Engine And Engine Cooling Problems of Lexus LS

The contact owns a 2008 Lexus Ls460. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle and depressing the brake pedal, there was a knocking and ticking sound coming from the brakes. Additionally, the brake light, traction control light, and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The abs, brakes, and vsc messages were displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the brake actuator was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was no longer under extended warranty coverage for the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 126,000.

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The contact owns a 2019 Lexus Ls 500. The contact stated while driving on a state road at 45 mph the vehicle decelerated to 20 mph and made a knocking noise. He was able to accelerate to 15 mph and merged off the road. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to his residence then to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle, the engine was blown, cause unknown. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 19,000. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number.

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Sometimes, the car's rpm goes up to 4 and stays there as the car is unable to shift into the next gear. So, the car is not really accelerating at times when this happens. I have to pull over and turn off the car and start it again and sometimes it works correctly and at other times it doesn't. I've started to get check engine lights from time to time that point to solenoid issues. This makes driving this car very dangerous as this issue happens randomly. Thanks, -vikash.

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Losing 2qts of oil every 2000 miles. Manufacture say this is normal. I have low engine oil level warning light and have to put 2 quarts of oil in the engine.

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I brought my car to kendall Lexus for repairs as well as a recall on the starter solenoid. They charged me about $1,200 for these repairs, including the installation of a new starter. Unfortunately, the newly installed starter failed within a month of its replacement, causing significant inconvenience and safety concerns. Upon discovering the issue, I immediately contacted kendall Lexus to report the problem. They agreed to have the car towed back to their dealership for further inspection and resolution. However, instead of taking responsibility for the faulty part they had installed, they had someone from Toyota contact me, stating that they wouldn’t address the problem due to my car’s age and referencing “loose wires” as the potential cause despite the fact that they were the last ones under the hood and had no problem with wiring or the age of the vehicle until they were asked to repair a faulty part they installed. I was shocked by this response, as my vehicle was in good running condition when I initially brought it to kendall Lexus. It is evident that the dealership is unwilling to rectify their mistake and provide the necessary repairs. Furthermore, their customer service has severely deteriorated since I made the initial payment. Despite numerous attempts to contact kendall Lexus and seek clarification on their refusal to honor their warranty on the faulty part, I have received no response. This lack of communication is not only frustrating but raises doubts about their commitment to customer satisfaction and fair business practices. I believe that I deserve a fair resolution to this matter, which includes rectifying the defective starter and providing the necessary repairs without additional charges. Moreover, kendall Lexus must improve.

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We were driving to fort bragg, CA on hwy 20 w of willits, CA in the mountains out of cell service, and the car was surging like it was out of gas, would not respond to throttle input, then just died. This put us in danger because we were heading down a steep hill on a narrow 2 lane road, and could easily have lost control from loss of braking and handling due to loss of power steering & power brakes. I was able to coast a few yards and immediately pull off into a small cut out on a corner and stop. I have no idea if the recall to fix the defective valve springs was completed on this car because I purchased it used in 2015. I had previously mentioned it to the roseville CA Lexus service department, and he dismissed it as the "car recalibrating itself" after every oil change. There were no warning lights or messages until the engine died, then all the lights came on immediately. Once we pulled over, I tried to restart and it would not start. We had over 1/2 a tank of gas, and the engine temp was normal. In fact, there was no warning prior to the engine dying - it just stopped and never started back up. I had the car towed to freeman Lexus in santa rosa, CA and they finally determined that a valve spring had "let go", causing the engine to fail. I am convinced that the valve spring was defective per the recall in 2010 that addressed this very issue.

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When driving my 2016 Ls460 that only has 48k miles, going on to 2nd or 3rd gear it lags, I believe it's the fuel pump. It can cause a accident. .

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I purchased my 2009 Ls460 in 2017 at Lexus of huntsville, al with 115k miles. It began having poor acceleration 1 month after I purchased it. I went back to the dealer and expressed my concern. They asked me to start using premium gas form the same station. Nothing changed and 3mo latter I moved to indianapolis and had my Lexus serviced at tom wood Lexus of indianapolis. I asked them to do a full diagnostic for repairing the now dangerously low acceleration. Tom wood changed and checked fuel filter fuel lines fuel injectors air intake mass airflow air filter reflashed ecm cost me 2 separate visits, 10+ days in a loaner vehicle and $800+ and the issue behind what was causing the low acceleration was never found. So I filed my first complaint case with Lexus corporate and they denied my claim in that it was no longer under their powertrain warranty. Despite my effort to simply request and state that I purchased my Lexus at a Lexus dealer and it has been maintained by a Lexus dealer. I ought to be able to rely on Lexus (especially an Ls on of their high end designs) to be of reasonable quality, fit for safe use as an automobile. The liability for defects of the engineering of the internal mechanics and any future wrecks or injuries caused by the engineering defect is Lexus� liability. Just trying to have a safe vehicle for my family. Well that got me nowhere with Lexus. Now my job has me lining in louisiana and I tried a second time and took my Ls460 to price leblanc Lexus of baton rouge. Their service team was fantastic and their tech let me know that this is a known issue with Lexus and that I'd need to replace all cylinder heads and values. Total cost being $13-15k. That is more than the value of the vehicle. I have filed a second complaint and repair request with Lexus corporate and am being told the same line as before. Not their problem.

