENT , I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 7AM. I HAD GAS TANK FILLED UP THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE. A WARNING LIGHT CAME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK UP. SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK, THEREFORE I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND DRIVE.AFTER 10 MILES THE CAR STARTED TO STOP AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TAKE AN EXIT AND STOPPED AT THE CURB TO AVOID SOME ONE HITTING ME FROM BEHIND. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO LEXUS SERVICE STATION…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10329196 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN STARTING MY 2008 LEXUS LS 460L, THE VEHICLE STARTS AND IMMEDIATELY SHUTS DOWN (STALLS). THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME; E.G., OVERNIGHT, 9 HRS AT WORK. ON MAY 30, 2010, AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT, THE VEHICLE STARTED UP FINE FOR A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, STARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY LEXUS OF ROCKVILLE ON MAY 20, 2010, BUT AS OF MAY 30, 2010, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. LEXUS OF ROCKVI…

Owner-reported narrative. 37,902 miles reported. Look up ODI 10334075 at NHTSA ↗