2008 Lexus LS460

WHILE PARKED ON A SLOPED DRIVEWAY WITH FRONT OF THE CAR HIGHER THAN THE BACK, I OPENED THE TRUNK AND STARTED TO REACH FOR AN ITEM IN THE TRUNK WHEN THE TRUNK LID CAME DOWN ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD. WHEN I LIFTED THE TRUNK LID SO I CAN MOVE AWAY AND THEN LET GO, IT SLOWLY CAME BACK DOWN AND STOPPED WITH SLIGHT CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE TRUNK LID AND THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE TRUNK. I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALER FOR A WARRANTY REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRUNK LID IS HEAVY SO THIS IS A NORMAL BEHAVIOR. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, SHE STARTED SMELLING WIRES BURNING AND SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED WHO THREW WATER ON THE ENGINE AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A COMPLAINT AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD BE CONTACTING HER BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30, 000. UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN

I HAVE 30,000 MILES LEXUS 460 - VEHICLE DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE PROPERLY. LOSES POWER AND WILL NOT KICK UP FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL FINALLY KICK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS. NOT SAFE WHEN YOU COUNT ON THE CAR TO SPEED UP TO GET INTO THE FREEWAY OR INTO A STREET WITH TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENTS SO FAR BUT I AM AFRAID THAT WHEN THE POWER IS NEEDED IT WILL NOT BE THERE. CLOSE ACCIDENT IN THE FREEWAY AS THE CAR FAILED TO SPEED UP WHEN GETTING INTO THE FAST LANE. MOST OF THE TIMES THE ISSUE HAS BEEN AROUND 20MPH AND NEEDED TO RAMP TO GET INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. I AM NOT SURE WHAT GEARS ARE INVOLVED BETWEEN 20 MPH - 40 MPG BUT THAT IS A CRITICAL SPEED TO FAIL - IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF CONTINUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NUMBER 7 VALVE BROKE OFF INTO THE ENGINE AND THEN BROKE A PISTON. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE CONTACT HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V309000 REPAIRED, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE VALVE SPRINGS ON THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING. IT WOULD ALSO NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STAED THAT THE RADIATOR OVERFLOW TAB CLIP HAD BEEN BROKEN BY THE DEALER WHO HAD PERFORMED A RECALL REPAIR AND IT WAS SUPER GLUED BACK ON. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT A NEW RADIATOR WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010, WHILE DRIVING MY LEXUS LS460, I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY THE CAR BEGAN REVVING AT A VERY HIGH RATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO KEEP MY FOOT FIRMLY DOWN ON THE BRAKE & SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL SO THAT IT DIDN'T "JUMP" FORWARD AND HIT THE TRUCK THAT WAS STOPPED AHEAD OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE LEXUS DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM AND WAS PUT ON THE LINE W/ THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE TOLD ME THAT I MUST HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOLD HIM THAT THIS WAS IMPOSSIBLE SINCE I WAS AT A STOP DIRECTLY BEHIND A STOPPED TRUCK. HE SAID THAT THE BLACK BOXES OF ALL THE CARS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM HAD BEEN CHECKED AND THAT IT HAD ALL BEEN FOUND TO BE DRIVER ERROR. IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT I WAS NOT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, OR I WOULD HAVE SMASHED INTO THE TRUCK THAT WAS LESS THAN 3 FEET AHEAD OF ME. I ATTEMPTED TO SEND A LETTER TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ON THAT DATE BUT IT WAS RETURNED TO ME DUE TO NOT HAVING AN AGENCY OR ROOM NUMBER. I AM SIMPLY TRYING TO MAKE BOTH LEXUS AND OTHERS AWARE OF WHAT OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LEXUS LS460. WHILE FULLY STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SOUND WAS FROM THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER ADVISED THE NOISE WAS NORMAL FOR THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

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 ROCKVILLE REPLACED ALL FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLIES. *TR