NHTSA Complaint #10824792 — 2007 LEXUS LS460

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LEXUS LS460. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SWITCHED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE BRAKES RESPONDED PROPERLY. UPON EXAMINATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY HOT AND HAD A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THEM. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ABS AND CHECK VSC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE STATING TO PARK IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PUMP AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.