NHTSA Complaint #11165940 — 2009 LEXUS LS460

AT APPROXIMATELY 97K MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ALL BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE DISPLAYED 'IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER SAFELY AND CONTACT YOUR LEXUS DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE' I TOOK THE CAR TO LEXUS DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR MODULE FAILED WHICH AUTOMATICALLY MAKES THE ABS SYSTEM INOPERABLE AND MANY OTHER SAFETY FEATURES. AS ABS IS REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND MUST BE REPAIRED. I LEARNED THE COMPANY HAD AN 'EXTENDED SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THESE CARS AND HAVE SENSE REDESIGNED THIS PART, HOWEVER I WAS NOTIFIED I WAS ONE MONTH AND TEN DAYS PAST THE TEN YEAR 'GRACE' PERIOD OF 'VEHICLE IN-SERVICE' AND I WOULD NOT QUALIFY FOR ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACEMENT. THIS ITEM FAILING IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN LEAD TO TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE A RECALL MUST BE ISSUED TO ENSURE SAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED IN THE FIRST PLACE IT SEEMES AS THOUGH THE 'WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT' OR 'EXTENDED SERVICE BULLETIN'. WAS JUST A WAY TO POST PONE THE PROBLEMS BEING ADDRESSED PROPERLY AND THE BAD PR THAT COMES WITH A RECALL.