2007 Lexus LS460

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AFTER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY CAR IS A 2007 LS460. I BOUGHT IT NEW IN SEP 07. IT CURRENTLY HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING MY OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR, IT HAS FAILED TO ACCELERATE, IN RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS PERFORMANCE ISSUE ONLY LASTS A FEW HUNDRED MILES AND THEN THE CAR RETURNS TO PERFECT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, I MADE THE CORRELATION THAT THIS STRANGE BEHAVIOR OCCURS RIGHT AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE PAID SPECIAL ATTENTION AND THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE OIL CHANGE. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS IN INTERNET CAR FORUMS. *TR

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 IS MOSTLY RELATED TO A FAILURE OF THE EXTERIOR-LIGHTS AUTO-OFF FEATURE TO DO ITS JOB. IN ONE OF THE RECENT DISCUSSION THREADS A VERY ASTUTE OWNER HAS SHOWED US ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES OF THIS PROBLEM IS A FAILURE OF THE SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR THAT SENSES WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN. YOU CAN SEE THAT DISCUSSION HERE: HTTP://WWW.CLUBLEXUS.COM/FORUMS/LS460-LS460L-AND-LS600H/658790-BATTERY-KILLER-AND-MEMORY-SEAT-WONT-SET.HTML AND IT IS ESPECIALLY NOTEWORTHY THAT ONE OF THE DISCUSSION CONTRIBUTORS, AN APPARENT TECHNICIAN AT A LEXUS DEALERSHIP, TELLS US THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN MANY LEXUS MODELS. WHILE A DISCHARGED BATTERY IS A PROBLEM, MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT THIS CONDITION COMPROMISES THE SAFETY FEATURE THAT PROVIDES A WARNING WHEN THE CAR IS BEING LEFT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. ANOTHER SAFETY FEATURE THAT IS AFFECTED IS THE CANCELLATION OF THE HOLD FEATURE WHICH IS NORMALLY CANCELED WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPENED. *TR

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 DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE STEERING FAILURE AND THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE OUT TO FURTHER ASSESS THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

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-ENGAGED TO ABOUT 65 MPH. THE SAME THING OCCURRED MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT AT LOWER SPEEDS. *JB

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS 460. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR DID NOT CLEARLY STATE WHERE THE NEUTRAL FUNCTION WAS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND THEY ASSURED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. UPDATED 02/03/11*LJ UPDATED 02/14/11

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 WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,750.

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.