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Hello, for over 2 years now, I have had to get oil added to my vehicle multiple times (estimated 2-3 times after my regular interval oil change of 5,000 miles. I get the warning message from the engine stating low oil. I have taken my vehicle to a Lexus dealership, Lexus of huntsville, al to try and see what the problem is as this keeps happening and is an ongoing problem. I was informed no oil leak, but there is an internal problem in my opinion. I believe this is a safety defect as my engine could have major problems and possibly cause a fire, or harm to anyone in the vehicle. Also, I have spent additional money (estimated over $500. 00 to get oil added in the amount of 2-3 quarts multiple times per every 5,000 mile oil change. I have recently called Lexus corporate (est 10 Jan 2022) and I getting no where as they asked me to go to the Lexus dealer and have it checked, but I have already done this a few times already with no success in fixing the problem. I believe the lack of oil is causing internal damage to my engine or some other possible major problem. The action I would like completed by Lexus would be to repair this problem at their own cost. I have over 179,915 miles on my vehicle now and want to continue to keep for a longer period of time. See some of my previous attached service history to see when the problem started. Thank you for your assistance on this matter.

I own a 2006 Lexus Ls430, which I've had since new. It only has about 70k miles on it and has been maintained solely at Lexus dealership where vehicle was purchased in raleigh nc. Today while reversing down a steep drive my vehicle suddenly lost power and cut off. I lost all hydraulic brake assistance and steering assist. I was moving at about 8 mph at time of failure. No malfunction indicators appeared on the dash before or after this. My vehicle had at least 10 gallons of fuel in the tank as it indicates about ⅝ full. I was able to restart the vehicle after stopping and the car ran fine on my way home. I am scheduling an appointment with dealership for inspection but this was scary and I'm just concerned if the same thing happened at highway speeds if it could be fatal like the gm ignition recall. My vehicle is equipped with keyless ignition so no keys were in the starter that could have switched ignition off.

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I'm getting a loss of power on acceleration. . Happens of and on every other day. . . . I read alot about this issue online, but Lexus has no real fix for it. . . I have all tyhe recall the related to this issue, but the problems continues. . .

2009 Lexus Ls 460 awd the car lost power upon acceleration after the 90,000 mile service. I brought it back to dealer (Lexus of naperville) they said that they reflashed the controller. The car lost performance but did not loose power until the next oil change. At 94000 miles a few days after service the car lost power on acceleration again, I brought it back to dealer at which time they rebuilt the top of the engine for a cost of $11,500. 00 under warranty. The car ran fine until the next service on 7/03/14. When I left the dealer on the way home I made a legal right turn on red and pressed the accelerator, the car started to accelerate then loss all power luckily I was able to get to the shoulder and away from the semi that was about to run me over. I called the dealer and told them what happened, they brought a loaner and took my car for service. After three weeks they told me that the problem was confirmed and that Lexus is having a problem with the knock sensor on that particular engine and it will randomly retard the timing resulting in a loss of power. I was also told that they do not have a fix at this time and that the car is safe to drive my car and they will tell me when I should bring it back. I left the car at the dealer and walked home because I believed that if I would have accepted the car and driven it knowing that it had that defect and became involved in an accident I would be as much to blame as Lexus. I had the same problem in my 2007 Ls460 but was told they had the problem fixed in the 2009 that I purchased. I was also told they had a few others at the dealership with same problem.

After an oil change, using fully synthetic oil per sterling mccall Lexus of houston, the Lexus Ls460 shows hesitation in acceleration. At local road and at speed of 15 mph, I tried to accelerate and pushed gas pedal to floor, the engine rpm reached more than 5000 but the car did not accelerate as expected. While in theory the engine power reaches peak of 386 horse power at 4200 rpm. In one word, the acceleration is not linear to the push on gas pedal at all. Feels like the engine power does not corresponds to the gas pedal travel distance, as it should. And in critical situations, this failure to accelerate as it should could cause problem or accidents. A google search shows that many other owners have the same experience. Maybe Lexus should look into this and help fix the problem. Thanks,.

Intermittently hesitation of power when stepping on the gas after every oil change which will resolve itself after driving few hundred miles. This can be very dangerous situation.