2008 Lexus LS460

AS I WAS DRIVING INTO MY HOME GARAGE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED IN THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE. DEPRESSING THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING. PRIOR TO THE CRASHING INCIDENT, THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAPPENED AT LEAST TWO OTHER TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED BEFORE AN IMPACT. AROUND THE END OF MARCH 2014, MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I THEN TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA FOR REPAIRS. THEREAFTER, I REPORTED THE CRASH INCIDENT TO LEXUS WHO THEN HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED ON APRIL 9, 2014. THE TOYOTA EAA INSPECTOR SENT ME A MEMORY STICK WITH THE EDR DATA (CRASH DATA) FROM MY VEHICLE BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ANALYSIS OR INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA AND SUBSEQUENTLY DENIED MY CLAIM FOR THE DAMAGE INCURRED TO MY CAR. *TR

I DROVE MY CAR OVER TO PICK MY GRANDSON UP WE WENT TO THE PARK, WHEN I WAS TAKING HIM HOME THE VSC CODE CAME ON AND SAID TAKE CARE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I CALL AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY AND THEY TOLD ME TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD RUN DIAGNOSTICS SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. THE NEXT DAY THEY CLEARED THE CODE CALLED AND TOLD ME TO PICK UP. WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE SAME LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN (ENGINE, VSC ETC). GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND TOLD SERVICE REP. THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. I LEFT THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND AND THEY CALL AND SAID IT WAS A COMMUNICATION ERROR AND THE COMPUTER WASN'T COMMUNICATING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

SUDDEN, LOUD, HIGH-PITCHED, REPETITIVE, CHIRPING NOISE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. SHE WAS FRIGHTENED AND FELT FORCED TO TAKE HER EYES OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SHE NEARLY STRUCK ANOTHER CAR. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE DUE TO A FAILED RADIO AMPLIFIER. THE LOUD NOISE HAD PERSISTED EVEN WITH THE RADIO OFF. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE. AFTER OIL CHANGES AND OFF/ON THROUGHOUT OWNING THE CAR IT WILL HAVE A HESITATION ON THE ACCELERATION. IT WILL HAVE HIGH RPM'S, BUT IT IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE (LOUD ENGINE NOISE). THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IF IT DECIDES TO DO THIS WHEN PASSING SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THIS MORNING IT DID IT WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT HIT AS THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD WAS COMPLETELY COVERED WITH FOG WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT BLOCKED HIS VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HIM TO USED THE RECYCLED AIR INSTEAD OF THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 11/12/13*CN

AFTER A MANUFACTURE RECALL FOR THE VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT, I HAD MY FIRST OIL CHANGE. DIRECTLY AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, I NOTICED THAT AROUND 35 MPH WHEN I NEEDED TO PASS A VEHICLE, I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS (MOST OF THE TIME PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR) THE CAR WAS VERY SLUGGISH AND UNRESPONSIVE. IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 10 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND THEN THE CAR WOULD TAKE OFF WITH THE RPMS CLIMBING NEAR RED LINE UNTIL I RELEASED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IF I SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT AROUND 35-40 MPH THE CARS ENGINE SURGES. I CAN HEAR THE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTING GOING ON AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN IT'S HOT AND HUMID OUTSIDE. THIS IS AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE REPAIR FACILITY, THEY HAVE HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER TO MY CAR BUT IT SHOWS NOTHING. THERE ARE NO ASSOCIATED ENGINE LIGHTS WITH THE SURGING. I ONLY USE 98 OCTANE PREMIUM UNLEADED FUEL, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED OVER NUMEROUS TIMES BUT STILL NOTHING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN SOME ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M WORRIED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS AN OIL CHANGE, THE CAR WILL (INTERMITTENTLY) HESITATE TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO THE FREEWAY OR SIMILAR OCCASIONS. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL WITH EXPECTATION THAT THE CAR WILL RESPOND AND ACCELERATE AS NORMAL, THE ENGINE JUST REVS UP AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T MOVE ANY FASTER THAN CURRENT SPEED. THIS WILL CONTINUE FOR 5-10 SECONDS THEN IT KICKS IN. THIS DELAYS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY (ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO FREEWAY, PASSING ETC). THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND WILL GO AWAY BY ITSELF WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED MILES (BUT WILL COME BACK SPORADICALLY). ALL THIS HAPPENS BY ITSELF AND CANNOT BE REPRODUCE AT WILL. HOWEVER THE OCCURRENCES OFTEN HAPPEN AFTER OIL CHANGE OR SO (BUT NOT NECESSARY). I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR INTO THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP(S) TO FIX (YES 5 TIMES AT DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP) BUT THEY CANNOT FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND NOTICED THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR ALERTED THERE WAS LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP WHO STATED BOTH FRONT CHROME WHEELS WERE PEELING AND CRACKING INTERNALLY DUE TO MOISTURE. THE TECHNICIAN SPRAYED AN ADHESIVE ON BOTH TIRES AND RIMS WHICH WAS A TEMPORARY REPAIR FOR THE AIR THAT WAS LEAKING FROM THE RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 12/31/12 *BF UPDATED 1/7/2013 *JS