2008 Lexus LS460

I WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 MINUTES WHEN SUDDENLY, I HEARD A BEEPING SOUND IN THE CAR IT WOULD NOT STOP!!! I TURNED MY ENGINE OFF IN HOPE TO RESET WHATEVER IT WAS BUT AS SOON AS ME FOOT TOUCHED THE BRAKE THE BEEPING RESUMED. IT WAS RAINING AND I HAD NOT CLUE OF WHAT IT WAS. AT THIS POINT, ALL OF THE BRAKE LIGHT ON MY DASH CAME ON . I WENT OUT OF THE CAR POPPED THE HOOD AND DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE ANYTHING. I THEN WENT BACK IN THE CAR AND WITH THE BEEPING STILL IN MY EAR, DECIDED TO HEAD HOME. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED I COULD NOT STOP MY CAR !!! THE BRAKE WAS STIFF AND I LITERALLY HAD TO FORCE MY CAR TO STOP BY APPLYING AS MUCH PRESSURE AS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE TO MY BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND AFTER DIAGNOSTICS HE STATED IT'S THE ABS PUMP AND BRAKE ACTUATOR.

I HAVE 2008 LEXUS LS 460 WHICH HAS MILEAGE OF 36,345. I HAD A SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKE SYSTEM AND WARNING LIGHT SAID "BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER" THEY FOUND ABS ACTUATOR FAILURE. LEXUS ISSUED "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IN 2017. BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER MY CAR BECAUSE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO IN SPITE OF MY CAR'S LOW MILEAGE. I THINK NHTSA SHOULD RECOMMEND "RECALL" TO LEXUS BECAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN OF THIS PROBLEM. APPARENTLY MANY OF THE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEMS BUT HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE VERY MUCH IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER SERIOUSLY AND HELP CONSUMERS. THANK YOU (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

SQUEAL NOISE WHEN PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, COMING FROM BRAKE ACTUATOR. BLEEDING THE BRAKE DOES NOT HELP. EXPECT BRAKE FAILURE EVERY TIME I PUSH THE PEDAL. ANNOYING NOISE FROM SUCH EXPENSIVE VEHICLE.REALLY, LEXUS! THIS FAILURE AND UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS IS DISCUSSED ALL OVER LEXUS FORUMS, LEXUS KNOW ABOUT IT BUT PREFER NOT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED AND RELEASED. ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE "PLEASE STOP AND CALL THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY" WARNING MESSAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILDE LEXUS SARASOTA (941-924-3040, LOCATED AT 4883 CLARK RD, SARASOTA, FL 34233) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. *TT UPDATED 12/3/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND IN THE PARK POSITION, THE "CHECK VEHICLE SYSTEM, STOP VEHICLE IN A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY", CHECK ENGINE, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STARKS TOYOTA (4855 US-501, MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29579, 843-236-2161) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,034.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS AND GAUGES ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND DISPLAY PANEL. THE DEALER (LEXUS OF PALM BEACH, 5700 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33417, (561) 291-6004) INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, CLEARED THE CODES, AND INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN A TEN YEAR WARRANTY; HOWEVER, DUE TO A STATUTE TIMEFRAME, THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY EXCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE PART. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAS A WHISTLING NOISE THAT IS A HAZARD DUE TO THE DB LEVEL AT 55 MPH. I HAVE SPOKEN SEVERAL TIMES WITH CLEAR LAKE LEXUS AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED A SOLUTION. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2008 LEXUS 460 (LEXUS TALK). THERE APPEARS TO BE A FIX BY INSTALLING A TRIANGLE BETWEEN THE MIRROR AND DOOR.